Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns is Out Now, Brings Contra-Themed Characters and Weapons

Following its announcement in Weekly Famitsu, Falcom has officially announced that The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki – Farewell, O Zemuria will launch for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on September 26 in Japan, as well as released a one-minute web commercial, an overview of the limited edition, and new information and screenshots on the game’s characters and locations.

When Team Ninja said a new update for Rise of the Ronin would arrive this week, we didn’t think it meant today. Nevertheless, Ver. 1.05 is out now and adds many impressive quality-of-life improvements and new content.

Around three weeks after the beginning of public testing, indie developer Iron Gate released the long-awaited Valheim Ashlands update on live servers. However, the Microsoft Store and Xbox versions have been delayed due to unforeseen issues:

Look, you've had 15 years to play that well-regarded time-bending puzzler sitting in your Steam library, staring at you this whole time. Well, now you can have another 15 years. Braid Anniversary Edition is out on Steam now, a high definition remastering of a classic indie. It got stuck in time following a few delays but it's finally defrosted now. The sharper look will appeal to pixel perfectionists, but there are also 40 new levels for serial rewinders. And - for those interested in the thought processes of designer Jonathan Blow - a bunch of developer commentary.

Surprise! There’s a new spin-off to Dead by Daylight and it’s out today! Marking the 8th anniversary with a stream full of trailers and reveals, Behaviour Interactive has announced and released What the Fog.

Fallout 4 launched its long-awaited next-gen update last month, but it went down about as well as a nuke in Boston. Not only did it break most mods, players immediately ran into a slew of old bugs.

With over one million copies sold and 173,178 peak concurrent players on Steam, Slavic Magic’s Manor Lords has received a new patch to address multiple issues. It’s available on Steam’s experimental branch, and though accessed in the Betas tab, players should back up their saves. Some balance changes are also “still experimental”, and there may be stability issues.

Billy Basso’s Animal Well, a bizarre 2D Metroidvania title, is available for PS5 (including via PlayStation Plus Extra), PC and Nintendo Switch. It sees players exploring the titular world, spelunking through caves and uncovering its many secrets. Check out the launch trailer below for some teases of what to expect.

Developer Amber Studio and publisher Bandai Namco have announced that PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs is out now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch. Celebrating the game’s launch is a new trailer that you can check out below.

Vampire Survivors is getting another DLC pack next week, this time bringing a crossover with Contra, Konami's classic shooter series. It wouldn't be a Contra mashup without the iconic Spread Shot, and developer Poncle has just revealed a bit about how the weapon will work in the indie smash.

Valiant warriors of justice… a deep freeze is coming to the galaxy. Super Earth leaders are deploying the next Helldivers 2 Premium Warbond on May 9 to all fearless frontline forces, codename Polar Patriots.*

You know what Doom (1993) really needs? Microtransactions. All those free health and armour packs lying around are a waste. Imagine the big bucks id Software could've made if it had monetised the Cacodemon out of 'em.