The intricate design of The Watcher's Palace set against the celestial sky is breathtaking and makes the trip to its surface worthwhile - even before the forthcoming graphics update.

The music too is gorgeous and hearing each piece in context has brought back fond memories of seeing pianist Keiko and soprano Amanda Achen perform at Fan Fest.

I've still got a fair way to go in Endwalker but with Dawntrail just around the corner, I'm excited to finally be up to date, to experience the latest addition to the game alongside the rest of the community.

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ORIGINAL STORY 10.50am UK: Assassin's Creed Shadows is the latest Ubisoft blockbuster to warn players they'll need an online connection when first installing the game - despite the fact it is otherwise an offline title.

Shadows follows in the footsteps of last year's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and the upcoming Star Wars Outlaws in requiring an internet connection to first play physical copies of the game.

Ubisoft debuted its first cinematic trailer for Assassin's Creed Shadows yesterday, which introduced the game's dual protagonists - a shinobi and a samurai - who ultimately team up and offer two distinct playstyles.

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The company's next games slot neatly into this strategy: namely Star Wars Outlaws, the newly-revealed Assassin's Creed Shadows, and free-to-play shooter XDefiant.

"This focus not only offers profitable growth and recurrence prospects but also allows us to leverage and better cross-fertilise Ubisoft's established brands as well as ongoing targeted investments in proprietary technologies to reach and sustain a competitive advantage."

NEO NPC remains something of a prototype, so it's unclear if this technology has been used in Assassin's Creed Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws, or if it will be employed in future games instead.

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Toys for Bob has updated its website with a new logo, leading to fan speculation of new Crash Bandicoot or Spyro games.

Newscast: Is the closure of Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall's studios a sign the Xbox Game Pass publishing model is failing?

"Over the years, we've inspired love, joy, and laughter for the inner child in all gamers," the studio wrote at the time in a statement on its website.

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Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Danny DeVito has been asked whether he'd take on the role of Wario in a Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel, after having been suggested for the role by Luigi voice actor Charlie Day and Mario performer Chris Pratt.

Day, who co-stars with DeVito in Always Sunny in Philadelphia, previously told Digital Spy he wanted the actor to take on the role of Mario's moustache-twirling, nose-picking nemesis in a future film.

Now, DeVito has been asked whether he'd accept the offer and, seemingly unwittingly, has replied with the perfect money-grabbing Wario response.

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After years of using an older HP Envy machine with quite dated components, I decided it was time for a change, and that I wanted a do-it-all gaming PC that would last me as long as this previous option has.

It isn't perfect, though, as there are some physical constraints that not even PCPartPicker has the power to relay to you, such as CPU cooler and RAM clearance, which was an issue I stubbornly faced in my choice of components, but more on that in a moment.

CategoryComponentJustificationGPUAsus ROG Strix Gaming OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GBThe 4080 is a powerful card that's suitable for 4K at high frame rates, and this Strix variant has a smattering of classy RGB and is a ridiculously heavy beast.CPUAMD Ryzen 7 7800X3DIt is, quite simply, the best value gaming CPU money can buy.RAM32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL366000MT/s RAM offers a nice performance boost on AM5, and this Corsair kit is reasonably priced.StorageLexar NM790 4TB NVMe SSDA fantastic value gaming SSD with a lot of speed, and in a big capacity.CaseNZXT H9 Flow (Black)I wanted to try a dual chamber case, and the H9 Flow is a gorgeous-looking option with functional touches.MotherboardNZXT N7 B650E (Black)A nicely specced AM5 motherboard that matches the clean aesthetics of the case.CoolerNoctua NH-D15 (modified)I wanted to get Noctua somewhere in this build, and the NH-D15 comes highly recommended, even if it it needed a small touch to get it to fit.FansNZXT F120 RGB Core (Black)They match the other components, and I wanted a little bit of RGB for my troubles.PSUNZXT C1200 Gold 1200W 80+ Gold1200W provides more than enough power for the current components inside, and provides headroom for later down the line.All in, I wanted this build to come in and around the £2200-£2500 mark, and that's roughly where I set myself when choosing components based on recommended reviews, personal choices and other guidance.

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