New 'Fallout and 'Elder Scrolls' titles are a "priority" for new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma [via The Information]

For context of how insane GTA 6’s hype is: The 10 most watched trailers this week’s views COMBINED are 52.7 Million GTA 6 Trailer 1 managed to hit 90 million views in under 24 hours💀

Fable | 30 Minute Life Sim Gameplay: youtube.com/watch?v=doV0yq4k… ▫️ 1,000 handcrafted, fully voiced NPCs ▫️ Hundreds of story conversations with over 2 hours of performance captured cinematics ▫️ Hundreds of branching dialogue choices ▫️ Every choice has a consequence ▫️ Six major regions - Oakshire is the countryside area shown in the demo ▫️ Your reputation is represented by the 'Reputation Cloud' - a list of words with characteristics that you're known for ▫️ Morality goes beyond just good and evil. Choices can be multi-faceted and morally gray - even being kind can divide opinions. ▫️ Each NPC has their own individual view of your choices ▫️ Your choices will spread throughout the town ▫️ You can buy literally any business, and take on their ▫️ Once you buy one, you can set prices, wages, and manage the staff ▫️ Each employee has their own characteristics. For example, if your bartender is known for being caring, it can net you a 10% income boost. ▫️ You can hire any NPC off the street ▫️ Villagers react to the reputation you've built and remember the things you do to them ▫️ Every shop has NPCs working in them. Some like rich people, while others hate them. This can affect your prices. ▫️ If a shop owner hates you they can increase their prices by 80% just for you 💀 ▫️ Your character can be fully customized at shops including tailors, hairdressers, tattooists, and more. Every settlement has different options. ▫️ There are rare outfits to discover in the more dangerous parts of Albion ▫️ Wardrobes allow you to change body, skin tone, clothing, head, hair, and more ▫️ You can check on your properties and relationships in the menu ▫️ You can check your Reputation Cloud in each area on the map ▫️ You can reset your reputation by paying the Town Crier (can be expensive) ▫️ You can buy any house in Albion with enough gold ▫️ Once you buy a house you can set the rent price, manage tenants, and even kick them out and move in yourself ▫️ If you kick them out though, it gives you a reputation as being heartless. Every choice has consequences. ▫️ There are mansions and much larger houses you can buy ▫️ If you commit crimes, guards can come after you and your reputation will be affected ▫️ Dynamic time of day where every NPC has a daily routine ▫️ You can romance NPCs if you meet their preferred characteristics ▫️ Take them on dates and even marry them and start a family ▫️ You can divorce them, or they can divorce you if you make the wrong choices ▫️ You can do an evil playthrough too - this will also affect your reputation ▫️ Combine Strength, Skill, and Will in combat ▫️ Choose your playstyle including weapons, skills, and abilities ▫️ Backup will arrive for guards until you leave the area ▫️ Commiting enough crimes will give you a bounty ▫️ Paying off bounties does not remove your reputation - it will stick with you until you intentionally try to change it ▫️ Releasing February 23rd, 2027 on PS5, Xbox, and PC @Fable @PlaygroundGames #Fable

Kratos had probably the best character arc in gaming. He started as a man consumed by vengeance but by the end of his journey he had finally taken responsibility for his actions and come to terms with his loss and grief. Watching him transform from a destructive God of War into a symbol of hope was incredibly powerful and inspiring. That's why GoW Ragnarok will always mean a lot to me.

After 32 days and 121.6 hours, Valkyrae has completed her God of War marathon🔥 She beat God of War 1, 2, 3, 2018, Ragnorak, and the Valhalla DLC

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma claims her goal is to make Xbox the "#1 gaming and entertainment company" by 2030. She believes they can beat PlayStation and Nintendo in just 4 years.

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Corey Barlog says the events of 'Laufey' run parallel to the timeline of 'God of War' and 'Ragnarok' "[It] has direct connections to everything, so that everything is part of a singular universe inside of it" "None of this is like we're telling a side story. This is all a new chapter in the same book, a massive book, and we are starting to show that this has more than you could have imagined" (via @IGN)

Corey Barlog says the events of 'Laufey' run parallel to the timeline of 'God of War' and 'Ragnarok' "[It] has direct connections to everything, so that everything is part of a singular universe inside of it" "None of this is like we're telling a side story. This is all a new chapter in the same book, a massive book, and we are starting to show that this has more than you could have imagined" (via @IGN)

GOD OF WAR LAUFEY is coming to PS5.

Okay, honest question time. What is your stance on savescumming?

Don't expect Witcher 4 expansions, says CD Projekt RED, as the company aims to release the new Witcher saga (4, 5, 6) in the span of six years: "As you mentioned in the question, the plans are pretty ambitious," says CEO Michał Nowakowski. "Specifically, it's to release three Witcher games within a six-year period. It would be difficult, to be very honest, for us to add an expansion to the upcoming trilogy. This is where we are here and now with this particular issue." ➡️ gamesradar.com/games/the-wit… #TheWitcher #TheWitcher4 #CDProjektRED