Vishal Kamal has been covering video games for 7 years, writing about everything from hardware deals and new releases to esports and the business
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Coffee Stain Studios announced Core Values, the first paid expansion for factory-builder Satisfactory, revealing underground construction, new resources, and train routing improvements. The studio calls it a major expansion with a Steam page already live, though the release window remains a vague "later."
Curry Barker's follow-up to the breakout horror hit Obsession arrives in theaters on May 7, 2027. Anything But Ghosts reunites Barker with Focus Features and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster for a horror-comedy set in the same universe. The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Aaron Paul, and Violet McGraw alongside Barker and Cooper Tomlinson as con artist ghost hunters who encounter the real thing.
Facepunch Studios has updated the default citizen characters in s&box to include necks and non-frowny faces after player feedback consistently criticized the neckless design. The game creation platform, billed as a spiritual sequel to Garry's Mod, now includes sliders for neck size, chest, waist, nose, and eye color so players can customize their avatars.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve launches Thursday with a pre-order bonus that has drawn nearly 1,000 negative Steam reviews. Players who bought the game for the included Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War say the store page originally advertised it as a standalone application, but it now requires the full 140 GB install to play the 3.2 GB classic.
Warner Bros. has locked in a June 9, 2029 theatrical release for Game of Thrones: Aegon's Conquest, the first feature film to emerge from the HBO franchise. Owen Harris, who directed episodes of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and three acclaimed Black Mirror installments, will helm the adaptation of George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood with a screenplay by Beau Willimon.
Bandai Namco's handling of the Ace Combat 0: The Belkan War pre-order bonus has triggered a wave of negative Steam reviews for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, pushing its overall rating to Mixed despite praise for the core gameplay. The classic PS2 title was advertised as a standalone application but launches as DLC requiring the full 150GB installation.
Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann has confirmed that Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet will receive its full reveal in 2027, while also announcing two new Last of Us projects that will expand the series canon beyond the first two games. The updates came during the studio's annual The Last of Us Day blog post, where Druckmann also thanked fans for raising over $11,000 for AbleGamers.
Activision has confirmed that double XP tokens in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will only count down during active matches instead of real-time, a change players have requested for years. Existing tokens from previous Call of Duty titles will also carry over to the new game launching 23rd October across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2.
Infinity Ward has announced that double XP tokens in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will only deplete while players are actively in a match, eliminating the long-standing frustration of tokens wasting away in pre-game lobbies. The studio also confirmed a new toggle to hide other players' cosmetic skins, with both changes arriving ahead of the game's fall 2026 launch window.
Former Bethesda designer Bruce Nesmith reveals that Todd Howard's protectiveness over The Elder Scrolls franchise prevented a New Vegas-style spinoff, while The Elder Scrolls Online filled the gap for fans. The Elder Scrolls 6, announced in 2018, remains years away as of 2026.
