These New Ethereals Shouldn't Exist
In Legion and BFA, they watched us. From Telogrus Rift to our Adventure Journal, they watched. Now Shadreen and her mysterious master are stepping out from the shadows.

In Legion and BFA, they watched us. From Telogrus Rift to our Adventure Journal, they watched. Now Shadreen and her mysterious master are stepping out from the shadows.
Their ARPG formula earned them 5+ GOTY contenders within a decade and their own subgenre. Now? FromSoft, they who defined the "Souls-like", have ditched much of their formula to drop a pseudo-roguelite, PvE co-op title with Battle Royale elements? It's certainly one way of building for the future.
Two messy launches, two rounds of layoffs, as the people who made MindsEye and Splitgate 2 suffer for their leadership's decisions.
We checked out what's on offer in patch 11.2 - Ghosts of K'aresh, and found our interest piqued.
It's no secret that Xbox has had to scramble to recover after losing a LOT of ground in the console space. Reports suggested they were pivoting towards a handheld + Game Pass combo. But, with Valve opening up SteamOS to 3rd parties, is it too little, too late for Phil Spencer's team?