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Mousey City-Builder Whiskerwood Gets A Bit Wetter Today With A Hefty Nautical Update That Lets Your Rodent Kingdom Venture Out On The Open Seas featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from Rock Paper Shotgun

Mousey City-Builder Whiskerwood Gets A Bit Wetter Today With A Hefty Nautical Update That Lets Your Rodent Kingdom Venture Out On The Open Seas

You like putting a bunch of mice on a boat, don't you? Of course you do, it's always enjoyable seeing semi-anthropomorphic mice do human things! Now that we're on the same page, this is a good time to let you know that the new update for Whiskerwood , a city-builder where the cities are filled with mice ruled by nasty, greedy cats, has received a new update today where the friendly rodents can venture out to sail the seven seas.

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Something Is Brewing With StarCraft

With BlizzCon just a week away, there's new reason to believe that some kind of StarCraft news is on the way. Various visual elements on the official StarCraft website are now glitching out in a way that looks much more "hey fans, get excited" than "alert the engineering team that we've got a problem." The glitches were flagged on Bluesky by John Carson, and they specifically appear on the section of Blizzard's website advertising 2017's StarCraft Remastered, rather than StarCraft II. The glitches see certain...

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While Us Lot In The West Might Like Dragon's Dogma 2's Friction, Japan Doesn't Quite Agree, And Its Producers Say Balancing That Has Been A Real... featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from Rock Paper Shotgun

While Us Lot In The West Might Like Dragon's Dogma 2's Friction, Japan Doesn't Quite Agree, And Its Producers Say Balancing That Has Been A Real...

Both the original and Dragon's Dogma 2 are not games for everyone. Not in the Dark Souls , uber challenging sort of way necessarily, just in that they do not hold your hand, right down to not even having a lock-on feature in combat. There's a long list of other aspects that provide friction, interesting friction, that make the games so beloved. At least, they're beloved in the West, because folks over in the RPG's home country of Japan have a different perspective, a difference its devs find difficult to balance.

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'god Of War' Star Dave Bautista Shows Off Progress In Getting Kratos-Sized featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from Polygon

'god Of War' Star Dave Bautista Shows Off Progress In Getting Kratos-Sized

Dave Bautista has shared an update on his physical preparation for the role of Kratos in Prime Video's upcoming God of War television series. The actor revealed he is three weeks into a dedicated weight training program to achieve the iconic character's muscular physique. The production, which is helmed by showrunner Ronald D. Moore, is working toward a release window expected in late 2027 or early 2028.

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Dungeons And Dragons Icons Could Take The TTRPG To A Modern-Day Setting

The D&D Icons initiative , led by actor and longtime D&D fanatic Joe Manganiello, brings today's Dungeons & Dragons game together with famous series creators of the past, like author R.A. Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt. But things aren't going to be strictly limited to classic fantasy settings, Manganiello has teased. Speaking to GameSpot's Jessica Cogswell at Gen Con 2026, Manganiello stressed that modern-day settings could be part of the Icons program, too. "There [are] also lots of other things that I want for...

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The New Gundam Game Has A Collector’s Edition Just For Gunpla Sickos Like Me

Gundam Rogue Orbit is a break from tradition for Bandai Namco, as new entries in the franchise typically debut as an anime series first, then as a line of collectible model kits. But this Gundam is arriving first as a video game--one that was shown in more detail today during the September PlayStation State of Play broadcast . If you're a Gundam fan, fret not, because at least one part of the traditional Gundam experience is being kept intact if you buy the $160 Rogue Orbit collector's edition. Gundam Rogue Orbit...

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Game Pass Is Getting Worse, And More Expensive

Microsoft has made a big announcement about one of the big perks of Xbox Game Pass, cloud streaming, and the news is not great. Starting in November, Microsoft will put limits on how many hours per month people can use the service, and then allow people to pay more to unlock more time. Below is a breakdown of how many hours you'll get included with the tier of Game Pass you're subscribed to: Game Pass Ultimate: 15 hours Game Pass Premium: 10 hours Game Pass Essential: 5 hours Microsoft said it understands this is a...

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