July 25, 2025

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Claws of Awaji DLC for Assassin’s Creed Shadows Set for September 16

Ubisoft has announced that the Claws of Awaji expansion for Assassin’s Creed Shadows will launch on September 16, 2025, arriving free for players who preordered the base game and available separately for others. The DLC transports Naoe—and, in select missions, Yasuke—to a new explorable island teeming with a fresh enemy faction, traps, and over 10 hours of additional story and gameplay.

In the lead-up to the expansion, Shadows receives a New Game Plus mode on July 29, a level cap increase from 60 to 80, upgraded Mastery and Knowledge ranks, plus extensive hideout and forge enhancements. A September update delivers quality-of-life improvements—such as uncapped cutscene framerates on PC, time-of-day skipping and new Mythic/Artifact upgrade tiers—ensuring players are battle-ready for Awaji’s challenges.

Krafton Acquires Last Epoch Developer Eleventh Hour Games

Krafton, the South Korean publisher behind PUBG, has acquired Eleventh Hour Games, the indie studio responsible for the hack-and-slash action-RPG Last Epoch. While financial terms remain undisclosed, founder Judd Cobler says Krafton’s shared passion for the ARPG genre and deep pockets will help Eleventh Hour tackle its “largest upcoming challenges.”

Key Points:

Eleventh Hour will operate as a standalone subsidiary, with new hires planned.

Krafton’s recent buyouts include Tango Gameworks, Neon Giant and Unknown Worlds, though the latter deal sparked a lawsuit earlier this year.

Last Epoch remains available on PC via Steam for $34.99.

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Sony Buys 2.5% of Bandai Namco as Elden Ring DLC Soars

Sony has acquired 16 million shares of Bandai Namco—about 2.5% of the company—for ¥68 billion, signing a strategic cooperation agreement that gives it input on future releases. The move comes as FromSoftware’s Elden Ring offshoot Nightreign drew 5 million players in under two months and earned an 82% positive Steam rating, while the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion has sold 10 million copies across all platforms.

Key highlights:

Elden Ring: Nightreign reached 3.5 M players in its first five days, topping U.S. sales charts in June.

Shadow of the Erdtree doubled its week-one 5 M player mark to 10 M sales.

Sony’s investment underscores the blockbuster DLC performance and its ambition to deepen ties with FromSoftware’s parent company.

Activision Sues Cheat Developer in LA Court Over Call of Duty Hacks

Activision-Blizzard has filed suit in the Central District of California against 24-year-old Ryan Rothholz—known online as "Lerggy" and "Joker"—and affiliates for creating and distributing parasitic cheats for Call of Duty. According to the complaint, Rothholz first offered Lergware to kick opponents offline, then rebranded to GameHook, adding wall-hacks and auto-aim features sold via a $350 “master key.”

Key allegations include:

Violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and copyright law

Distribution networks spanning the U.S. and Australia

At least 228,000 accounts banned in recent anti-cheat sweeps

Activision warns that these hacks undermine competitive integrity, drive away legitimate players and dent franchise revenues.

Dying Light: The Beast Delayed to September 19

Techland has announced a four-week delay for its open-world action survival game Dying Light: The Beast, moving the release from August 22 to September 19, 2025. The studio cites the need for extra polishing on gameplay balance, UI clarity, physics, animations and cutscenes to ensure the strongest first impression.

Owners of the Ultimate Edition of Dying Light 2: Stay Human will receive The Beast at no additional cost. Techland promises regular studio updates this summer, a playable Gamescom demo in Hall 6, and new insights on gore effects ahead of launch.

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Claws of Awaji DLC for Assassin’s Creed Shadows Drops Sept 16 – Free for Preorders