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Star Wars Outlaws: A New Frontier in the Galaxy Far, Far Away

Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game, set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Explore distinct planets across the galaxy.

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Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game, set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Explore distinct planets across the galaxy.

Star Wars Outlaws promises to be a groundbreaking entry into the beloved franchise, offering players a level of freedom and exploration never before seen in a Star Wars game. Developed by Ubisoft, this open-world adventure allows players to traverse the galaxy, uncover hidden treasures, and engage in dynamic encounters with various factions.

A Vast Galaxy Awaits

The game’s universe is expansive, with each planet offering a unique experience. The size of each planet is comparable to “2 or 3 zones in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey,” providing ample space for exploration and adventure. This ensures that players will have plenty to see and do as they journey through the galaxy.

Faction Reputation System

One of the intriguing aspects of Star Wars Outlaws is its faction reputation system. As seen in the gameplay trailer, your actions, such as taking down members of a particular gang, will impact your reputation with various factions. This dynamic system adds a layer of strategy and consequence to your interactions within the game.

Skill Progression Through NPCs

Ubisoft’s creative director, Julian Gerighty, shared insights into the game’s skill progression system in an interview with IGN. Unlike traditional skill trees, progression in Star Wars Outlaws is achieved through interactions with NPCs. Players must visit specific characters to learn new moves, upgrade their ship, or enhance their blaster. This approach encourages exploration and engagement with the game’s diverse cast of characters.

Upgradable Blaster and Diverse Arsenal

Players will have access to a versatile blaster that can be customized in numerous ways. Whether you need a stun setting for incapacitating enemies or ion lasers for disabling droids, your blaster can be tailored to suit various combat scenarios. This flexibility ensures that players can adapt to the challenges they face throughout their adventure.

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Hidden Treasures and Repeat Visits

The game’s planets are filled with hidden treasures, incentivising players to revisit locations multiple times. This design choice keeps the gameplay fresh and rewarding, as there is always something new to discover, no matter how many times you’ve visited a particular planet.

Infiltrating Jabba’s Fortress

Among the exciting missions players can undertake is the infiltration of Jabba’s fortress. This iconic location promises thrilling encounters and the possibility of meeting Jabba the Hutt himself. Such missions are sure to delight fans of the original trilogy and add depth to the game’s narrative.

Seamless Planetary Travel

Travelling between planets in Star Wars Outlaws is designed to be a seamless experience. Players can hop on their speeder to reach a smaller settlement, call their spaceship, and take off into orbit. From there, they can engage the hyperdrive to jump to another planet’s orbit and land without any noticeable loading screens. This fluid travel system enhances the feeling of freedom and immersion in the game’s vast universe.

A Diverse Array of Worlds

The game features four planets and a moon to explore: Tatooine, Akiva, Kijimi, Cantonica, and the moon Toshara. Each location offers distinct environments and challenges, ensuring that players will encounter a variety of experiences as they journey through the galaxy.

Speculations and Expectations

As with many Ubisoft titles, there is speculation about the presence of paid cosmetics and potential DLC planets. While there is no official confirmation, it wouldn’t be surprising given Ubisoft’s track record with additional content and microtransactions.

In conclusion, Star Wars Outlaws is shaping up to be a must-play for fans of the franchise and open-world enthusiasts alike. With its expansive worlds, dynamic faction system, and seamless travel, it promises to deliver an unforgettable adventure in a galaxy far, far away.

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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Brings Its Village-Building Magic to PS5 and Xbox

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Half a million people have already lost themselves in the fields and festivals of Azuma, and now PlayStation and Xbox players finally get their chance. Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is making the jump to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on February 13, 2026, and if you’ve been waiting for a game where you can spend hours perfecting your village layout, wooing a literal god, and purifying corrupted lands with sacred dance powers, this might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

While the game launched on Switch and PC back in June 2025, the PlayStation and Xbox versions aren’t just straight ports. You’re getting all the free post-launch content baked right into the base game from day one. Marvelous Europe is also throwing in the Rune Factory 4 Hero Outfit Bundle as a bonus for all digital versions.

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

The game drops you into Azuma, a sprawling Japanese-inspired world where you play as an Earth Dancer, essentially a mystical farmer with combat skills and the power to literally dance corruption away. But you’re not just tending your own plot of land, you’re rebuilding entire villages from the ground up, strategically placing buildings to bring people back and restore the land. You can recruit the villagers you’ve befriended to fight alongside you or help manage your growing empire.

What caught my attention is the sheer variety packed in here. You’ve got monster collecting, village construction, exploration across seasonal-themed areas, dynamic combat with new weapons like bows and talismans, and the classic Rune Factory romance options where you can court gods and mortals alike. The anime-style graphics look gorgeous, with each village drawing from different aspects of Japanese culture and festivals.

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

The digital editions start at €59.99 for standard, €69.99 for Digital Deluxe with the Seasons of Love and Festive Attire bundles, and €79.99 for Super Digital Deluxe that adds a soundtrack and art book. Physical editions for PS5 will be up for pre-order soon. If you’re planning to dive deep, you could easily sink a hundred hours into perfecting your villages, maxing out relationships, and hunting down every secret tucked away in those seasonal landscapes.

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The Boys VR Game Announced: Trigger Warning Hits Quest & PSVR 2 in 2026

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The writers’ room from The Boys actually worked on this game. That’s not the usual “inspired by” licensing deal where developers get a style guide and some logo files. Developer Arvore sat down with the people who craft those jaw-dropping twists and the cast who deliver them.

The Boys: Trigger Warning launches in 2026 for Meta Quest and PlayStation VR 2, putting you into an original story as a brand new Supe. You’re not playing as Homelander or Butcher. Instead, you’ll uncover a grotesque Vought secret that turns a family outing into carnage. So they’re not holding back on the show’s signature brutality.

Series creator Eric Kripke had been teasing “other kinds of video games” for weeks, and now we know what he meant. This stealth-action VR experience has you infiltrating Vought alongside The Boys, seeking revenge “in the most chaotic way possible.” If you’ve watched the show, you know exactly what kind of chaos we’re talking about.

The game drops the same year as the fifth and final season of The Boys, which premieres April 2026 on Prime Video. Vought Rising, the 1950s prequel series, is also on the horizon. Arvore seems positioned to expand the universe right when everything else wraps up.

We’ve seen Homelander pop up in Call of Duty and Mortal Kombat, but a dedicated game exploring original Vought horrors? That’s new territory. The Boys delivers hilarious, sometimes genuinely disturbing moments that keep you hooked with its wild storyline, so stepping into that world in VR sounds very exciting.

Keep your eyes on any gameplay footage for Vought facility details. Those production designers love hiding lore in background signage and corporate propaganda. We’ll be pausing every frame.

The Boys series returns for its fifth and final season in April 2026 on Prime Video.

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Minecraft 1.21.11 – Spears, Undead Riders & Ocean Beasts

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A new era of mounts, weapons, and mayhem hits Minecraft as Mojang drops its latest update, bringing a wave of undead cavalry, deep-sea creatures, and a brand new weapon.


With 1.21.11, Mojang has introduced the Mounts of Mayhem update. New mobs, weapons, mechanics, and world behaviour. Following earlier 2025 drops, this update shifts the spotlight onto traversal and combat, giving players more ways to move and fight. We took a deep dive into every confirmed feature to break down exactly what’s arriving in this chaotic new chapter.


What Is Mounts of Mayhem?

Mounts of Mayhem is the fourth Minecraft game update of 2025, following The Spring to Life (25 March 2025), Chase the Skies (17 June 2025), The Copper Age (30 September 2025).

This drop focuses entirely on mounts, riders, and mobility upgrades. It introduces new creatures across multiple biomes. It finally adds a way to get the classic zombie horse in survival, a brand-new weapon class, and refreshes how players navigate land and sea. Everything is designed around dynamic movement. There’s jousting with spears, diving into oceans on undead nautili, or thundering through deserts beside skeletal raiders.


The Spear: Minecraft’s New Combat Style

Minecraft gets a new weapon: the spear, available in all main material tiers.

  • Works with two attack modes: Jab for fast melee, and Charge for mounted or sprinting attacks.
  • Introduces a fresh combat rhythm focused on spacing and momentum.
  • Paired with a new enchantment, Lunge, which adds mobility at the cost of hunger.

Undead Riders of the Desert

Camel Husks

A new undead camel-like mount found in deserts and badlands.

  • Typically spawns with a rider.
  • Can be tamed once the rider is dealt with.
  • Behaves like other undead mobs (Smite-vulnerable, burns in sunlight on land).

Parched

A new skeleton variant for hot biomes.

  • Uses a bow that inflicts Weakness.
  • Often rides camel husks alongside spear-wielding husks.
  • Does not burn in daylight.

The Nautilus Rises

Nautilus

A brand-new aquatic mount found in deep oceans.

  • Tamed with pufferfish, then mountable with a saddle.
    Grants the Breath of the Nautilus effect, freezing the oxygen bar so players do not drown while riding.
  • Attracts drowned naturally.

Zombie Nautilus & Coral Zombie Nautilus

Undead variants appearing in regular and warm oceans.

  • Can spawn with drowned jockeys riding them.
  • Tamable once the rider dismounts.
  • Behave as undead: burn in sunlight on land, react to Smite, etc.

Zombie Horses Return From the Dead

Long requested and now fully supported:

  • Zombie horses spawn naturally in plains and savanna as part of new rider encounters.
  • Can be tamed after unseating the rider.
  • Can wear all tiers of horse armor, including the new netherite variant.
  • Count as undead and burn in sunlight.

Mount Armor Overhaul

Two major additions expand mount customisation:

  • Nautilus Armor – copper, iron, gold, diamond, and netherite variants.
  • Netherite Horse Armor – now craftable via a smithing upgrade, making it the strongest armor for horses and zombie horses.

How Gameplay Will Change

Mounts of Mayhem provides a lot of different ways to move around in the game.

  • Spears transform both foot combat and mounted combat.
  • Horses can now swim, making rivers and lakes far easier to cross.
  • Underwater travel with mounts thanks to the nautilus family.
  • Desert biomes become more dangerous with parched riders and undead cavalry.
  • A lot of new ‘jocky’s’ were added giving mob collection players additions for their zoo’s.

Full Feature Breakdown 

New Weapon

  • Spear (all tiers)
  • Lunge enchantment (3 levels)

New Mounts & Mobs

  • Nautilus
  • Zombie Nautilus
  • Coral Zombie Nautilus
  • Camel Husk
  • Parched
  • Zombie Horse (expanded features & natural spawns)

New Effects

  • Breath of the Nautilus

Mount Armor

  • Nautilus armour (copper → netherite)
    Netherite horse armour (craftable)

Major Mechanics

  • Horses can swim
    New jockey encounters across deserts and oceans
  • Undead mob rules applied consistently to new mounts

Technical Additions

  • Updated data pack version
  • Updated resource pack version
  • Item component updates
  • Item tag updates
  • Entity texture updates
  • Entity model updates
  • Bug fixes and behaviour tweaks

Final Thoughts

This drop adds a fair amount of new features, mobs and mechanics. There are more ways to traverse terrain now, along with mob-collecting opportunities and interaction for players (jousting.) Ever since the announcement that Mojang was releasing drops instead of slower updates, a lot has been added into the game. 

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