Update: Pearl Abyss say release window is not decided We haven’t heard much about DokeV since it was shown at Gamescom last year. Back in May, Jin-youngconfirmedthat DokeV would become a “metaverse platform” after speculation that the game could feature a Play To Earn system. Now, unsubstantiated rumours have emerged onTwitterthat DokeV’s core developers have left Pearl Abyss. Take that with a massive pinch of salt, though Pearl Abyss did mention in their earnings call that their core development team is concentrating on Crimson Desert for now....

In case you thought expansions grew on trees Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion will cost you real monies, CD Projekt Red have confirmed. Was there ever any doubt about this? I’ve no idea, but if you were previously living with the belief that substantial story additions to blockbuster games with voice acting by Keanu Reeves might be free, then I apologise for bursting your bubble. CDPR confirmed the newsin a comment given to Games Radar, with PR director Radek Grabowski saying that “as for the expansion’s pricing - we have not revealed exact details yet, but it will be a paid one....

Portable pain killing Like so many games buried deep within my Steam library, I am unsure when I boughtPainkiller: Black Editionor my exact reasons for doing so. I expect it was cheap in some kind of daily sale. Perhaps I was hungover, and hoped a small treat would ease my aching head. I vaguely recall booting it up once, perhaps a decade ago, and getting no further than its main menu....

There’s a central in-game store now, too Season 1 of Warner Bros. licensed brawlerMultiVersusis over, and Season 2 has begun today with an update that adds more reward tiers to the battle pass. There’s also a new Big Head Mode for the game’s recently added Silly Queue, and an in-game store that brings all MultiVersus’ skins and characters into one place for the first time. Weirdly, but appropriately, the game now keeps score of baskets on the Space Jam map and tracks how far away you shoot from too, so have some fun netting three-pointers with that....

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is surely enough First up, there are two games arriving on PC Game Pass today:Pentiment, a murder mysteryRachel thought could sit comfortably alongside Obra Dinn; andSomerville, which Malindy Hetfeldfound a visually engrossing scifi adventurefrom some former Playdead devs. And then here’s what’s coming between now and the end of the month: While Darktide is the big ‘un from that list,Dune: Spice Wars- currently still in-development - is a spicy proposition, too....

Adding more support heroes is a long-term focus for Blizzard It’s not totally unexpected that Blizzard are planning to introduce more support hero characters in future seasons. Lead hero designer Alec Dawsonacknowledgedlast month that increasing the pool of support heroes for players to draw on was a long-term focus for the development team. If a new support hero is next in Blizzard’s plans for Overwatch 2’s roster then they won’t be the first since the game launched in October....

A real page-turner With his friend and mentor accused of the crime, Andreas sets out to find the real murderer. This is the 16th century, so with no modern crime-tech wizardry the best tool during your investigation is the gift of the gab. Andreas has a sketchbook for noting down investigation leads - as well as some handy maps and character profiles - but the only way you’re going to solve this murder is by speaking to the folk of Tassing to rummage through all the rumours, gossip, and general chatter of the town....

Timelines and robots collide Newly announced MMO shooterProject LLLis doing several unusual things. For one, it’s set in a science fiction world in which post-apocalyptic South Korea, the 10th century Byzantine Empire, and a 23rd century future are all somehow colliding. For two, it was revealed yesterday not with a brief logo or a show-nothing cinematic trailer, but with a nine minute video comprehensively depicting the actual game. Watch it below....

Football Fable, I call it Football has been banned and only one person can save it. No, it’s not the self-important fantasy Cristiano Ronaldo dreams every night, it’s the setup for adventure RPGSoccer Story. You need to travel around its colourful, Nintendo-inspired world, cajole people into kicking balls once more, and then defeat them on the pitch.Soccer Storyalso now has a release date: November 29th. Here’s a new explainer video:...

They’re the tenth studio Thunderful’s acquired Jumpship are only just releasing their first game today, alien invasion dad-ventureSomerville, but they’ve been snapped up by publishers Thunderful. The small studio based in Guildford will still be free to pursue its own creative projects, continuing to focus on story-driven games such as Somerville. Co-founder of Jumpship and former CEO of Playdead Dino Patti will become Thunderful’s Strategic Advisor, but remains with the studio....

The sound of Somer. It’s late evening. A family is dozing in front of the TV, their dog at their feet. Suddenly the TV turns to static, the ground shakes. While the parents peacefully sleep on, the toddler stirs. Oh no. I instantly expect nothing but the worst for the toddler, seeing whose game I’m playing – developer Jumpship was co-founded by Dino Patti, himself co-founder of Playdead, the studio behindLimboandInside....

The battle royale goes live tomorrow The CODfusion seems to come from there being two sets of Call Of Duty players: people who own Modern Warfare 2, and people who don’t. Both can preload Warzone 2.0, but doing that requires a few different steps. Modern Warfare 2 owners technically already have Warzone 2.0 installed, which is the confusing part, and just need to queue a Season 1 update in their launcher of choice ahead of Warzone 2....

Including information on the original Warzone’s shutdown What time will Warzone 2.0 be released?It’s a busy week for Call Of Duty fans, what with the launch ofWarzone 2, the Season 1 update forCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and an extended shutdown period for the originalWarzone. To help you keep your calendar organised, we’ve put together easy-to-read lists of all the important times and dates for the Warzone 2.0 release, pre-load times, and Warzone downtimes....