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UK software sales chart for the week ending September 12, 2026 – Onimusha: Way of the Sword doing well

The UK software sales chart for the week ending September 12, 2026, shows Onimusha: Way of the Sword climbing to the number one spot. Nintendo titles Pokemon Pokopia and Mario Kart World also saw significant movement, ranking third and sixth respectively.

Retro GamerNegative

Marvel's Wolverine dev Insomniac has "been cooking hard" in response to negative feedback: "We have…

Insomniac Games community director James Stevenson acknowledged player feedback regarding Marvel's Wolverine, stating the team is actively working on improvements. The game has received mixed reviews, with some critics citing issues that detract from its overall quality, especially in a competitive release window and amidst broader concerns about Sony's recent business decisions.

Gaming BoltPositive

Fable Team “Relentlessly Pursued Quality” With the Ending, Says Game Director

Playground Games' Fable will feature a meaningful ending that challenges players with significant personal cost, a departure from previous installments. Game director Ralph Fulton emphasized the studio's commitment to quality for the finale, despite industry trends suggesting lower completion rates. The game is expected to be 15-20 hours long for the main story, with a focus on life systems for replayability.

Gaming BoltPositive

The Blood of Dawnwalker Guide – Where To Find Silver Contraband

This guide for The Blood of Dawnwalker details how to find silver contraband, a valuable resource for earning Dinari. Key locations include the 'Bad Blood' quest in Laslea Glen, the 'Finders Keepers' quest cache, a secret waterfall cave near Sandy Gorge, and by engaging with Boyar transports and guard camps.

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The Blood of Dawnwalker Guide – Blood Hunger And How To Control It

This guide for The Blood of Dawnwalker explains the Blood Hunger mechanic, which forces the player character Coen into a vampiric state at night. It details the penalties associated with low blood, such as Feral Hunger, which can lead to uncontrolled NPC slaughter and questline disruption. The guide also offers strategies for managing Blood Hunger through regular feeding, using blood vials, and utilizing perks like Endless Hunger, along with advice on save scumming to mitigate negative consequences.

The Xbox HubNegative

The Blood Of Dawnwalker Review | TheXboxHub

The Blood of Dawnwalker, an RPG from Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco, presents an ambitious world of vampires and human exploration but suffers from significant gameplay issues. While the presentation and story setup are promising, the combat is overly difficult and confusing, and traversal mechanics are buggy and frustrating, leading to a disappointing experience despite its potential.

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The Sunday Papers

This article presents a surreal journey through a supermarket, encountering various gaming-related articles and discussions. It touches upon "The Blood of Dawnwalker," a sports business scandal involving Steve Ballmer and the NBA, a review of "The Blood of Dawnwalker's" stealth mechanics, and a guide on hosting LAN parties. The narrative blends fictional encounters with commentary on real-world gaming and business topics.

PC GamerNegative

The Blood of Dawnwalker is a good game, but one change would make it a great RPG

The Blood of Dawnwalker is a good RPG with engaging combat and an interesting premise, but it falls short of greatness due to a lack of meaningful choices and consequences. While the game features a ticking clock mechanic, it rarely creates genuine urgency, leading to a checklist-like experience rather than a truly impactful narrative. The article suggests implementing individual quest timers to force more meaningful decisions and enhance player agency.

Retro GamerPositive

Killing The Blood of Dawnwalker's hardest boss extremely early gave me a devastating ability that carried me…

This article details an unexpected early victory against Xanthe, the hardest boss in The Blood of Dawnwalker, which granted the player the powerful Blood Surge perk. The author discusses how this early unlock significantly aided their playthrough, allowing them to overcome other challenging enemies and bosses.

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What are we all playing this weekend?

Several individuals shared their weekend gaming plans, including Mark who will play NBA 2K27 and Crusader Kings 3, Ollie who is dealing with new cats, and Jeremy who is progressing in The Blood of Dawnwalker. James mentioned playing Wardogs and Vholume, a brutalist freerunner game.

Gaming BoltVery positive

The Blood of Dawnwalker Celebrates Successful Launch With Accolades Trailer

The Blood of Dawnwalker has received a highly favorable critical reception following its launch, with an accolades trailer celebrating its success. The game is praised for its unpredictable adventure, engaging combat, innovative mechanics, and compelling story, particularly its unique human and vampire dichotomy.

Retro GamerVery positive

Game of the Week – The Blood of Dawnwalker is the ultimate vampire RPG fantasy

The Blood of Dawnwalker offers a compelling vampire RPG experience with inventive storytelling and a unique time-based currency system. Despite some performance issues on PC and Xbox Series S, the game provides a rich open world and engaging narrative, especially for fans of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The developers at Rebel Wolves have delivered a worthwhile adventure that respects player choice.

Retro GamerNegative

The Blood of Dawnwalker's lack of stealth makes this Witcher 3-like feel incomplete

The Blood of Dawnwalker, an action RPG from Rebel Wolves, is praised for its dark fantasy atmosphere and similarities to The Witcher 3, but is criticized for its lack of a stealth system. This omission makes the game feel incomplete, especially given the protagonist's vampiric abilities, and creates a disconnect with the narrative's focus on subtle infiltration.

PC GamesNPositive

You can now play The Blood of Dawnwalker in split-screen co-op

A new mod for Rebel Wolves' RPG, The Blood of Dawnwalker, enables split-screen co-op play on PC. Created by 'MrSecondPlayer,' the 'Dawnwalker Together' mod allows two players to share a screen, though it is currently in alpha and designed for single-player functionality. The game, which released nine days ago, already has a thriving modding community.

Nintendo EverythingNeutral

Famitsu software sales (8/31/26 – 9/6/26) – Top 30

Famitsu has released its Japanese software sales data for the week of August 31 to September 6, 2026. Onimusha: Way of the Sword for PlayStation 5 led the charts, followed by Rhythm Heaven Groove for Nintendo Switch. The data includes sales figures for both new releases and cumulative totals for established titles.

Gaming BoltVery positive

The Blood of Dawnwalker – Why Exploring the Same World Twice Never Gets Old

The Blood of Dawnwalker offers a unique approach to open-world exploration by presenting two distinct versions of its world: one for human Coen and another for vampire Coen. This duality transforms how players interact with the environment, allowing for vertical traversal and different social interactions depending on the time of day and Coen's form, making revisiting areas feel like discovering them for the first time.

Retro GamerPositive

I love The Blood of Dawnwalker's Duelist mode, but playing on the hardest difficulty is forcing me into vampire…

The author details their experience playing The Blood of Dawnwalker on its hardest 'Duelist' difficulty, focusing on the protagonist Coen's forced vampirism and the challenging combat. The article highlights the game's demanding mechanics, which are compared to Sekiro and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and the author's commitment to embracing the vampire theme.

Gaming BoltNeutral

The Blood of Dawnwalker Guide – How To Unlock Fast Travel

This guide for The Blood of Dawnwalker explains how to unlock and use fast travel Shrines across Vale Sangora. Players must discover and activate Shrines, which appear as grey chapel icons on the map and turn blue once activated. Some Shrines may require clearing out enemies before activation, and destroyed Shrines can be restored by finding a Shrine's Heart, though this consumes in-game time.

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The Blood of Dawnwalker Guide – Blood Corruption And How To Cure It

This guide for The Blood of Dawnwalker explains the Corruption system, which functions as a morality meter tied to vampiric abilities. Corruption increases by drinking blood and unlocks skills in the Vampirism tree, with some higher-tier powers requiring Vrakhir blood. There is no way to cure Corruption, but players can manage its impact by choosing feeding targets wisely to avoid negative consequences like losing NPCs and content.

Gaming BoltPositive

The Blood of Dawnwalker Guide – Efficient Early-Game Money Making

This guide for The Blood of Dawnwalker focuses on efficient early-game money making strategies. It details how to utilize the Bewitch Influence skill to reduce purchase prices and increase sale prices, and outlines a specific early Denarii grinding location in the Northern Foothills involving the 'Into The Den' quest to unlock a Silver Trader in Svartrau.