The developers of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis plan to adjust the game's difficulty for modern players while retaining classic elements like puzzles and iconic obstacles, aiming for a 2026 release on multiple platforms, amidst changes in voice acting and a broader franchise redefinition including a new TV series.
Elden Ring: Nightreign's new hard mode, which was extremely challenging, has been updated by FromSoftware to allow players to voluntarily lower their difficulty level and gain loss protection, making the mode more accessible and enjoyable for casual players, though some still desire more features like bosses or endless mode.
Hollow Knight Silksong's first update reduces difficulty for early bosses Moorwing and Sister Splinter, increases resource drops, and lowers upgrade costs to improve player experience after feedback on its challenging gameplay.
Team Cherry is slightly reducing the difficulty of early bosses in Hollow Knight: Silksong following player feedback, aiming to make the game more accessible while maintaining its challenging nature, along with various bug fixes and gameplay tweaks.
Hollow Knight: Silksong received its first update shortly after release, introducing various fixes, quality-of-life improvements, and a slight difficulty reduction for early bosses, with the patch soon available on Nintendo Switch consoles.
Team Cherry announced the first patch for Hollow Knight: Silksong, which will make the early game easier by reducing difficulty of some bosses, enemies, and increasing rewards. The patch is available now for Steam via beta and will be released for all platforms next week, including various bug fixes and gameplay tweaks.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has received a new PC patch that improves performance and balances difficulty, addressing some frustrating gameplay elements. The game offers unique mechanics like skyborn might and a madness gauge, setting it apart within the Soulslike genre. Despite initial rough edges and challenging difficulty, recent updates have enhanced gameplay flow, making it a more promising title that could stand alongside other notable Soulslikes.
The Bitcoin network has seen a 1% drop in difficulty, indicating a potential slowdown in miners' expansion as they prepare for the upcoming halving event, which will cut block rewards in half. The difficulty adjustment is designed to maintain a constant block production rate, and the recent reduction may be influenced by both the potential impact of the halving on mining profitability and the stabilization of BTC price.