Rewrite the history of a new front in history’s most destructive conflict in Graveyard of Empires, a new country pack for Hearts of Iron IV. This new add-on to Paradox Interactive’s best-selling grand strategy wargame about World War II focuses on the nations of central and south Asia, each fighting for survival or independence amidst the fires of a global war.
New National Focus trees for four countries add new color and flavor to an alternate history sandbox, where the future is determined by your decisions in a region historically dominated by distant larger powers.
Hearts of Iron IV: Graveyard of Empires includes new content for:
Iran: Iran is a potential great power, hemmed in by the pressure of the Soviet Union and the British Empire. A significant new Focus Tree allows the player to resist the imperial incursions that historically weakened Iran, as well as offering potential for a revived and modern Persian Empire in the heart of Asia.
India: The Raj is the jewel of the British Empire, rich and strategically vital. However, a growing independence movement threatens to disrupt the war effort and dissolve the empire. A large focus tree focused on the struggle of Indian Independence offers many alternate historical paths, including the revival of the East India Company as a corporate nation, as well as the possible freedom of the Princely States, restoration of the Mughal Empire and more.
Iraq: Take control of this British client state and try to chart your own path, embracing the calls for pan-arab nationalism and siding with the axis against the allies. Manage the many competing ethnic and religious factions in Iraq and develop the strategically important oil fields.
Afghanistan: The historic Graveyard of Empires, isolated from the wider war, offers many alternate paths. Continue the historical path of neutrality and isolation, or choose the road of rapid industrialization and building a new power in the mountains of Central Asia.
Hearts of Iron IV: Graveyard of Empires also includes new art, with more leader portraits, infantry models and unit models.
Hearts of Iron IV: Graveyard of Empires is available now for the suggested retail price of $14,99/ £12.79/ €14.99 and is also available as a part of the Hearts of Iron IV Expansion Pass.
On April 8, Arrow Video releases The Long Kiss Goodnight, the amnesiac spy thriller from acclaimed director Renny Harlin (Deep Blue Sea, Die Hard 2) and screenwriter Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Iron Man 3). The limited-edition release features a brand new 4K restoration approved by Renny Harlin in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) on 4K UHD with hours of special features.
Samantha Caine (Thelma & Louise’s Geena Davis) appears to live a normal life in a small Pennsylvanian town as a schoolteacher with a daughter (Yvonne Zima, Our Flag Means Death) and a nice boyfriend. The only problem is, she can’t remember anything beyond eight years ago when she washed up on a beach, pregnant with her daughter. Her past is about to catch up with her when private investigator Mitch Henessey (Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction) uncovers a major clue to her real identity. It turns out Samatha had an extraordinary life before her big blackout and it’s all coming back to her during the Christmas holidays.
The special features include audio commentaries with Walter Chaw, Drusilla Adeline, and Joshua Conkel; video interviews with stunt coordinator Steve Davidson, make-up artist Gordon J. Smith, and actress Yvonne Zima; visual essays by film scholar Josh Nelson, critic/filmmaker Howard S. Berger, and film scholar Alexandrea Heller-Nicholas; deleted scenes; archival interviews with Renny Harlin, Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Craig Bierko; an archival making-of featurette; the theatrical trailer; an image gallery; a Thin Ice sticker; a seasonal postcard; and an illustrated collector’s booklet.
Watch the trailer for The Long Kiss Goodnight here:
On April 29, Arrow Video delivers a definitive collection of iconic Japanese crime films with V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal, a 5-disc, nine-film set on Blu-ray. Starting in 1989, the legendary Toei Studios began producing movies for VHS and other home video formats under their V-Cinema label. By avoiding the ratings board process for a cinematic release, filmmakers working in V-Cinema had creative freedom to be extreme when it came to violence, gore, and eroticism. The Limited-Edition release features nine of the best titles of the era presented in 1080p, and packed with special features – making this the perfect primer for the best genre you didn’t know.
Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage was the first V-Cinema release and introduced the studio’s new approach to films. A rogue cop looking to avenge the death of his police partner teams up with a gun-packing nun that wants the same killer for ripping off her church’s collection plate.
Shô Aikawa (Takashi Miike’s Rainy Dog) is the newest member of a yakuza family who is ordered to take part in a retaliatory hit job but is faced with a big decision when his fellow family members abandon him in Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet. The movie also stars Joe Shishido (Gate of Flesh) as his uncle.
Stranger, directed by Shunichi Nagasaki (Shikoku), pumps up the paranoia as a female taxi driver is being followed by a stranger in an SUV during her late shift and fears it has something to do with her nefarious past.
Carlos features a Brazilian-Japanese crook under the impression that he can outsmart rival yakuza families and pit them against each other, but he doesn’t quite cover all the angles. Burning Dog centers on a thievery ring eager to pull off a major heist on the U.S. military base on Okinawa, but the one thing they didn’t plan for was the betrayal of each other.
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat revives the hit movie series with a female assassin hired to go undercover in a prison to release the infamous Scorpion from a subterranean cell.
When his girlfriend is turned into a human shield during a yakuza shootout, a man submerges into the underground for revenge in The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses. The film was directed by the legendary Teruo Ishii who also helmed Shogun’s Joy of Torture, Orgies of Edo, and Abashiri Prison.
Danger Point: The Road to Hell stars Shô Aikawa (The Eel) and Joe Shishido (Branded To Kill) as a pair of contract killers who find their partnership in question after their most recent hit. Makiko Kuno (Mari’s Prey) has been trained by a blind priest to be a contract killer for the church, but her latest target awakens her in XX: Beautiful Hunter.
The special features include introductions on all films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka; newly filmed interviews with Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage director Shundo Okawa, Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet writer-director Banmei Takahashi, Stranger writer-director Shunichi Nagasaki, Carlos writer-director Kazuhiro Kiuchi; and XX: Beautiful Hunter screenwriter Hiroshi Takahashi; brand new video essays; original trailers for most of the films; nine postcard-sized art cards; and an illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Earl Jackson, Daisuke Miyao, and Hayley Scanlon.
We are thrilled to announce the Early Access launch of Seekers of Skyveil on Steam, which is available now. Seekers of Skyveil combines MOBA-inspired combat with high-stakes extraction gameplay. In this team-based PvPvE adventure, players battle for powerful loot against rival teams in top-down combat, where stealthy treasure runs can instantly explode into multi-team PvP chaos. Extract with your riches—or lose it all.
Skyveil is a land of untold riches and lurking dangers. Players venture into PvPvE expeditions in squads of up to three players in this MOBA extraction RPG, where they will face rival Seekers, powerful Aurastorm creatures, and dynamic battlegrounds. Before beginning a journey, players must wisely pick their hero from our growing roster of unique personalities and gameplay styles, then prep gear before embarking on a wild journey where the decision to extract early or push deeper for even greater rewards is the thin line between greater riches or losing it all.
Key Features:
MOBA-Inspired Combat: Master skill-based, top-down battles with unique hero abilities and thrilling team fights. Begin with the in-game tutorial and go from there.
Risk vs. Reward: Extract safely or gamble it all—every match is a high-stakes decision.
Flexible Teamplay: Team up with friends or use Party Finder to find like-minded allies. Optimize strategy in an entire three-player squad or test skill and versatility as a solo or duo team.
Dynamic Encounters: Stealth through dangerous areas using tall brush and line of sight. Plan an attack at defensible locations or extraction points. Or engage head-on in thrilling brawls with enemy teams.
Choose A Seeker: Select from an ever-expanding roster (12) of powerful Seekers—master unique abilities and playstyles to outmaneuver enemies and claim what’s yours. Assemble a squad and experiment with hundreds of team compositions to optimize strategy—whether farming, hunting or just trying to survive.
High-Stakes Extraction: Skyveil is unpredictable—every expedition is a gamble. Sneak past rival teams or choose to engage in a direct attack. Battle powerful creatures and adapt to shifting dangers across three distinct maps. With randomized areas, events, and ever-changing threats, no two runs are the same. Extract early and play it safe, or push deeper into the Heart of the Forest for greater rewards at greater risk. The longer players stay, the deadlier it gets.
Power is Earned Until It’s Taken: Every expedition brings players closer to true mastery—but in Skyveil, power is never permanent. Gather rare materials and craft powerful items to venture deeper. Unlock access to higher-tier maps, where only the strongest Seekers survive. Powerful foes and rival teams stand between players and Skyveil’s greatest treasures. Risk everything for power, but remember—found and earned legendary loot can be taken by other teams or swept away in the chaos of the Aurastorm.
Downloadable Content/Adventure Pass: The next Adventure Pass content drop will launch on March 14th with tons of cosmetic offerings and over 80 hours of questing content.
Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza, Civil War director Alex Garland, and the powerhouse cast of WARFARE reveal the heart of the film – Ray’s motivation for telling this story, the cast’s immersive experience, and the filmmakers’ unwavering commitment to authenticity in every frame.
Starring D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Taylor John Smith, Michael Gandolfini, Adain Bradley, Noah Centineo, Evan Holtzman, Henrique Zaga, with Joseph Quinn and Charles Melton.
On the eve of the new edition of NACON Connect, revisit the teaser images of the conference, which will be broadcast on NACON’s official YouTube channel tomorrow, Thursday, March 6, at 7 PM CET.
Games and accessories will take center stage in this showcase, featuring highly anticipated titles such as Hell is Us, Edge of Memories, the new JRPG from Midgar Studios, and Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown – along with numerous announcements that will further expand NACON’s catalog.
The conference will be followed by a post-show, where players can watch an exclusive interview with the developers of Dragonkin: The Banished on NACON’s YouTube channel, accompanied by never-before-seen gameplay footage to mark the game’s release.
Critical Role, a leader in innovative, cross-platform storytelling, today announced Weird Kids, an original podcast video series starring Critical Role founders and lifelong weird kids Ashley Johnson (The Last of Us, Blindspot) and Taliesin Jaffe (Hellsing, The Legend of Vox Machina). Premiering March 20, Weird Kids is an intimate, hilarious, and tug-on-your-heartstings exploration into the experiences of former child actors navigating the entertainment industry, and, well, life.
Long before they were nerdy-ass voice actors, Johnson and Jaffe were child actors navigating the unpredictable world of Hollywood. Johnson landed her breakout role at just six years old as Chrissy Seaver on the hit sitcom Growing Pains. She went on to appear in live-action hits such as The Avengers, Fast Food Nation, and The Killing, with key voice acting roles in Recess, Teen Titans, Ben 10, King of the Hill, Infinity Train and more—all before becoming one of gaming and animation’s most recognizable voices. Meanwhile, Jaffe made his big-screen debut alongside Michael Keaton in Mr. Mom and appeared in numerous hit television series including The Facts of Life, St. Elsewhere, and She’s the Sheriff, earning two Young Artist Awards along the way.
Now, after years in front of the camera, behind the mic, and shaping the world of Critical Role, they’re reflecting on some of the wild, weird, challenging, and wonderful experiences that only child actors can truly understand.
“We wanted to create a space where we could share the ridiculous, surreal, and deeply personal stories that come with growing up in the industry,” said Ashley Johnson. “Weird Kids is for anyone who’s ever felt like they didn’t quite fit in—and we can’t wait for people to join us at the table.”
Blending candid storytelling, humor, and nostalgia, Weird Kids is part hilarious confession, part heartfelt reflection, and all-around love letter to anyone who has ever felt like an outsider. For Johnson and Jaffe, being weird wasn’t just a personality trait—it was a way of life. Our resident weird kids pull back the curtain on what it was really like to be a kid in the industry—navigating behind-the-scenes chaos, forming friendships with fellow young actors, and learning to embrace their quirks in a world that often demanded they fit a mold. Through insider stories, bizarre childhood moments, and offbeat humor, Weird Kids delivers raw conversations, genuine heart, and plenty of laughs, making it a must-listen for both pop culture lovers and Critical Role fans alike.
“Weird Kids is a bit of nostalgia, a bit of history, plus a helping of personal issues and the inevitable eccentric trauma that comes along with it,” shared Taliesin Jaffe. “I’m proud to bring you the conversational equivalent of watching a vintage moped run head first into the back of a comically 1930s produce truck.“
To celebrate the premiere, Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe will host a LIVEWeird Kids launch party on Thursday, March 20th at 7PM PT via Beacon (beacon.tv), YouTube (youtube.com/criticalrole), and Twitch (twitch.tv/criticalrole). The live stream will share behind-the-scenes details about the making of the show, a Q&A with fans, and the premiere episode of the Weird Kids series. The video-on-demand will then officially release Tuesday, March 25th at 5AM Pacific on Beacon, YouTube, and podcast platforms.
After this, new episodes will be released every Tuesday at 5AM Pacific, exclusively on Beacon, where subscribers will also gain access to extended cuts and bonus content. You can also catch bite-sized moments from the show on Instagram @theweirdkidspod and YouTube @TheWeirdKidsPod. Plus, keep an eye on Beacon and Critical Role’s social channels for additional content rolling out periodically.
Today, Ubisoft announced an exciting collaboration with Red Bull for The Crew™ Motorfest Season 6, set to launch on March 5th on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. This update brings a plethora of new content, including iconic Red Bull vehicles, two Red Bull Playlists, and “Motorfest: The Podcast”, hosted by Becky Evans, featuring several of Red Bull’s top athletes such as Yuki Tsunoda.
The island of Maui will also receive a transformative update, introducing new iconic locations and the Motorfest x Red Bull Playground. This brand-new massive arena celebrates Red Bull’s high-energy culture and is open to all players for free. Players will get behind the wheels of exclusive Red Bull vehicles and discover two new Playlists while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Maui, enhanced with stunning night-time lighting effects and revamped structures.
First up, on March 5th, players will be put to the test with iconic Red Bull vehicles in “Red Bull Speed Clash”, featuring races between different vehicle categories, pitting an Alpha Grand Prix car against a plane or a Rally Raid car against a motorcycle! Successfully completing this Playlist will unlock the Ferrari 488 GT3 AF Corse (2016) – Racing. Then, on May 7th, players will need to push their limits further in “Red Bull Wild Ride” and take the Red Bull RB18 off-road in the new “Action List” mode. Only the boldest will complete this adrenaline-pumping challenge!
In total, Season 6 will introduce 17 brand-new vehicles, redefining the Motorfest experience. Year 2 Pass owners will have exclusive access to:
Ford Puma Hybrid Rally 1 (2022) – Rally on March 5th
BMW M4 Drift Brothers (2024) – Drift on April 2nd
Audi RS Q E-tron (2024) – Rally Raid on May 7th
MINI John Cooper Works GP (2020) – Street Tier 1 on June 4th
At launch, players can drive the Red Bull RB20 (2024) – Alpha Grand Prix and the KTM X-Bow R Experience Red Bull Ring (2016) – Racing.
Ubisoft Ivory Tower continues to enhance the game based on community feedback, introducing new Quality of Life and Quality of Service updates. To provide a fairer experience, traffic will now be disabled during Summit Contest Feats, and gear shifting has been improved for consistency between automatic and manual modes. Handling modifications for 65 vehicles are detailed in the Season 6 vehicle handling update article. PvP in The Crew Motorfest also gets a boost with Weekly Themed Grand Races, XP and Bucks boosts, new weather conditions, and a dynamic no-collision mode.
Finally, one of the most exciting updates of this season is encapsulated by “Motorfest: The Podcast”, a new podcast developed in collaboration between Red Bull and Ubisoft, available both inside and outside the game on March 5th. This new in-game radio station features not only curated bangers, but also interviews with iconic Red Bull drivers, including Yuki Tsunoda, Robbie Maddison, Lukasz Czepiela, Elias Hountondji, Conor Shanahan, and Manuel Lettenbichler. Hosted by Becky Evans (aka Queen B), a UK automobile lifestyle creator, this podcast bridges the gap between The Crew Motorfest and real-life motorsport, celebrating automotive culture. Episodes will be available on all streaming platforms (Spotify | Apple | YouTube: one episode every week from March 5 on Becky Evans’ channel).
For more information about The Crew Motorfest, please visit thecrewgame.com and follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/thecrewgame.usa, on Instagram at instagram.com/thecrewgame, on TikTok at tiktok.com/@thecrewgame and on X/Twitter at twitter.com/TheCrewGame or #TheCrewMotorfest.
For the latest news on The Crew Motorfest and other Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com. To buy, visit store.ubisoft.com.
Today, Square Enix Collective® and FuturLab® launched the Wallace & Gromit Special Pack for PowerWash Simulator, in partnership with Aardman. The latest expansion is available now on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®5 (PS5®) and PlayStation®4 (PS4®).
Watch the trailer here:
Players will enter the whimsical world of Wallace & Gromit in PowerWash Simulator’s next big adventure and embark on a cracking cleaning adventure that will take them from cozy British suburbs to cheesy celestial bodies.
Levels include:
Wallace & Gromit’s Dining Room & Kitchen
Floor to Ceiling Filth – This level features not one, but two charmingly cluttered rooms absolutely caked in muck from floor to ceiling, even inside the fridge!
Off the Rails – Some beautiful interactable animations, including a fully operational model train set.
Wallace & Gromit’s House
Home Sweet Home – 62 West Wallaby Street has been doused in dirt following an invention malfunction.
The Knit-O-Matic
Cracking Contraptions – It takes a lot of work to bathe and shear a sheep, and even more work to clean the contraption that does it. Navigate marvellous mechanisms and machinery to clean the basement where the Knit-O-Matic lives.
Wallace & Gromit’s Vehicles
Techno Trousers and Elbow-Greased Lightning – Once you’re done cleaning the property, the vehicles also need a quick hose down, just don’t put the wrong trousers through the wrong spin-cycle.
The Moon Rocket
Fly me to the Moon – And let me play among the stars cheese. A far cry from suburban England, the Moon Rocket level is a real Grand Day Out, where you will clean the Moon Rocket inside and out, as well as a picnic area with a cracking view.
In addition to these iconic locales, washers will welcome WASH LAD: an all-singing, all-dancing, all-WASHing invention that players will pilot in the Wallace & Gromit Special Pack.
The Wallace & Gromit Special Pack is available now on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®5 (PS5®) and PlayStation®4 (PS4®).
Additionally, if players want to experiment with some cleaning first – the FREE demo for PowerWash Simulator is also available now on PC (via Steam and Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™, and PlayStation®5 (PS5®). Join the 775,000+ aspiring washers already playing the demo – fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find on 2+ levels and get a taste of that simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
Swedish indie game studio Polysoup Interactive has just launched a free update for Put the Sausage in the Bun on Steam.
The expansion adds three new physics-based levels where players must guide a sausage into a hotdog bun using balloons and bees. Sounds simple? Think again! – especially if you are a Streamer brave enough to turn up the challenge in exchange for donations.
The update also introduces native support for Crowd Control – the renowned app that lets viewers interact with the games played on stream in real-time. Viewers can make the streamers’ gameplay harder (or just more chaotic) unlocking new levels of trolling interaction with their favorite streamers on all platforms, including Twitch, YouTube, TikTok LIVE, and Discord.
Gaijin Entertainment announces that the “Hornet’s Sting” major content update for the military online shooter War Thunder will be released in mid-March. Three iconic maps will receive massive visual updates, and dozens of new military vehicles will join the fight. Some of the most interesting additions are the F/A-18 fighter jet, Hopkins Mk.I light tank, and HMS Warspite battleship.
The F/A-18 Hornet carrier-based fighter jet that has been used in most military conflicts where the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have been involved in, including Libya, the Gulf War and Operation Desert Storm, the Balkans and Afghanistan. In addition to the United States, other countries have operated the F/A-18 Hornet, including Canada, Finland, Australia, Kuwait and some more. It was also widely featured in popular culture, including blockbuster movies.
The Hornet’s Sting update will bring American F/A-18A and F/A-18C variants, as well as Finnish F/A-18C, all of them featuring a bit different set of available weapons and combat systems. One of those is the Walleye II ER/DL guided bomb equipped with a thermal imaging homing head.
The Mk VIII Light Tank, the Harry Hopkins, was designed in late 1941 in order to replace the Mk VII Tetrarch, with the primary goal of increasing the overall armor protection. It features 38 mm of armor on the turret and hull, with the latter having some decent sloping, enough to stop hits from some of the weaker shells, which is more than most light tanks can boast. AP shells of its fast-firing 40 mm cannon can get through a max of 89 mm of armor, and the APHE can be similarly destructive.
Advance to the Rhine, Sinai and Jungle have all undergone major visual overhauls. Artists have replaced the models with better looking and more authentic ones, updated the textures, added more vegetation and decorative elements, while preserving the overall layout and design. For example, a railway and telegraph line have been added between the main combat areas and the water channel in Sinai. The Jungle map also received gameplay improvements, offering more balanced terrain traversal options.
More information on Hornet’s Sting update is available on the official website of the game.
