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Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida previously told Eurogamer that Game of Thrones was a major influence on the upcoming game - something that's now apparent from the many references to the series already obvious from the game's freshly-released demo.

The Xbox Showcase 2023 might have been the most interesting presentation of the not-E3 season, with Fable, Forza Motorsport, Avowed and Starfield leading a pack of other titles coming to Microsoft Xbox consoles and PC. To discuss the proceedings, a trio of Digital Foundry members - John Linneman, Oliver Mackenzie and Alex Battaglia - sat down to provide some insight and analysis into the titles as shown for a special Digital Foundry Direct. There's plenty to get excited about here - alongside some more questionable decisions that also deserve a critical eye.

FromSoftware's Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is a series reboot that marries the unique quirks of mech combat with the studio's game design philosophy: smoothness of controls, expansive and dynamic maps, and original, challenging action that demands player ingenuity.

Dambuster Studios and Deep Silver have given us a peek at Dead Island 2's upcoming content.

UPDATE 14/6/23: Atlus has now confirmed all platforms the Persona 3 remake will arrive on.

Ready yourselves. Goosebump-inducing ghost hunting sim Phasmophobia is headed to PlayStation 5, including VR2, and Xbox Series X/S.

Diablo 4 players are adamant there's a secret cow level in the game, even though Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson has denied its existence.

Xbox has announced two more games heading to Game Pass on release.

Titanfall 3 was in development for almost a year before it was cancelled for Apex Legends.

The US Federal Trade Commission has suceeded in getting a temporary ban placed on Microsoft's $68.7bn Activision Blizzard buyout bid.

Star Wars: Jedi Survivor is Respawn's version of The Empire Strikes Back. As Jedi Survivor has the advantage of being a sequel, it can acknowledge the criticisms of its predecessor and iterate by adjusting certain gameplay elements.

CD Projekt has confirmed players will be able to skip straight to Phantom Liberty in Cyberpunk 2077, as long as it's unlocked in the story.

Summer Game Fest's live showcase might have struggled to consistently entertain with its saggy middle and excessive runtime, but the overall season-wide event has apparently already done what it needed to - producer Geoff Keighley has now confirmed Summer Game Fest will return next year, live showcase and all.

It's finally almost time to ready your nozzles and prepare for a trip to the briny depths: PowerWash Simulator's SpongeBob SquarePants DLC has a release date, and is launching for Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and PC on 29th June.

It's been a long old wait for developer Slow Bros' gorgeous stop-motion-style space adventure Harold Halibut - but now, some seven years after its initial reveal, an end is in almost sight, with its Xbox, PlayStation, and PC release set for "early" next year.

Shadowrun and Battletech studio Harebrained Schemes' extremely promising pulp-inspired tactical turn-based strategy adventure, The Lamplighters League, now has a release date, and is launching for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and Game Pass on 3rd October.

Tango Gameworks' sublime rhythm-action adventure Hi-Fi Rush is getting a great bit dollop of free new content on 5th July, including two new modes, new photo mode features, and more.

Acclaimed heavy metal rhythm shooter Metal: Hellsinger is taking a tilt toward pop in its new Essential Hits Pack DLC, which launches today on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we're back to wrap up the end of a tiring but intriguing week of Summer Game Fest and not-E3 announcements, which offered us the usual mixed bag of presentations, CG trailers, and the occaisonal musical interlude.

When Star Wars Outlaws was shown at yesterday's Ubisoft Forward, many fell in love with protagonist Kay Vess' companion Nix.

Street Fighter 6 is a gargantuan project for Capcom. It's a game in three parts, between the World Tour adventure, the Battle Hub online lobbies and the classic Fighting Ground 1v1 battling - and it all combines to create a truly feature-complete game at launch. So how does the game look and run? What separates PS5 and Series X from the Series S experience and how do the PS4 and Pro versions slot in? And crucially, what about input lag - the time taken between button press and response? This is crucial for a fighting game and the good news is Capcom has innovative solutions here to reduce latency.

Video game mega publisher Embracer, which this morning announced a "comprehensive restructuring plan", says it must now "exploit" the fact it owns the rights to Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit "in a very signficant fashion".

UPDATE 13/6/23: Persona 3 Reload producer Ryota Niitsuma has suggested that some additions from Persona 3's extended edition FES will be included in Reload, via an interview with Famitsu.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has finally appeared in the wild, and much the same as with Star Wars: Outlaws, Ubisoft's other big new open world game based on a big fantasy movie licence, we saw it in a bit more detail behind closed doors over in Los Angeles - and spoke with the game's creative director, Magnus Jansén.

Netflix is yet to air the first episode of its Tomb Raider animation, but it already looks to have renewed the series for a second season.

Microsoft Game Studios head Matt Booty has said Starfield, at present, has fewer bugs than any other Bethesda game at launch.

Climbing is just about my favourite thing to do in games. It took me a while to realise this. It took me a while to realise that the thing I love about Crackdown, say, and Grow Home is actually the same thing: they're both games that give you something massive to scale and an interesting way to do it. (I agree, incidentally: this probably should have been obvious sooner.)

BioWare has removed a bizarre statue of Mass Effect's dying Commander Shepard from its online store, following fan confusion and upset.

Blizzard has laid out more of its plans for Overwatch 2's Invasion update, which is due to arrive this August. This includes a paid-for add-on that includes "permanent access" to three story missions, which will cost $15.

Embracer has announced a "comprehensive restructuring program" which will result in studio closures, project cancellations and job losses.