Hades 2 – New Boons, Characters, and Activities Detailed

During the first few minutes of playing as Hades 2’s Melinoë, players encounter sights like a bubbling cauldron, the silhouette of a pointed witch’s hat, and the glowing lines of a summoning circle. Between the new gameplay and the story, Hades 2 goes all in on the dark magic — and that’s one of the biggest differences between it and its predecessor, Hades.

EA’s long-awaited Skate reboot has been in the works for a while, and though it’s still unknown how long it’ll be before the game is ready for launch, developer Full Circle has done an impressive job of continuing to share new details on the game, as well as how development is progressing. The studio has now released another episode in its dev diary series “The Board Room”, this time focusing on Skate’s customization options.

With Honkai: Star Rail’s next update – Version 2.2, “Then Wake to Weep” – launching next week, miHoYo has begun detailing the abilities and skills of its new characters, starting with Robin. She deals Physical damage and follows the Path of the Harmony, supporting allies with her singing. Check out the latest “Keeping Up With Star Rail” to learn more, as Owlbert and her brother, Sunday, discuss her skills.

In its latest Community Update video forThe Rogue Prince of Persia, Evil Empire outlined traversal and how players could get around the rogue-lite’s many levels. However, combat is the other part of the equation, and there’s plenty to keep players occupied.

poncle’s Vampire Survivors is gearing up for some Contra collaboration DLC next week, but for now, a free new update is available. Version 1.10 “Laborratory” adds seven new Achievements, a new Challenge Stage, a new Bonus Stage and a new character. Check out the trailer below to see it all in action.

Gamera Games has announced five titles coming to Xbox Game Pass and/or PC Game Pass, starting with The Rewinder for Xbox One and PC today, followed by Firework, Depersonalization, and Keplerth for PC, and Volcano Princess for Xbox Series and PC in the coming months.

By all accounts, the Nintendo Switch 2 is still almost a year away, but potential new details on the console have been filtering through on a consistent basis, courtesy of a what’s been an unbroken stream of leaks. Another leak has now emerged, with Mobopad, a manufacturer of Switch accessories, posting alleged new details that it has learned about Nintendo’s next-gen console on Bilibili.

Despite being a very good game, Granblue Fantasy: Relink got a bit lost in what was a chaotic release schedule earlier this year — but developer Cygames will be hoping that the action RPG's first big update will get people's attention. Launching on the 26th April (that's tomorrow at the time of writing), patch 1.2.0 adds a bunch of new stuff to the game.

Fans of tactical multiplayer FPS Escape from Tarkov are angry at a new $250 edition offering exclusive modes and “pay-to-win” upgrades.

Shift Up surprised some reviewers of Stellar Blade by releasing its New Game Plus patch early. With PS5 players having access to the feature at launch, what exactly does it offer besides carrying over upgrades and currency? PlayStation Blog breaks it down, and there’s a lot in store.

A new character in 4.7 may make Neuvillette completely broken, according to a set of leaks about the upcoming patch. The popular action RPG is just entering Version 4.6, a massive update where it will introduce the highly anticipated Arlecchino as a playable character. The Fatui Harbinger known as the Knave had already appeared as an NPC during the Fontaine storyline, but had not yet become a playable unit. Of course, the new character in 4.6 is not the only piece of content coming with the new patch, as there is a lot more planned.

Falcom has released new information and screenshots for The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki – Farewell O Zemuria introducing characters Van Arkride, Agnes Claudel, and Bergard Zeman, as well as the story, settings, and new battle system elements.