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June 16, 2025

Is This Minecraft’s Best-Looking Update Yet?

Mojang Studios will release the Vibrant Visuals update for Minecraft Bedrock Edition on June 17, 2025. Key features of the update include richer lighting, dynamic shadows, biome-specific fog, and immersive atmospheres. It introduces Physically Based Rendering (PBR) to enhance textures, allowing them to exhibit properties like metalness and glow. Various biomes will receive aesthetic transformations, such as deserts glowing in golden hues and icy regions appearing cooler and bluer. The water engine has been overhauled to include realistic caustics and reflections. The update will be enabled by default on all supported Bedrock Edition devices. Development for the Java Edition is ongoing, with early test builds showcasing features like atmospheric fog and infinite clouds.

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June 16, 2025

Borderlands 4 is NOT an $80 game, PC requirements revealed

2K Games has opened pre-orders for Borderlands 4, with the standard edition priced at .99. The game will utilize Unreal Engine 5, requiring a minimum of an Intel Core i7-9700 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, 16GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, along with 100GB of free disk space. Recommended specifications include an Intel Core i7-12700 or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 32GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, also requiring 100GB of free disk space. The game will feature Denuvo anti-tamper technology, similar to Borderlands 3, which may be removed in the future.

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June 16, 2025

Stellar Blade now Sony’s biggest single-player game on Steam

Stellar Blade has become the most successful single-player game from Sony on Steam, achieving a peak of 192,078 concurrent players. It has outperformed other notable titles such as The Last of Us Part 1 (39,496 players), The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered (30,690 users), God of War (83,529 users), and God of War Ragnarök (35,615 users). While Helldivers 2 holds the record for PlayStation-launched games on Steam with 458,709 concurrent users, it is a multiplayer game. Prior to its release on June 11th, Stellar Blade ranked as the sixth highest-grossing game on Steam in pre-orders. Herman Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, mentioned a cautious strategy for expanding first-party titles to the PC market. Sony has also faced challenges, including layoffs at its Bend Studio after canceling an unannounced live-service title.

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June 16, 2025

Stellar Blade review

Stellar Blade is set to launch on June 16, 2025, with a price of £60. It is developed by Shift Up Corporation and published by PlayStation Publishing. The game features the character Eve in a skin-tight suit and is described as a soulslite experience with a robust combat system. It is a well-optimized PC port, maintaining smooth performance on devices like the Steam Deck. However, it has faced criticism for its level design and challenging tutorial.

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June 16, 2025

Sony Lifts Region Locks on Its PC Games, Including Helldivers 2, The Last of Us, More

Sony has lifted restrictions on its PC game catalogue on Steam, allowing a wider audience to access titles like God of War Ragnarok, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and The Last of Us Part II Remastered without needing a PlayStation Network (PSN) account. However, some games, including Helldivers 2, Ghost of Tsushima, and Until Dawn, still require a PSN link for gameplay.

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June 16, 2025

This week in PC games: FBC Firebreak, alt-history XCOM and the chance to date your toilet

A remastered trilogy of GEX has launched, along with a co-op climbing game called Peak and a game titled Nightmare Frontier, which combines elements of weird western and XCOM. The first-person action game Blessed Burden features players as the last surviving priest in hell, while Crown Gambit is a strategic deck-building game involving paladins. Broken Arrow is a real-time strategy game set in the Baltic states with over 300 units, contrasting with the pixel art adventure Vessels Of Decay, set in post-apocalyptic Scandinavia.

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June 16, 2025

Hello Games fans enter the early stages of Silksong syndrome after Light No Fire is a Summer Game Fest no-show

In late 2023, Hello Games announced its new project, Light No Fire, a fantasy adventure game expected to offer a vast, immersive world similar in size to Earth. Since the announcement, updates have been sparse, leading to community frustration and speculation on platforms like Reddit. Fans have expressed their disappointment over the lack of news, especially during events like the Summer Games Fest 2025. The studio's cautious communication approach stems from its past experience with No Man's Sky, which initially failed to meet expectations but later improved significantly. A dedicated page exists summarizing all known details about Light No Fire, but information remains limited.

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June 16, 2025

Five Nights At Freddy’s still going strong: The latest game briefly grappled with Dune over Steam’s top seller spot

Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic was released last week and quickly became the top-selling game on Steam, briefly surpassing Dune: Awakening. Although it has since declined in ranking, it remains among the top 100 games by current players. The game's success highlights the strong market presence and loyal fan base of the franchise, which began in 2014.

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June 16, 2025

Minecraft Happy Ghast guide: taming, builds, tips, and more | Esports News

In the "Chase the Skies" update of Minecraft, players can find and tame a new mob called the Happy Ghast. To find a Happy Ghast, players must locate a Dried Ghast in the Soul Sand Valley biomes or obtain it through Piglin trades or crafting. They can then rehydrate the Dried Ghast in water to create a Ghastling, which is tamed by throwing a total of 10 snowballs at it. Once tamed, players can craft a harness for the Happy Ghast using 3 leather, 2 glass blocks, and 1 wool block. The Happy Ghast can carry up to four players, with the first rider controlling the flight direction. Players can dismount mid-air and stand on the Happy Ghast’s head. It can be used for aerial scaffolding, mobile transport, group travel, and creative showcases. Players are advised to build a Happy Ghast station for easier remounting. Happy Ghasts are vulnerable to fire damage and hostile ghasts, and they wander within a 32-block radius when harnessed. The harness can be removed with shears, and players have created travel systems using Happy Ghasts in minecarts.

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June 15, 2025

Hardcore World War 2 shooter Hell Let Loose is free to play all weekend, and on a 50% discount for the next two weeks

Hell Let Loose is a large-scale multiplayer shooter released by Team17 in 2021, featuring two teams of 50 players on expansive World War II-inspired maps. The game emphasizes hardcore, tactical gameplay, requiring teamwork and communication. It received positive reviews for balancing challenging combat with accessible logistics, allowing players to efficiently construct Garrison buildings for team respawns. The game is available to play for free until Monday, with a 50% discount offered until June 26 following the free weekend.