It's been a while since Kingdom Come: Deliverance II's last major content update, Hardcore Mode, arrived on April 13. The team at Warhorse Studios has been cooking up something big, and we can confirm that the game's first DLC, Brushes with Death, will be launching May 15.

As shared on X, the new DLC starts when Henry encounters a mysterious painter tied up in the woods. From there, the story unravels, centered around "a skull, a secret, and a painter with a past."

Warhorse Studios has been tight-lipped about the story in Brushes with Death, leaving us only with a summary of how the story begins. The DLC, bound to contain twists and turns, is the game's first major story expansion. It follows several updates in March and April, including barber mode and hardcore mode, which were released as free DLC. The remaining roadmap, which includes Brushes With Death, and Legacy of the Forge DLC, now focuses on paid expansion content.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II has gone on sale for the first time, with a 15% discount available until the game's first DLC, Brushes with Death, releases May 15.

As highlighted in a recent news bulletin, the current Steam sale is the first time Kingdom Come: Deliverance II has been discounted. Players can jump into the standard edition for $50.99, saving $9.00 on Steam. The Gold Edition, which includes the gallant Huntsman's Kit, three upcoming expansions, and Shields of Seasons Passing, is available at $67.99 - down from $79.99 USD.

Since the game's first DLC, Brushes with Death, is slated to release on May 15, the sale encourages players to "get a head start" before the new in-game content drops. The new DLC content begins when Henry encounters a mysterious painter tied up to a post in the woods, after which the story centered around "a skull, a secret, and the past" unravels.

Arrowhead Game Studios has officially announced Masters of Ceremony - the latest royalty-themed Warbond arriving in Helldivers II on May 15.

As detailed in a recent blog post, Masters of Ceremony mobilizes the Federation's "most regal-looking troops yet." The content pack has a distinctly royal theme, from the musket-style R-2 Amendment to the elegant CQC-2 sabre.

As part of the premium pack, players can access the 'Parade Commander' and 'Honorary Guard' armor sets, which draw inspiration from old-school military uniforms. The bundle also comes with its own strategem, booster, and unique throwable - and, of course, stylish capes to match.

Star Wars: The Old Republic's Game Update 7.7, "Dynamic Worlds", is now available for testing on the game's public test server (PTS). The update adds a swath of new content, including dynamic encounters, character modernization, storyline advancements, and more - and is expected to arrive between late May and early June.

As outlined in a recent developer livestream, Update 7.7 focuses on adding new dynamic encounters to the game. In SWTOR, dynamic encounters are a new type of "scheduled, timed quests" that range from humorous to exciting. For example, carrying baby Tauntauns up a hill, helping a Gonk droid with advertising, or launching Gamorreans into a Sarlacc pit.

"Dynamic Worlds" adds new encounters to Tython, Korriban, Ord Mantell, Hutta, Dromund Kass, Coruscant, and Ilum. Allowing players to engage with a variety of new, timed quests on some of the game's major planets. Broadsword specifies that dynamic content "changes, depending on where your character is in the story," and advises testers to experiment across the game's many different eras.

NVIDIA is reportedly preparing an even more downgraded H20 AI GPU for China in the next two months, following further tightening US export restrictions on the original H20.

The news is coming from the usual "people familiar with the matter" reports Reuters, with NVIDIA notifying major Chinese retailers -- including large cloud computing providers -- with a new modified H20 AI GPU in July, according to "two of the sources".

We have had recent rumors that NVIDIA was preparing a next-generation H30 AI GPU that would drop from using HBM to GDDR memory, but it seems NVIDIA is tweaking the GPU again. The original H20 chip was the most powerful AI chip that NVIDIA could legally sell in China, but the US government informed the company last month that H20 would now require an export license, effectively cutting NVIDIA off from the Chinese market.

Sony is rumored to be cooking up its next-gen PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) upscaling technology, ready for its PS5 Pro console, and I will continue to say: perfect for Grand Theft Auto 6.

In a new video from leaker Moore's Law is Dead, we're hearing that the new PSSR 2 upscaler might not actually be branded PSSR -- or branded at all -- but the leaker says that PSSR requires a base resolution of 864p (1536 x 864) and is then upscaled using AI to 4K on the PS5 Pro.

Sony reportedly wants to nail down 4K 120FPS (locked) and even 8K 60FPS with PSSR support, with MLID noting that if game developers can get their game running on the PS5 Pro running well at 4K at even 55-60FPS, then PSSR will let developers get to 70-80FPS (noting that it doesn't get you to 100FPS).

We're one day into the large-scale beta for Dune: Awakening. During which, select players have had a chance to test and submit feedback ahead of the game's June 10 launch. Funcom has since opened the beta to include all players with pre-orders, who can now play the game for the remainder of the May 9-12 period.

As detailed in a blog post, Funcom has been "working with Steam on a solution.", regarding the request for beta access among pre-order users. Now, players who own or decide to pre-own Dune Awakening should see a Beta Weekend product in their Steam Library. The team highlights that you may need to restart your Steam Client to see the Dune: Awakening beta pop up.

The game, which operates on a mixture of the live service and paid DLC model, has three pre-order editions that players can purchase. The $49.99 standard edition includes the Tarrarium of Muad'Dib, a Sunset Dye Global Swatch, and 5 days early access. The Deluxe Edition at $69.99, includes all of the above, as well as the Sardaukar Bator Armor and the game's Season Pass. The $89.99 Ultimate Edition includes the above, in addition to the Digital Artbook, Digital Soundtrack, a Stillsuit based on the film, and more in-game items.

Shortly after leaks revealed the specifications and design for Sony's upcoming WH-1000XM6 headphones, Sony itself has confirmed a May 15 launch for the product.

As detailed in the leaks that surfaced on Thursday, the XM6 headphones are expected to retail at $449.99 USD. The new headphones are set to offer a range of improvements over their predecessor, including a new QN3 HD processing chip, an AI-based six-microphone system, and enhanced features like adaptive noise cancellation and intelligent ambient mode.

The leaked specification sheet also outlines the return of a foldable mechanism, 30 hours of battery life with 1 minute / per hour charging, and that the model will arrive in black, platinum silver, and midnight blue.

AMD's RX 9060 XT is rumored to be going on sale in June - following a supposed May 21 reveal at Computex - and it looks like Amazon might have spilled the intended release date.

VideoCardz flagged up that Amazon has posted a pair of listings for the XFX Swift Radeon RX 9060 XT OC Gaming Edition, one for the 8GB version and another for the 16GB model.

Price tags are provided - the 8GB variant is $450 and the 16GB flavor is $520 - and the release date is marked as June 5.

There are a couple of new freebies on the Epic Games Store, and one of them is an innovative twist on a real-time strategy game where you construct, and live or die, based on how many words per minute you can rack up on your keyboard.

Touch Type Tale lets you build stuff, expand your territory, guide your armies around (outflanking your opponents and such), or you may even find yourself defending against a siege - all of which is facilitated by typing words as swiftly as you can manage.

You can check out the trailer for Touch Type Tale above to get a taste of what's in store. There are five difficulty levels, and should you want a language-related spin, you can type words in, say, French instead of English.