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Stranger Than Heaven: The Final Preview of the Yakuza Team’s Ambitious, Decades-Spanning Action-Adventure

in a new three-hour demo, I got to play Stranger Than Heaven from the start, see a bit of its decade-spanning story in action, and explore the different towns that represent each time period. That also meant getting real familiar with how to throw hands in the re-tuned combat, and it feels like I've done a complete 180-degree turn on RGG Studio's next game. Meaning, I’m now all-in on the Yakuza team’s latest.

Stranger Than Heaven’s Story Is Built On “Fictional Realism”

New York Comic Con can be a strange place sometimes, but this year, Sega gave select media the opportunity to make it stranger (than heaven). We went hands-on with developer Ryu ga Gotoku's next major project, and while our extended look offered glimpses into the decades-spanning adventure, there's clearly still a lot more to see. The three-hour demo was broken up into five parts. The first three were all set in 1915, first on a ship headed to Japan, and then in the harbor town of Kokura. Th

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Ryu Ga Gotoku's next major game hopes to live up to Like A Dragon's legacy.

Halo 3 Looks Like It Could Come To Browsers Via Xbox Labs

We just got our strongest hint at what Xbox Labs might be "cooking up" for players, thanks to Xbox chief technology officer Scott Van Vliet. The executive posted a video on X that ends with Halo 3 booting up inside what appears to be the Microsoft Edge web browser. In fact, the option to play the beloved FPS with mouse and keyboard even appears as a prompt, too. Van Vliet noted that he was working on "retro vibes" in the social media post, and he also tagged Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. Intriguingly

The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother – Gameplay Reveal Trailer

That cure of life, shall whisper of poison. The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother releases March 18, 2027 on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Steam. Pre-order now! The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother is the first-ever console game adaptation of the popular franchise "The Apothecary Diaries", featuring a brand-new story conceptualized by series author Hyuganatsu. Two chains of strange phenomenon and conspiracies are causing chaos throughou

New PS5 Update Is Out Now, And Sony May Be Tightening Security Before GTA 6

Another day, another PS5 update, as Sony tweaks its system with another minor upgrade. It looks like business as usual for PS5 Update Version: 26.07-14.20.00, with Sony focusing on overall usage and message readability, but there are murmurs that the patch could also be quietly plugging a few jailbreak holes. First, the actual update. "We've improved the messages and usability on some screens," Sony's succinct patch notes read. For your average PS5 user, this won't mean much and downloadin

Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown – DLC Features Overview Trailer

From new stories, ocean exploration, and more content to enrich your life in Pywel, get a closer look at what new adventures await in Crimson Desert Enhanced's DLC Charting the Unknown with this Features Overview video. 00:45 The Journey Continues1:41 Beyond the Shores3:34 A Richer Life in Pywel Charting the Unknown arrives on PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X|S, Steam, and Epic Games Store on October 29 GMT/PDT. Pre-order now to receive the exclusive "Charter's and Charter's Light Diving Sets"

After 15-Year Absence, EA Is Bringing Back The Fight Night Franchise

EA Sports has announced that its Fight Night series of boxing games is coming back. Fans have been waiting a very long time, considering the last game in the series was 2011's Fight Night Champion for PS3 and Xbox 360. The franchise debuted in 2004 with Fight Night 2004, and sequels were released in 2005, 2006, and 2009 before Champion came out in 2011. "To everyone who stayed in our corner: Fight Night is coming back," EA Sports said. https://twitter.com/EASPORTSFN/status/211260492694

Xbox Game Pass Heading For A Massive Shakeup, Report Says

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is reportedly plotting a "major overhaul" of the Xbox Game Pass service, beyond some of the big changes she's made already like dropping new Call of Duty game releases from the membership. According to Fortune, Xbox could overhaul Game Pass to give players the ability to choose features à la carte. This would reportedly include things like cloud gaming, multiplayer, and "add-ons for console-only games." Game Pass would evolve to operate on a "tiered structure," the report

Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra Australia Launch: Everything You Need to Know, Specs and Local Pricing

Prospective Buyers Reportedly Value Xbox As High As $150 Billion

Everything has a selling price, and in Xbox's case, Microsoft's gaming division could be worth at least $100 billion. That's according to a new report, which claims that several private equity firms mulled purchasing Xbox and were willing to go as high as $150 billion for Microsoft's gaming hub--enough cash to buy 15 billion rubber duckies, 50 billion McDouble Cheeseburgers, or 100 billion Costco Hot Dog combos. Or if you felt like wasting that cash, you could easily fund the production of 500 m

How To Pass The Brittle King’s Test

Out of all the bosses in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, only the Brittle King is truly optional. There is a tasty reward at the end of it in the form of Excalibur, the greatsword of Arthurian Legend and one of the most powerful weapons in the game, but that and the Brittle King's Arcana powers are the only tangible rewards for this side endeavor. And he doesn't exactly make it easy to fight him in the first place. His chambers are in Notre Dame, close to one of the Sage's Sigils, but as you en

How To Break The Sage Sigils In Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse

Getting all four Virtues in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse to unlock the path to the best ending is no mean feat, and the trickiest required Arcana to get is by far the Sage. To get it, you need to free Eleanor of Acquitane from her mirror prison. Clues hidden around the castle reveal that these save point mirrors act as a pocket dimension, but there are a handful that have sigils on them. There are two reasons for this. Some save points are hidden in really hard-to-reach areas, while others ar

Where To Find The Miser’s Three “Eyes” Relics In Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse

Early in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, the Ferryman notices that some of his coins are missing. These are vital to the souls trying to move on to the afterlife, as you need to pay the Ferryman to let you cross, but without coins, they have nowhere to go. As it turns out, one of the Parisian bishops has absconded with the money, having become corrupted by Dracula's influence. These three cursed Relics count toward the 26 total, but they don't really do anything on their own. Instead, you need

CD Projekt's Cyberpunk 2077 Loremaster Confirms Year Edgerunners 2 Is Set, Sparking Fan Speculation About Canon Endings

CD Projekt Red loremaster Patrick Mills has revealed the exact year Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 takes place, amid speculation from fans about what it means for the ending of Cyberpunk 2077.

PS5’s Biggest Physical Games Look Very Different From Its Biggest Digital Hits

The furore over Sony's decision to effectively kill physical games on its PlayStation platform appears to have died down (for now), and new data from Alinea Analytics shows how wide the split between physical and digital PS5 games is in 2026. As Alinea's head of market analysis, Rhys Elliott, notes, PlayStation's top new 2026 games by physical copies are mostly single-player AAA titles, with Resident Evil Requiem the best-seller. Capcom's hit Resident Evil game is estimated to have sold 1.3 m

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Looks To Right The Wrongs Of Its Predecessor

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV is arriving nearly a decade after the release of the third game in the real-time strategy series, and after spending some time with an extensive preview build that covered the opening missions of two its campaigns, I’m happy to report that it seems to be a return to form after the ill-received changes in Dawn of War III. The Dawn of War series has always reinvented itself with each entry. Dawn of War II eschewed the first game’s focus on amassing large armies