Larian Studios has teased that we can expect more from the highly anticipated role-playing game this week, although what form that’ll take has yet to be confirmed.

Whether there was a crowded city square, a perfect gargoyle vantage point or even a brief pause between a sword swings, they all had one thing in common in Assassin’s Creed: Those were the perfect moments of opportunity within which to strike hard and fast with a hidden blade, a weapon that had become the trademark tool of the Assassins …

Nothing lasts forever. Empires have crumble, Highlanders have gotten their heads chopped off in bafflingly bad fourth films in a movie franchise and even a French baguette dreads the day when it is no longer fit to be used as a stale baton. You can throw video game servers onto that list, because no matter the fandom or the passion for any particular game, there will come a day when the lights are turned off and that final multiplayer match is had.

Is there any hope for the Xbox Series X, in giving Sony and Nintendo a run for their money? Only if they switch gears and brands, to revive one of the most beloved names in the land of the rising sun. According to the wildest of rumours, Microsoft looks set to break into Japan by giving their next console a brand spankin’ new name: The SEGA Series X.

There are still those who are willing to get up at the crack of dusk and boot up their console to find him for you. People who’ll risk digital life and limb to let you know if Xur is selling a treasure or rubbish. I just so happen to be one of those people. Maybe you’re stuck at work and can only log in later tonight. In that case: Where is Xur?

Hot off the press! Fans have been asking for months to get a look at the PlayStation 5 and the games that will herald in the dawn of a new era for Sony and their iconic brand. That first look is finally coming next week, on June 4. The event will kick off at 1pm Pacific Time, which in CET and CAT works out to 10pm on this side of the globe.

Not that the world necessarily needs any more hype for CDPR’s latest RPG but I guess some new gameplay couldn’t hurt, right?

If you were born via a sperm donation, you were handmade.