Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ final content update brings new story tying directly into Black Flag Resynced, but it’s bigger than that

Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ final content update brings new story tying directly into Black Flag Resynced, but it’s bigger than that

With Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced newly on the horizon and Codename Hexe still being developed (mostly) behind the scenes, Ubisoft has finally moved on from last year’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Its final content update is now available, and although it’s meant to wrap up Naoe and Yasuke’s storyline, it’s also a meaningful expansion that … Read more

Unreal Engine’s big new idea is letting gen-AI LLMs plug directly into it and talk to it

Unreal Engine’s big new idea is letting gen-AI LLMs plug directly into it and talk to it

Epic Games has rolled out a new feature for Unreal Engine 5.8 that lets generative AI large language models (LLMs) connect straight to the engine, drawing on its capabilities while still responding to direction from text prompts. Dubbed the Unreal MCP plugin, the tool was introduced during today’s State of Unreal broadcast, with Michael Lentine, … Read more

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves aims to revive fighting game royalty – and it’s nailing it so far

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves aims to revive fighting game royalty – and it’s nailing it so far

In the world of fighting games—an area where the community’s attention often pivots as soon as a new release arrives—some titles manage to rise above the rest and keep a near-mythic reputation. Games such as Street Fighter 3: Third Strike, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, and Capcom Vs. SNK 2 have sustained lively followings for more … Read more

Despite being a blatant mix of all things Ubisoft, Star Wars Outlaws feels like a proper Star Wars adventure

Despite being a blatant mix of all things Ubisoft, Star Wars Outlaws feels like a proper Star Wars adventure

Despite a blue-heavy presentation and a handful of migraine-inducing Na’vi moments, last year’s film tie-in, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, boiled down to much the same formula as Far Cry—just wrapped in a different skin. Ubisoft has a habit of borrowing from franchises that already struck a chord with players, and repackaging those pieces into something … Read more

Two Point Museum turns a fresh slice of mundane life into a wacky British adventure

Two Point Museum turns a fresh slice of mundane life into a wacky British adventure

Two Point Museum Publisher: Sega Developer: Two Point Studios Availability: TBC Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S What struck me most about Two Point Studios’ earlier games was how powerfully they expanded around a single core idea. Starting with a hospital setup, then moving into a campus, each concept delivered impressive depth in its … Read more

Splitgate 2 plays great – but its new focus on objective-based 4v4 team games may be a turn off

Splitgate 2 plays great – but its new focus on objective-based 4v4 team games may be a turn off

One thing I loved most about the original Splitgate was how it brought me right back to those early Halo days—kicking back with friends during LAN weekends in the early 2000s. On top of that, it delivered all the familiar comforts of today’s gaming scene, with a wide range of tweakable lobbies and crossplay multiplayer … Read more

The Plucky Squire offers familiar ideas in a lovely new arrangement

The Plucky Squire offers familiar ideas in a lovely new arrangement

The distinctive, almost hard-to-describe appeal of The Plucky Squire doesn’t come from its visuals or its presentation alone. Rather, it comes from how smoothly the two are intertwined—so well done and so inventive that it’s difficult to treat them as separate things. The Plucky Squire Developer: All Possible Futures Publisher: Devolver Digital Availability: Scheduled for … Read more

Little Nightmares studio’s Reanimal is more kids-in-dark-places, but now with co-op

Little Nightmares studio’s Reanimal is more kids-in-dark-places, but now with co-op

It has been nearly four years since Tarsier Studios parted ways with Little Nightmares following its acquisition by Embracer Group, which gave developer Supermassive the opportunity to tackle the well-loved Bandai-Namco horror franchise. So, what direction has Tarsier taken in the meantime? It turns out the studio hasn’t lost its fascination with frightening kids … Read more