Valor Mortis, a first-person soulslike from the creators of Ghostrunner, is priced at $40 to position itself as an 'and' game alongside major fall releases like GTA 6, Control, and Silent Hill: Townfall. Publisher Lyrical Games chose the lower price point to make the 20-hour game an accessible companion purchase rather than compete directly with full-price AAA titles during an unprecedented crowded release schedule.
Gordon Doherty reviews Valerio Massimo Manfredi's The Last Legion, praising its vivid depiction of the Western Roman Empire's collapse in 470 AD. The novel follows a band of survivors and warriors after Emperor Romulus Augustulus is captured by Odoacer's forces, launching them into adventures that shaped the Dark Ages.