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Black Myth: Wukong: Game Science's Unreal Engine 5 Debut
Developed and published by Chinese studio Game Science using Unreal Engine 5
Game Science Impact: 8/10
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV Factions on Kronus
Developed by King Art Games (known for Iron Harvest) and published by Deep Silver, it is the fourth installment in the Dawn of War series.
King Art Games Impact: 8/10
RPG
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Reaches 5 Million Players
Soulslike action role-playing game developed by Leenzee and published by 505 Games
Leenzee Impact: 8/10
MMO
Dune: Awakening MMO: Weather PvP and Console Release
Survival multiplayer game developed and published by Funcom, released for Windows on June 10, 2025 with early access beginning June 5.
Funcom Impact: 8/10
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War for Westeros: Four Factions, 2027 and Gamescom
Real-time strategy game based on the Game of Thrones television series, developed and published by PlaySide Studios
PlaySide Studios Impact: 8/10
RPG
The Witcher IV: Ciri as Lead on Unreal Engine 5
The Witcher IV features Ciri as the protagonist, replacing Geralt of Rivia from the original trilogy.
CD Projekt Red Impact: 8/10
RPG
Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8: Cross-Play and Photo Mode
Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 adds Photo Mode, cross-play, and twelve subclasses — the final major update before Larian turns to a new Divinity RPG.
Larian Studios Impact: 9/10
HARDWARE
GeForce RTX 50: Blackwell, GDDR7 and DLSS 4 at CES
GeForce RTX 50 series is based on Nvidia's Blackwell architecture with fourth-generation RT cores and fifth-generation Tensor Cores
Nvidia Impact: 8/10
HARDWARE
RDNA 4: RX 9000, 32-Thread Wavefronts, Open Docs
The fourth and latest iteration of RDNA was unveiled on January 6, 2025, at CES.
AMD Impact: 8/10
RPG
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake: 1988 RPG Rebuilt
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake uses the HD-2D graphical style introduced with Octopath Traveler (2018)
Chunsoft (original); Square Enix (remake) Impact: 8/10
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Ara: History Untold Invisible Hand Update, Economy Rework
Turn-based grand strategy game developed by Oxide Games and published by Xbox Game Studios, released for Windows on September 24, 2024.
Oxide Games Impact: 8/10
HARDWARE
PS5 Pro Hardware: 16GB GDDR6, 2TB SSD and $699
A PlayStation 5 Pro model was released on November 7, 2024, featuring a faster GPU, improved ray tracing, and AI-driven upscaling technology.
Sony Interactive Entertainment Impact: 8/10
HARDWARE
Intel Arrow Lake: Core Ultra Series 2, No SMT, LGA 1851
Arrow Lake is the codename for Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors, released on October 24, 2024, using a disaggregated MCM design fabricated on TSMC nodes.
Intel Impact: 8/10
HARDWARE
AMD Zen 6: 12 Cores per CCD and July 23, 2026
Zen 6 (codenamed 'Morpheus') is AMD's upcoming CPU microarchitecture succeeding Zen 5.
AMD Impact: 8/10
MMO
Once Human's Wipe Cycle and Eternaland Transfer Rules
Once Human is a free-to-play post-apocalyptic third-person open world multiplayer survival game developed and published by Starry Studio, a NetEase subsidiary.
Starry Studio Impact: 8/10
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Manor Lords: Gridless Towns, Six Taxes and Five Modes
How Manor Lords blends gridless medieval city-building with real-time battles, and why depleting soil and six tax types make it a scarcity sim.
Slavic Magic Impact: 8/10
RPG
Dragon's Dogma 2 Pawn System and Vocation Combat
Action role-playing game developed and published by Capcom, released for PS5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on March 22, 2024
Capcom Impact: 8/10
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Stronghold 2001: Rat, Snake, Pig and Wolf Castle Sieges
Why Stronghold's economy-under-siege design outlasted its RTS peers: the castle-sim loop, the Rat, Snake, Pig and Wolf, and the 2023 Definitive Edition.
Firefly Studios Impact: 8/10
RPG
Baldur's Gate 3: D&D 5e Rules and the Level Cap
Role-playing video game adapted from Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, set in the Forgotten Realms
Larian Studios Impact: 8/10
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Company of Heroes 3: Tactical Pause and Console RTS
How Company of Heroes 3's Tactical Pause decouples planning from reflexes — and why that let the Italian and North African campaigns work on console.
Relic Entertainment Impact: 8/10
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Warhammer III in 2022: Immortal Empires Megamap
Turn-based strategy and real-time tactics game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega
Creative Assembly Impact: 8/10
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Men of War II: Three Campaigns Without Base Building
Direct sequel to Men of War, developed by Ukrainian studio Best Way and published by Fulqrum Publishing
Best Way Impact: 8/10