According to rumors, current rumors suggests Resident Evil Requiem’s planned story expansion DLC won’t launch until after the long-rumored Resident Evil Veronica remake, which is reportedly targeting a 2027 release window.

Resident Evil Requiem launched earlier this year to strong reviews and sales, introducing players to FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft alongside series veteran Leon Kennedy. Capcom has already confirmed that a story expansion is in development, though details remain under wraps.

The new rumor has sparked speculation because Code: Veronica is often viewed as one of the most important chapters in Claire Redfield’s story. Many fans believe the remake could help set up future events, character appearances, or unresolved plot threads that may eventually be addressed in Requiem’s expansion.

For now, nothing is official beyond the fact that the DLC exists. Still, if the rumor proves accurate, Capcom may be building a much larger narrative bridge between its remake projects and the future of the Resident Evil series.

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UPDATE 15/2/23: PowerWash Simulator’s free Final Fantasy DLC arrives on 2nd March, and will be accessible here in the UK from 5pm local time.

Five levels requiring your cleaning attention will include the Hardy Daytona motorbike and Shinra Hauler, the Scorpion Sentinel, the Seventh Heaven bar, the Mako Energy Exhibit and the Airbuster.

As with the game’s previous Tomb Raider DLC, this pack will be available to all owners at the game for no extra charge. Which is kind! Developer Futurlab could really have cleaned up.

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Final Fantasy 7 is the next game to receive DLC in PowerWash Simulator.

The Midgar Special Pack will include the Hardy-Daytona – Cloud’s motorbike from the iconic city escape sequence – as well as Tifa’s bar Seventh Heaven, and Guard Scorpion – the first boss encountered in the game.

There’s currently no release date for this DLC, which has been announced by Square Enix Japan.

This will be the second free DLC following the Tomb Raider pack that’s released today, which will allow players to clean Croft Manor as part of a new five-level mini campaign.

No doubt Lara fans will be eager to discover as many Easter eggs as possible.

This DLC comes alongside a release of the game for PlayStation consoles and Nintendo Switch. Until now, it’s been available only on PC and Xbox (including Game Pass).

The game is published by Square Enix – creators of Final Fantasy and previous owners of Tomb Raider, until rights were sold to Embracer – so perhaps more themed DLC could be on the way.

What game would you like to see get the PowerWash treatment next?

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Although Poncle has been busy with Vampire Crawlers, it’s still showing plenty of support for Vampire Survivors.

Apart from the recently revealed “Wet Update”, this week the studio has also announced it’s releasing a Switch 2 version of Vampire Survivors. It will include “better performance” and mouse support. When more details are shared about this version, we’ll let you know.

Alongside this is the reveal of the next expansion, the Legacy of the Bloodmoon. It will be arriving this summer. As noted, it will expand the Legacy of the Moonspell with “additional content” and is permanently reducing the price of this DLC.

“The “evil twin” to the game’s first-ever expansion pack Legacy of the Moonspell and expected this summer across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and mobile platforms, Legacy of the Bloodmoon will include a substantial 10 new characters, more than 16 weapons and evolutions, a new XL stage, and 8 new music tracks. As part of this release, poncle will expand Legacy of the Moonspell with additional content and permanently reduce its price, ensuring both it and Legacy of the Bloodmoon deliver a similarly substantial experience.”

Vampire Survivors is also being renamed to Vampire Survivors – First Survivaton. Below are the details behind the change, and it’s celebrating this “new chapter” with the free 1.15 update. Including “a new stage, new characters, new weapons, and new Darkanas”.

“Survivaton is the name of poncle’s new lineup of Survivors-like projects. Short for “survive a ton,” the label encompasses internally developed games that build on the foundation of the studio’s flagship title, Vampire Survivors, in collaboration with selected content partners. Each project will aim to introduce major gameplay changes, content expansions, or genre twists exploring ideas substantial enough to stand as their own games.

“The Survivaton initiative will serve as poncle’s umbrella for future survivors-like releases, and reflecting its place as the foundation of the series, Vampire Survivors will also be renamed to Vampire Survivors – First Survivaton.”

Poncle is also establishing Poncle Japan, a “dedicated Japanese subsidiary” which will be headed by Sawaki Takeyasu.

“The team will serve as a bridge between poncle’s global operations and Japanese players, creators, and industry partners, ensuring the studio’s games and initiatives resonate with local audiences while helping identify new opportunities for growth and collaboration.”

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With the ‘Rattlin’ Snake Bananza’ event firmly in the rear-view, Nintendo has announced what’s next for Donkey Kong Bananza’s DLC challenges.

Next up is the ‘Kong Bananza Returns’ event, which gets underway next week, on 9th June, and will be sticking around until 16th.

As the name suggests, there are some Donkey Kong Country Returns-themed prizes up for grabs this time around. Those who meet the special Emerald Rush quotas can net Tiki Kong and Tiki Goon statues, adding to the already impressive DK Island collection.

This one will take place on the Canyon Layer and, as ever, you’ll have to complete Void Kong’s challenges with a special set of limitations on your perks and abilities.

Here’s the exact time that the event will begin in your region:

• North America: 1am PDT / 2am MDT / 3am CDT / 4am EDT
• UK/Ire: 9am BST
• Europe: 10am CEST / 11am EEST
• Asia/Oceania: 5pm JST / 4pm AWST / 6pm AEST

Of course, you’ll need to have picked up the Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC to take part in the event. If you want a reminder of all the events and rewards that have come before this one, you’ll find the full list in our guide below.

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Crimson Desert developers Pearl Abyss have outlined the tweaks they plan to make to their very wide open world game between June and September, as part of continued and relentless efforts to morph it into a shape which can please everybody. Notably, they say they’ll be acting on feedback about Red Pudding’s rather forgettable story with some changes designed to “strengthen the narrative flow” and stop people falling asleep mid-cutscene. They’ve also teased some more substantial DLC coming further down the line.

“We have been carefully reviewing the story-related feedback you have shared with us,” the studio wrote in a rundown of tweaks coming to the game over the summer. “To further strengthen the narrative flow of Kliff’s journey and to make it more engaging, we are working to refine and improve the coherence of key scenes. We hope these improvements will offer something new even for those who have already experienced Pywel.” I’m not sure anything they’ve got up their sleeves can suddenly turn around a tale put together over years, but hey, fair play for trying.

Beyond that, new combat encounters will be added, allowing folks to “prove their true strength as a Greymane” and the re-blockade system which sees enemy strongholds reset so you can clear them out again is being added to. “A new phase is being developed to make the flow before and after a blockade more natural, along with ways to defend certain strongholds from the threat of invasion,” Pearl Abyss wrote of the latter. “Rewards will also be improved to make the process of liberating strongholds feel more rewarding.”

Cross-save across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox is also incoming, as are rather vague improvements to playing as Crim Des’ two other protagonists Damiane and Oongka and tweaks to the likes of trading/farming.

Finally, Pearl Abyss revealed that some more substantial DLC is in the works, which they promise will be “a meaningful addition to your journey”. No concrete details were shared beyond that.

If the DLC boasts more sexy towers and/or ghost trains, I may well give it a whirl.

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