Playground Games’ Forza Horizon 6 experienced an absolute rollercoaster of a week, surviving a disastrous 155GB unencrypted Steam preload leak to ultimately debut as a critical and commercial masterpiece. Set in a stunning, highly credible recreation of Japan, the open-world racer scored a flawless 10/10 and smashed series records with over 172,000 concurrent players on Steam during its premium early access period.
Darkest Dungeon developer Red Hook Studios has firmly declared they will never use artificial intelligence to recreate the voice of the late narrator Wayne June. Despite June generously giving the studio permission before his passing in January 2025, co-founder Chris Bourassa declined the offer, stating the actor’s delivery was fundamentally human and the team refuses to erode his legacy with hollow machine imitations.
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Quietly Adds Denuvo DRM Warner Bros. and TT Games have stealthily baked the controversial Denuvo DRM into Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight just weeks ahead of its May 22 launch. This is a massive red flag for PC gamers, as the Unreal Engine 5 title already demands an absurd 16 GB of RAM and requires frame generation just to hit 30 fps, sparking legitimate fears of an Arkham Knight-level performance disaster on PC.