Dorfromantik – the relaxing landscape-building puzzle game – has released a Creative mode, allowing players to construct countryside idylls without worrying about the game ending.

Announced at Gamescom 2021, the Creative mode drops the score-chasing puzzle elements of the core game, allowing players to use unlimited tiles to create whatever they'd like to, across multiple biomes. The update also adds new configuration options and performance improvements. Creative mode has been added ot the game today.

Dorfromantik launched into Early Access earlier this year, and plays something like Carcassone Solitaire , asking you to fit together tiles in specific formats to earn points, constructing a bucolic landscape in the process. It's very, very chilled.

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Assetto Corsa Competizione will get a free PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrade on February 24, 2022.

Announced at Gamescom 2021, the upgraded version will increase frame rates to 60FPS, allow for save imports from last-gen versions, adds the ability to create private multiplayer lobbies, and updates car liveries for the 2021 GT World Challenge season. All owned DLC will also transfer from last-gen to new-gen versions. As you might expect, upgrades can only be made within console family (so, PS4 upgrades to PS5, but not Xbox Series).

Alongside the free upgrade, physical editions of the PS5 and Xbox Series versions of the game will also be released. Those editions will include the 2020 GT World Challenge Pack DLC, including three extra cars, more than 60 extra liveries, and more.

We awarded the game a 6/10 review when it arrived in 2019, with an uneven frame rate being one of chief concerns – hopefully that switch to new hardware helps alleviate the issue.

Looking further ahead, developer Kunos Simulazioni will be holding an Assetto Corsa showcase on August 27, promising to reveal what's next for the racing franchise.

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Microsoft has announced a new limited-edition Xbox controller based on Forza Horizon 5. It sports a seriously bold and colorful look, inspired by the popular racing game. It also includes DLC for Forza Horizon 5. The MSRP for this controller is $74.99, but Walmart currently has it for $69. It's out November 9 (the same day as the game), but you can preorder at a number of retailers. Click on your store of choice below if you want one.

Preorder Xbox Controller Forza Horizon 5 Limited Edition

Everyone who buys this controller gets an exclusive DLC pack for Forza Horizon 5, including a Forza edition car, cosmetic item, and victory emote. The game itself is also available to preorder on its own, or is included in a Game Pass Ultimate subscription ($5 off at Amazon).

The face of the controller is a translucent yellow, giving you a view of the device's insides, including its rumble motor and special lighting effects. Splashes of light blue and pinkish red also adorn the front of the controller, too. The buttons and analog sticks are similarly colored. It's a bold design, but I love it.

The back of the controller has rubberized textured grips inspired by the perforated steering wheels of performance cars. Overall, I'd say it's one of the most visually interesting and stylish controllers Microsoft has ever put out. You'll probably want to lock in a preorder if you want one, because if this release is like previous limited-edition controllers, it may sell out and not come back.

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IGN is pleased to announce that Thymesia, the Souls-like in development at OverBorder Studio, will release this December.

The developer, along with publisher Team17, have revealed that Thymesia will be available on PC via Steam from December 7. Additionally, a brand new trailer shows off protagonist Corvus in action, stealing disease from his enemies and turning them into weapons.

Thymesia features many of the classic hallmarks of a Souls-like game, including challenging combat that demands precise parries and swift dodging to avoid damage. But Taiwanese developer OverBorder Studio has several of its own idea to contribute to the flourishing genre, including the ability to transform into a raven and quickly escape from foes. Fighting through the plague-ridden world will also allow you to regain Corvus' scattered memories and piece together the story.

Announced back in March, Thymesia will come to PC on December 7. No console version has been announced.

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Goblinz Publishing and Laki Studio have announced Oaken, a turn-based roguelike with deck management and strategy elements.

Oaken takes place in a mystical world where players explore the Great Oak; a tree-like environment where they engage in tactical battles using both a deck of playing cards and 3D figurines on a battle board. On this hexagonal board, positioning and the rotation of your figurines is vital, much like in Into The Breach. Careful use of spells and spirits will lead the path to victory.

The Celtic and tribal influences can be seen in Oaken's beautiful card artwork, which features creatures and spirits with wooden bodies and leafy/floral accessories. They work alongside the randomly generated world map, which provides new levels, bosses, and events with each run.

Deckbuilding is a key part of Oaken, and so managing your card collection and perusing the correct upgrade paths for your playstyle will be a necessary part of its easy to learn, difficult to master gameplay.

Oaken is planned to release on PC and Nintendo Switch in Q2 of 2022.

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