Today is the day! Flagons will be raised, axes hurled, lighting flung and hordes wiped from the map. Jotunslayer: Hordes of Hel, the critically acclaimed action roguelike from Games Farm and Grindstone Publishing, is out now! Following a divine Early Access, this tale of Norse destruction now enters 1.0 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S!
Battling across five realms, players take on the role of the damned and face the trials of the Gods, but they won’t be alone. Lighting blasts from Thor, divine radiance from Freya and even the support of the all-father himself will see players turn hundreds, if not thousands of enemies to dust in their wake.
Alongside divine support, each hero will also unlock perks and sub classes, as well as divine support, as they tear through the Hordes of Hel. They won’t just be playing a hero, they’ll be building a merciless machine of mayhem capable of carving their name into legend.
To do that, they’ll have more tools than ever, including:
A Fallen Hero: Step into the shoes of the Kin-Slayer, a disgraced warrior capable of dealing devastating damage to her opponents.
Helheim: A brand-new region, the dreaded underworld filled with puzzles and a linear path to be uncovered by only the bravest of heroes
Endless Mode: If players survive the perils of Helheim, they’ll unlock the brand-new endless mode that sees them fight against the overwhelming odds as they carve their names into legend.
Godly Support: Nidhogg, a merciless massive dragon who will rip apart enemies joins heroes on their bloody rampage through Norse mythology.
The battle for galactic control has evolved as all sides introduce deadly new ships and cunning methods of victory. Stardock has announced the Reinforcements DLC for Sins of a Solar Empire II, will launch on September 25, 2025. This content expansion introduces a brand-new command ship class—one unique vessel for each faction—and all-new Factional Victory Conditions that let players win in ways that match their empire’s lore and playstyle.
New Command Ships
Bridging the gap between capital ships and titans, command ships redefine late-game fleet compositions with devastating firepower, unique abilities, and strategic utility:
TEC Enclave – Takadaran Command Fortress: A massive support platform doubling as a mobile cruiser-scale shipyard, capable of producing TEC cruisers in the field.
TEC Primacy – Khevarkov Modular Battleship: A high-speed strike vessel with customizable hardpoints for railguns, missiles, or hangar bays.
Vasari Alliance – Sularkon Tyrant: A city-ship fortress with integrated Phase Gate, designed to lock down entire sectors.
Vasari Exodus – Anarkrul Wanderer: A colossal refugee-carrier turned warship, bristling with defenses and heavy strikecraft support.
Advent Wrath – Oblivia Dreadnought: A heavily armored frontline warship wielding a devastating Super Heavy PsiKinetic Lance.
Advent Reborn – Justicia Dreadnought: A vertical dreadnought that grows deadlier as allies fall, culminating in catastrophic retaliation.
Factional Victory Conditions
The Reinforcements DLC also introduces faction-specific win conditions, adding new strategic layers and dramatic endgame scenarios:
Vasari – The Departure: Build massive Arkships and escape the sector through a star.
Advent – Mass Conversion: Deploy planetary conversion structures to transform entire star systems into loyal territory in sweeping waves.
Trader Emergency Coalition – Super Novalith Offensive: Construct an ultimate Novalith cannon capable of obliterating planets to force peace through sheer destructive power.
“The Reinforcements DLC isn’t just about adding bigger ships—it’s about giving players entirely new ways to think about victory,” said Brian Clair, Executive Producer at Stardock. “From unleashing faction-defining command ships to achieving lore-driven win conditions, every match can now end in a way that feels true to your chosen empire.”
Kyoto-based creative studio Q-Games has announced that a free demo of its upcoming PixelJunk title, Dreams of Another, is now available on Steam for a limited two-week period, until September 16th. The full version of the game will be released on PS5, PS VR2 and Steam on October 10th, 2025.
The demo announcement was made during the Best Indie Games Fall Showcase 2025 (Premiered on Tuesday, September 2nd at 8:00AM PDT/5:00PM CEST), a digital showcase that highlights the biggest upcoming indie games.
The newly released Steam demo allows players to explore a snippet of the game and experience the fantastical dream world brought to life using unique point cloud rendering technology.
In addition, pre-orders are now open on the PlayStation Store for both Dreams of Another and the Dreams of Another + PixelJunk Eden 2 Special Bundle. Both games are directed by Baiyon.
From the acclaimed developers of the SILENT HILL 2 remake, Bloober Team presents Cronos: The New Dawn — a third-person survival horror experience like no other. Set in the haunting ruins of New Dawn, a world inspired by Nowa Huta, a real historical district in Kraków, Poland, the game unfolds across two timelines: a post-apocalyptic future decaying in despair, and the gritty, industrial 1980s reality. This powerful duality blends retro realism, dystopian sci-fi, and a retro-futuristic atmosphere to create a deeply immersive world filled with tension, mystery, and terror.
Early Access Begins — Step into the Ruins
Bloober Team invites players to descend into the unforgiving world of New Dawn with the launch of early access today for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Step into the hunting suit of The Traveler — an enigmatic agent of the Collective, sent into zones scarred by the Change, a cataclysmic event that shattered time, memory, and flesh. What remains is a world suspended between past and future — haunted, hostile, and unravelling. Survival is anything but certain.
Cross-Platform Digital Launch Sept. 5 with Physical Editions Coming Soon
The game will officially launch digitally across all platforms, including the Nintendo Switch 2 system, on Sept. 5 at 7 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. CEST. The Digital Deluxe Edition ($69.99), now available for preorder (Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S), provides 48-hour early access. This means that if you preorder the Deluxe Edition today, Sept. 3, you can start playing Cronos right away. It includes everything from the Digital Standard Edition plus additional:
Publisher Kalypso Media and Claymore Game Studios announce that Commandos: Origins will launch digitally on Xbox One and PlayStation®4 on September 17th, 2025. Following the highly anticipated release on PC (Steam and Epic Games), Xbox on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation®5 in April, the game is now heading to last-gen consoles — inviting even more players to experience the thrilling origins of the legendary Commandos unit.
“We know that many of our fans have been with the Commandos series for decades — and a significant number of them are still playing on Xbox One and PlayStation 4,” said Jürgen Reusswig, Studio Director at Claymore Game Studios. “By bringing Commandos: Origins to last-gen consoles, we’re honoring that legacy and making sure no one gets left behind.”
Commandos: Origins invites players to step back into World War II and command a squad of unique specialists through daring missions behind enemy lines. Designed with meticulous attention to detail, the game brings the series’ iconic real-time tactics gameplay to life with modern enhancements — now optimized for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with all features from the current gen version. Whether sneaking past enemy patrols or blowing up strategic targets, last-gen players will be more than ready to show they still have what it takes.
Commandos: Origins is gearing up for digital release on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on September 17th, 2025, priced at $49.99. The Xbox One version supports Xbox Smart Delivery, ensuring players enjoy the best possible experience on both Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S — because no Commando leaves a comrade behind, not even across console generations. Commandos: Origins is available with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
Gameloft, leader in the development and publishing of multiplatform games, announced today that the new expansion for their hit game Disney Dreamlight Valley will release for all platforms this November. Titled Disney Dreamlight Valley: Wishblossom Ranch, this expansion brings to the game, for the very first time, horse mounts that players can care for and ride, a brand-new storyline, the introduction of three new Biomes to explore, and the addition of Snow White from Disney Snow White and Tinker Bell from Disney Peter Pan. More info including additional characters (and mounts!) will be revealed during the 2025 Disney Dreamlight Valley Showcase Stream that will take place on October 15.
In this new expansion, players will discover the beautiful landscapes of the Wishblossom Mountains where horses roamed free, living a life of freedom and delight. But the once-thriving Wishblossom Ranch has fallen into neglect, giving rise to a mysterious blight known as the Decay. With the Ranch now in ruins, players must team up with Snow White and Tinker Bell to find a way to revitalize the Ranch and find its lost equine residents.
Players will explore three all-new Biomes and enlist the help of the brave and kind-hearted Maximus from Disney’s Tangled. New horse friends can be taken care of with daily feeding and brushing, alongside customization features and accessories. Horses can learn new abilities and skills, complete special obstacle courses, and help players speed up their daily activities like gardening, mining, and village cleanup, which will all increase friendship levels and unlock rewards.
Players looking to check out all the new content coming in Disney Dreamlight Valley: Wishblossom Ranch are invited to a special Showcase Stream taking place on October 15, where members of the Disney Dreamlight Valley team will pull back the curtain on this brand-new adventure and reveal additional characters and horses!
The Elder Scrolls Online: Feast of Shadows dungeon pack and free Update 47 base-game patch are now available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 consoles, and included in ESO’s 2025 Content Pass. This release follows the launch on PC and Mac on August 18. Starting today, console players can brave two new four-player dungeons, Black Gem Foundry and Naj-Caldeesh. See the video here:
The Feast of Shadows ties thematically to the Seasons of the Worm Cult saga—a continuation of ESO’s original story—with two new PvE dungeons, Black Gem Foundry and Naj-Caldeesh, located deep in the island of Solstice. Both dungeons introduce new, unique stories, epic bosses, and in-game rewards, giving players a chance to face off against necromancers and shut down soul-stealing manufactories as things continue to lead up to the world-changing server-wide Writhing Wall Event, coming later this year.
The Feast of Shadows dungeon pack is included with the ESO Plus membership, 2025 Content Pass, and 2025 Premium Edition. More information can be found on the ESO official website.
Accompanying Feast of Shadows is Update 47, a free base-game patch, unlocking the highly requested Mount Swimming functionality. Now, players are able to remain on their trusty mounts while in the water.
This base-game patch also brings Stackable Survey Reports, keeping surveys from taking over players’ inventories, along with quality-of-life updates such as the ability to replay quest dialog, compass improvements, and more. Additional details on Update 47 can be found here.
For the full patch notes for both Feast of Shadows and Update 47, visit our official forums. The Feast of Shadows dungeon pack and Update 47 are now live on PC/Mac, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.
Today, Ubisoft announced the Discovery Tour App: Medieval Baghdad, a free mobile experience that immerses players in 9th-century Baghdad during the Abbasid Empire. The new app is available for free through the App Store and the Google Play Store and can also be used on any device through a web browser.
Using the recreation of Baghdad from Ubisoft’s video game Assassin’s Creed® Mirage, the Discovery Tour App: Medieval Baghdad allows users to explore this lost city, a former capital for political, scientific, cultural, and commercial advances, through two different modes:
First, Access Codex provides players with carefully selected encyclopedic entries on the history, art, and culture of medieval Baghdad and the Abbasid Caliphate. Based on the Codex entries from History of Baghdad in Assassin’s Creed Mirage, players can interact with this content through the Augmented Reality features of the app and benefit from additional historical information for each element Second, Explore Baghdad is a gamified, narrative-driven journey that takes approximately 2 hours to complete. Players are tasked to collect Codex entries through a series of minigames and 360° exploration. Developed in partnership with Sugar Creative, one of the UK’s leading immersive technology companies, and with the support of the Welsh Government via Creative Wales, the team delivered an ambitious and accessible cultural experience that blends interactive storytelling with historical research.
For example, real-life artifacts of the period can be found in the app. The Ruby Lustre Bowl from the Arab World Institute Museum in Paris can be examined up close and in detail in AR within the Discovery Tour App: Medieval Baghdad, thanks to a series of high-quality 3D scans taken by the museum.
Through the app, players can experience the ancient city of Baghdad not only as an interactive playground but also as a window into daily life during the Abbasid Empire.
Annapurna Interactive, the acclaimed publisher known for titles such as Stray and Outer Wilds, announced that they will participate in Tokyo Game Show 2025, their very first appearance at this show. The event will be held at Makuhari Messe from Thursday September 25, 2025 – Sunday September 28, 2025.
At the Annapurna Interactive booth, located at Hall 6, 06-C01 visitors will have the opportunity to experience three unannounced titles scheduled for release in 2026 and beyond. In addition to these new unannounced titles, playable demos of other Annapurna titles such as LEGO® Voyagers, Stray, and Outer Wilds will also be available.
Stay tuned as Annapurna Interactive will officially reveal these three unannounced titles in the coming weeks just prior to Tokyo Game Show 2025.
More information about Tokyo Game Show can be found at the official website.
In a time when risk-taking in the video game industry feels increasingly rare, Australia Did It crashes through convention with a new genre all its own: the Tactical Reverse Bullet Hell. Published by boutique label Mystic Forge, this unique new game, coming to Steam later this year, enhances the thoughtful play of Turn-Based Tower Defense with a unique unit-merging system and explosive on-rails Reverse Bullet Hell combat. Carefully strategize to withstand relentless enemy waves, then unleash sensory overload as you become the Bullet Hell, mowing down thousands in dazzling chaos.
Designed as a compact, experimental take on the strategy genre, Australia Did It challenges genre conventions and industry caution in equal measure. Created by acclaimed designer Rami Ismail (Nuclear Throne, Luftrausers) and co-developed by Aesthetician Labs, the game marks a return to small-team innovation and genre-pushing ambition at a time when the industry sorely needs it.
The project began with a challenge: stay small, take risks, and build something that doesn’t need to fit a mold.
“I believe the games industry has been failing at supporting developer innovation and experimentation,” said Ismail. “Publishers, investors, and shareholders fund the same few safe bets, later and later in development – forcing even the most creative developers to make safe games with predictable ideas, and force in the latest flavour-of-the-day. That continues until someone does manage to break the mold and creates something truly new – and then the money chases that until that is replaced again. I had very low hopes for this odd prototype I’d been playing with, but when I showed it to Mystic Forge, they didn’t even flinch at the experimental genre mix, wrote the check for a small development cycle, and supported us throughout development. No guardrails, no caveats, just a firm belief that games need new ideas, and that it is worth chasing that.”
Mystic Forge, the new indie publisher created by founding members of Good Shepherd Entertainment, veterans behind titles like Monster Train, Friday the 13th, John Wick Hex, and the Transport Fever series, was launched to do exactly that – support bold projects by teams they believe in. With Australia Did It, the publisher took a deliberately hands-off approach.
“From the very start, I knew that Mystic Forge had to run with Rami going up to bat and taking a big creative swing with this game. Once we chatted about design intent with the focus on high-tension moments and heard his full pitch with the proposed title name, we were ALL IN,” said Randy Greenback, Portfolio Director at Mystic Forge. “Mystic Forge exists to support ideas that deserve to be seen and played, especially if they don’t follow the rules. Australia Did It is experimental, there isn’t anything else like it.”
Set in a drained Atlantic Ocean basin following a mysterious catastrophic event, Australia Did It casts players as hired mercenaries defending a cargo train as it navigates through a monster-ridden drained seabed. Your mission? Escort precious cargo across this hostile terrain by holding off endless waves of enemies at every station. If the shipment arrives intact, we’ll call it a win. Whether you survive or not.
