Scalping has gotten so bad that The Pokémon Company is weighing government-issued ID scans just to buy certain card products in Japan. The system could go live as early as August 2026.
Keiichiro Toyama, director of the original Silent Hill, stepped outside into Tokyo and thought he was still playing Forza Horizon 6. He's far from the only Japanese local blown away by Playground Games' recreation.
Seaborne village raids, a reworked army AI system, and sweeping diplomacy changes land in War Sails v1.2.5 and Bannerlord v1.4.5 today on PC.
Update 8.0 lands alongside the Bhashiva Character Pack, overhauling Cathay's tech trees and reworking three hero skill trees from the ground up.
Update 8.0 is live alongside the Bhashiva Character Pack, and Cathay players are in for a serious shake-up.
Director Yoji Fujito expected players to leave after the FF14 crossover hype faded. They didn't, and now the 24-year-old MMO is scrambling to keep up.
Hasbro has poured nearly $1 billion into game development since 2018 and deliberately avoided live service. The same week, Quantic Dream's MOBA died after three months.
IO Interactive's narrative director says Bond's outdated attitudes toward women won't survive the jump to 2026, but the flirting and romance are very much still there.
