To celebrate the milestone, publisher Neowiz is rewarding the staff of developer Round8 Studio, as well as Neowiz’s own Lies of P development team, with a number of bonuses.

All staff will receive a launch bonus of 10 million South Korean won ($7,300) earlier than scheduled, as well as two weeks of paid vacation (on top of South Korea’s mandatory 15 days of paid vacation).

Every member of the Round8 development team will also get a Nintendo Switch 2 console as a reward for hitting the sales milestone.

Very happy for their success - they deserve it

Most notable to me:

Starting from your second playthrough, you can access the Lies of P: Overture DLC from Chapter 5 at the “Path of the Pilgrim.”

Combat Balance Adjustments:

• Reduced monster difficulty in repeat playthroughs.
• Adjusted stats for certain field monsters in the first playthrough of Lies of P: Overture

Seems like there were more people like me who've felt that the DLC is a little overtuned on repeat playthroughs. I'll have to check again how it is now on Legendary Stalker.

I just love that they keep pumping out updates for the game. Sure, it's only 3 months old now, so regular update should be expected, but not to such an extent. Lots of QoL, balancing, new features etc. Very happy with the game

not sure when that screenshot was taken, but I imagine the player numbers will be looking the same right now

It just got shadowdropped at SGF 2025. It's out now on PS5, Xbox and PC and costs 30€/30$

I know what I'll be doing this weekend

In Nioh 3, the protagonist is a young warrior poised to become the next Shogun. Why is he dedicated to battling against yokai? We’ll save those details for another day, but what we can tell you today is as the battles unfold, players will now be able to fight using two distinct combat styles: Samurai and Ninja.

The Samurai style provides a gameplay experience similar to previous Nioh titles. New actions such as Arts Proficiency, which enhances the power of martial arts, and Deflect, which allows players to block enemy attacks at the last moment have been added, helping create a series of intense and deadly face-to-face confrontations.

Meanwhile, the Ninja style excels in quick movements like dodging and aerial actions, giving ninjas the advantage of being able to attack from outside of the enemy’s range by utilizing a variety of “Ninjitsu” techniques according to the situation on the battlefield.

Edit: you can only download the demo if you have at least PS+ essential. what a r

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/65396784

People should've known these things going into it but hopefully the bad reviews should push fromsoftware to make the duo mode quicker.

FromSoftware’s co-op spin-off saw an incredible 313,593 peak concurrent users on Steam overnight, enough to make Elden Ring Nightreign one of the most-played games on Valve’s platform.

But it also came with a number of negative reviews (67% of the reviews are positive so far), most of which point out Elden Ring Nightreign’s lack of duos, or two-player co-op, and voice chat.

As explained in IGN's Elden Ring Nightreign review: "Let’s get the most important caveat out of the way first: if you are hoping to tackle Nightreign entirely solo, and are anything less than a hardcore Elden Ring player that actively seeks out ways to make that already difficult game even more challenging, Nightreign isn’t for you. Yes, there is technically a single-player option, but it is so poorly balanced that I would

Players will be able to progress through five tiers of difficulty. Initially, the bosses can be played on tiers 1, 2, and 3, with tiers 4 and 5 only being unlocked when a player completes the previous level. Bosses in the Battle Memories mode will also have unique stats that change based on the tier.

Lies of P: Overture will also introduce Death March, a new mode that will see players attempt to take down as many bosses as they can using a limited pool of health and items. There will be bespoke rewards for both of these modes. However, these haven’t yet been announced.

“Lies of P’s new difficulty system is perhaps the most interesting addition of the whole package, and one that has the potential to bring a new audience to a beloved genre. At the same time, the harder difficulty levels of the new Battle Memories mode will give players a chance to sharpen their skills before the full sequel to the game arrives.”

I welcome the addition of difficulty settings quite a bit. Who am I

Sometimes, a company wants critical acclaim – other times some developers just want to have fun. In the case of action RPG The First Berserker: Khazan, the game helped its publisher Nexon set the stage for a planned global IP rollout of Dungeon & Fighter, the game Khazan is based on.

In a new earnings call, Nexon shared some valuable insights into the company's strategy around Khazan. It reads: "The game made its global debut on March 28 with strong ratings from both players and critics. While Q1 revenue was below our outlook, the game achieved our objective as a strategic first step in a multi-year plan to introduce Dungeon & Fighter IP to a global audience."

If you're also unaware of it, it's a multiplayer beat 'em up known as Dungeon Fighter Online in the West, and it's grossed billions of dollars since its release in 2005.

That's not all, though. Khazan has "set a stage for two new titles – Project OVERKILL and Dungeon&Fighter: ARAD – expected by 2027." Its publisher Ten

source: LoP's official discord, following a live event where they held a DLC raffle and announced that they'd share new info

Absolute cinema 🙏🏻

As the 2025 papal conclave goes on in the Sistine Chapel following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, a news channel in Spain has used Dark Souls 3 footage to illustrate what could be going on.

Spanish TV channel Cuatro aired a segment about the ongoing conclave, which was spotted by PC Gamer. While we can't get cameras into the chapel for the proceedings, they used footage from Dark Souls 3's Pontiff Sulyvahn boss fight with the player donning the Pope-like Archdeacon armor. While we can't confirm that papal candidates are in there throwing fireballs at each other, we can't deconfirm it either, can we? (Think about it, all the smoke…) Plus Pope Benedict's 'Pope Emeritus' title totally sounds like an RPG boss fight.

https://youtu.be/gtYTn_WKN2Y

Seems pretty cool! I wasn't really feeling anything in regards to this game, but the trailer actually makes it look quite cool, ngl. Might give it a shot, I think

Eurogamer spotted the tidbits in CI Games' latest financial report, where the publisher revealed Lords of the Fallen 2 (for lack of an official name) will have a "more commercial" art style and narrative, suggesting it wants the game to have more mainstream appeal.

CI Games also promised gameplay improvements, more game mode options, and full "shared-progression" co-op alongside the "core" single-player campaign, all developed with "elevated production values" fueled by Unreal Engine 5.

The publisher confirmed it had received a "major investment" from Epic Games for PC exclusivity on the Epic Games Store, which means Lords of the Fallen 2 will not initially launch on Steam.

https://youtu.be/6WRgq6J4UPs

https://gamerant.com/lords-of-the-fallen-20-update-patch-notes/

The Lords of the Fallen Version 2.0 update adds shared progression co-op, more refined combat, a free Friend's Pass, and more.

The largest additions include shared progression cross-play co-op, a dedicated jump button, an overhauled character creator, modernized UI, and improved tutorials for new players. A new free Friend's Pass will allow one player who owns the game to enjoy online co-op with another player who does not own the game, and smoother combat animations and improved weapon response make Lords of the Fallen feel even more refined.

Some Highlights (courtesy of xeddit):

• Sprinting, super jump, and double jump
• Every character is equipped with some means of attacking from a distance, including guns.
• Over a dozen characters for the player to choose from, each with their own identity and appearance, with unique elements to the character designs and the weapons and abilities they use
• Hub area, where players can choose their character, customize them and enter online multiplayer, supports up to 8 players.
• Online matches are generally last player standing, however there are certain cases where victory conditions differ. For example, players may be tasked with teaming up to take down a powerful boss enemy, or find themselves in other special circumstances.
• The Duskbloods implements “Victory Points,” which are responsible for ultimately deciding the outcome of a match. To obtain Victory Points, direct combat is of course important, but it’s not the only way. Some players may prefer to earn points by avoiding di

not really sure if there were too many people expecting otherwise but reassuring to hear nonetheless