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Persona 3 Reload New Voice Actors Revealed, Characters Have Been Recast

By Michael Higham - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:55

Persona 3 Reload was officially revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase and the trailer gave us a look at how the original game has been reimagined. From the new visual style akin to Persona 5 to the...

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is a whole new game that lets you douse wildfires and rescue lost hikers

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:51

Job Simulator.

You're stuck on an oil rig with an unknowable horror in The Chinese Room's new adventure

By Rachel Watts - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:46

I do love me a game from The Chinese Room, and Still Wakes The Deep looks to be a right old trip. Announced during the Xbox Games Showcase at this year's not-E3, this first-person horror adventure ca...

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Preorders Are Now Live And Come With A Cool (Digital) Muscle Car

By Darryn Bonthuys - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:44

Preorders are now live for September's Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, Phantom Liberty. Described as a spy-thriller that unfolds in the seedy underbelly of Night City's deadliest district, this new add-on c...

Starfield's got a skill that's just 'jetpack,' and that's got me pumped for what looks like the best combat Bethesda's ever done

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:44

500 hours of vaulting over moon bases and shooting at guys.

The heights in Don't Nod's new climbing adventure make me incredibly queasy

By Rachel Watts - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:42

Don't Nod are really out here publishing games aren't they? They've already got their ghost-hunting RPG Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden on the go, and there's also the recently released Harmony: The Fa...

Here’s where you can pre-order Starfield

By Alice Newcome-Beill - Polygon | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:42

Image: Bethesda Here’s what you need to know about the galaxy-spanning RPG’s various editions Bethesda Softworks will launch its latest open-world role-playing game Starfield o...

Oh Look, Starfield Has A Familiar (And Annoying) Elder Scrolls Cameo

By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:40

Grand Champion! Did you think running off to space in a brand new universe—Bethesda’s upcoming Starfield RPG— could save you from the Elder Scrolls’ most annoying “Adoring Fan?” Nope! Sorry. He’s in s...

We Happy Few devs reveal South Of Midnight, a new action-adventure set in a magical realist American South

By Rachel Watts - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:39

I love magical realist Southern Gothics. Kentucky Route Zero, Norco, and Where The Water Tastes Like Wine are some of my favourite games, so Compulsion Games' South Of Midnight immediately has my att...

InXile's Clockwork Revolution is a time-bending RPG which owes a lot to BioShock Infinite

By Tom Phillips - Eurogamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:38

At first glance, tonight's reveal trailer for Clockwork Revolution looked like a new game set in the world of BioShock Infinite's floating city of Colombia. There were the steampunk machines, t...

Starfield-themed Xbox controller and headset are now available

By Alice Newcome-Beill - Polygon | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:37

Image: Xbox Game Studios/Bethesda Xbox and Bethesda dropped some new accessories Starfield, the next RPG from Bethesda Game Studios, launches on Sept. 6 for Xbox Series X and W...

We finally got our first look at the Adoring Fan in Starfield, and holy cow I want to smack him already

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:35

Your biggest and most annoying fan from The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion has found his way into space.

Sorry folks, Hellblade 2's new trailer doesn't have the Big Guy in it

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:34

Where did he go?

Every announcement from the Xbox Games Showcase 2023

By Katharine Castle - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:34

Arguably the main event of this year's NotE3 and Summer Game Fest season, tonight's Xbox Games Showcase had more fresh game announcements than you can shake a Series X at. If you missed it or just wa...

Hellblade 2 has a new trailer, a release window, and a creepy cave

By Alice Bell - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:33

2017's Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice did well critically and commercially, and it wasn't a huge surprise when Senua's Saga: Hellblade II was revealed three years back. It's been a little while since w...

Starfield's Most Expensive Version Has A Fancy Space Watch

By John Walker - Kotaku | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:30

During the Starfield Direct at Summer Game Fest, executive producer Todd Howard interrupted the 437 hours of game footage to ask if anyone fancied buying one of these ‘ere watches he had for sale. Sur...

Your ship in Starfield 'can look like almost anything you want' and we all know it's gonna get weird

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:30

Jeff Bezos already beat you to an anthropomorphic spaceship, think of something else.

Cities: Skylines 2 gets first gameplay trailer, October release date

By Matt Wales - Eurogamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:28

Colossal Order's eagerly awaited city building sequel Cities: Skylines 2 has had a big news day! Not only has the developer shared a first gameplay trailer, it's announced a 24th October release da...

Avowed, Obsidian's first-person RPG, will launch in 2024

By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:25

Avowed was announced back in 2020 when a brief teaser trailer made it look like Obsidian's take on Skyrim. A gameplay trailer shown during this evening's Xbox Games Showcase did little to contradict...

InXile's new time-travelling steampunk RPG looks like a lost BioShock Infinite sequel

By Alice O'Connor - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:18

When Clockwork Revolution's announcement trailer started playing in the Xbox Games Showcase today, I almost thought was a follow-up to BioShock Infinite. An opulent oversaturated city with a hanging...

Bethesda Explains Why Starfield Is So Damn Big

By Eddie Makuch - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:17

Starfield looks like it's going to be a very, very big game full of things to do, places to explore, people to meet, and creatures to battle. The Starfield Direct provided the best look yet at the sci...

Cyberpunk 2077’s Devs Explain The $30 Expansion Price Tag That’s Raising Eyebrows

By Kenneth Shepard - Kotaku | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:15

Alongside a new trailer at Xbox’s Summer Game Fest showcase, a September 26 release date, and a closer look at Luther actor Idris Elba as Solomon Reed, CD Projekt Red also confirmed Cyberpunk 2077’s P...

I wondered what The Banner Saga devs were up to: turns out it's Towerborne, a co-op action adventure where you live in a big windmill

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:06

Everyone lives in a giant windmill but apparently that's a bad thing.

Starfield Collector's Edition Includes Five Days Early Access, Preorders Available Now

By Alessandro Barbosa - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:03

Starfield is getting a suitably special collector's edition for the launch of Bethesda next, massive role-playing universe, letting you wear a little bit of the game on your wrist while you play. It's...

Everything announced in Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct 2023

By Lottie Lynn - Eurogamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:02

The Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct 2023 has come and gone! Over the course of nearly two hours, we saw a huge variety of Xbox titles, including new reveals and updates for ones already on t...

Hands-On: Phantom Liberty Is What Cyberpunk 2077 Wished It Could've Been

By Kenneth Shepard - Kotaku | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:00

After spending an hour in Cyberpunk 2077’s one and only expansion Phantom Liberty, it feels like the spy thriller side story is the actualization of a narrative everyone hasbeen touting in the years s...

Phantom Liberty Rewrites Cyberpunk 2077's DNA

By Jake Dekker - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:00

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty feels more like a top-to-bottom overhaul of the original game than a standard expansion. Of course, it will feature a new story with new characters and a new area to ex...

Idris Elba is my best friend in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty, and we're gonna save the president

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:00

We played Cyberpunk 2077's first and only expansion at Summer Game Fest.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Preview – It's Good To Be Back

By Wesley LeBlanc - Gameinformer | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:00

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Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty expansion totally transforms the game's combat

By Ed Thorn - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:00

I've spent around an hour with Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, the one and only expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 starring your boy Idris Elba. Yes, I saw him in the game, and yes, he fits in great. But...

New gameplay trailer for Starfield shows off its expansive universe

By Timothy Monbleau - Destructoid | Jun 11, 2023 - 21:00

Themed headset/controller also revealed Starfield looks to be one of the biggest games from Microsoft this year, and its trailer during the Xbox Games Showcase really wants to drive that home. Reiter...

inXile's next game is a bold gamble that asks what if Bioshock Infinite, but better?

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:58

Clockwork Revolution certainly has a familiar feeling, but where it goes from there is anyone's guess.

Microsoft Flight Simulator sequel adds more than a dozen new aerial jobs in 2024

By Graham Smith - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:54

It's probably quite difficult, after you've mapped more or less the entire planet, to work out what to add to a Microsoft Flight Simulator sequel. The answer turns out to be: jobs. Microsoft Fligh...

Clockwork Revolution Is A Time-Bending Steampunk RPG From The Makers Of Wasteland

By Marcus Stewart - Gameinformer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:53

Clockwork Revolution made its debut at today’s Xbox Games Showcase via a trailer that set the stage for its steampunk-flavored RPG action. The first-person adventure puts you in control of a...

Starfield's Special Edition Gets You Five Days Early Access

By Kenneth Shepard - Kotaku | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:52

As has started becoming the norm for a lot of companies, Bethesda has given players a chance to get early access to Starfield by purchasing one of its expensive editions. This includes the Constellati...

Everything shown at today’s Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct

By Eric Van Allen - Destructoid | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:51

Xbox gets ready to showcase what's ahead It's been a busy weekend of streams, and today was one of the big ones. Microsoft took to the stage in Los Angeles for its dual-header of the Xbox Games Showc...

Starfield's Galactic Systems Include Space Cowboys And Sinister Cults

By Darryn Bonthuys - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:50

Starfield won't take place in a narrative vacuum, as at the Xbox Showcase, Bethesda revealed more details on some of the characters and factions that players will encounter. Exploration and resource c...

Starfield Direct Teases Force-Like Powers

By Demi Williams - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:49

Bethesda has provided a deep dive into its highly anticipated sci-fi RPG, and it looks like players will also be able to use Force-like powers.During the Xbox Games Showcase 2023, fans were treated to...

Payday 3 looks like it's making the wise decision to not change very much at all

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:49

We finally got a release date during today's Xbox Games Showcase.

Starfield's Crafting And Modding Looks Wildly Varied

By Steve Watts - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:45

Starfield is Xbox's biggest game this fall, and Microsoft took the time to highlight it with its own separate Starfield Direct presentation. The lengthy deep dive took a closer look at almost every as...

Starfield Xbox Controller And Headset Revealed, And You Can Buy Them Now

By Evan Campbell - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:43

After leaks and sightings in retail stores, the Starfield-themed Xbox controller was officially confirmed. Bethesda Game Studios also unveiled a limited-edition Xbox wireless headset that complements...

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the Yakuza team’s next big adventure

By Michael McWhertor - Polygon | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:39

Image: Xbox/Twitch Sega’s new Like A Dragon channels Austin Powers at Xbox Games Showcase The next game in Sega’s Like A Dragon franchise — the series previously known as Yakuz...

Sea Of Thieves finally makes the most obvious move ever with a Monkey Island crossover

By Alice Bell - Rock Paper Shotgun | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:38

I'm a fan of Monkey Island, as many of you know, and so hearing the opening bars of the Monkey Island theme during the Xbox Games Showcase tonight was an instant little serotonin booster. Turns out S...

Overwatch 2's PvE mode may be dead, but I'll play the hell out of these story missions

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:38

Jury's still out on the new Flashpoint mode.

inXile’s new game isn’t BioShock Infinite 2, it’s something else

By Owen S. Good - Polygon | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:35

Image: Xbox/Twitch But you’d be forgiven for thinking it was Xbox first-party studio inXile Etertainment revealed the next project coming from the makers of the Wasteland franc...

Microsoft Announces New Xbox For Those Giant Games Taking Up Your Storage

By Ethan Gach - Kotaku | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:35

It’s not an all out hardware refresh, but the Xbox Series X/S family is growing. Microsoft announced a new Carbon Black Xbox Series S with 1TB of SSD storage for $350. It arrives September 1, just in...

Everything Shown At Xbox's Big Summer Showcase

By Zack Zwiezen - Kotaku | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:35

Today, June 11, Xbox took the stage during Geoff Keighley’s big not-E3 Summer Game Fest 2023 extravaganza to show off the future of Xbox and Game Pass. Microsoft has struggled in recent years to relea...

Starfield Features The Most Detailed Character Creation In A Bethesda Game Yet

By Alessandro Barbosa - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:35

During Bethesda's extensive Starfield Direct, the developer of this next big RPG detailed how you can making your character in this massive galaxy feel distinct, and what tools you'll have at your dis...

Starfield Space Combat Lets You Allocate Power, Dogfight, and Board Enemy Ships

By Grace Benfell - Gamespot | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:33

At the Starfield Direct, Bethseda showed off starship combat, alongside the game's mindbogglingly massive number of other features. When you pilot your spaceship, you can allocate your power to the sh...

Cities: Skylines 2 looks amazing

By PC Gamer | Jun 11, 2023 - 20:33

The sequel to our favorite city builder is coming in October.