[Ed. note: This review contains minor spoilers for the first three episodes of Ironheart season 1.] Ironheart, Marvel’s spinoff of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, has more in common with Isaac Asimov’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? than any MCU fan might guess. The existential question at hand: Can a machine truly feel or be […]

<p><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/06/26/6913fa6a/Dying_Light_Retouched_Update_Key_Visual.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="Dying Light: Retouched key art" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-body-default" /></p> <p>To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dying_light/b/xboxone/archive/2015/02/02/dying-light-game-informer-review.aspx">Dying Light</a>, developer Techland has rolled out a free graphical update to the 2015 title dubbed Dying Light: Retouched. While not billed as a full remaster or a total presentational overhaul, the city of Harran looks better than ever.&nbsp;</p><p>The Retouched update introduces upscaled textures, ultra 8K shadow quality level, and improved physics rendering on water and metallic surfaces. The game’s Level of Detail (LOD) has also been raised, meaning Techland increased the distance that detailed assets are loaded in the game. &nbsp;As Techland notes in its <a href="https://pilgrimoutpost.techlandgg.com/news/ten-years-later-still-going-strong-dying-light-retouched-update-releasing-june-26">developer blog</a>, Retouched is all about “squeezing out even more from the Dying Light you already love," although the level of improvements players will experience varies by platform. You can check out some before/after shots in the gallery below.</p><p class="inline-rich-content-placeholder">&nbsp;</p><p>The soundtrack, however, has been remastered by original composer Pawel Błaszczak. The audio also features new tracks and ambient sounds along with improved hit reaction audio.</p><p>Today looks to be a good one to revisit Dying Light ahead of the launch of the latest entry, Dying Light: The Beast, which arrives on August 22 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. You can catch a recent trailer from Summer Game Fest earlier this month <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/sgf-2025/2025/06/06/dying-light-the-beast-launches-in-august-and-gets-a-new-trailer">here</a>.&nbsp;</p> <section class='type:slideshow'><figure><img src='https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/06/26/af7d0ecf/dying_light_retouched_update_-_screenshot_comparison_4.jpg'></figure><figure><img src='https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/06/26/3a806107/dying_light_retouched_update_-_screenshot_comparison_1.jpg'></figure><figure><img src='https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/06/26/00f20e63/dying_light_retouched_update_-_screenshot_comparison_5.jpg'></figure><figure><img src='https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/06/26/18575f08/dying_light_retouched_update_-_screenshot_comparison_3.jpg'></figure><figure><img src='https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/06/26/cd6d2eda/dying_light_retouched_update_-_screenshot_comparison_2.jpg'></figure><figure><img src='https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/06/26/334b1d30/dying_light_retouched_update_-_screenshot_comparison_7.jpg'></figure><figure><img src='https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/06/26/2bd75fb9/dying_light_retouched_update_-_screenshot_comparison_6.jpg'></figure></section>

<p><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/body_default/public/2025/06/26/6d03f35e/chained_echoes_aoe_1.jpg" width="800" height="450" alt="Chained Echoes: Ashes of Elrant screenshot" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-body-default" /></p> <p>For old-school JRPG fans, <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/review/chained-echoes/old-style-new-ideas">Chained Echoes</a> was a pleasant surprise when it launched in December 2022, offering one of the better modernized homages to the 16-bit era. &nbsp;Over two years later, fans can explore a new side of its fantastical world with the upcoming launch of its expansion, Ashes of Elrant.</p><p>Releasing on August 7, Ashes of Elrant unfolds on the new landmass Elrant, and occurs right before the final battle of the base game. The Crimson Wings must answer a call for help, and a new playable character, The White Wolf, will join them. The expansion features new equipment and items, new minigames, plus over 40 new monsters you’ll battle to the tune of 15 new music tracks by composer Eddie Marianukroh.</p><iframe width="560" height="315" frameBorder="0" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o3ky84QJcxw" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay" allowfullscreen="true">&nbsp;</iframe><p>It’s exciting to see Chain of Echoes get a big expansion like this, years after its initial launch. <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/review/chained-echoes/old-style-new-ideas">We scored the game an 8.75 out of 10</a>, with <em>Game Informer</em> editor-in-chief Matt Miller writing in his review, “Whether you currently count yourself a JRPG connoisseur or fondly recall the ʼ90s heyday of the genre, Chained Echoes is well worth your time.”&nbsp;</p><p>Ashes of Elrant will be available for each version of Chained Echoes on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. The price of the DLC has not been disclosed.&nbsp;</p>

When you start Persona 5: The Phantom X, you’ll be tasked with naming the protagonist by writing down your name on a worksheet fairly early. If you’ve played Persona games before, you may be familiar with the protagonists’ “official” names from the series, and want to use the canon name for this game, too. Lucky […]

Contracts act as the gacha banners in Persona 5: The Phantom X and pulling on a contract banner is how you’ll unlock your favorite character and their iconic weapon. The banners in Persona 5: The Phantom X work similarly to other gacha titles like Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero, and Wuthering Waves, but there […]