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Summary Clair Obscur: Expedition 33will be available as an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate day-one title on April 24. The beautiful turn-based French RPG is among the most promising games coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2025, and the release date is excellent news for gamers who want to tryClair Obscur: Expedition 33for themselves soon. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33was originally unveiled during theXbox Games Showcase in June 2024. Created by the French developer Sandfall Interactive, the game’s first trailer showcased slick turn-based combat with real-time mechanics and gorgeous graphics inspired by the French Belle Epoque....

While Easter eggs are fairly common in gaming, Hideo Kojima is one of those developers fans can expect plenty of Easter eggs from in just about any game, regardless of its genre, tone, or relevance. The same goes for one of his most recent games,Death Stranding, which included a subtle reference toP.T., a legendary interactive demo intended as a teaser for anew installment in theSilent Hillfranchise,Silent Hills. The project was ultimately canceled, butP....

Disney Dreamlight Valleycurrently has a character roster of forty-seven unique villagers. While some of these characters are from the same film or franchise,Disney Dreamlight Valley’s character roster is vast and receiving consistent additions. With at least three more characters teased for the game’s base game, and two confirmed to be added in Summer 2025 during the second half of the Storybook Vale DLC, 2025 will certainly add plenty of great characters toDisney Dreamlight Valley....

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dreamwill be the debut game from River End Games, a developer boasting a mere seventeen team members. Not one to be held back by its resources or conservative talent pool, River End Games is shooting high withEriksholm’s gameplay and visuals, looking to create a deep, cinematic, and engaging game that doesn’t pull any punches. Eriksholm’s creative director, Anders Hejdenberg, recently walked Game Rant through a few early sections of the game, highlighting its puzzle-like stealth and mystery-thriller narrative premise while granting new insights into its development process, as well as sharing what players can expect once it’s actually in their hands....

Summary Euro Truck Simulator 2is a test of players' skills, levels of endurance, and speed as they travel across the entire continent of Europe, delivering essential cargo to many European cities. With themost elite of trucking forces,Euro Truck Simulator2 features an absolutely staggering 300+ cities, and even if players are not into driving games, this one will definitely change their mind. One important aspect of managing the trucking force is to make sure that the player’s employees are not only satisfied in their delivery work, but also that they have the right tools at their disposal to get the job done....

As with any RPG, a new game plus feature could naturally be a good fit forFallout 76. Specifically, giving players the option to restart the main story quests would be a convenient way to earn the unique one-time rewards again, experience the different quest outcomes, or just refreshFallout 76’s story without the need to start from scratch with a fresh character and leave behind any hard-earned loot. Especially as the game approaches being seven years old in 2025,the need for a new game plus inFallout 76has always existed, and it only continues to grow....

Summary EA Sports FC 25has recently released its Title Update 9 for all platforms. While the new update is not as large as some previous ones, it’s still good to see Electronic Arts continuing to supportEA Sports FC 25by squashing bugs and improving the overall experience. EA Sports FC 25is the latest entry in EA’s famous soccer franchise and was released in September 2024. Over the months, EA has released severalupdates forEA Sports FC 25, ranging from minor tweaks to some major changes, each time improving the game’s quality and stability....

Summary In a new interview,Final Fantasyseries creator Hironobu Sakaguchi confirmed that he is working on a spiritual successor to the widely acclaimed 1994 RPGFinal Fantasy 6. Despite initially teasing his retirement following his last game’s release, Sakaguchi is now eager to bring the best parts ofFinal Fantasy 6back to life for a new audience. Joining Square in 1983, Sakaguchi’s early years at the company were somewhat tumultuous, with the creator stating that his initial idea forFinal Fantasywasn’t fully supported by other members of staff....

Summary Quick Links A formerCrunchyrollemployee claimed on LinkedIn that he experienced hostility inside the company after being diagnosed with depression.Shawn Hoffmanwas a Senior Software Engineer at the company, according to his own profile on the social media. In his post, he said that he wasdiagnosed with major depression and anxietyafter his mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He then requested ADA (American with Disabilities Act) accommodation – and, instead of support,he was met with hostility....

Pop-culture collaborations have become a core part ofFortnite’s identity over the last few years. What started as just a handful of skins based oniconic Marvel and DC charactershas turned into full seasons revolving around IP, complete with themed weapons, points of interest, boss fights, limited-time events, and, of course, an onslaught of skins and other cosmetics. There are well over 200 crossover skins inFortnite, encompassing just about every corner of the pop-culture world, from movies and TV shows to comics and anime....

Helldivers 2is an outstanding sci-fi romp and perhaps its greatest asset is its ability to marry slapstick humor, beautiful planetary vistas, and the occasional stressful encounter with Terminids, Automatons, and the Illuminate. Indeed, each enemy faction behaves like its own little corner of sci-fi horror, even ifHelldivers 2isn’t outright scary—soulless red-eyed machines, abhorrent bile-spewing monstrosities, and oppressive humanity-enslaving aliens. Likewise, each faction has its own quirks and mission objectives to pursue....

Quick Links Initially, inSynDuality: Echo of Ada, it may seem like players only belong to one faction — the Drifter Support Association. While doing jobs for the Association may seem cushy and primarily focused on gathering materials from the surface, lurking just below this surface is a different choice players can make. Hinted at during the tutorial videos shown to players, the Drifter Support Association makes note that certain Drifters dabble in illegal activity and should be cautiously engaged with....

Quick Links InDivinity: Original Sin 2, the final act presents some ofthe most challenging enemy types. Among them are theCursed Revenants, who ambush you when you visit the charred consulate of lizards in the city of Arx. At first, these revenants appear to be ordinary lizards. However,killing one spawns an invincible Infernal Ego portal, capable of resurrecting these creatures. Successfully defeating the revenants involves understanding the source of their resurrection and eliminating it....