Eager fans of offbeat shooter-comedies can breathe easy after Squanch Games confirmed that High On Life 2 will launch on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC in Winter 2025. According to IGN's detailed report on the announcement, this sequel retains the franchise's signature talking guns and absurd alien designs while expanding its open-world hub to include multiple biomes ripe for exploration. The game will also arrive on Game Pass at launch, ensuring both long-time fans and newcomers can dive in without delay.
If you haven't yet experienced the first game's chaotic humor and inventive weapons such as Gatliar the Revolver or Cameo the Fashion-Forward Pistol, now's the perfect time to play through. When Winter 2025 rolls around, simply ensure your Game Pass subscription is active or pre-order through your preferred digital storefront. Cross-save functionality will let you start on PC and seamlessly continue on console, offering unprecedented flexibility for hectic alien-hunting sessions.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle keeps its adventure rolling with The Order of the Giants, a story-driven DLC set to release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on September 4, 2025. Videogames Chronicle's article previews how the expansion transports players to Ancient Rome, where new catacombs, deadly puzzles and mystical relics await. The DLC centers on unraveling a secret society's role in arcane rituals—perfect for those who crave whip-crack thrills alongside historical intrigue.
Downloading The Order of the Giants is straightforward: after installing the latest game patch, navigate to your platform's store page and purchase the expansion outright or access it via the season pass. Be sure to revisit the base campaign's final missions to refresh your mastery of Indy's traversal and combat mechanics before tackling Rome's hidden tombs. And if you're hungry for more lore, the DLC's collectibles shed fresh light on characters introduced in the core game.
Fans of narrative-driven stealth adventures can look forward to Resonance A Plague Tale Legacy, officially announced as a prequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence and A Plague Tale: Requiem with a release window set in 2026. Eurogamer's investigative coverage reveals that the story follows Sophia—voiced by Anna Demetriou—during the rise of the Inquisition and the very first outbreak of the rat plague. The game's debut trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 teases tense stealth sequences, richly detailed medieval environments and a narrative depth that promises to deepen the series' tragic, human-centric storytelling.
Subscribing to the official A Plague Tale newsletter and following the franchise's social channels will ensure you receive alerts the moment preorders open or new gameplay footage drops. With only the year 2026 specified so far, staying plugged into these sources is your best bet for snagging deluxe editions, early access demos or special preorder bonuses the moment they become available.
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