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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has been out for two weeks as of this writing, but for a few lucky Steam users, they'll be able to snag the game for just $1. What's more, it's specifically the deluxe edition of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight with all those additional goodies. View the full article

Battlefield 6 has revealed its 2026 roadmap and once again confirmed that naval warfare is set to be introduced when Season 4 drops in the near future. The wait for naval combat to come to Battlefield 6 has been filled with anticipation, but that isn't the only exciting feature planned to be added to the game this year. View the full article

One of the first things you're likely to realise in Gothic Remake is how utterly annoying its torch system feels. When you activate a torch in your hotbar, you'll light it up, which is helpful in such an often gloomy game, but there's no way to put it back in your inventory while it's still burning... Read more.View the full article

Wander around Gothic Remake's iconic Old Camp and you'll soon run into Snaf, the town cook. He'll give you the quest Snaf's Recipe, which requires you to track down meatbugs and hellcap mushrooms for his ragout. He promises it's tastier than it sounds, but I'm not convinced... Read more.View the full article

Playing Gothic Remake for the first time might be a bit surprising for fans of recent sicko RPGs like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 or Dragon's Dogma 2. Gothic doesn't have any hunger mechanics or convoluted save systems, but it does like to kick your **** in combat constantly when you first arrive in The Colony... Read more.View the full article

Shortly after arriving in the Old Camp in Gothic 1 Remake, you're bound to run into the one and only Mud. He's a lowly villager near the castle gate who'll ambush you for a chat when you walk past his shack. All he wants to do is join you for a while to keep you company, so you've likely said 'why not' out of curiosity. The other option was immediately telling a stranger to piss off, which is a bit rude, don't you think?.. Read more.View the full article

Gothic Remake's resident nice guy, Guy, will give you a free hut once you arrive in the Old Camp. Upon entering your humble abode and looting the chest, you'll find a scrap of paper that gives you The Forgotten Recipe quest... Read more.View the full article

One of the most captivating parts of Gothic Remake is that you start off as a poor sod with no gear to your name, and everyone's trying to swindle you. Unlike basically every other RPG ever, you don't even start with a basic weapon, so even little critters will eat you for breakfast. Naturally, finding out how to get armour is your next milestone after grabbing a sword... Read more.View the full article

The New Camp is one of the three factions you can join in the Gothic Remake. Like joining the Old Camp, it's a very long-winded process. In fact, I'd say it's even more arduous, given all the running back and forth and busywork you have to do... Read more.View the full article

Unlocking fast travel in Gothic Remake will likely be a priority as soon as you start getting tired of traipsing up and down the same road to the Swamp Camp over and over. There are other ways to move quickly in Gothic—the Scavenger mount you can ride, for one—but if you want actual instantaneous fast travel, it's going to take a little work to acquire it... Read more.View the full article

I've come to the edge of the swamp to collect hallucinogenic swampweed from a harvester on behalf of a cult who smoke it to commune with a sleeping god. I find the harvester up a rickety tower after fighting through the monster-infested bog, but he won't hand over the wacky baccy until I clear out the nearby bloodflies... Read more.View the full article

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God of War Laufey’s surprise debut at this week’s State of Play has had gamers buzzing ever since, for a variety of reasons. A new God of War game. Hell yeah! A new God of War game where you don’t play as Kratos? Oh. And in this new God of War game, one of your companions is a talking gelatinous cube named Franque? Uh oh. [Hidden Content] [Hidden Content] The gameplay footage has me impossibly stoked to play as Kratos’s late wife, the powerful Frost Giant known as Laufey (or Faye). She is quick, acrobatic, and aerial, meant to evoke the verticality of the Greek trilogy combined with new mechanics of the Norse games. I have no issue with that. But even for me, Phranque came off as a bit weird and off-putting in the short footage we saw of him in the 20 minutes of gameplay Sony showed off. He reminded me a bit of Mimir, the chatty severed head who Kratos had hanging on his belt for two games, but worryingly more annoying. But according to the game’s director, there’s still much left to learn and see. “Phranque has probably got six or seven lines in the reveal, so it’s not a fully developed personality present [there] because we’re just not having as much conversation,” God of War Laufey director Ariel Lawrence said in an interview with GameSpot. “So I would say as we are still in development on all of these things, we’re treating Phranque as we would any companion character. His earnestness, his honesty about being in the moment is kind of integral to his character, but that doesn’t make him completely unserious.” Phranque, voiced by Jack Quaid (best known as Hughie in The Boys), meets Faye along with talking ribbons attached to a sword named Rue, and his pithy dialogue immediately gave many the ick. Lawrence assures that “For us, we want to find his humanity,” she said. “And as we’ll discover, in the world of Everywhen things are not great right now. So for him, I think it’s really about helping Faye see the world as it is. So he’s not meant to be a joke in that kind of capacity.” Image via PlayStation Like Mimir, Phranque will likely be a voice of reason and a bit of a foil to the seriousness of the situation Faye faces, along with occasional ********* gaming when it comes to combat or exploration. The hope is that it won’t be too much, too often. “Kratos is pretty serious a lot of the time, and so the levity of other people stands in contrast to that a lot,” she said. “We have characters that can go across the spectrum of that, so it’s not that we have to be very serious and very light. I think we have real people as much as we can, but I think the reveal is just a very small section of the Everywhen, and so as we kind of open up the world to see the next things, Phranque fits into that part.” /wp-content/themes/destructoid2025/assets/img/icons/likes-off.png0 The post God of War Laufey director says the game’s talking cube is ‘not meant to be a joke’ appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

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After weeks of rumors and speculation, Valve has finally confirmed that both the Steam Machine and Steam Frame will launch View the full article

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Sony is now seeing the impact of its recent PlayStation price increases. PS5 sales in the *** dropped by 50% View the full article

Steam users have a chance to claim and keep the acclaimed co-op puzzle game Pico Park: Classic Edition before it is removed from the store. Developed by Tecopark, Pico Park was originally released in 2016 and has maintained a cult following among fans of cooperative party games ever since. However, the game's classic edition is set to leave Steam, giving players a limited window to add it to their libraries. View the full article

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Battlefieldgames tend to be good at retaining their communities, but few online games can last forever. Battlefield publisher EA is no stranger to ending online support for its games, with a long succession of shooters, yearly sports titles, and more shuffling in and out the door. View the full article

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June's State of Play certainly proved that September will have no shortage of games to play, but if Onimusha: Way of the Sword is at the top of your list, you can get a preorder in for it right now ahead of its September 25 release. There are quite a few different editions to explore as well, with each available at different prices. For fans looking to preorder a physical copy, there's a standard release for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X for $69.99 and a steelbook release for PS5 and Xbox Series X for $74.99. The latter, in particular, looks like quite a fun pickup. There are also digital copies available to preorder across various storefronts, including PlayStation, Xbox, and places like Steam and Fanatical for PC players. These digital copies come in three different editions that vary in price - Standard, Deluxe, and Premium Deluxe - which you can learn more about below. Preorder Onimusha: Way of the Sword – Standard Edition PS5 (Physical) See at Amazon - $69.99See at Best Buy - $69.99See at GameStop - $69.99 Xbox Series X (Physical) See at Amazon - $69.99See at Best Buy - $69.99See at GameStop - $69.99 Digital See at PlayStation Store - $69.99See at Xbox - $69.99 PC See at Fanatical - $57.39 $69.99 (18% off)See at Green Man Gaming - $69.99See at Steam - $69.99 If you just want the standard edition of Onimusha: Way of the Sword, this will set you back $69.99. Unless you buy a PC copy from Fanatical, that is, where you can score a little discount on it at the moment. This copy sets you up with the base game, but you'll also get a preorder bonus for ordering early. You can learn more about what they are below. Also, physical copies get an added bonus of a reversible cover sheet with alternative art. Preorder Onimusha: Way of the Sword – Steelbook PS5 (Physical) See at Amazon - $74.99See at Best Buy - $74.99See at GameStop - $74.99 Xbox Series X (Physical) See at Amazon - $74.99See at Best Buy - $74.99See at GameStop - $74.99 This steelbook edition is quite a fun release, thanks to its more vibrant cover art. It's available to preorder for $74.99 and comes with the base game alongside the preorder bonuses detailed further down. You can see the cover art for the steelbook in closer detail below. Preorder Onimusha: Way of the Sword – Digital Deluxe Edition Digital See at PlayStation Store - $79.99See at Xbox - $79.99 PC See at Fanatical - $65.59 $79.99 (18% off)See at Green Man Gaming - $79.99See at Steam - $79.99 Digital shoppers can enjoy some extras through the Deluxe Edition of the game. Available for $79.99 (or a little less at Fanatical right now), this version comes with the Deluxe Kit, which can be seen in the image above. This includes: Outfit for Musashi Red ArmorSword AppearanceRaizanEnryuuBamboo & PandaWhittled OarCharmsOni LadyLittle DancerMentorOni GauntletCrimson Lotus Alongside the main preorder bonus that's detailed below, this also comes with an extra preorder bonus of the White Monkey Charm and White Lion Sword Appearance. Preorder Onimusha: Way of the Sword – Digital Premium Deluxe Edition Digital See at PlayStation Store - $89.99See at Xbox - $89.99 PC See at Fanatical - $73.79 $89.99 (18% off)See at Green Man Gaming - $89.99See at Steam - $89.99 Available for $89.99 (or for a little less at Fanatical), the Premium Deluxe Edition is packed with even more bonuses. Alongside the Deluxe Kit above, this edition also comes with a Premium Kit, which contains: Outfit for the Oni LadyBird CallSnow CamelliaEleganceOutfit for OkuniFlower DanceGoldfish DanceOni DanceHaoriHellfireMoonlightCloudbiterIn-Game Mini Digital Soundtrack Similar to the Deluxe Edition, it also comes with the extra preorder bonus alongside the main one of the White Monkey Charm and White Lion Sword Appearance. Onimusha: Way of the Sword Preorder Bonus While the Deluxe and Premium Deluxe digital preorders come with extra bonuses, each copy of the game comes with the Lion Dog Charm and Sealed Curse Sword Appearance, which you can see in the image above. Onimusha: Way of the Sword Demo Available Now Curious to test out Onimusha: Way of the Sword before preordering it? The good news is a demo is now available to try out. According to a PlayStation Blog post from Capcom Producer Akihito Kadowaki, "about 30 minutes of the early story is available" to play. In it, you can "try out the many techniques such as Parry, Deflect, Issen, Oni Armament, absorbing souls, and more. Step into the Kiyomizu-dera Temple stage and battle against your arch-rival, Sasaki Ganryu." Plus, Kadowaki notes if you "have a save data from the demo, you can obtain the Charm: Kubi Akari in the full game, which grants a beneficial effect to Musashi." Check it out below. What Is Onimusha: Way of the Sword? Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a brand new release in Capcom's series. Per a PlayStation Blog post, it's a "blood-soaked sword-fighting saga where Miyamoto Musashi gains the power of the Oni. Set in Kyoto during the early Edo *******, Musashi must face the bizarre, monstrous Genma who run rampant in the historic city." IGN's Matt Purslow played a demo of it during last year's Gamescom and wrote in his preview that, "The gamescom demo may have been short – little more than some winding paths and a boss fight in a temple – but it’s more than enough to convince me that Onimusha: Way of the Sword is built on rock-solid swordplay fundamentals." Other Preorder Guides Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN. View the full article