Microsoft and Rare's mu;tiplayer pirate game was the most downloaded PlayStation 5 game in both regions last month.
"We tried to add to the variety of how we space out and structure the open field and legacy dungeons," the director says.
"Gears has a pretty clear DNA for gameplay modes, so you can probably anticipate where we'll be going with E-Day," says Matt Searcy.
The open world action RPG will take players to 16th century Japan when it launches this November for PC and consoles.
Director Todd Howard also says that the majority of the expansion is set on a single, handcrafted planet.
Director Todd Howard says work is already underway on Starfield's second paid expansion.
Across its entire player base, the sci-fi RPG has an average play time of over 40 hours per player, as per director Todd Howard.
Finally, players can buy more than one Exotic weapon from the vendor. Catalysts, upgrade materials, and much more are also available.
The Ghillie Mantle is confirmed to return, and sneak attacks are "button prompted" while seemingly dealing much more damage.
Players will also randomly encounter "abundance" periods while exploring regions which provide free healing via Vigorwasps.
Game director Corinne Busche notes offline play has been a "really big request" and reaffirms the lack of microtransactions.
Yacht Club Games has announced an enhanced re-release of the very first Shovel Knight adventure.
"Despite the promising start of Wizard with a Gun, sales are not strong enough to sustain our studio," says founder and president Patrick Morgan.
The game will "launch Shovel Knight into an entirely new dimension of gaming," Yacht Club Games says.
"It's just a celebration of the whole PlayStation history," said Team Asobi head Nicolas Doucet regarding the Yharnam Hunter outfit.
"Any Monster Hunter game where I'm director is always going to be focusing on the ecosystem element," says director Yuya Tokuda.
The remaster will bring enhanced visuals, gameplay improvements, quality-of-life upgrades, and more.
Active Summoning Pools will also now carry over to New Game Plus and can be turned on or off from the Map Functions menu.
Pre-loads start 48 hours before launch on PS4 and PS5. Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC players must wait till launch day to download.
The fantasy action RPG is still about a year and a half away from release, it's been claimed in a fresh report.
