Warner Bros. Games today announced Hogwarts Legacy, the critically acclaimed role-playing-game set in the wizarding world, is now available for Nintendo Switch 2. Players will immerse themselves in the magic of Hogwarts Legacy with the Nintendo Switch 2 system version’s enhanced visuals and audio and seamless open-world traversal.
Co-developed by Avalanche Software and Krome Studios, Hogwarts Legacy for Nintendo Switch 2* features enhanced graphics, including DLSS support, smoother traversal, faster flight speeds and improved resolution. Additionally, players can enjoy more ways to play with Joy-Con 2 Controllers as mouse support.
Published by Warner Bros. Games under the Portkey Games label and developed by Avalanche Software, Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, action, open-world role-playing-game set in the 1800s wizarding world. Beginning as a fifth year, players will embark on a journey through new and familiar locations, explore and discover magical beasts, craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents and customize their character to become the witch or wizard they want to be.
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NACON and Cyanide Studio are proud to announce that Tour de France 2025 (PC, PlayStation 5TM and Xbox Series X|S) and Pro Cycling Manager 25 (PC only) are now available. These 2025 editions bring a host of new features, including the switch to Unreal Engine 5.
With this new game engine, Tour de France 2025 and Pro Cycling Manager 25 boast vastly improved graphics quality, much to the delight of cycling fans. Landscape and environment fidelity, visual effects rendering… The improvements are numerous and more than ever, players feel immersed in the excitement of the Tour de France. Climbing Mont Ventoux in-game proves to be a unique experience for cycling fans in these editions of Pro Cycling Manager and Tour de France!
The official game of the Tour de France 2025 offers the chance to win the legendary Yellow Jersey at the end of 21 faithfully reproduced stages. You can choose to embody a famous rider in free races and competitions, or launch a career by creating your own cyclist in Pro Leader mode. In addition to its new engine, Tour de France 2025 has an overhaul of its refuelling system. Players can choose between the EnerGel – which can be used at any time during the race to restore their endurance and attack gauges – and the TurboGel, which suspends attack gauge depletion for a certain period of time.
Tour de France 2025 also includes new races (Flèche Wallonne, Circuit Grand Est) and improvements to the multiplayer mode.
Developer Nuchallenger announced today that a new demo for its immersive sandbox survive-em-up Beatdown City Survivors is now available for a limited time on PC via Steam for gamers to download and enjoy until June 15th. The demo contains the first procedural level of the game “Times Square”, five unique playable brawlers, with a sixth on the way, and countless hours of repayable chaotic mayhem. Plus, any progress made in the demo will carry over to future demos, as well as the final game.
Additionally, Nuchallenger released an all-new trailer highlighting new gameplay, destructible environments, and weapon customization that awaits players. Beatdown City Survivors will release on PC via Steam and Xbox One/Series X|S later this year.
Beatdown City Survivors is a tense and exhilarating immersive sandbox survive-em-up that knocks the genre on its head! The city is a nightmarish playground of interactive elements, including gas to ignite, puddles to electrify, and cars to blow up. Find dozens of weapons, including pipes, pigeons, boots, and combine them to make bigger, better and funnier weapons! You’ll need to make your ultimate build and manipulate every element possible to wipe out the gruesome zombies, mutants and blood- thirsty creatures lurking in the streets.
In Beatdown City Survivors demo, players will encounter:
Genre-Bending Survival Action: Combines survival gameplay with immersive sandbox elements, allowing players to manipulate the environment—ignite gas, electrify puddles, and detonate cars—to combat zombies, mutants, and other grotesque creatures.
Diverse Survivor Roster: During the demo, players can battle through the streets with a total of 5 unique brawlers each with distinct attacks and move sets. The demo introduces newcomers Heather and Abbey to the original favorites Lisa, Brad and Bruce from Treachery in Beatdown City.
Innovative Weapon Customization: Find dozens of weapons, including pipes, pigeons, boots, and combine them to make bigger, better and funnier weapons!
Challenging Boss Encounters: Fight a body horror behemoth that lays eggs bursting into adorable, and deadly minions, and a washed up cybernetic wrestler that sets everything he touches on fire.
Stylized Soundtrack: Players will battle in the streets to “Deep Space 9 Millie Pulled a Pistol”, a song by the underground rap group Shrapknel, comprised of PremRock and Curly Castro, with production by Controller Seven. The full game will include 3 albums worth of banging licensed music for players as they fight for survival.
Beatdown City Survivors is coming to PC via Steam and Xbox One/Series X/S later this year. Wishlist now to stay updated on the game’s development.
Lightyear Frontier, the intergalactic open-world farming adventure from FRAME BREAK, expands into a fully reimagined, mech-powered experience today with the launch of the Shifting Gears update. With a new planet ready for cultivation, alongside overhauled progression, deeper farming systems, and fully customisable mechs, the Shifting Gears update offers a bold new beginning where Lightyear Frontier veterans and newcomers alike can let their mechs, farms, and creativity take centre stage.
With the Shifting Gears update, players touch down on a freshly discovered world, leaving behind their previous homesteads to embrace new challenges, environments, and opportunities. With expanded landscapes, modular building, and enhanced survival elements, Lightyear Frontier has evolved into a richer, more rewarding farming adventure.
What’s New in Shifting Gears
Mega Mech Upgrades & Customization
Mechs are now bigger, bolder, and entirely customizable. Equip mod chips, swap body parts, and fine-tune your loadout with the all-new Power Limit system – encouraging strategic builds that make your mech feel like a true extension of yourself.
Design Your Dream Homestead
Craft a custom base using modular construction, and utilise Americana-inspired decor to build a space that’s as functional as it is beautiful.
Farming, Reinvented
The farming system has been overhauled for scale and depth, with larger fields, crop mutations, and a more intuitive fertilizer system – powered by animals – creating a more immersive and rewarding agricultural loop.
Automated Watering & Smarter Tools
Say goodbye to micromanagement! New watering drones and improved Irrigation Hose abilities help streamline large-scale farming so you can grow more with less stress.
Survival with a Symbiotic Twist
Your mech and Exofarmer are both vulnerable to rogue weather and alien threats. A revamped fuel system adds strategic depth; survival means taking care of each other.
New Progression & Interstellar Trade
With farming at the heart of progression, players grow and ship their crops across the stars, unlocking new lore as they explore ancient alien ruins.
Polished to Perfection
Shifting Gears brings sweeping quality-of-life updates to improve performance, controls, UI, and overall playability, making Lightyear Frontier more accessible and enjoyable than ever before.
Players who completed the pre-update mission can access the exclusive FM-04 Wireframe mech skin via in-game mail. For Steam players, the Legacy version of the game will also remain available as a public opt-in “legacy” branch – perfect for those who wish to revisit their old homestead just as they left it prior to the update.
“With Shifting Gears, we wanted to completely reimagine what Lightyear Frontier could be — a world that feels more alive, more customizable, and more deeply connected to players,” says Lightyear Frontier’s Creative Director, Wilmer Tjernberg. “It’s not just an update; it’s a new beginning. We’re incredibly excited to see players dive in, build their dream homesteads, and truly make this new frontier their own.”
Lightyear Frontier is available now on PC via Steam and the Xbox Store for $24.99/ £20.99/€24,99, and through Game Pass on PC and Xbox Series X|S. Starting 19.00 CEST/18.00 BST/10.00 PT on 4th June until 19.00 CEST/18.00 BST/10.00 PT on 18th June, players can also get 40% off Lightyear Frontier on Steam via the Steam Daily Deal.
Players who completed the pre-update mission can access the exclusive FM-04 Wireframe mech skin via in-game mail. For Steam players, the Legacy version of the game will also remain available as a public opt-in “legacy” branch – perfect for those who wish to revisit their old homestead just as they left it prior to the update.
“With Shifting Gears, we wanted to completely reimagine what Lightyear Frontier could be — a world that feels more alive, more customizable, and more deeply connected to players,” says Lightyear Frontier’s Creative Director, Wilmer Tjernberg. “It’s not just an update; it’s a new beginning. We’re incredibly excited to see players dive in, build their dream homesteads, and truly make this new frontier their own.”
Lightyear Frontier is available now on PC via Steam and the Xbox Store for $24.99/ £20.99/€24,99, and through Game Pass on PC and Xbox Series X|S. Starting 19.00 CEST/18.00 BST/10.00 PT on 4th June until 19.00 CEST/18.00 BST/10.00 PT on 18th June, players can also get 40% off Lightyear Frontier on Steam via the Steam Daily Deal.
Today, KOEI TECMO and developer Kou Shibusawa launched their military and historical simulation, NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION: Awakening Complete Edition, across Nintendo Switch™ 2 and PlayStation®5. A culmination of the series’ 40-year history, players attempt to accomplish Nobunaga Oda’s unachieved ambition to unify Japan through a series of escalating war strategies and diplomacy.
NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION: Awakening Complete Edition is the complete edition of NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION: Awakening, which was released in July 2023 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the historic series. It includes all downloadable content except collaboration DLC’s, supports 4K resolution (PS5 version only), features improved 3D rendering quality, and added mouse support. Additionally, it includes six new scenarios, including “The Birth of Nobunaga,” a large-scale battle mode called “Decisive Battles” where powerful clans fight for each other’s domains, and new character traits, enhancing the overall experience as players take on the role of a powerful Japanese leader in the troubled and tumultuous times of the Warring States Period, 16th century Japan.
In the new feature, “Decisive Battles,” large clans are pitted against each other in a fight for dominance. These battles occur between neighboring large clans that meet certain conditions. The process begins with two opening assault siege battles, serving as a prelude to a large-scale battle. Before the opening assault, there is a six-month preparation period, allowing players to strategize and gain advantages based on the outcome of the opening assaults. Victory in the “Decisive Battle” results in the complete occupation of the opponent’s domain, making it a true showdown that could determine the fate to unify Japan.
The Complete Edition also introduces six new scenarios, including historical and hypothetical ones. For example, the scenario “The Birth of Nobunaga,” features key figures like Nobunaga’s father, Nobuhide Oda, and the cunning strategist Tsunehisa Amago. The “Fateful Clash” scenario begins immediately after the Honnō-ji Incident, when Mitsuhide Akechi betrayed and attacked Nobunaga. Additionally, the hypothetical scenario “Absence of Great Conflict,” starting from January 1547, explores a world where the Oda clan’s rise continued without the Ōnin War. These scenarios allow players to experience a wide variety of Sengoku period situations, blending historical and fictional narratives.
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*The “Decisive Battle” mode and new character traits will also be added to the original “NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION: Awakening” via free updates. The six new scenarios, including “The Birth of Nobunaga,” will be available as paid downloadable content for the original version.
For the first time ever, horror fans will step into the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Prime Video’s “Fallout,” in an all-new terrifying haunted house at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights. The unimaginable terror becomes a reality starting Friday, August 29 at Universal Orlando Resort and Thursday, September 4 at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Based on the award-winning global video game franchise from Bethesda Game Studios, “Fallout” was a critically acclaimed hit with audiences worldwide when it debuted on Prime Video in 2024. The cinematic series is set in the year 2296, two hundred years after a nuclear war destroyed civilization. All that is left is an eradicated and highly violent hellscape known as The Wasteland crawling with mutated animals and creatures, while gentle citizens take refuge underground in luxury fallout shelters known as Vaults.
In this terrifying haunted house, fans will encounter iconic scenes and characters that will put them into the frightening action of the popular series. The journey begins beneath the surface in Vault 33, where guests follow vault-dweller Lucy MacLean as she escapes a bloody massacre, only to discover an evil hidden secret. From there, visitors venture to the surface, where they must dodge attacks from Scavengers and Raiders, desperate survivors who will do anything to remain alive, as well as mutated cockroaches known as RAD Roaches. As guests travel through the hellish Wasteland, they will go through iconic locations like the Super Duper Mart and encounter The Ghoul, an ageless bounty hunter who has endured radiation exposure for centuries. Additionally, they will come face-to-face with a young squire named Maximus and gaze in awe at his T-60 armor. With frightful terrors at every turn of the eerily authentic haunted house, fans will question if they can ever escape the horrors of The Wasteland.
Guests can now purchase tickets and event-inclusive vacation packages for Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights, which will run 48 select nights from August 29 through November 2 and feature 10 terrifying haunted houses, scare zones, live shows and more. Products on-sale now include single-night tickets and event upgrades such as Halloween Horror Nights Express Passes – which allow guests to skip the regular lines one time at haunted houses and participating attractions; the R.I.P Tour – which provides priority V.I.P. entry to the haunted houses; and the Behind the Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tour that offers a glimpse into how the scares are brought to life via a daytime, lights-on journey through select haunted houses. Fans can also get an early start by adding the Scream Earlyticket to their Halloween Horror Nights admission, which gives them access to Universal Studios Florida starting at 3 p.m.; or stay, scream and save up to $200 on a special vacation package that includes hotel accommodations just minutes away from the haunts, one-night admission to Halloween Horror Nights plus access to a dedicated gate for entry into the event, daytime admission to enjoy Universal’s theme parks – including the all-new Universal Epic Universe theme park, exclusive benefits and more (package savings vary based on length of stay). For additional details on these products, click here.
Plus, Premium Scream Night returns to Universal Orlando for one night only on Thursday, August 28, giving fans the opportunity to be one of the first to experience this year’s scares during a limited-capacity event that includes access to everything they love about Halloween Horror Nights, plus shorter wait times, a selection of all-you-care-to-enjoy food items and more.
A variety of Halloween Horror Nights ticket options for Universal Studios Hollywood are now available, including General Admission, Universal Express, After 2 P.M. Day/Night, the Early Access Ticket,which provides entry to select haunted houses beginning at 5:30 p.m. (subject to change), in advance of the scheduled 7:00 p.m. event opening time, the premium R.I.P. Tour and popular passes, Frequent Fear Pass and Ultimate Fear Pass, which enable guests to experience the scares again and again. Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood will run select nights from September 4 to November 2. Click here to purchase tickets and for Terms and Conditions.
This year’s Halloween Horror Nights unveils all-new merchandise collections with limited release products inspired by the “Fallout” haunted house, including a t-shirt and tumbler available now at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. Additionally, fans can purchase and collect graphic puzzle pieces inspired by new haunted houses that fit into a collectible frame. All the pieces will come together to create a framed mural that showcases highlights from this year’s killer lineup.
Additional event details, including new haunted houses coming to Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort, will be revealed soon.
CD PROJEKT RED proudly announces Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is available now on Nintendo Switch 2, bringing the game to Nintendo players for the first time with exciting new ways to play — including motion and mouse controls, gyro aiming, and touch screen capabilities.
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Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is a launch day title for Nintendo Switch 2, and available today as a physical 64 GB game card or digital download from the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch 2.
The Nintendo Switch 2 features, including gyroscope aiming, motion controls, touch screen commands, and mouse capabilities are all fully integrated into the game, bringing new ways to play at home or on the go.
The open-world action-adventure role-playing game is now available to Nintendo players for the first time ever as a launch title for Nintendo Switch 2. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition features both the base game and its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty, providing the ultimate Cyberpunk 2077 experience in one package. Set in Night City, one of the most immersive worlds in gaming, the story sees players step into the shoes of cyber-enhanced mercenary V and fight for glory and survival in the dark future.
Taking full advantage of the unique features of Nintendo Switch 2, this release offers players the most cyberpunk way to play Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition — with motion controls to hack and slash through enemies with Joy-Con™ 2 controllers, Gyroscope Mode or mouse controls for pin-point precision, and touch screen capabilities to swipe through menus, select character skills, or play the hacking mini-game like a real netrunner.
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition can be purchased today in a physical 64 GB game card or through a download on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch 2. Additional language packs can be downloaded from the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch 2, which may affect the final size of the game. The full list of available voiceover language packs contains English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain), Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian (base game only), and Simplified Chinese. The game is also available with the following text languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Arabic, Czech, Hungarian, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Latin America), Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, and Ukrainian.
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) last night announced SILENT HILL f will launch on Sept. 25 for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam®, Epic Games, and Microsoft Windows with physical and digital pre-orders starting today. Set in 1960s Japan, horror and psychological tension intertwine in an unforgettable narrative to find beauty in terror.
A new trailer revealed during the PlayStation® State of Play offered a first glimpse at the creatures and combat in SILENT HILL f. The game follows Shimizu Hinako, a teenage girl struggling under society’s pressure of expectations, as she navigates her hometown of Ebisugaoka now shrouded in fog and undergoing a disturbing transformation. Players will have to unravel mysteries, battle otherworldly threats, and come face-to-face with choices that will determine Hinako’s fate.
Physical Day One Edition, Digital Standard and Digital Deluxe Editions:
The Digital Standard and Deluxe Editions of SILENT HILL f grant unique digital bonuses including outfits, soundtrack samples, artbook, and 48-hours of early access. The Digital Standard Edition is available to pre-order, as is the physical Day One edition including the early purchase bonus items, while the Digital Deluxe Edition comes as a digital download. After launch, players can purchase the Deluxe Upgrade to enhance their game with the bonuses from the Deluxe Edition.
In addition, physical pre-orders for the Day One Edition for PlayStation 5 and XBOX Series X|S with select EMEA retailers will also include a SILENT HILL f SteelBook® as an early pre-order physical item incentive. Please check with local retailers for availability.
*Physical Day One Edition and Standard Edition contain the same contents.
Joure Visser, a developer behind 2023’s viral success Don’t Scream, is excited to announce his latest project, DEADCAM. The 90s-inspired survival horror game invites players into a series of haunting encounters told through found footage recordings. The game is coming to Steam Early Access on June 23rd, and a demo will be available during Steam Next Fest this month.
Chilling J-Horror
DEADCAM applies the 90s analog aesthetic to a variety of gritty horror experiences. By navigating through various found footage recordings, players engage with a diverse collection of stories ranging from survival horror to psychological thrillers. Each self-contained encounter, or ‘file,’ boasts a unique setting and narrative. Uncover the mystery of these haunts by completing each file before proceeding to the next. DEADCAM’s Early Access introduces players to the first encounter, an atmospheric J-Horror challenge set in an abandoned school. Four additional encounters will be added throughout the Early Access period.
Explosive Encounters
DEADCAM’s found footage recordings see players through different stories; each file features its own setting, narrative, and gameplay mechanics tailored to the tone of the story. Across each file, retro UI elements monitor haunted activity in the area, including the size and speed of nearby enemy mobs. Idle opponents may walk or sprint to your location, forcing you to confront a handful–or a horde–of enemies. DEADCAM offers a variety of weapons, from firearms like pistols and shotguns to more brutal tools like flamethrowers and chainsaws. These handheld weapons, while powerful, require aiming before firing, which reduces movement speed. Melee weapons, such as the katana, also play a key role. Though quicker to use, melee weapons risk close-quarters vulnerability. As you battle through each encounter, monitor your vitality to make it out alive. A limited number of medkits are available, adding a layer of resource management to gameplay.
Early Access Coming Soon
The game’s Early Access arrives on Steam on June 23rd and will launch with the first of five files. Set in an abandoned Japanese high school, the file offers roughly an hour of gameplay. In this encounter, players can find and use three weapons: a katana, a pistol, and a shotgun. The file features three possible endings, but only one unlocks the full 100% playback percentage—the “good” ending. Details of the remaining four files will be announced soon.
During today’s PlayStation State of Play, Vertigo Games, in collaboration with Eidos-Montréal and Maze Theory, unveiled Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow, a fully immersive stealth experience set to launch later this year on PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2, 3, and 3S, and PC VR. Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow brings back the iconic Thief franchise and reintroduces players to The City, where danger lurks around every corner and secrets are hidden in plain sight.
Watch the trailer here:
UNLEASH THE THRILL OF STEALTH
Experience the world of Thief for the first time in VR, blending classic stealth gameplay with next-gen immersion. Use your body to sneak past guards and your hands to pickpocket, pry open hidden compartments, and bypass locks through tactile interactions. Wield an array of arrows and tools to distract, disable, or eliminate threats with an arrow shot from your bow as you climb rooftops, sneak through back alleys, and uncover secrets in a dark, steampunk-inspired world. Every heist offers multiple paths and playstyles, whether you sneak past guards unseen or take them down from the shadows.
STEP INTO THE DARK AND DANGEROUS STREETS OF THE CITY
The City is a place of shadows, ruled by the tyrant Baron Ulysses Northcrest. You are Magpie, a cunning thief orphaned by Northcrest’s brutality and shaped by the streets, who steals as the only means to survive. That is, until you uncover something greater: a legendary artifact holding a legacy from the past. Steal, evade, and outsmart the forces controlling The City to unravel its darkest secrets and expose a sinister conspiracy.
A LEGACY REIMAGINED FOR VR
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is brought to you by Vertigo Games, the award-winning creators of Metro Awakening and Arizona Sunshine, in close collaboration with Eidos-Montréal, and is currently in development by Maze Theory.
Richard Stitselaar, CEO of Vertigo Games, said, “We set out to create a VR experience where players don’t just play a thief; they become one. It’s a privilege to work alongside Eidos-Montréal and Maze Theory on such an iconic franchise and bring it to life in a way that’s never been done before. This is the kind of immersive storytelling and interactivity we believe defines the future of the medium.”
Steven Gallagher, Creative Director at Eidos-Montréal, “Thief has always been about mastering the shadows, using a mix of tools and wit to navigate its dark and dangerous world. Whether you’re sneaking through or taking a more direct approach with arrows and the blackjack, it’s a place full of intrigue. Seeing it reimagined in VR is incredibly exciting, bringing a whole new depth to Thief’s atmospheric world, and we can’t wait for both longtime fans and new players to experience it in virtual reality.”
Phil White, CEO of Maze Theory, “It’s been tough keeping this one in the shadows—literally. We’ve been in full stealth mode, but now it’s time to step into the light and finally unveil Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow. The team has worked tirelessly to stay true to the spirit of the series, delivering a level of immersion unlike anything you’ve seen. This is what stealth feels like when you are the thief.”
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow is now available to wishlist on PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest, and Steam VR.
