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"An absolute passion project": Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 dev vows its Middle-earth RPG will be "deeply immersive" and built "in a very specific Warhorse way"

Following the announcement that it's making a Middle-earth RPG, KCD2 dev Warhorse has shared some additional details about its development.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Kingdom Come: Deliverance and its sequel have some of the best medieval melee combat I've ever experienced in a game, so it will be interesting to see how Warhorse handles combat in a The Lord of the Rings RPG.

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"Other ideas ... had to just fall by the wayside": Fallout: New Vegas director says Obsidian had to limit the RPG's scope due to a time crunch

Fallout: New Vegas dev Obsidian originally had "other ideas" for the RPG, but they "had to just fall by the wayside" due to time constraints.

Wallpaper artwork for the Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition.

While Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian originally had more ideas it wanted to explore with the game, it had to rein things in due to a very short 18-month development cycle.

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Valve's new Steam Deck restock comes with a huge price hike — "these new prices reflect the current state ... across the industry"

After months of being out of stock, Valve's beloved Steam Deck is available again — but its return has been accompanied by a massive price hike.

Steam Deck Trackpad

A close-up view of the Steam Deck. After the new price hike, it's significantly more expensive than it used to be.

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"WHY IS HE ALWAYS BULLYING ME": Forza Horizon 6 players have it out for bowie knife99, an AI drivatar that rams players more than griefers do

The Forza Horizon 6 community has banded together against bowie knife99, a murderous AI drivatar that aggressively rams players during races.

An official screenshot of a nighttime highway race in Forza Horizon 6.

An official screenshot of a nighttime highway race in Forza Horizon 6. In <em>any </em>race, pray you don't run into bowie knife99...

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Forza Horizon 6 races past Call of Duty's player count on Xbox — I knew the game was blowing up, but I'm still surprised it's beating the titanic FPS

Microsoft's official most-played Xbox games list shows that right now, Forza Horizon 6 has more players than Call of Duty on the platform.

An official screenshot of a high-speed race through Japan in Forza Horizon 6.

Playground Games' Forza Horizon 6 has rapidly become a colossal success for Microsoft and Xbox in the days following its launch.

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"It's not really an in-studio project": New Halo report suggests Xbox's Campaign Evolved remake used "a lot of outsourcing" for development

Xbox's upcoming Halo: Campaign Evolved remake was reportedly largely built by outsourced developers according to a new report about the game.

Halo Studios Master Chief

Our first look at what would become Halo: Campaign Evolved came two years ago when 343 Industries rebranded as Halo Studios, announcing its move to Unreal Engine 5 with a "Project Foundry" tech demo.

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"Congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight": Valorant dev Riot makes players think Vanguard anti-cheat will brick their PCs, causing uproar — here's what's really happening

A new controversial post from Valorant studio Riot Games has sparked an uproar in the game's community, fueling a misunderstanding about its anti-cheat.

Official promotional key art for Valorant, Riot Games' popular free-to-play PvP tactical shooter.

The latest update to Valorant's Vanguard anti-cheat system gives it the power to stop DMA firmware cards used for hacking from working.

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Xbox's Forza Horizon 6 gets its first Festival Playlist next week, includes 10 new cars and 4 from the Car Pass — here's what's racing your way soon

Forza Horizon 6 will soon get its first Festival Playlist, and while it's live, players will be able to earn 10 new cars in the hit Xbox racer.

An official screenshot of the 2008 Mazda Furai that's coming to Forza Horizon 6 soon.

An official screenshot of the 2008 Mazda Furai that's coming to Forza Horizon 6 with its first Festival Playlist next week.

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Xbox Game Pass' Subnautica 2 blew up the Steam charts in minutes at its Early Access launch — it's peaked at nearly half a million concurrent players

Subnautica 2 has finally arrived on Xbox, PC, and Xbox Game Pass, and has already become a colossal hit on Steam alone. It's enjoying a huge launch right now.

An official screenshot of Subnautica 2.

An official screenshot of co-op gameplay in Subnautica 2. Notably, the first game lacked multiplayer, making its inclusion in the sequel a huge addition.

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Microsoft's Xbox CEO Asha Sharma polls nearly 20,000 gamers on the brand's title — I can't believe this is what players want the Xbox name to look like

Xbox or XBOX? CEO Asha Sharma asked nearly 20,000 fans that question in a recent poll, and their preference for the title of Microsoft's gaming brand was clear.

Xbox Logo

The Xbox logo has often displayed the brand name with all caps in the past. Could we see Microsoft make that style official?

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The amazing Dark Souls 2 path tracing mod is now available to download — I'm shocked at how it makes the ugliest Dark Souls look like a modern game

A long-awaited path tracing mod for Dark Souls 2 has been released publicly, and gives FromSoftware's ARPG a massive graphical glowup.

Official key art for Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin.

Dark Souls 2 is often thought of as the least appealing game in FromSoftware's trilogy visually, but this path tracing mod almost makes it look like a modern release.

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"I just find AI to be creatively soulless": Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic director Casey Hudson won't use AI because he's "really unimpressed with it"

Casey Hudson, director of the upcoming RPG Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, has noted its devs have no plans to use AI while making the game.

A screenshot from the reveal trailer for Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic.

A screenshot of a mysterious ship from the reveal trailer for Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic. Very little about the game is known, though we <em>do </em>know it's scheduled to release before 2030.

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Start your engines, Xbox's Forza Horizon 6 release dates, launch times, and Early Access is upon us — here's when it comes out, and how to play early

Forza Horizon 6 is releasing in under a week, and ahead of its arrival, Xbox and Playground Games have announced its official release dates and launch times.

Forza Horizon 6 screenshots

Set in Japan with cutting edge driving systems and audiovisual presentation, Forza Horizon 6 looks to be the best game in the series yet.

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Fallout Season 3 just added one of the best actors from my favorite TV show to its cast, and I'm ecstatic — Amazon and Bethesda can't bring it fast enough

Amazon has announced that for Fallout Season 3, Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad and Westworld fame is joining the show's star-studded cast.

Fallout TV series Lucy close-up

In Fallout Season 3, Aaron Paul will join the show's lead Ella Purnell and other actors in the series' star-studded cast.

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Xbox and PC may get the sequel to this hit PS5 exclusive at launch — its devs are ditching Sony to "reach a broad global audience from day one"

The dev behind the hit PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade is going independent and making a sequel — and it sounds like the series could be headed to Xbox.

An official screenshot of Stellar Blade.

An official screenshot of Stellar Blade, the PS5 console exclusive published by PlayStation that could be coming to Xbox at some point. Its newly announced sequel might at launch, too.

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"We are taking strict enforcement action": Microsoft and Xbox hardware ban a Forza Horizon 6 pirate for 8,000 years after the disastrous Steam leak, threaten more hammer swings

Forza Horizon 6 leaked early and cracked builds are online, but Xbox and Playground Games say you're getting a hardware ban if you're caught playing them.

Official in-engine screenshot of Forza Horizon 6.

Cracked builds of Forza Horizon 6 are online, but Xbox and Forza say they'll bring down the banhammer if you're caught playing them.

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"You had lightning in a bottle and decided to pry the lid off yourself": Helldivers 2 reviews crash to 'Mostly Negative' on Steam after controversial update and AMA, Arrowhead responds

Helldivers 2 players have review bombed the game's Steam reviews to "Mostly Negative," with many extremely frustrated with its current state.

Helldivers 2

While Helldivers 2 still has a very active and healthy community, it's grown extremely frustrated with the current state of Arrowhead's co-op shooter.

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Xbox posts the Forza Horizon 6 launch trailer a week before its Early Access release date — I love this tribute to a beloved racer the series partnered with

A week ahead of Forza Horizon 6's Early Access release date, Xbox has posted the game's official launch trailer — and it's got some neat references.

An official screenshot of a race in Forza Horizon 6.

An official screenshot of a race in Forza Horizon 6, which is coming out in Early Access on May 15 for Premium Edition owners and on May 19 for everyone else.

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"We have to sweat every single detail": Microsoft's Xbox CEO Asha Sharma vows to deliver Xbox updates every two weeks to "fix the fundamentals on console and PC" in 2026

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is planning frequent updates for Xbox on both console and PC as part of Microsoft's efforts in "restoring our core."

Xbox Series X

Reportedly, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma plans to update Xbox on both console and PC more frequently, with consoles in particular getting an update bi-weekly.

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Microsoft teases a new Xbox dashboard UI for console and PC — it's got fewer ads, and takes inspiration from Xbox Cloud Gaming too

Microsoft seems to be teasing a new Xbox dashboard UI with less ads as it aims to address "a lot of fragmentation within the experience" across devices.

A view of what could be a new Xbox dashboard UI for console, PC, and the Xbox Ally handheld.

A view of what could be a new Xbox dashboard UI for console, PC, and the Xbox Ally handheld.

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