Today, South Korean duo XL Games (developer) and Kakao Games (publisher) announced a partnership on a new MMORPG titled ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom, which is targeting a 2027 launch on PC. To clarify, this is a different game from ArcheAge Chronicles, which itself was originally titled ArcheAge 2. When XL Games and Kakao Games announced the title change, they also revealed that Chronicles would be quite different from the original ArcheAge, which launched in Korea in 2013, and in Europe and North America in 2014. That game delivered a uniquely balanced formula that mixed PvP and PvE elements, as […]

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When Larian Studios announced that it wouldn't make Baldur's Gate 4, opting to return to its own Divinity franchise instead, fans of the 20-plus-million-selling Baldur's Gate 3 immediately started to wonder who would take up the baton. Baldur's Gate 3 was like lightning in a bottle in a way, so it would be a gargantuan task for any developer. That's why RPG veteran James Ohlen, who actually worked on the first two franchise installments, turned down Wizards of the Coast when offered the chance to helm the sequel. However, Cyprus-based developer Owlcat Games doesn't seem too daunted by the prospect. […]

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The devastating layoffs mandated as part of Xbox's big reset hit Maryland-based developer ZeniMax Online Studios very hard, cutting 213 of its employees. Former Senior Encounter Designer Morgan Goin publicly stated that the studio couldn't possibly keep up the pace of The Elder Scrolls Online update it had strived for. Indeed, ZeniMax Online Studios swiftly told fans that the roadmap would have to change, and today Game Director Nick Giacomini has posted a letter outlining exactly how. As you'd expect, it's a bit of a good-news-bad-news situation. Let's start with the good news: The Elder Scrolls Online is here to […]

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A couple of months back, we learned that Giant Skull’s new D&D project had been cancelled. Now, Wizards of the Coast parent company, Hasbro, is cancelling more videogame projects, in part due to a $56 million loss related to game development costs. 

According to Hasbro’s latest financial filing, the company has “reviewed its portfolio” and cancelled several unannounced games that had been in development but were still a long way off from release. As part of this restructuring, Hasbro recorded “a $56 million non-cash write-down” tied to development costs. The filing also notes that the company intends to narrow its focus moving forward.

Hasbro says its videogame strategy will now centre on “trading card games and role-playing games”, two areas where the company already has major strengths thanks to long-standing franchises like Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons. GI.biz reports that multiple projects originally planned for 2028 and beyond have been shelved as part of this shift.

Despite the cancellations, two of Hasbro’s biggest upcoming titles remain unaffected. Exodus, a new sci-fi RPG from former Mass Effect developers, is still in development, as is Warlock, a new Dungeons & Dragons game. These appear to be the company’s priority projects as it scales back its broader videogame ambitions.

KitGuru Says: It is great to see Exodus and Warlock are still on the way. I do hope that Hasbro at some point brings Transformers back into the spotlight though. It has been a long time since we last had a great Transformers game. 

Polish developer Rebel Wolves has revealed today that their debut game, the action RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker, is officially gold. That means the physical disc is being printed, though of course, in this day and age, the studio will continue to work on day-one patches and the like up to the launch date of September 3. I suppose this saying will have to be updated if Sony's planned end of PlayStation disc sales from January 2028 goes ahead. Anyway, the gold status effectively confirms there will be no delays. The studio worked quite swiftly on its debut game; Rebel […]

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As a new studio founded by ex-Witcher Alumni, Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco allowed us an intimate four hours with the studio’s inaugural title: The Blood of Dawnwalker. While players may have been initially concerned about being rushed with the story’s thirty-day limit, our experience proved that there’s more than enough content here to enjoy the adventure at your own pace. In The Blood of Dawnwalker, players take on the role of Coen, a perfectly normal human male with a single goal: to save his family from the clutches of an ancient vampire lord named Brencis. Our play session saw […]

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Last week, IO Interactive announced that it was forced to cut some of its staff after Xbox abandoned funding for the Project Fantasy IP, first revealed over three years ago. Today, the developer has confirmed that it regained complete control of the intellectual property and the project, which it still wants to fund out of its own pockets. However, the downside is that the Istanbul studio, which opened in March 2023, will have to shutter. Following the end of our external finance partnership on Project Fantasy, IOI has regained full ownership of the project and our IP. We will continue to develop and […]

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II has reached a major milestone, with Warhorse Studios announcing that the game has now surpassed 6 million copies sold worldwide. The sequel launched in early 2025 and quickly became one of the most critically acclaimed RPGs of the generation, earning multiple Game of the Year nominations and taking home the BAFTA Games Award for Best Narrative.

To mark the occasion, the game has joined the Steam Summer Sale, with discounts of up to 60% on the base game and its DLCs. Other titles in the Kingdom Come franchise are also discounted, with some products reduced by as much as 80%.

Warhorse Studios thanked the growing Kingdom Come community for its support, noting that the series’ success has helped fuel the studio’s future ambitions. The team is currently working on two new open‑world RPGs, with one being the next Kingdom Come adventure, and the other set in Middle‑earth.

KitGuru Says: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II was one of my favourite RPGs of last year, so it’s great to see the sequel performing so well. If you haven’t played it yet, the Steam Summer Sale discount makes this a good time to jump in.

This week’s GeForce Now update brings six more games to the library, including The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, the latest HD-2D game from Square Enix, along with a new round of indie games.

Nvidia is also continuing its GeForce Now Summer Sale, offering 35% off annual memberships. The discount cuts £70 from a 12‑month Ultimate plan and £35 from a 12‑month Performance plan, but only for a limited time.

Here is the full list of games joining GeForce Now this week:

• Dark Scrolls (New release on Steam, June 22)
• SAND: Raiders of Sophie (New release on Steam, June 22)
• Deer & Boy (New release on Steam, June 23)
• EMPULSE (New release on Steam, June 24)
• The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Steam)
• FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves (Steam)

KitGuru Says: Will you be installing any of this month's new GeForce Now titles?

Rebel Wolves has announced an update lowering the PC system requirements for its debut RPG, The Blood of Dawnwalker. The adjustments scale down both the minimum and recommended hardware specifications needed to run the upcoming game at 1080p resolution.

The updated minimum configuration shared by the developer on X now requires an Intel i5-11400F or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X CPU, down from the original requirement of an Intel i7-8700K or Ryzen 7 3700X. Graphics hardware requirements dropped from an Nvidia RTX 3050 or GTX 1070 down to a GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580.

Targeting 60FPS at 1080p on the recommended tier now requires an Intel i7-11700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X CPU, changing from the previously stated Intel i5-13600 or Ryzen 9 7900X. Recommended graphics cards have been reduced to an RTX 4060 or a Radeon RX 7600 XT, replacing the previous requirement of an RTX 5060 or an RX 6800 XT. Rebel Wolves noted that updated requirements for alternative configurations will be shared later.

According to the developer, we can expect more detailed system requirements and presets at a later date, after the final optimisation processes are complete.

KitGuru says: It seems the optimisation efforts were worth it, given the updated system specs. Now many more fans will be able to pick up the new game without feat of it not running. 

Game Science's action-RPG Black Myth: Wukong has reportedly reached 30 million copies sold globally, according to a recent data update. The title previously set a record on Steam, peaking at over 2.2 million concurrent players during its initial launch period in 2024.

The updated sales figure comes via data released by the Communist Youth League of China (via Eurogamer), bumping the lifetime sales up from the 24 million copies to 30 million. Reports indicate a significant portion of these total sales came from international markets outside of China. Steam's still the most dominant platform for purchases, while the PlayStation 5 version ranks second.

At launch in 2024, the action-RPG reached a concurrent player count of more than 2.2 million on Steam alone. That milestone established a Steam record for single-player games, putting it ahead of titles like Counter-Strike 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, Hogwarts Legacy, Baldur's Gate 3, and Palworld.

The game's sales velocity notably outpaced other major industry hits. For comparison, Elden Ring required roughly three years to reach similar figures, while Cyberpunk 2077 took about five years to hit equivalent numbers, including its post-launch recovery period.

KitGuru says: Black Myth: Wukong continues to impress with its sales, even two years later. 

After the release date announcement at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Playground Games also shared 30 minutes of new Fable gameplay footage a few days ago. The video was dedicated to demonstrating the game's simulation layer, but toward the end, the developers also showcased some combat when they switched to "evil hero" behavior. However, many viewers noticed that the guards did little to counter the player character's mayhem in the farming town of Silverbrook, largely standing aside and being easily picked off by the player. Thankfully, the official X account reassured fans that, as some had surmised, the demo was […]

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Today, publisher Perp Games and South Korean developer Project Cloud Games announced the release date of the Soulslike game The Relic: First Guardian. The game, previously planned for a 2025 launch, is now set to be available from July 31 on PC (Steam) and PlayStation 5, with ports for Xbox Series S and X and Nintendo Switch 2 coming later in the Summer. PS5 will also get an exclusive retail version, though it'll only be available on September 4. The game takes place in Arsiltus, a once-peaceful world now overrun by a creeping blight that players must push back as […]

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THQ Nordic and Alkimia Interactive have announced that Gothic 1 Remake sold over 500,000 copies during its first week across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The reimagined 2001 cult RPG also saw significant player engagement on Steam, peaking at nearly 78,000 concurrent players on June 7th.

Player feedback remains favorable, with the title gathering more than 21,000 Steam reviews and maintaining an 86% “Very Positive” rating. Game critics weren't as nice, with the game sitting at 72% (34 reviews) on OpenCritic, with only 55% recommending it.

Alkimia Interactive attributed this initial traction to a mix of newcomers and long-time fans of the 25-year-old franchise. Consequently, the studio plans to deliver ongoing support through further updates and refinements over the coming months.

This modern iteration features over 50 hours of gameplay content. It reconstructs the Kingdom of Myrtana and the Khorinis mines, where players control the Nameless Hero and navigate among three joinable factions. According to the publishers, the release includes a living world with scheduled daily NPC routines, as well as a modernised tactical combat system that preserves the original title's identity.

KitGuru says: Did you pick up the Gothic 1 Remake during its first week, or are you waiting for future patches?

MMORPG fans were treated to a surprise during Summer Game Fest 2026, as ArenaNet took the stage to unveil Guild Wars 3, which had been unceremoniously teased by an NCSoft executive during an investors call in March 2024. Earlier this year, a job ad suggested the project was in development with Epic's Unreal Engine 5. The announcement of Guild Wars 3 was particularly important given the near-complete lack of triple-A MMOs in development by Western studios (with the notable exception of Riot Games' elusive Runeterra MMO) and the recent cancellation of Amazon's The Lord of the Rings MMO. Indeed, in […]

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Microsoft and Playground Games have confirmed that the Fable reboot will launch on the 23rd of February. On top of that, the latest look at the game also brought around news of the first story expansion, titled Order of the Hero. 

In the Fable reboot, players will start off as a child version of their character, just like in the original, before an attack on the town drives you to leave and train up. After the prologue, you'll have access to the massive new open world, populated by more than 1000 NPCs with their own daily routines programmed in to bring more life to Albion.

While Gears of War E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will no longer be coming to PS5, Fable is still set to come to Sony's platform. The game will also be a day-one addition for PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. As has been the case with most first-party Xbox games in recent years, there is a Premium Edition that grants as much as five days of early access to the game.

Sometime after launch, Playground Games will expand Fable with the Order of the Hero DLC, a paid expansion that we expect will be playable by the end of the year, if not right in time for the game's 1-year anniversary. This expansion will add a brand-new region to Albion, tasking players with investigating an ancient cult.

KitGuru says: Are you planning on picking up the new Fable when it finally comes out? 

In the nearly-a-decade since the initial release of ATLUS’ beloved Persona 5, there have been plenty of leaks and rumours discussing the next mainline entry in this now iconic series. Finally, after releasing a bunch of P5 spin-offs and crossing over with countless other IPs, ATLUS has officially announced that Persona 6 is real and is in development – though no release date was provided.

Making the announcement during Microsoft’s latest Xbox Games Showcase, ATLUS gave us our first official look at Persona 6. While details remain light, the colour scheme for this entry is a bright neon green, contrasted by the dark and dreary visuals of what appeared to be a cemetery.

Additionally, the teaser included some very Resident Evil-esque horror imagery, suggesting that the atmosphere for P6 will be more oppressive when compared to previous entries.

Of course, the Persona series has always toed the line between scary and chill vibes, and so we will have to wait and see what Persona 6’s more social aspects will look like. That said, based on what little we have seen so far, ATLUS is taking the series into a darker direction – perhaps closer to the stylings of its sister series Shin Megami Tensei.

Either way, with Persona 5 first releasing all the way back in 2016, it is exciting to know that Persona 6 is actually real and will come out sooner or later on current-gen Xbox, PlayStation and PC (and will be a day-one Game Pass addition).

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KitGuru says: What did you think of the Xbox Games Showcase? Are you looking forward to Persona 6? Could it come out next year or do you think the project is still a ways away? Let us know down below.

Clockwork Revolution, the first-person action RPG developed by inXile Entertainment, received a launch window during the Xbox Games Showcase 2026: the game will be available next year, and it will be an Xbox console exclusive, just like Gears of War: E-Day. Of course, it's also going to be available on PC via Steam and the Xbox store, and it will be on Game Pass and support Xbox Play Anywhere. inXile shared some new info, too. The game is set in the steampunk city of Avalon, a city that looks polished and prosperous on the surface but is driven by industry and […]

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Yesterday, publisher THQ Nordic announced Expeditions: Samurai, the next game in the Expeditions RPG series. It is being developed by Campfire Cabal, a Copenhagen-based studio founded in 2022 and made up largely of former Logic Artists developers after the studio was closed down. In a media presentation attended by Wccftech, the team said it sees itself as the creator of the Expeditions IP, which has sold just over 1.3 million copies across the series. They presented the game after surviving a difficult studio period in 2023, when the team was nearly shut down and later rebuilt with support from THQ Nordic. For those […]

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