Tencent reportedly issued an ultimatum after a negative internal test earlier this year, prompting the recent change in direction.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War and Control Resonant are also reportedly in the top five for the year.
Microsoft has "plans" with regard to "how they show up on PC," claims Windows Central's Jez Corden, though nothing is set in stone.
Director Kento Kinoshita also confirms that the expansion's difficulty "gradually ramps up" as players progress through the new content.
"To our PC players, message received. The team is already hard at work on the performance you deserve," says Arc System Works.
Previously assumed for the US alone, the Xbox Series X now costs up to €799.99/£669.99 while the Series S costs up to €599.99/£519.99.
NateTheHate backs up previous claims of seeing a "fair bit" of new information this month en route to its upcoming launch.
Director Naoki Hamaguchi says the team is "serious about concluding the series" with the third part, which launches in Spring 2027.
Increasing prices at Royal Trading Posts, seven new wagon workshops and the option to sell a single good have also been added.
The Coalition also wants to ensure that earning Coins isn't "painstaking" or providing a "sense of pride and accomplishment."
After some "mistakes" with the previous minimum and recommended requirements, the updated specs should serve as "good guidance."
Play through the first three hours of the upcoming Souls-like with its first Shell, Tiel the Acolyte, ahead of its August launch.
After playing it safe last year, EA Sports looks to push more active gameplay in its next football sim, and we're cautiously optimistic.
The Colonial Marines return as Cold Iron Studios offers a new range of toys and some much-needed changes over the original.
Software sales remained essentially flat year-over-year as "restructuring" and investments in next-gen result in higher costs for Sony.
With the open beta wrapped and its launch set for August 6th, it's time to delve even deeper into Arc System Works' fighter.
"It's leveraging that familiarity to build something new out of that that surprises players and takes them on a different journey."
Director Jon McKellan says players' choices will "determine the ending", which will feel "very appropriate to the experience you had."
Ahead of the re-release of Peace Walker and Guns of the Patriots, Konami draws parallels between its two most pivotal protagonists.
With up to 80 employees reportedly affected, Lightspeed LA says the changes are to ensure it delivers the "experience that players expect."
