Cyberpunk Writer Mike Pondsmith Interview October 30, 2025

“Maximum” Mike Pondsmith, is the author responsible for creating the Cyberpunk RPG, He is responsible for the fact that the vast majority of his predictions have either come true or Earlier today, he sat for an interview with the team over at CD Projekt RED. They discuss his original inspiration for the game, and how the times we live in inspired him. If you’re familiar with Cyberpunk but aren’t familiar with the game’s history or the mind of the writer behind it you should give this a watch.

Cyberpunk 2077 is out now for PC, Xbox One, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series, and Mac.

Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Released October 25, 2025

We’re still recovering from some technical issues on the site but we wanted to relay the news that one of the games our dear Editor-in-Chief, Maniac never expected to see announced, let alone released, has been released.

Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is a multi platform sequel to one of our favorite PC games of all time.

Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is out now for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Halo: Campaign Evolved Announced October 25, 2025

The rumors were true. 2026 will see the release of the next remake of Halo: Combat Evolved, and it will be coming to more platforms than just the Xbox and PC…

Halo is without a doubt one of the greatest single player games of all time and this remaster is clearly attempting to bring the franchise’s glory days back into the public eye. If you want a more in-depth look at the game, here’s a longer gameplay video of the game’s legendary Silent Cartographer level.

Halo: Campaign Evolved is coming in 2026 to PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S.

Cyberpunk Legends Card Game Q and A October 12, 2025

Earlier in the month, we reported that the studio known as Night Crew Games had launched a Kickstarter for a cooperative card game based in same RPG universe of Cyberpunk 2077. But what does the game offer? Last week, the team at Night Crew Games did a Q&A event with backers (both current and prospective) about the project and how well it is currently going, called Cyberpunk Legends. If you want to check it out, it has been archived below:

If you’re interested in checking out this game or backing the project you can view its Kickstarter right here. The project has already exceeded its minimum goal and is still over a week away from the close of its funding campaign!

Star Wars: Beyond Victory Released October 8, 2025

The next major Star Wars game is out now on VR. In it, you play as a mechanic who plans to win big on the podracing circuit. How well will you do? Watch and find out.

Anybody else hungry for a Ronto Wrap? Seriously, I started playing this game a bit earlier today and for a few moments it felt like I was back in Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World.

Star Wars: Beyond Victory is out now for Quest 3 and 3S.

Free Control: Ultimate Edition Update Including Previously Locked DLC and Missions Out Now October 6, 2025

Before they released the new horror classic Alan Wake II, the developer Remedy Games released a game called Control, which we quickly discovered took place in the same universe of Alan Wake. To incentivize people to pick up the game during its initial release period, the developer included downloadable content in the form of exclusive character outfits spread out among those who either preordered or purchased the game’s Collector’s Edition. They also offered an exclusive mission (starring Hideo Kojima) for those who purchased the game’s season pass.

None of this content was made available to players who picked up the game’s later rereleases for the Xbox Series or PS5 platforms, Control Ultimate Edition. While it included the DLC missions offered in the original game’s Season Pass, including The Foundation and AWE, it did not offer any of the game’s original bonus skins, or the secret mission offered to players who initially purchased the season pass.

Many months ago, Remedy has finally answered the pleas of the console players when they released a free patch on the PC version of the Ultimate Edition which included not just enhancements to the game, but ALL of the previously locked exclusive content that was never offered to the Ultimate Edition owners. However, that content was not offered to PS5 or Xbox Series owners, and Remedy notified us we would need to hold off and wait for it to come.

Well, I’m happy to announce that wait is finally over. Here’s a look at today’s Patch Notes:

OUTFITS
The following outfits are now available to all players. The outfits can be accessed and equipped from the Control Point in the Central Executive Sector area.

• Astral Dive Suit (formerly a pre-order exclusive)
• Tactical Response Gear (formerly a pre-order exclusive)
• Urban Response Gear (formerly a pre-order exclusive)

MISSIONS
All players will receive the mission Dr. Yoshimi Tokui’s Guided Imagery Experience, featuring voiceover by Hideo Kojima. The mission is playable when you pick up the Dr Tokui Tapes collectible in the Extrasensory Lab of the Research Sector. (This mission was previously exclusive to the PlayStation 4 Digital Deluxe version of Control.)

GRAPHICS [PLAYSTATION 5]
• Added a new setting “Unlock Frame Rate”, enjoy!
• Added VRR and 120Hz display output support for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro, and unlocked the frame rate limitations for Quality and Performance Mode setting
• Improved Temporal Anti-Aliasing (TAA) quality
• Added HDR support
• Updated SDR to 10bit (from 8bit), which reduces visible color banding
• [PlayStation 5 Pro] Added PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) support. Using PSSR results in smoother edges, improved hair, and vegetation visual quality. Using PSSR can slightly impact performance, so if you would rather have the original “look” of Control, you can disable PSSR in the settings.
• [PlayStation 5 Pro] Improved Screen Space Reflections in Performance Mode
• [PlayStation 5 Pro] Updated Texture and Shadow resolution filtering (anisotropic)

GENERAL [PLAYSTATION 5]
• Fixed grenade projectiles indicators only updating at 30 fps. Now they update properly everywhere they should.
• Improved the sorting of character and weapon mods

GRAPHICS [XBOX SERIES X|S]
• Added a new setting “Unlock Frame Rate”, enjoy!
• Added VRR and 120Hz display output support for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and unlocked the frame rate limitations for Quality and Performance Mode settings
• [Xbox Series X] Unlocked the frame rate limitations for Quality and Performance Mode
• [Xbox Series S] Unlocked the frame rate limitations for Performance Mode settings
• Improved Temporal Anti Aliasing (TAA) quality
• Added HDR support
• Updated SDR to 10bit (from 8bit), which reduces visible color banding

GENERAL [XBOX SERIES X|S]
• Fixed grenade projectiles indicators only updating at 30 fps. Now they update properly everywhere they should.
• Improved the sorting of character and weapon mods

You can download the update right now for free, just download the game’s most recent patch and start playing!

Control: Ultimate Edition is out now for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.