Diablo 4 Season 8 is in full swing, and the first balance update of the season has brought buffs to a number of classes and seasonal mechanics. Blizzard additionally used the update to introduce a major quality-of-life change, one that it initially forgot to include in the official patch notes.Update 2.2.1, released on May 14, added the ability to turn in Tree of Whisper bounties from any major city, with Ravens of the Tree now located in Cerrigar, Gea Kul, Ked Bardu, Kyovashad, Kurast, and Zarbinzet. It's actually a feature originally part of Season 7 that has now been added to the game permanently."This is a commonly requested feature from Season 7 that has been brought back into the game to help players save time on Whisper events," Diablo community manager Adam Fletcher said in a post on the Diablo 4 forums. "This was originally missing from the patch notes, but we will be updating the notes to include this feature."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you ever wondered what the Kentucky Derby would look like if attendees traded big hats for medieval garb, Bohemia Interactive has you covered. Today, the developer released Patch 1.3 for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, which, among other big changes, brings horse racing to the game--along with a few new quests to boot.The horse racing activity can be found in the Nomads' camp in the province of Trosky, and players can participate in either cross-country races or mounted archery competitions. Three new quests related to horse racing will also be added: Horses for Courses, Racing Horseshoes, and The Executioner's Edge. The patch also includes dozens of fixes across the entire game, including improved fast travel speed while riding a horse, a fix for a bug where Henry's trusty dog Mutt would at times randomly attack him, and more. The full patch notes for the 1.3 update can be found on the official KCD2 website.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium (Hardcover) $75.90 (was $125) | Limited-Time Deal See at Amazon Joe Hill has had quite the prolific writing career across comics and fiction. Despite working in the same genre as his legendary father Stephen King, Hill has established himself as one of the best modern horror writers. Though he's responsible for a handful of top-notch horror novels and short story collections, his best-known work is probably still Locke & Key. Written by Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez, Locke & Key debuted in 2008, just one year after Hill's critically acclaimed debut novel Heart-Shaped Box. Locke & Key became a huge success over its 37-issue run before being adapted into a Netflix original series in 2020. Fans of the show interested in reading the (better) source material can take advantage of a fantastic limited-time deal at Amazon.Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium is on sale for $75.90 (was $125). The hardcover compendium compiles all six volumes into one beautiful hardcover book. This is one of the better prices we've seen for this massive collection. At the time of writing, over 40% of copies have been claimed. Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium (Hardcover) $75.90 (was $125) | Limited-Time Deal This 976-page hardcover brings the chilling supernatural horror tale to life with full-color illustrations. The story follows three kids who move into their father’s childhood home after his murder. Known as Keyhouse, the kids quickly discover it’s hiding a bunch of horrifying (and magical) secrets.While the compendium gets you the entire main story, you can explore the expanded Locke & Key universe with The Golden Age. This hardcover book tells three prequel stories about previous members of the Locke family, examining how they dealt with the world’s darkest secrets. It’s currently on sale for $22.24 (was $30), and it’s an excellent companion for the Keyhouse Compendium. See at Amazon Locke & Key Master Edition and Slipcase (Softcover)Locke & Key Master Edition and Slipcase SetThe Keyhouse Compendium is arguably the best (and cheapest) ways to enjoy the original comics, but the tale is also available in several other formats. The Locke & Key Slipcase Set gets you all six softcover volumes plus a fancy slipcase for storage, though it’s currently $97.93 (normally $100). The story is also offered as a trio of Locke & Key Master Edition books. Each hardcover spans over 300 pages and includes two volumes of the original story--get all three books, and you’ll have all six volumes. They’re more expensive than the Keyhouse Compendium, but they no doubt look spectacular. Two of the Master Editions also happen to be on sale, but Volume 2 is frequently unavailable outside of preowned copies.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As hard as this may be to believe, Avowed--the first-person RPG from Obsidian Entertainment--has already been out for three months. Obsidian isn't resting on its laurels, however, as the studio has released a full roadmap for the rest of 2025 that includes some juicy additions to the open-world adventure.The Spring update, Update 1.4, released today on Xbox and PC. It adds improvements to the map's fog of war mechanics, an Arachnophobia Safe Mode for players who hate spiders, and support for a mouse and keyboard control scheme on Xbox, among other things. Today's patch also allows players to wait at the Party Camp to pass in-game time, view chests on the minimap, or perform a new cancel ability with Bow and Arquebus power attacks.Avowed RoadmapLooking ahead to the rest of the year, the Summer patch will bring improvements to cooking and crafting, custom map markers, and new NPC abilities and behaviors throughout. The Fall update, meanwhile, will add New Game Plus, a Photo Mode, new character presets, and a new weapon type--though Obsidian's blog post on the roadmap doesn't go into specifics on what that new weapon type will be.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Arrowhead Studios and PlayStation enjoyed a successful business relationship together for Helldivers 2, but the studio is self-funding its next game, with PlayStation not directly involved.Arrowhead boss Shams Jorjani said on Discord (via Forbes) that its next game is "100% funded by ourselves," so the studio will get to make all the key decisions about it. Arrowhead splitting up with PlayStation for its next game is not anything to do with PlayStation. Jorjani said the PlayStation team is "great," and that Helldivers 2 would not exist without PlayStation."We're open to working with them again in the future. They are incredibly game/dev oriented. Solid partners. And this is me just saying it like it is. Not blowing smoke up their asses," he said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima is well-known for crafting games that speculate on what our collective future might entail. However, recent events have left the game director taking a deeper look at his own future, and what might become of Kojima Productions when dies.In an interview with Edge Magazine (later reported on by VGC), Kojima said that falling "seriously ill" during the pandemic inspired him to re-evaluate his career ambitions and how much time he has left as a creator. After recovering, the Death Stranding 2 director made the decision to give a "USB stick with all my ideas on it" to his personal assistant as a way to ensure the studio has new ideas to toy around with after he is gone. Kojima likened the storage device to a "will" of sorts."Perhaps they could continue to make things after I’m gone at Kojima Productions… This is a fear for me: what happens to Kojima Productions after I’m gone? I don’t want them to just manage our existing IP," Kojima said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo has unveiled a new feature for Mario Kart World, and it's one you might not have expected: binoculars.Revealed on the Nintendo Today app, where Nintendo regularly posts bits of news, will feature stationary binoculars you can find in specific locations around the open world. In a short video, Mario is shown approaching the binoculars before being sent up into the air, where you can look around in a zoomed in first-person view. This was done in the desert area shown off in the reveal trailer for the Nintendo Switch 2, with looks at the diner, parts of the track, and a plane flying overhead.Nintendo shared new footage of Mario Kart World. You can use the binoculars to get a good look at the surrounding area. pic.twitter.com/T7aGYx2eRW — Stealth (@Stealth40k) May 15, 2025 Nintendo did not provide any insight into why you would use these, but based on known information about Mario Kart World ,it seems like the binoculars would be handy to spot secrets and other points of interest you might want to drive to. There are secrets to discover in the open-world of Mario Kart World, and without knowing how the locations are conveyed to you--if at all--this might be Nintendo's solution.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Dark Horse's lineup of H.P. Lovecraft manga adaptations are on sale for cheap at Amazon. The stunning At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition is available for only $25, saving you 50% on the premium 600-plus page hardcover. You can also get the 450-page adaptation of The Shadow Over Innsmouth for only $16.19 for a limited time. With Dark Horse set to release the manga of The Colour Out of Space on July 1, now's a good time to dive into these discounted books, each of which includes memorable (and haunting) illustrations. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Valve has confirmed that your Steam password, or other private information, did not leak. On top of that, Valve stated that the leak came from a different source than Steam, and does not provide info linked to your Steam account in any way you need to worry about.In a statement sent to GameSpot, a Valve representative said "Yesterday we were made aware of reports of leaks of older text messages that had previously been sent to Steam customers. We have examined the leak sample and have determined this was NOT a breach of Steam systems."The security company Underdark was the first to report the alleged leaks, writing on LinkedIn that information from 89 million Steam accounts was being sold on the dark web. However, Valve has corrected that, as the leak came from the SMS service that sends temporary two-factor login codes. Valve said that the phone numbers were leaked, but that any information related to your Steam account, including which account the phone numbers are tied to, was not leaked.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Jade Raymond, the founder and head of PlayStation owned Haven Studios, has left the company ahead of the studio's first release. This reportedly comes after poor reception to a test of Haven Studios first game Fairgames.Reported by Bloomberg, Raymond has left the company a few weeks after the first external place test for Fairgames, the studio's upcoming live-service multiplayer shooter. Some developers at the studio were reportedly concerned about Fairgames reception and the progress that had been made on the game. PlayStation did not provide a reason for her departure from Haven Studios, but did provide a statement to Bloomberg. "Jade Raymond has been an incredible partner and visionary force in founding Haven Studios," a PlayStation spokesperson said in a statement. "We are deeply grateful for her leadership and contributions, and we wish her all the best in her next chapter."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

All game delays have their silver linings, and it looks like Grand Theft Auto VI's might just be the fact that it's given a lot of players more time to experience GTA V.Earlier today, Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive held its quarterly investor presentation, during which it revealed that the critically-acclaimed action-adventure game has now reached 215 million copies sold. Back in February, that number--while still extremely high--was around 210 million. This means that in the last three months, the 12-year-old game has sold a staggering five million additional copies. To put that into perspective, Monster Hunter Wilds is currently 2025's best-selling game and sits at about 10 million units sold after being released back in February. Though GTA V still has quite a ways to go if it wants to take down the top two best-selling video games of all time, this is still an incredibly impressive feat.This investor presentation marks the first one held by Take-Two Interactive since Grand Theft Auto VI's delay. Despite this setback, the company repeatedly emphasized its upcoming slate of games for 2025--Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country being the most notable--and the gaming industry's projected growth.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Electronic Arts--the publisher behind Battlefield, Apex Legends, Split Fiction, The Sims, and several popular sports series--has announced it is ending its remote work policies, and will be implementing a full return to office. CEO Andrew Wilson stated that this decision reflects the company's desire to foster "kinetic energy that fuels creativity, innovation, and connection, often resulting in unexpected breakthroughs that lead to incredible experiences for our players."According to IGN, Wilson delivered the news to employees in a company-wide email sent out on Wednesday, May 14. In it, he explained that "hybrid work" will now be defined as a "minimum of three days a week in your local office," while "offsite local roles" will be gradually phased out.EA Entertainment President Laura Miele then sent a follow-up email to employees, clarifying what employees can expect as the company moves from "a decentralized approach to a globally consistent, enterprise-wide work model." Below is the outline Miele included:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nearly three years ago, Netflix revealed plans to make a Gears of War movie based on the popular video game franchise. Now, the streamer is reportedly circling John Wick co-director David Leitch to bring Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad to live-action.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Leitch is currently in negotiations to helm Gears of War, but his deal hasn't been closed yet. Leitch is a former stuntman who wasn't credited for co-directing the original John Wick with Chad Stahelski. Since then, Leitch has established himself as a solo director with Deadpool 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Atomic Blonde, Bullet Train, and The Fall Guy.Even if Leitch's contract with Netflix does eventually get signed, Gears of War seemingly won't be his next film. The director is reportedly preparing to shoot Amazon MGM Studio's heist thriller How to Rob a Bank, which has Nicholas Hoult and Anna Sawai attached to star in it.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Saber Interactive has embraced mod support for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 by releasing an official Integration Studio for modders of the co-op shooter to use.Space Marine 2 Game Director Dmitry Grigorenko revealed and released the Integration Studio on May 10, posting a lengthy message about mod support in the Space Marine 2 Modding Hub Discord. "This is the exact same editor we use internally for all gameplay development," Grigorenko explained in his message. "No more editing files in Notepad and praying you didn’t miss a bracket — Integration Studio makes editing anything SSL-related ten times faster, safer, and more intuitive."Although this is only the first iteration of the Integration Studio for modders, Grigorenko says it will already allow players to modify things like level scenarios, game mods, gameplay logic, AI behavior, the AI Director, combo logic, VFX, and the UI and HUD elements. He even shared some MS Paint-like concept art for a "Fishing With Daddy Calgar minigame," which is apparently possible with Space Marine 2's new modding tools.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Doom: The Dark Ages is getting a food promotion, and it's neither Mountain Dew nor Doritos: Xbox has announced that it has partnered with Prince St. Pizza to offer a Doom-inspired pizza that comes with some digital goods.Prince St. Pizza, a pizzeria chain with a handful of locations in the US and Canada, is selling "Hellfire Pepperoni," a pie emphasizing spicy ingredients that supposedly evoke the fire and brimstone of Doom's setting. This pizza includes pepperoni, spicy sauce, habanero peppers, and hot honey, and it comes in Sicilian style (thick, square crust with crispy edges).Purchasers of the Hellfire Pepperoni will also get some digital goodies thrown in. You'll get a timed-exclusive, in-game skin for the Doomslayer alongside a code for a one-month trial of Game Pass. Apparently Prince St. Pizza will also serve the pizza in a custom box, if you order takeout.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com