There aren't a lot of open-world Western games like the Red Dead Redemption franchise, but former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan's upcoming title, The Legend of California, looks like the most intriguing thing in that genre since Red Dead Redemption 2 was released in 2018.

The Legend of California takes place in the Golden State during the gold rush of the 19th century. It appears to be a first-person game, but your activities aren't limited to shootouts with bad guys. Players can also go hunting or even chop down trees and build cabins for themselves.

Gathering and crafting goods will play a part in the game, which can be enjoyed as a single-player experience or with friends collaboratively. The goal of The Legend of California isn't just to survive, it's to stake your claim and thrive.

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Nearly all evidence of Microsoft's "This is an Xbox" campaign has been quietly removed from the internet (via Game Developer). The news post that kicked it all off is now a blank webpage, though the YouTube video unveiling the campaign is still up. The change comes less than a month after Microsoft named Asha Sharma as Xbox's new executive vice president and CEO.

Sharma took on her new role in late February, after former CEO Phil Spencer suddenly retired. Spencer's long-time protege Sarah Bond left her role as Xbox president immediately thereafter. Bond was said to be the driving force behind the "This is an Xbox" campaign, which debuted in November 2024 with the goal of showing consumers that Xbox isn't just a console.

Bond was apparently the driving force behind the campaign, which confused consumers and reportedly offended internal Xbox employees. The campaign debuted shortly after the departure of Xbox executive Kareem Choudhry and chief marketing officer Jerret West, which left Xbox's marketing reporting directly to Bond. According to some Xbox employees, Bond was "tough to work with."

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One of my biggest criticisms of Black Ops 7's initial integration into Warzone was that nothing about the update screamed futuristic Black Ops style or gameplay. Black Ops 7 only added its weapon pool and some of its gadgets to Warzone, but the battle royale's maps weren't pushed into Black Ops 7's futuristic setting and players didn't get the advanced wall-jump omnimovement introduced in Black Ops 7. It felt like Call of Duty was uninspired or playing it too safe, making for one of the weaker integrations we've seen with Warzone.

Now, several months after launch, Black Ops Royale looks and feels like the Black Ops 7 integration that Warzone should've initially received. This new mode is heavily inspired by Call of Duty's original Blackout battle royale that was introduced in 2018 alongside Black Ops 4. Black Ops Royale utilizes the grappling gun and wingsuit mechanics originally featured in Blackout and reintroduced in Black Ops 7's campaign and Endgame. The mode also integrates Call of Duty's latest wall-jump omnimovement, and all of these additions make for more fluid and interesting movement and player engagements on Warzone's new map.

A new Blackout-inspired map

Technically, Avalon is a "new" map for Warzone, but it's one you had plenty of time to get familiar with if you played Black Ops 7's Endgame mode. Warzone's version of the map is not an exact replica, and the devs aren't just retrofitting the map for Black Ops Royale, as it was designed in part to support it. The battle royale version drains some of the water to provide more land for players to traverse and reduce how much swimming is needed to get from island to island.

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After six years, the multiplayer horror game Phasmophobia is getting a 1.0 release later this year. This upgraded version of the game will offer a bevy of enhancements--from overhauled character models to new maps--but with developer Kinetic Games also branching out into publishing, has development on the 1.0 release been impacted? Not at all, studio CEO and game director Daniel Knight said to GameSpot, as the developer and his team are still locked into the game while the studio hires the right people to manage its publishing duties.

"We've grown to about 45 people at our studio, and we're still growing. So we're making sure anything we're doing outside of Phasmaphobia doesn't affect the development," Knight said. "For me personally, I am exclusively on Phasmaphobia. "We have more than enough people on our team to cover the publishing. We're hiring people on the publishing side as well, so we're making sure that I'm not spread too thin between everything that we are doing."

Director of Marketing and Partnership Asim Tanvir added that the company has a publishing production manager to handle this side of the business, and that Kinetic Games has continued to grow out of necessity, not just for the sake of it.

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Pokemon Pokopia is off to a stellar start in sales shortly after its release on Switch 2, already joining the ranks of other popular spin-offs in the franchise. The Pokemon Company and Nintendo say that sales for the cozy life sim surpassed 2.2 million copies.

That's according to a news release from the two companies, which added that the game reached this figure only four days after its March 5 launch.

Serebii editor Joe Merrick compared Pokopia's sales figures to those of other Pokemon spin-offs in an X post, showing that the new release is already the twelfth-best-selling spin-off. It's already overtaken fighting game Pokken Tournament, Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, and the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX remake.

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Marathon has plenty of contracts for you to tackle, and one of them will task you with finding where to download data from the terminal inside south Maintenance. This is part of the Order/Chaos mission, which is granted by the rebellious faction MIDA, led by troublemaker Gantry.

As you make progress through the game and gain access to more factions, MIDA won't take long to ask for your services. After completing the contract that tasks you with destroying 15 windows, you'll gain access to Order/Chaos. It's a three-step contract that sounds simple enough on paper, but the third and final item can be hard to find, especially in the midst of battle against other players.

If you're wondering where to download data from the terminal inside south Maintenance, this guide covers the exact location.

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Chances are that you have stumbled across the sleepy Mosslax in Pokemon Pokopia and are wondering how to wake them up. While you do encounter Mosslax as part of the story, its notorious ability to sleep proves to be quite the issue that only a good amount of light can resolve. Once you've roused this Snorlax from its slumber and sorted out the Pokemon Center issue, you'll have the opportunity to give it berries, crops, and other foods to chow down on.

Feeding Mosslax different foods gives them their own buffs to bestow upon you, including an elevated chance of encountering rare items. You'll want increased storage space to hold as many items at once to take advantage of this, and that's one of the many tips and tricks you'll find in our Pokemon Pokopia guides hub. Whatever the reason, it's rather vague as to what foods have which effect, so we'll focus on the steps to wake up the sleeping Pokemon and which food has what effect after Mosslax consumes it.

This Trubbish's naps are being interrupted by a loud snoring that only a big Pokemon has.How to wake up Mosslax

You can find Mosslax in Bleak Beach, one of the two areas that unlock after raising your trainer level enough in Withering Wastelands. From the Pokemon Center, go through the mountain pass and walk past Drilbur's garden. Keep going until you get to the gate. Incidentally, the other side leads to Rocky Ridges, which is where you can find Chef Dente and unlock Pokopia cooking recipes.

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After a great cataclysm, what's left is a post-post-apocalyptic world dominated by an A.I. with rebel groups that take refuge in a desert area known as The Dead Zone. Claire survives in this world by executing black market contracts for local leaders involving delivery, sabotage and murder. The Dead Zone, now not so dead, is occupied by three rival factions: The Wasteheads, The SaibaKuran, and Order of the New Code. While investigating her past, Claire uncovers strange evidence that links her existence to the origin of the A.I... RoadOut is a story-driven adventure that combines top down action-RPG elements with rubber-burning driving mechanics. Explore a vast post-apocalyptic world in your car, then battle your way through puzzle-filled dungeons on foot. With inspirations from The Legend of Zelda, GTA and Rock'n Roll Racing, RoadOut has a rich story full of surprises, missions and rip-roaring races.

From the creators of Teacup, Bubblegum Galaxy is a cozy narrative building game about rebuilding the galaxy by designing planets. Relax as you create colorful planets or spend hours trying to get a perfect score! Your small but trusty computer will allow you to design planets by placing tiles. To create efficient planets, the software will suggest missions such as connecting similarly colored tiles or a specific number of trees. Each planet has its own quirks and special rules you will have to master to do your best work yet! In-between planet designing sessions, you'll be free to roam the office, inspect your surroundings and chat with your co-workers. Encounter hundreds of unique story events as you get to know this quirky cast of characters.

In the near future, an experimental attempt to harness the power of the Earth's core ends in a terrifying disaster: the release of the Sludge God. This eldritch abomination begins terraforming the area, turning soil to scum and the living to undead monsters. Luckily, the genius behind the experiment has a plan to make things right. All he needs is a team of competent, highly trained mercenaries to get the job done. Take control of one of the commandos, team up with your friends and send the Sludge God and its horde of things-that-should-never-be back to the underworld. Choose the class that matches your playstyle, pile into your favorite ride, and unload an array of gunfire, grenades, special abilities, and freaking katanas as you save the planet. Whether behind the wheel of a vehicle or on foot, players will face off against massive hordes of mutated creatures, all powered by Saber's Swarm Engine, the technology behind World War Z: Aftermath and the upcoming Space Marine 2.

Embark on a thrilling detective visual novel with your quirky assistant, Olivina, featuring unique investigations and a diverse cast of characters. Step into the life of a self-proclaimed detective. Along with your quirky assistant Olivina, take on a seemingly ordinary case, until you unravel its hidden twists and turns that pull you through a thrilling, unique story.

SHRAPNEL is an intensely competitive AAA extraction shooter, launching in 2024 (with early access in 2023). As a MEF (Mercenary Extraction Force) Operator, you will experience a not-too-distant future where a mysterious substance has changed the balance of power as we know it. Your mission: extract ... or die trying. SHRAPNEL will feature true ownership and offer real-world value to players for the first time - featuring skill-based play, creative modding tools, and a community marketplace.