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Silksong’s new replacement is about to become the best action game of the year

  • Chronoscript blends hand-drawn 2D exploration with a 3D manuscript world.
  • Players are an editor trapped by a vampire writer.
  • A short demo impressed Polygon with its distinctive visual design.

Chronoscript: The Endless End is an upcoming exploration-focused action-adventure from DeskWorks, in which players control an editor trapped inside an unfinished manuscript by its vampire author. A hands-on preview suggests it could stand out through its striking presentation and Metroidvania-style exploration, though the article’s enthusiasm is based on…

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After Pathfinder and One of the Best Warhammer 40,000 Games Ever Made, Owlcat’s Next Step Is to Top Them All — and It’s Grown to 600 People to Do It

  • Owlcat has grown from 15 employees to about 600.
  • It is developing Dark Heresy and The Expanse: Osiris Reborn.
  • Earlier RPG successes opened doors to major licensed projects.

Owlcat Games, the studio behind Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, has expanded from 15 staff to around 600 as it develops several larger projects. Its next announced titles are Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, another choice-driven computer RPG, and The Expanse: Osiris…

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EXCLUSIVE: How The Expanse: Osiris Reborn’s Progression System Works, Plus Brand New Screenshots

  • Combat builds are based on gear, not fixed classes.
  • Four skill trees support flexible hybrid character builds.
  • Workbench upgrades can substantially alter weapons and gadgets.

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn will not use fixed character classes, instead allowing players’ combat styles to be defined mainly by their equipped and upgraded weapons and gadgets. Although players choose an initial specialisation, it only determines starting abilities and equipment, leaving scope to build hybrid characters as the…

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Gears of War: E-Day Multiplayer – The First Preview

  • New controls make Gears movement more agile and deliberate.
  • Horde Siege is presented as multiplayer’s most significant new feature.
  • Versus retains familiar modes, maps and Gnasher-focused combat.

IGN’s preview says Gears of War: E-Day’s multiplayer remains recognisably faithful to the series, while introducing control changes intended to make movement faster and more precise. The reviewer considers the new Horde Siege mode the most promising addition, suggesting it could be central to the game’s multiplayer appeal…

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I Expected Star Wars: Galactic Racer to Feel Dangerous, But Was Surprised By the Depth of Its Roguelike Campaign

  • Galactic Racer makes crashes and choices carry lasting consequences.
  • Its campaign uses roguelite runs across multiple planets.
  • Speed, dangerous tracks and limited mistakes drive the tension.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer aims to make racing feel more hazardous and consequential by combining very high-speed Star Wars vehicles with a roguelite single-player campaign. In a four-hour preview, IGN found that crashes, tight track design and the threat of losing an entire run created tension that conventional…

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‘We Are a Little Bit Masochistic’ — Developers Are Running Scared of Baldur’s Gate 4, but Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Studio Owlcat Would Consider It a ‘Great Challenge’

  • Owlcat would consider Baldur’s Gate 4 a major challenge.
  • It says copying Larian’s approach would fail.
  • No Baldur’s Gate 4 deal has been confirmed.

Owlcat Games, the studio behind Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, says it would view making Baldur’s Gate 4 as a “great challenge” if approached, despite industry concern over matching the standards set by Larian Studios’ acclaimed Baldur’s Gate 3. Creative director Alexander Mishulin stressed that any successor should bring…

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Why Spider-Man Needs a Landlord

  • Spider-Man’s money problems are central to his working-class identity.
  • Landlords make Peter Parker’s struggles feel recognisably ordinary.
  • Brand New Day returns the MCU character to those roots.

The article argues that Spider-Man works best when Peter Parker’s superhero life is grounded in ordinary financial insecurity, symbolised by a landlord demanding rent. It says this working-class pressure distinguishes him from wealthier heroes and helps restore the character’s original everyman appeal, particularly after stories in which he…

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How to create a decor preset in Disney Dreamlight Valley

  • Decor presets save furniture groupings for faster decorating.
  • Create them through Furniture mode’s Presets tab.
  • Scrooge McDuck’s quest teaches the feature.

Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Developed Decorating quest introduces decor presets, a feature that lets players save groups of furniture items and place them again more efficiently. It matters because it simplifies village decoration and provides a reusable tool for filling larger spaces or repeating designs. To create one, players…

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Spider-Man returns to Fortnite in Chapter 7’s final update

  • Fortnite’s season finale added Spider-Man and other major collaborations.
  • Web-Shooters returned alongside Spider-Man cosmetics.
  • Springfield Reload included Simpsons and John Wick content.

Fortnite’s final Chapter 7 Season 3 update, patch v41.30, adds a larger-than-expected range of collaborations, events and gameplay features before the next season. Its return of Spider-Man, alongside Simpsons, John Wick and Lil Tecca content, gives players new reasons to play during the season’s closing weeks. Spider-Man: Brand…

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Rumour: Marvel Tokon’s PS5 Trophy List Leaks Online Ahead of Launch

  • A PS5 Trophy list for Marvel Tokon has reportedly leaked.
  • The unconfirmed list includes 39 Trophies and a platinum.
  • Requirements appear less demanding than typical fighting-game Trophies.

A purported PlayStation 5 Trophy list for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has appeared online roughly a week before the fighting game’s scheduled PS5 and PC launch. Its authenticity has not been confirmed, but the list is considered plausible by the article and suggests the game’s platinum Trophy may…

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