Pieces of legendary treasure at the cost of pieces of your sanity and your very soul? Sounds like business as usual on this island.
Assassin's Creed clearly wants Resynced to be a much-needed win, and looks like PlayStation gamers are getting a lot to like from the effort in the process.
The new owners of Undead Labs and Ninja Theory could also be revealed this year (and as early as this Summer for the former).
Dozens of new equipment pieces, new crafting recipes and much more await players in the latest update for the action RPG.
The end of physical discs for new titles may appeal to current market trends, but it also presents some disturbing possibilities.
Producer Shohei Sakakibara said that the studio needed more time to bring players "the best possible experience" that the team can.
"There are moments in this that if you haven't cried in the first two yet, I guarantee you'll be sobbing in this one," said Cody Christian.
The issue of needing a PlayStation Account for PC games is coming up after quite some time after it was thought to have been settled.
Black Flag Resynced is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S later this week, with pre-loading having already started on Xbox.
The company has said that the use of AI tools is less about reducing development costs and more about generally speeding up the process.
The company also noted that it was learning what players want with its trial-and-error approach to creating remakes and new games.
"I had no idea it was going to happen. I don't necessarily agree with it, but I don't work in the business any more," says Shawn Layden.
The company reportedly cited the same "consumer shift" in preferences when it contacted publishers and partners about the same.
Forza Horizon 5 is also apparently selling quite well, selling 6.2 million units since launching last year on Sony's console.
Players can also look forward to reworked towers, bosses and Sanctuaries, with the latter now having unique ecosystems and materials.
Halo Studios also confirms that recent gameplay is from a pre-release build and that the game will feature improved enemy AI.
Rebel Wolves' Konrad Tomaszkiewicz explains that "This is a role-playing game" and that players need to "adapt to what happens."
Each character receives an extensive number of new armor pieces to equip, while Damiane and Oongka can finally use Kuku gear.
It’s a welcome announcement correcting what might have been RAM requirements that would be cause for alarm over celebration for Cinder City.
Technical director Jussi Markkanen also promises "little secrets" that add "one more dimension for the player to explore" while diving.
