Vice President of the Assassin's Creed series, Marc-Alexis Cote, commented on the criticism of the black samurai Yasuke, who will be one of the main characters in Shadows. Many players met this decision with hostility, accusing Ubisoft of disrespecting Japanese culture, and later they were supported by Elon Musk, who stated that «DEI kills art.» Here, DEI stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Dragami Games has finally released the first trailer for the Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP remaster, which was announced in early 2023. The video shows Juliet Starling taking down zombies and larger enemies.

Senior editor of The Verge, Tom Warren, published a new note about the much-talked-about Xbox Games Showcase presentation. According to the journalist, he has already heard about the approximate release dates of a couple of games.

As it turns out, not only fans of FromSoftware dream about a PC version of Bloodborne, but the studio itself as well. According to the head Hidetaka Miyazaki, he would not mind at all if Sony took on the development of the port.

Ubisoft has revealed the release date for the metroidvania Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown on Steam. The game will be available on Valve's platform on August 8th. A Steam page for the game has already been created.

Valve is being sued again, this time in the UK. The company was accused of «violating local competition laws», demanding a claim of 656 million pounds ($843 million).

Players who ordered the Baldur's Gate 3 Deluxe Edition for Xbox received two copies of the game instead of one due to an error. Larian Studios allowed gamers to save the digital version if the code had already been redeemed.

Epic Games has announced the participation of Metallica in the fourth season of Fortnite, which starts today. In addition to cosmetic items and the concert, players will receive a new musical PvP mode for 16 participants.

Assassin's Creed: Shadows will feature two playable heroes: the ninja Naoe and the samurai Yasuké. According to the developers, the gameplay for each will be different, but if desired, almost the entire game can be completed with just one character.

The fashion for soulslicks has also reached simple text editors. Two indie developers have created FromSoft Word, a typing program where you can die from a simple mistake and start all over again.

An important update is being prepared for PlayStation 5, which will add full support for Discord. After its release, players will be able to use voice chat through the console itself — currently, a mobile app or PC is needed for calls.

Terraria developer Andrew «Redigit» Spinks has announced a new refund policy. Now any gamer can apply for a refund without explanation, but to do this they will have to fight in PvP with the author of the game.

On Monday, Ubisoft re-announced Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and revealed the release year — 2026. The first details of the project appeared on the company's official blog.

The creators of Elden Ring, ahead of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, have released a fresh video about the events of the original game. If you suddenly forgot or didn't know what happened in the Lands Between, here is a four-minute summary.

Warner Bros. Animation has announced a new Scooby-Doo cartoon series. The first image of the upcoming show has already appeared online, featuring the main characters.

Sony has published a list of games that will be added to the PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium subscriptions in June. The catalog will be expanded with 10 projects. Premium subscribers will receive 4 additional games.

The creator of «The Boys,» Eric Kripke, announced that the next season will be the last. «Thrilled to bring the story to a gory, epic, moist climax,» the showrunner wrote on X.

The developers of Path of Exile 2 have released a fresh video featuring ten minutes of gameplay for the witch. According to game director Jonathan Rogers, this is the perfect class for those who want to control an army of minions.

The author of the YouTube channel Rubhen925 has published half an hour of Star Wars Outlaws gameplay. The video shows several missions: in one, Kay Vess explores a wrecked ship, and in another, she tries to steal a relic on a snowy planet.

Last night, a Redditor with the nickname MixV2 talked about EpicDB — a proprietary service in the spirit of SteamDB that allows studying the Epic Games Store database. Network users immediately found traces of unannounced games.