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Daily Mirror
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 DLC release date – when you can play update 1.3
Henry's story isn't over yet, as the new Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 expansion introduces him to a painter with a misty, murky history. Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is bracing for a new major expansion and accomodating update, and luckily for dedicated warriors, it's not too far away either. We're sure you've already had a few in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, but it's still worth asking – are you ready for a brush with death? Warhorse Studios has revealed that the brand new DLC for the game, titled the Brushes with Death DLC, is officially on its way and boasting a brand-new questline and the chance to paint your shield in order to customise Henry to be the most authentic expression of you yet. The new expansion joins the existing Lion's Crest DLC to stack up the Medieval adventure to help it become the most comprehensive adventure across England out there, especially for those who are keen for the toughest survival mission with the grueling Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Hardcore mode. It's not just the paid content that's coming in, either, as the new DLC will also introduce the game's 1.3 update that will deliver some fresh patch-ups to existing issues as well as a few horse-racing mini-games and mounted archery to help you feel a little slicker when you're taking down foes. It's a pretty comprehensive list of changes coming into the game, and it's plenty to look forward to – and luckily for us, the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 DLC release date and the arrival of the incoming update isn't that far away. So when can we expect their arrival? Here's what you need to know about the incoming Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 DLC release date. Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 DLC release date The Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 DLC release date is Thursday, May 15 at 8am PDT / 11am EDT / 4pm BST. The date has been confirmed by the game's team, and the time is an estimation based on the launch of the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 update 1.2 and the Hardcore Mode update release date. As the DLC will launch at the same time as its accommodating 1.3 update, we can expect this time to be consistent with the launch of the new major expansion. The arrival of the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 DLC release date will usher in a new era for the game, and not a moment too soon, as players have already raced to what feels like the end of Henry's journey. Clearly, there's still more to be done across Medieval England, and it looks like you've got plenty to get on with. Godspeed.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The 5 Best Easter Eggs to Find in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Sometimes the fun in a game isn't just the play -- it's the hunt for all the references (and anachronisms) you can recognize. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the popular and critically acclaimed open-world RPG set in medieval Bohemia and sequel to Kingdom Come: Deliverance, takes place in the 15th century and tries to be as historically accurate as it can -- players have to perform menial tasks, ranging from taking a bath to sleeping regularly (to avoid tiring), which can affect stamina and speech. But there are also plenty of contemporary references found in its world. Developer Warhorse Studios has a lot of territory to cover, and it appears it wanted to have a little fun by adding plenty of Easter eggs for players to enjoy. Here are the five best Easter eggs in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. In Elden Ring, there was a famous online player named "Let Me Solo Her," who helped players trying to beat Melania, one of the most difficult bosses in the game. As his name implies, players who summoned Let Me Solo Her to their game were supposed to sit back and let him defeat the boss on his own. Let Me Solo Her defeated Melania more than 2,000 times before he retired. To celebrate the famed player, Warhorse added a skeleton adorned with the player's trademark pot helmet and double swords. You can find it in a forest near the Woodcutter's Camp. In another reference, this time to a FromSoftware game, if you visit the eastern corner of the monastery's graveyard, under a guard tower, you'll be able to find a small fire with a sword buried in it. This references the bonfires found in Dark Souls, which use a sword embedded in a campfire to indicate important waypoints. Bethesda's Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is still considered one of the best RPGs ever. It's also known as the basis of a popular meme spun by a guard who says he used to be an adventurer, but he took an arrow to the knee. When traveling the road to Kuttenberg from Devil's Den in KCD2, players will come across Karel Arrowhead, who unfortunately took an arrow to the head and scoffs at anyone complaining about taking an arrow to the knee. It appears someone at Warhorse Studios is a fan of the One Piece anime. There's a special helmet you can find, Luffy's straw hat, near a giant tree in the woods south of Kuttenberg and past the Charcoal Burners' Camp. It's an equipable item, but offers no real protection and will make players easier to spot by guards. Warhorse once again added a Harry Potter reference in its game as it did with the original Kingdom Come: Deliverance. This time it's a little more elaborate: It's a skeleton in a tree, mounted on a broom with a golden snitch in its mouth. Above the skeleton is a carriage, a reference to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when Harry and Ron drove a flying car into a tree. This skeleton can be found west of the Charcoal Burners' camp near Vidlak Pond. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is out now for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series consoles.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
As nearly 2 million sales laugh in the face of live-service pushes, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's success "is a reminder" to release "great" games: "High-quality teams need to have the resources and the time to execute their visions"
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has had a phenomenal start, and owner of developer Warhorse Studios – Embracer Group – has now celebrated its success in its latest financial results, calling it "a reminder" to release "great" games. Spotted by VGC, in CEO Lars Wingefors' comments in the company's Q3 results, he says: "We are immensely proud of the teams involved in the successful release of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which has significantly outperformed our expectations so far." He goes on to say that since selling one million copies in its first day, the RPG is "fast approaching two million," and it's expected to keep raking in the cash "over the coming years," too. Before wrapping up his comments, Wingefors highlights a couple of points that are, uh, mostly just common sense, but it's still positive to see the company spotlight their importance. "The success of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a reminder of our core – to bring great products to the market," Wingefors says. "High-quality teams need to have the resources and the time to execute their visions. When you have [the] right teams, this trust benefits everyone, including gamers, employees and shareholders. I am convinced that we will remain among the industry leaders in our core business verticals in the future." That point about giving teams the resources and time they need is particularly nice to hear given the headlines Embracer has made in recent times as a result of its widespread restructuring program, which saw multiple studios shut down, unannounced games canceled, and an enormous number of staff laid off. Wingefors previously said he's sure "I deserve a lot of criticism," but stated that "ultimately I need to believe in the mission we set out and that is still valid." As for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Warhorse Studios just announced yesterday that official mod support is coming to PC via Steamworks, so you can look forward to even more weird and wonderful mods for the RPG in the future. The developer has already outlined plans for free content updates and DLC this year in its Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 roadmap, so there's even more to look forward to. While you're here, be sure to check out our top Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 tips that are sure to be useful for your adventure in Bohemia.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
From What's Out To What's Coming: 17 Cool Games We're Checking Out In February
Welcome to February, an otherwise quiet, wintery month that has quickly established itself in recent years as one of the hottest times for developers to release their games. Some of the biggest games of 2025 are out this month, as well as some of the longest, with February bookended by massive RPGs that many players may spend all year slowly chipping away at. Fans of open-world games are getting a slight reprieve. Assassin's Creed Shadows was originally also going to drop this month but was pushed to March at the last minute. That will free players up to take on sprawling adventures like Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Avowed, and Monster Hunter Wilds instead. But there are a lot of cool-looking smaller games to checkout this month as well, at least a few of which could become sleeper GOTY contenders in their own right. Here are all the major game releases in February 2025: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is one of those sequels that takes the first game and tries to make it bigger, more detailed, and more immersive in every way. Based on early reviews, it basically accomplishes that. The medieval RPG sim is bursting with detailed side quests and gameplay friction that makes merely surviving a challenge. It's been topping the Steam charts this month, even if its grueling realism won't be everyone's cup of tea. Developer: Warhorse Studios Publisher: Deep Silver Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC The Nintendo Switch exclusive is now on PC. Where Crypt of the NecroDancer was a rhythm-based dungeon crawler, Rift is a more familiar Guitar Hero-style puzzle adventure. It takes the enemy pattern recognition of the previous game and applies the escalating anxiety of combat that doesn't end until the song's over. It's really great. Developer: Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Games Publisher: Klei Publishing Platforms: Switch, PC Momodora: Moonlit Farewell is the latest entry in the Momodora series. Released on PC last year, the 2D, magic-infused anime Metroidvania is now on consoles as well. In a crowded genre, it manages to stand out thanks to beautiful art and fun exploration. Developer: Bombservice Publisher: Playism Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC Civilization VII is the first new 4X game in the franchise in roughly a decade, and looks to streamline some of the strategy series' gameplay while also making important changes like altering how historical eras work and adding new crisis events that can upend how things progress. Early players have hammered it for its UI and other elements feeling 'unfinished,' but it has a strong foundation to build on. Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC Urban Myth Dissolution Center is a visual novel in which you investigate cursed relics and paranormal anomalies against the backdrop of creepy, lo-fi cutscenes. As Azami Fukurai, you take on the role of detective, working for a Ghostbusters-like organization where you scrape social media to unravel urban legends. I hope it's basically X-Files with cool psychedelic pixel art. Developer: Hakababunko Publisher: Shueisha Games Platforms: PS5, Switch, PC Slimes are usually introduced early on in RPGs as the easiest enemies to kill. In Slime Heroes, however, you actually play as one. It's a souls-like action-RPG platformer in which you collect gems to unlock new abilities and enact your revenge on a colorful, uncaring world. There's also local and online co-op. Slime buddies unite! Developer: Pancake Games Publisher: Whitehorn Games Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II is the latest turn-based RPG in the sprawling Trails series. It takes place directly after the events of the first game, and includes cameos from veteran characters that will be harder to appreciate unless you're up to speed on the previous entries. But if you're looking for a long, intricate JRPG, this one's for you. Developer: Nihon Falcom Publisher: NIS America Platforms: PS5, Switch, PC The second batch of remastered classic Tomb Raider games has arrived. Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered charts the action-adventure series' shift from PS1 to PS2 and will include some of the bumpier games in the series history. Hopefully, the remastered elements make them easier to appreciate in a new light. Developer: Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics Publisher: Aspyr Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC It's been a while since we had a big, meaty first-person fantasy RPG. Avowed, from the studio behind Fallout: New Vegas and The Outer Worlds, will combine Skyrim-like gameplay with the world and lore of Pillars of Eternity, with a heavy emphasis on side quests and negotiating between various factions. It'll be on Game Pass day one for PC and Ultimate subscribers. Developer: Obsidian Entertainment Publisher: Xbox Game Studios Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PC Four friends reunite later in life to retrace their memories of a pivotal summer long ago. Lost Records seems like It for '90s kids, leaning more into tech-fueled alienation than occult horror. It'll be out in two parts with the first one coming this month. I don't normally mesh well with narrative-driven adventure games but this one has me more intrigued than most. Developer: Dontnod Publisher: Dontnod Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC 'War is over. War is just beginning.' That's the slogan of Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog, a retro sci-fi love letter to '80s anime where you manage a patrol ship on the edge of space investigating a strange new anomaly. It's narrative-focused, so be ready for lots of reading, but the pixel-art animations of everything from ship console controls to mechs fighting in space look incredible. Developer: Space Colony Studios Publisher: Astrolabe Games, Meridiem Games Platforms: PS5, PS4, Switch, PC When it comes to Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, you either know or you don't. If you don't, all that matters is it's a real-time action spin-off taking place after the events of Infinite Wealth. It follows beloved side-character Goro Majima as he sails around to various islands taking on the local criminal underworld. Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Publisher: Sega Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC The once-forgotten Game Boy Advance exclusive is finally back. Action platformer Ninja Five-O was one of the Nintendo handheld's most underrated games. Now players can once again step into the shoes of ninja Joe Osugi as he takes down a group of mystical terrorists in retro side-scrolling levels. Developer: Limited Run Games Publisher: Konami Platforms: PS5, PS4, Switch, PC With an emphasis on wild movement, The Local is a first-person open-world shoot-em-up that looks super rad. All your favorite movement types are here including rail grinding, sliding, wall running, climbing, air strafing, and bunny hopping. There's also multiplayer and a leaderboard for chasing high scores. Developer: Tobey Gronow Publisher: JINC Platforms: PC It's time to duel! Yugi Mutou returns to card battling in a collection of over a dozen of the franchise's earliest games, now with online play, save anywhere, rewind, and other modern quality-of-life features. Developer: Digital Eclipse Publisher: Konami Platforms: PC, Switch Monster Hunter is finally makings its current-gen debut with Wilds,built from the ground up for modern high-end consoles and gaming PCs. If you've never hopped on the monster hunting train before, now is probably the time. Wilds is shaping up to be one of the more visually impressive and mechanically rich entries in the action-RPG series. Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC The biggest (and only real) golfing franchise returns this month with its latest entry. PGA Tour 2K25 overhauls the MyPlayer creation options and adds new swing settings and other tweaks. Developer: HB Studios Publisher: 2K Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
BBC News
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2: A mammoth acting challenge
You'll often hear about actors and the role of a lifetime, but for Tom McKay and Luke Dale it's especially the past nine years they've dedicated most of their working lives to two video games - Kingdom Come: Deliverance (KCD) and its together, the scripts for the role-playing epics set in 15th Century Bohemia run to more than three million pages and thousands of thought that KCD 2, which came out last week, could be the longest video game script ever actors spoke to BBC Newsbeat about what it was like to be part of such a huge project and working with the game's controversial director. The original KCD was something of a slow-burn sleeper hit. Its review scores were respectable when it released in 2018 but it wasn't universally it found a passionate fanbase in the months and years afterwards and the appetite for a sequel 2 arrived to positive reviews and sold one million copies within 48 hours of sequel follows the story of Tom's character Henry of Skalitz, a blacksmith's son turned knight, and Luke's character, the impulsive Sir Hans a sprawling, open-ended game that allows players to carve their own path through means it's possible to find important characters or items outside of the storylines that revolve around them, and the game will respond to these variable something the game's developers have to account for, and something that Tom in particular, as the main playable character, needs to act out over and over again with subtle differences each meant hundreds of hours of studio time and repeat trips to Prague, where developer Warhorse Studios is says it was "one of the most amazing and unusual acting challenges" he's faced."You would kind of go down one channel of a decision and then come halfway back up and go down another one and then maybe all the way back up to the beginning and back down," he says."And that's not an acting challenge that you ever would have in TV or film." The video games industry is secretive, and both Tom and Luke spent three years under a non-disclosure agreement as they made the second game."It was almost like working for GCHQ or something," says Tom, referring to the British intelligence agency."You couldn't talk to anyone about it and people in the studio couldn't even talk to their partners in some cases about what they were doing." Tom says he would occasionally bump into fans of the game when he was working on other projects, and would have to dodge the question when they grilled him about a says it was more difficult when he bumped into fans of the game in the Czech Republic, where the game is celebrated as a national success they asked why he was spending so much time in Prague, Tom admits he had to bend the truth a little."I'd be like: 'I just love Prague. And I come here very often for lots of holidays," he says. Luke says many fans "gave up hope" that a sequel was on the way, given the six-year gap between the two when the new game was revealed, he says, there was "this incredible reception and everyone went absolutely crazy".It also reignited an online discourse that had erupted around the release of the original Vávra, the co-founder and creative director of Warhorse, is a regular poster on social media and is quick to answer defended the first KCD, when it was criticised for its lack of diversity, as being historically accurate to the time and location of its setting, although there is not universal agreement about the time he also made public statements against perceived attempts to force diversity into games, saying his upbringing in communist Czechoslovakia had made him an opponent of "censorship in the name of good intentions".This won him supporters among the so-called Gamergate movement, which emerged online in 2014 and is widely seen as a backlash against attempts to make gaming more celebrated Vávra for his outspoken, uncompromising approach. But as the release of KCD 2 approached some of those voices turned against him as it emerged that the sequel features a black character and a gay love scene that can play out if players make certain decisions. "I think it's quite a quite an interesting thing that's happened," says Luke."With the first game there was a backlash from a more left-wing mentality and then there's been something of a backlash this time around from the right-wing mentality."Both Luke and Tom, having spent the days after KCD 2's release meeting fans, say they believe the complaints are from an unrepresentative minority. "It's a really good barometer of the distortion between online interaction and real world interaction," says Tom."We did nine hours and it didn't come up once."Luke adds: "I think to be honest with you, the people that are true big fans of gaming and this game aren't bothered about that sort of stuff. "It seems to be people that are really politically involved and they care very much about politics and not gaming and they've just used this as a weapon, but they're not necessarily into gaming." Both actors praise Vávra for his "forensic understanding" of his vision for the points out that, although the director had the final say, many people were involved with making the game."So you do the scene and you've got three four different people coming over to you," says Luke. "Can you do that? Can you just be aware of this? "Me and Tom are like: 'OK can we distill this down?'"And Daniel is really good at helping us to do that because it's his brainchild and he knows exactly what he wants every time."Aside from their relationship with their boss, the other question is whether the co-stars also get on after all that time together."Definitely," says Tom."There's something really organic about spending that amount of time together. "So you kind of get that friendship for free."Luke adds: "It is like putting on a really comfortable pair of clothes."Which is ironic because in the motion capture studio you're literally wearing head-to-toe lycra." Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.
