After multiple attempts by major studios to make a Battlefield TV show failed to pan out, a Battlefield movie is now said to be in the works with major names attached. This is coming to light not long after Paramount announced a Call of Duty movie for 2028, with big names signed on for it.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Christopher McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible series) will write, direct, and produce a Battlefield movie, with Oscar-winner Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) producing as well, and possibly starring in it, depending on how a deal may come together.

The report said the Battlefield movie was pitched to Apple and Sony this week, with other meetings taking place today, April 24. A theatrical release is being prioritized, the report said, so it's unclear if Netflix could be in the mix for the bidding process. McQuarrie has a working relationship with Paramount with the Mission: Impossible series, but it's unknown of Paramount will take a meeting for the potential Battlefield movie.

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Final Fantasy XIV’s annual North American Fan Festival showcase kicked off with the announcement of the MMO’s next expansion, Evercold. Following the reveal, Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida explained the upcoming adventure continues a new saga first started by the game’s previous expansion, Dawntrail. The ongoing story arc has officially been named the Godless Realms Saga.

Based on the teaser trailer, Evercold will see the Warrior of Light reunite with old allies to prevent an encroaching ice storm from consuming the Fourth, a new reflection ripe for exploration--so long as it’s not frozen over, that is. The upcoming expansion will include two new classes, one tank and one physical ranged, though neither class was revealed at the showcase. Though the team refrained from sharing too much about Evercold’s story, Yoshida explained next week’s patch 7.5 will set up the events to come.

Yoshida then dived into the various technical changes coming to the game, the most notable being a new battle system, a major UI overhaul, same-region player matching, and a pivot away from the current daily system in favor of a weekly system.

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So, maybe you got tired of regular-degular Crimson Desert and want to see the world of Pywel from a different perspective. Maybe you want to play Pearl Abyss' hot new action-adventure game more like an isometric RPG akin to something like Diablo IV. Well, you're in luck, as a player has discovered the perfect camera-setting options to turn Crimson Desert into Diablo IV. Sort of.

X user Ninjago9101 posted on April 24 a look at the new camera options Pearl Abyss added as part of Crimson Desert's latest update. It's a sneaky change, as you have to navigate to the "Accessibility" tab in the "Settings" tile, which is located under the "Others" tab. But once there, you'll see five Camera options--Camera Shake Intensity, Camera Visual Range, Camera Distance, Camera Vertical Offset, and Camera Horizontal Offset--four of which totally transform Crimson Desert's look.

They Added Diablo Style Gameplay For Crimson Desert.
Now this setting lets you play with an isometric camera in Crimson Desert. pic.twitter.com/sLF6AhPcs1

— Ninjago (@Ninjago9101) April 24, 2026

According to Ninjago9101 in a follow-up post, you'll want to set the Camera Visual Range to 0 (default 50), the Camera Distance to 100 (default 50), the Camera Vertical Offset to 0 (default 50), and the Camera Horizontal Offset to 0 (default 50)--and viola! You've effectively turned Crimson Desert into an isometric RPG.

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Far Cry is one of several video game adaptations headed to TV in the future, but don't expect this series to be a straight-up recreation of the games, like HBO's The Last of Us. Showrunner Noah Hawley had previously mentioned how he envisions the show as an anthology series, and in a new interview, he mentioned that he won't be "specifically adapting" any of the games in the first-person shooter series.

Speaking to Deadline, Hawley explained that he wants to bring his idea of what a Far Cry story is to TV. "I'm not specifically adapting any of the games that they've put out," Hawley said. "I'm saying much as I did with the Coens or X-Men, or Alien, 'let me have a dialog with this franchise, because this is what I think a Far Cry story is.' We can have a larger conversation about the strengths and weaknesses of adapting video games, specifically because games are built in a way that doesn't make for the best drama."

As Hawley put it, the traditional gameplay structure of a video game--gameplay and skippable cutscenes--doesn't make for a compelling story. "That makes the human drama kind of irrelevant to the storyline. That is death for a show," he said. Far Cry games typically revolve around a protagonist being dropped into hostile territory and having to fight back against a charismatic antagonist--a formula that was cemented in 2012's Far Cry 3.

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Open worlds are difficult to craft. Make them huge and fill them with enough content to justify the space, and the result can become repetitive or tedious to explore. Lean too heavily on guiding the player toward carefully handcrafted moments, and the world stops feeling open in the first place. It’s a balancing act between freedom and structure that defines the genre, and one Sucker Punch has been iterating on from Ghost of Tsushima to Ghost of Yotei.

At GDC, developers from the studio described how Yotei pushes further into that tension with a more system-driven philosophy. Instead of relying solely on authored encounters sprinkled across the map, the team built what they describe as a dungeon master layer beneath the world--a system designed to react to player behavior and shape the experience moment to moment.

"Our dungeon master is called the event deck. It’s an invisible hand that guides your exploration," said Sucker Punch Productions lead gameplay engineer Samuel Holley. "Like a good dungeon master, it has a linear plan that it adapts to each player’s nonlinear journey, empowering player freedom while making sure you still have a good time."

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A new Titanfall game may never come to fruition, but that doesn't mean the franchise's DNA can't live in another exoskeleton. It appears an indie team is doing what EA won't and reviving the series' human-mech combat in a vibrant FPS, but don't start clearing storage space just yet--it won't launch until sometime in 2027.

Developer Tetra Studios is working on "a multiplayer parkour FPS" called ShatterRush. Launching on Steam Early Access in "Q3 2027," with an open pre-alpha demo available to download right now, ShatterRush is giving The Finals meets Titanfall with a dash of Battlefield in all the right ways. We're talking poppy colors, destructible environments, and parkour galore--all while you summon a giant mech from the sky to battle other giant mechs.

This is pretty awesome to see. The Titanfall series, which originally started on Xbox in March 2014, has been on ice for over a decade now. Developer Respawn Entertainment has sworn that no new Titanfall was in development for forever, apparently going as far as shelving an unannounced FPS in March 2025 and cancelling an extraction shooter set within the universe in April 2025. Vince Zampella, the late founder of Respawn Entertainment who died in a December 2025 car crash, said in April 2023 that if Titanfall 3 were to ever be a thing, it would have to be the "right thing" to make sense.

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The upcoming Fable reboot from Forza Horizon developer Playground features a morality scale, but the game does away with the morality-based "morphing" system from previous games. In older Fable players, the physical appearance of player characters would change depending on moral alignments, and players who were evil enough would even sprout horns.

Peter Molyneux, who created the Fable series and designed many of its trademark elements, told IGN that it's a "real shame" that the Fable reboot is ditching this system. "I don't know why they've done that," he said. It might come down to the work involved, Molyneux theorized.

"To do that and to allow different genders, that doubles and triples your work. But I wonder if there is going to be a little bit of evil alignment and good alignment in there. I hope so," he said. "It's hard to do that because to do it well in today's incredibly high-definition world just makes it more tricky."

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Despite being a pirate game focused on navigating the open seas with your ship and crew, Windrose features some surprisingly difficult combat. In the opening hours of your playthrough, you'll likely die to more than a few boars or dodo birds. Luckily, you can eventually stop dying to meager enemies once you equip some more advanced armor in Windrose.

Armor goes well beyond the basic rags you start out with, but it's not easily obtainable in the lands around Tortuga. To see all of the available armor sets you can acquire and equip in Windrose, keep reading the guide below.

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All armor sets in Windrose

In total, there are seven armor sets available to acquire in Windrose. Here's what those armor sets are:

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Grand Theft Auto 6 is 2026's most-anticipated game and possibly the most heavily hyped game ever, so it's only natural that people obsess over every little detail and search for clues about when more information will be released ahead of launch.

The latest chapter in that story unfolded this week. Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two, announced when it will hold its next quarterly earnings briefing, a date that fans are now circling on their calendars with much interest. The Take-Two report will be released on Thursday, May 21, and this will cover Take-Two's fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026 results, because Take-Two's fiscal year ends March 31.

In addition to releasing its earnings details, Take-Two management will answer questions during a conference call that is set to begin May 21 at 1:30 PM PT / 4:30 PM ET. But should you get excited for a big GTA 6 reveal to come? In short, probably not--but you never know.

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World of Warcraft got a huge update on April 21 that introduced some new modes and gameplay features, but everything didn't go according to plan, with players leaving more frustrated than elated. Blizzard understands this "justified frustration" and has openly apologized, saying it's working on fixing the issues with patch 12.0.5 while committing to greater transparency.

In an X post on April 23 from the official World of Warcraft account, Blizzard addressed the concerns regarding the launch of the MMORPG's latest patch. The studio expressed remorse about how the botched release "disrupted your time," explaining that everyone is "working around the clock" to stabilize the game and fix the issues currently plaguing World of Warcraft.

"The team is taking lessons learned from this launch to help ensure this doesn't happen again," Blizzard wrote on X. "We will also work harder to communicate openly, early, and often when a launch doesn't go as expected: the known issues we're working on, fixes as they roll out, and any other information that would be useful to our community as problems are worked on and solved. We care deeply about this game, and we play it right alongside you. We will do better."

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was released one year ago today, and to mark the anniversary, developer Sandfall Interactive announced that the game has reached 8 million units sold and released a free game update that gives players the ability to get an "Anniversary haircut" for each playable character.

In addition to 8 million sales, Expedition 33 was praised by fans and won many awards, including taking home GameSpot's Game of the Year for 2025. In fact, Expedition 33 won more Game of the Year awards than any other game ever, surpassing Elden Ring's record.

As for the free update, players can access the new Anniversary haircut styles by purchasing them from Gestral merchants. Gustave's haircut is available from the merchant near Stone Wave Cliffs, while the haircuts for Verso, Maelle, Lune, Sciel, and Monoco can be found at the merchant near Grosse Tête. You can get a peek at the new haircut styles in the image below.

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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's upcoming remake, Resynced, got its first trailer recently, and fans noticed it was lacking blood. For a game mainly focused on stabbing people with pointy objects, that omission stood out. But you needn't worry, as the game will indeed be bloody, just like the 2013 original.

Producer Justin Ng said on social media, "There WILL be blood in the final game." He also joked that you won't have to pay extra for the sanguine fluid. "It will not be a paid DLC," Ng wrote.

Like the original, Resynced is rated M for Mature by the ESRB, with its content description warning people about blood and violence.

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Microsoft and Discord are teaming up for a new Game Pass offering, and now it's seemingly been leaked early. Discord Previews discovered that an upcoming perk for Discord Nitro members will be access to a new version of Game Pass called the Starter Edition.

This new version of Game Pass will include 50+ games from the game Pass library, along with an allotment of 10 hours per month for Xbox Cloud streaming. Members will also be able to accrue Xbox Rewards points for playing games, according to the leak.

The full list of games was not confirmed, but leaked art shows titles like Stardew Valley, Gears 5, Dishonored 2, Overcooked 2, Fallout 4, and Grounded, among others. It's unclear if Game Pass Starter Edition will be available for anyone, or only existing Discord Nitro members. Also unknown is if this would replace any current tier or if it would become a fourth tier of Game Pass.

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After several months of leaks and rumors, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced was finally shown off officially this week, and it's sailing onto PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S in July. One platform that's absent from the list? Nintendo's Switch 2 console, which has been home to several of Ubisoft's biggest ports recently.

The FAQ for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced makes no mention of a Switch 2 release, mentioning only PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. That doesn't rule out a Switch 2 release entirely, as the Nintendo system should be capable of playing the game. Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced is built on the same Anvil Engine technology as last year's Assassin's Creed Shadows--one of Ubisoft's best-looking games--and it was later ported to Switch 2 consoles.

We also got a Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws, another visually impressive title from the Ubisoft library. Both games are massive open-world experiences--especially Assassin's Creed Shadows with its replica of feudal Japan--and they ran surprisingly well on Switch 2 once they received post-launch patches. In their current form, both games offer a mostly stable level of performance, whether in TV or Docked mode.

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Fans of Nintendo have long yearned for the company to put official game soundtracks on mainstream platforms like Spotify, and they're getting their wish partially fulfilled in a monkey's paw situation--Nintendo only released music from both Super Mario Galaxy games, and it's only for a limited time.

There's now an official Spotify playlist containing the soundtracks of both Galaxy titles, totalling to 130 tracks. A Spotify press release reveals that the sudden drop of Mario music is to observe the franchise's 40th anniversary, as well as to mark the release of the box office-smashing Super Mario Galaxy animated film. There's also a playlist compiling composer Brian Tyler's work on both Mario movies.

The catch here is that the Super Mario Galaxy playlist will only be "available for a limited time." Spotify's press release made no mention of this, nor did it clarify how long the promotion will last. The only official language is from an image of a billboard included in Spotify's release, which states that these billboards are popping up in New York City, Los Angeles, and Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing.

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Beast of Reincarnation Standard Edition (PS5, Xbox)

$60 | Releases August 4

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$70 | Releases August 4

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Developer Game Freak is famous for its work on the mainline Pokemon games, and later this year, the studio will release its brand-new Beast of Reincarnation action-RPG. Launching on August 4, preorders are now live for the standard and deluxe physical versions for PS5 and Xbox Series X.

Beast of Reincarnation Preorder Bonuses

Preordering Beast of Reincarnation grants the bonus Brown Shiba Skin for your wolf pal, Koo, and 30,000 Amber, the in-game currency.

Beast of Reincarnation Standard Edition (PS5, Xbox) $60 | Releases August 4

The Beast of Reincarnation Standard Edition includes the base game and preorder bonus if you buy it before launch. The cover features the game's protagonist Emma and her partner, the blighted wolf Koo.

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Beast of Reincarnation Deluxe Edition includes extra content such as Black and Brown Shiba skins for Koo, the Oni hat cosmetic, and Big Dipper sword for Emma. It also offers additional resources, vegetable seedlings to help with progression, and 100,000 Amber in-game currency.

• Beast of Reincarnation base game
• Black Shiba skin for Koo
• Brown Shiba skin for Koo
• Oni's Hat for Emma
• Big Dipper sword for Emma
• 100,000 Amber
• Vegetable seedlings

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Set 2,000 years in the future, Beast of Reincarnation follows the prophesied savior of humanity, Emma, on her journey across a post-apocalyptic Japan. Centuries prior, corrupted plant-like creatures known only as the Blight laid waste to the world, and Emma sets off to explore the ruins of human civilization alongside her wolf companion in this one-person, one-dog action-RPG.

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Pragmata's tiny AI protagonist Diana has been turned into a VTuber, and is inviting other VTubers to the moon to engage in adorable conversations.

First to visit the newly-2D child protagonist was Usada Pekora, a Japanese VTuber affiliated with Hololive Productions--the largest VTubing agency in the world. She made her first appearance, known within the VTubing community as her debut, in July 2019 and has undergone minimal design refinements since. She resembles a human-like bunny rabbit, with blue and white twin tails with carrots braided into them.

Diana's VTuber model features her trademark oversized blue jacket and flowing blonde locks. Since Pekora is a Japanese VTuber, their meeting on the moon was recorded in Japanese but there's a (questionable) English dub of the encounter on YouTube.

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced - Standard Edition (PS5, Xbox Series X)

$60 | Releases July 9

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Digital Deluxe Edition (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)

$70 | Releases July 9

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Collector's Edition (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)

$200 | Releases July 9

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A return to the stranger tides of the Caribbean is on the cards as Ubisoft has officially unveiled Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced. This remake of the 2013 game launches on July 9 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and preorders are open for the game's editions: a Standard Edition at $60, a Digital Deluxe Edition for $70, and a Collector's Edition loaded with booty for $200.

Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced Preorder Bonuses

Like other Ubisoft games, several preorder bonuses are available for purchasing Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced early. All versions include Blackbeard's Crimson Pack DLC, a set of crimson-colored weapons and gear that look good and grant unique perks when equipped. Here's what you get in this collection:

• Crimson Costume
• Crimson Sword
• Crimson Pistol

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced - Standard Edition (PS5, Xbox Series X) $60 | Releases July 9

The Standard Edition of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced includes Blackbeard's Crimson Pack DLC when you preorder.

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If you'd prefer to download the Black Flag remake, the Digital Deluxe Edition is worth checking out. It costs $10 more than the standard physical edition but includes a boatload of extra DLC plus the Blackbeard's Crimson Pack preorder bonus.

The Master Assassin Character Pack adds more costumes and weapons, while the Master Assassin Naval Pack adds new gear for your ship and a ship's pet cat. This version of the game will also be available day one through Ubisoft's subscription service, Ubisoft+.

• Base game
• Master Assassin Character Pack
  • Edward costume
  • Swords
  • Pistols
  • Trinket with unique perks
• Master Assassin Naval Pack
  • Sail set
  • Ship's pet
  • Crew attire
  • Wheel
  • Figurehead
  • Hull trim.

Preorder at Ubisoft Store Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Collector's Edition (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC) $200 | Releases July 9

Fans who want the game and a collectible should check out the Collector's Edition. It includes the base game and all the digital content listed above, plus physical items like an exclusive steelbook cover, a metal replica of Edward Kenway's brooch, a cloth world map, a recreation of Kenway's logbook, and a sea shanty music sheet. The highlight is a 12-inch statue of Kenway, featuring the protagonist in his Assassin regalia, seated on a treasure chest.

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Not just a complete graphical overhaul of the fourth mainline Assassin's Creed game from 2013, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced also features several major upgrades to the gameplay. The parkour gameplay has been updated to feel more in line with modern-day Assassin's Creed games, the tailing missions have been substantially reworked, and combat has been fine-tuned to be both faster and more fluid.

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If you've played any Persona game from 3 onwards, you may have found yourself wishing you had a bowl of Hagakure ramen or a meaty stack from Wild-Duck Burger. After playing Persona 3 for the first time myself, I trekked all over Miami to find a proper bowl of ramen to satisfy my own cravings. But thanks to Persona: The Official Cookbook, which is currently on sale for $17 (was $28) at Amazon, those dreams can become an (edible) reality.

Persona: The Official Cookbook $17 (was $28)

Originally released in September 2025, this cookbook features recipes from Persona 3 Reload, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal. That includes Shinjiro's katsudon, Hagukure Ramen's signature shoyu pork ramen, that crazy beef bowl seen in the Mega Beef Bowl Challenge at Chinese diner Aiya, and even LeBlanc's famous coffee.

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The cookbook has a total of 55 recipes to try out, ranging from beginner to advanced. Each page features colorful illustration and beautiful photography, as well as quotes from the game, making the experience of using the cookbook all the more fun for longtime fans.

Speaking of longtime Persona devotees, if you've been a fan of the games since the first Persona, it's worth noting that there's no squid ink sherbet or spaghetti ice cream recipes to be found here. They sound a lot less appetizing than steaming ramen and towering beef bowls, though, so if you want to create those at home, you may just have to wing it.

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We're just a third of the way through 2026 and we've already seen a stellar lineup of Capcom releases between Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, Monster Hunter Stories 3, and Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection--and we've still got Onimusha: Way of the Sword on the way later this year, too. If you're looking to catch up on these games--or pick up PC version of the publisher's older releases--you'll want to check out Fanatical's huge Capcom Publisher Sale. The sale inlcudes big discounts on Capcom's PC lineup, including all the aformentioned big releases of 2026 so far. You can grab Pragmata for $49.17 (was $60), Resident Evil Requiem for $57.39 (was $70), Monster Hunter Stories 3 for $57.39 (was $70), and Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection for $33.19 (was $40). And those are just the discounts on newer games; dozens of other titles and DLCs are also on sale, but only for a limited time.

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Both the standard and Deluxe Edition of Pragmata are included in this sale. The Deluxe Edition, which includes the Shelter Variety Pack of Hugh, Diana, and weapon skins, bonus music tracks, a digital art library, and even in-game gestures for Diana, is down to $57.37 (was $70). GameSpot's Steve Watts scored the third-person shooter a 9 out of 10 in his review, saying that it's "an excellent shooter with a hacking twist that introduces strategic depth and variety, all in service of a heartfelt story". Regardless of which version you decide to get, you'll get the Early Bird bonus if you purchase before April 24. This is a skin pack featuring Sengoku Period alternate costumes for Hugh and Diana.

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