The next update for Keen Games’ Enshrouded is looking a little foggy, with the sixth major update for the title coming this May: Thralls of Twilight.
During the recent triple-i showcase, the development team at Keen Games revealed some of the major features included as part of this sixth content update. Highlights include new enemies that creep, crawl, and stalk even further, new reasons to enter the Shroud, enhancements to the nighttime cycle, and a weapon customization mechanic.
Learn more about Enshrouded’s Thralls of Twilight update below:
Enshrouded – Thralls of Twilight | Update 6 Teaser
Creative Director Antony Christoulakis at Keen Games said the following:
“It’s been almost 15 months, 5 major content updates, 7 patches, and over 20 hotfixes since Enshrouded launched into Early Access — still, players have provided “almost overwhelming” suggestions or ideas for further improvements.
It’s impossible to answer them all, so instead, we’ll just say ‘thank you so very much’ and organize them by how often or how passionately they are requested” to influence the game’s overall direction while under development.”
Players will be able to scavenge the lost colony of Tau Ceti IV in Bungie’s new team-based FPS extraction shooter Marathon when it launches for PC and consoles September 23.
Players will be able to battle the fury of nature with Starward Industries’ appropriately titled game Into the Fire – learn more with the latest gameplay trailer for the title.
Published by 11 bit studios and developed by Digital Sun, the world of Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault promises even grander adventures and deeper shopkeeping mastery when it launches this summer.
The team at HoYoverse will welcome even more Proxies into the world of New Eridu with the official release of Zenless Zone Zero on both the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Cloud Gaming this June.
Bandai Namco and Club América are teaming up for an unforgettable partnership that will bring PAC-MAN experiences, exclusive gear, and unforgettable moments.
Professional voice actor Adam McArthur has made a stunning impact in the space, taking on iconic roles like Kaiju No. 8’s Reno Ichikawa, Jujutsu Kaisen’s protagonist Yuji Itadori, and even the voice of Disney XD.
Gamers Heroes recently spoke to professional voice actor Adam McArthur about his iconic roles like Kaiju No. 8’s Reno Ichikawa and Jujutsu Kaisen’s Yuji Itadori, his love for his fans, and even his work as an evil gingerbread cookie – learn more with our interview.
Adam McArthur Interview – Professional Voice Actor Talks Kaiju. No 8., Jujutsu Kaisen, and More
Mission Recon is dropping, and Kaiju No. 8 is a huge, huge anime – and, of course, your role as Reno Ichikawa is truly fantastic.
What’s it like voicing him? I know he’s a key member of the Defense Force, so when I went into his design; how did you channel that energy?
Adam McArthur
It’s been amazing voicing him!
What I love about him is that he’s another good boy, meaning I get to add another good boy to my resume.
His personality is a little bit different than some of the other characters that I voice. He’s a little bit more reserved at the beginning; you don’t know why he is so strict in his ways of thinking and morals and all that stuff.
But then he meets Kafka, and it brings out a new side to Ichikawa. I think they’re the perfect complimentary kind of dynamic duo – an odd couple, if you will.
It’s been a lot of fun voicing him, and I’m super excited for the movie to come out!
Gamers Heroes
Absolutely – I’ll be there on Sunday!
In a similar vein, I love Jujutsu Kaisen and Yuji Itadori – amazing role, especially during the Shibuya Arc.
How have you refined the character over the years? Cursed energy is a lot to go through!
Yuji definitely goes through a lot over the two seasons!
As an actor, I think in general when you get on a new series, there is some refinement of the character that just happens naturally.
If you go back and watch early episodes of any major show, the characters were like, “Oh, that’s crazy; I forgot they were like that or that they did that!”
Yuji at the very beginning was very happy-go-lucky, a little oblivious to a lot of things. It was kind of simple in a way, even though there is so much complexity to him.
But he really goes through a journey and really changes so much going through Season Two with the Shibuya Arc. A lot of the things that he’s never wanted to face, or that he said he would never do – he’s having to do and face; and it’s a lot for him!
The thing that I love most about Yuji is that no matter what happens to him, no matter how much good stuff or bad stuff – especially the bad stuff…
He has every right to turn heel and become a villain or be bad or make bad choices or want to get revenge – but he doesn’t.
He still has pure hearted motives; he still wants to help his friends and do the right thing, and I love that about him.
Gamers Heroes
We’ve been talking about these mega popular characters, and I’m sure you’ve got plenty of fans.
What’s it like seeing love for your work across so many properties, along with seeing fans at events?
Adam McArthur
It’s crazy!
I started voice acting when I was 16, and I do it because I love it.
I don’t really do it because I think, “Someone’s gonna watch this” or “I’m going to get famous” – truly, I do it because I love it.
Probably the most I thought about somebody watching it, or if people would like it comes with my nieces and nephews.
I always think: “Is this going to be something they like?”
Well, they like it!
The fact that I get to travel around and go to all these conventions and meet these people has been such a blessing, and such a cool thing that I get to do.
It’s almost like a little side quest in my voice actor journey – it’s amazing. We’re all in this together!
You can tell by looking at all the stuff behind me, I’m a fan too.
It’s cool that I get to work in it, do it, and then meet like-minded people who are fans – I feel grateful that, when I meet them, I get to provide them an experience that is an extension of an interaction with the character that they like.
Gamers Heroes
I see you’ve got a killer collection right behind you! I see Astro Boy and all that type of stuff – I heard you collect things like Pokémon cards too.
Is there a “Holy Grail” that you’re especially proud of in your collection?
Adam McArthur
In general, I’m not really a “favorites” person!
I met somebody who works at MAPPA, the studio that does Jujustu Kaisen, and asked if there was any possibility of getting production art from the show.
Unfortunately, they responded that it’s all on lockdown.
While they couldn’t give any official production right away, she said that she can draw me something. She’s responsible for animating many of Yuji’s fight scenes in Season 2, which is amazing!
She actually hand-drew me something, as if she was doing it for production that I have framed over there.
She signed it, and she said, “Adam, you are amazing on it!” which is really sweet.
Gamers Heroes
That’s because you are!
I heard you started out doing improv too, and I’ve heard that some of the best lines from any type of voiceover work come from basically freestyling it.
Are there any particular lines that you’re especially proud of that we may not have noticed?
Adam McArthur
That’s a good question!
If you’ve ever done improv, sometimes you’re so into that you don’t really pay attention. It’s almost like you black out because you’re so in-the-moment, reacting off what people are saying and giving to you.
There’s definitely been times when it has happened.
With that said, I will say one of the things as a voice actor I think is a really important thing to do is – at least in your first take – is do it as written as the writers intended it to be before you go outside of that.
The director may come back in for a second take or a third take, but the writers get paid to write because they’re amazing! I think it’s always a good rule of thumb to honor everyone’s position and job, because animation is so collaborative.
I think that’s always a good strategy!
Gamers Heroes
Absolutely!
One role I have to ask about are the Krampus gingerbread men; we actually have a tree topper that’s the angel from WETA Workshop!
This question is from my wife, who’s a huge fan:
What went into voicing the Gingerbread Men? Looking at the script, how did you channel that rabid energy?
Adam McArthur
So the audition for Krampus was one of the weirdest auditions I have ever had. I also did the Dark Elves in that movie!
In the audition, I remember they wanted us to do some kind of gibberish that sort of resembled German sounds – and it said:
“Do this for 30 seconds.”
So I went to my agency, I did what I thought was that, and that was the only audition I had that day.
When we finished it, I looked at the engineer and asked:
“Does that sound like something that’s they asked for?”
I ended up getting it!
In that session, there were maybe five of us in a giant room with the Director Michael Dougherty, and we watched it on a giant screen.
There was one mic in the center of the room, and we would literally walk in a circle. As you walked past the microphone, you would say some lines, and then you would keep going.
The energy of walking while you were doing it really helped us get that frantic, crazy energy of the evil gingerbread men.
I’m pretty sure they pitched us up a little bit!
You have to be willing as an actor to look like a fool sometimes and just do what the job takes – that session that day was a lot of fun!
Gamers Heroes
Changing gears from the Gingerbread Men, I also know that you’re the voice of Disney XD. What’s it like working for the House of Mouse?
Adam McArthur
I feel very, very fortunate!
I’ve worked with Disney in a few capacities. Obviously, I was on Star vs. the Forces of Evil, which was a show on from 2015 to 2019. During that time is when I got cast as the voice of the Disney XD channel.
There are so many different areas of VO that voice actors have and are able to do in order to piece together a living and make the life of somebody who talks into a microphone for their job a living.
I’m very, very fortunate for the XD promo stuff; It’s been amazing!
Star started in 2015, and then I believe I got cast as the voice of the channel in 2017. Jujutsu Kaisen then came in 2020, and then since then, I’ve been on other animes.
But there have been people who come up to me when I see them at conventions and say:
“I love Star vs. the Forces of Evil; I used to watch it when I was a kid, or when I was in high school. And now they love Jujutsu Kaisen – it’s so cool!
My response to them is that we’ve been hanging out for 10 years. All these little things, even if they haven’t watched one of the shows, they’ve watched Disney XD.
And I’m the guy going: “We’ll be right back with more Big City Greens!”
Gamers Heroes
I know you’ve done some gaming work too – Final Fantasy XV, Type-0, things like that.
Have you noticed any major differences when it comes to video games, as opposed to television and anime?
Adam McArthur
Video games are a little bit different, and typically have to be a lot more secretive.
I’m not getting a full script – I’m getting things piecemeal, basically just my lines. The director will be the one to provide context or say something like: “The guy talking to you is saying something sort of like this, so you’ll probably want to respond like this.”
I think it’s because they just the production cycle is so long for video games, they don’t want other companies to find out.
But these days, video games are kind of like the movies of VO in terms of performance.
For on-camera TV stuff like sitcom acting versus in a movie acting is slightly different – it’s the same for video games.
Video games tend to be a lot more cinematic and grounded and real, rather than cartoony or anime-sounding.
Obviously, there are exceptions to the rules!
I’m coming out in a game called “Date Everything!,” which comes out later this summer, that has a couple of my Jujutsu Kaisen cast mates and Max Mittelman.
So Max Mittelman, Robbie Daymond, and Ray Chase created a video game company and started a video game called Date Everything!, where you can basically romance anything in your house.
It then turns into a person that you can date!
It’s a cozy game and very cute; there’s lots of really fun stuff in it and over 100 voice actors.
Gamers Heroes
Finally, I was over at GDC a couple of weeks ago, and there are a lot of creative types saying that they’d love to enter the voice acting space themselves.
There are a lot of people that want to follow in your footsteps and have tremendous respect for people like you.
What advice would you give to the next generation of voice actors?
Adam McArthur
I would say it’s a couple of things. There’s no right way to get in – there’s a million ways to get in!
Find what works for you; find what feels fun and doesn’t feel like a lot of resistance for you.
Make sure you’re in acting classes, whether it’s stage, VO specific, improv, things like that.
And then just go for it!
I was told really early on that someone has to get those jobs, it might as well be you; I’ve always had that stick with me.
I would say that that same exact thing as well!
Gamers Heroes
Again, it’s a huge honor – I really appreciate it!
We’ll do our best to evangelize, and I hope to see you at a future event – I’d love to get a picture then!
Adam McArthur
We’ll make it happen, for sure – that sounds great! I appreciate your time as well – thank you for having me.
Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon, featuring Adam McArthur as Reno Ichikawa, will be in theaters April 13, April 14, and April 16 – one can get their tickets for a theater near them via the official Fandango website.
Feeling social? One can follow Adam McArthur via his official Twitter/X and Instagram social media accounts.
Thank you to PR for arranging this interview, and Adam McArthur for his time!
Gamers Heroes recently got a chance to ask professional voice over artist Abby Trott questions about her rich line of work that has touched so many – including us!
During the recent GDC 2025 event in San Francisco, Gamers Heroes spoke with Honkai: Star Rail’s Lead Game Designer Chengnan An to discuss this title’s creation, its rich community, and other elements.
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Players will be able to scavenge the lost colony of Tau Ceti IV in Bungie’s new team-based FPS extraction shooter Marathon when it launches for PC and consoles September 23.
In this title, players will be able to choose from cybernetic mercenaries (dubbed “Runners”) that each have their own unique abilities. One will also set out to battle rival teams and security forces for weapons and upgrades as players fill their vault, take on high-stakes challenges, and unravel the colony’s mysteries.
Marathon will also pay host to an all-star list of talent – see some of the confirmed stars below::
Released earlier today, see Marathon for yourself with the gameplay reveal below:
Marathon | Gameplay Reveal Trailer
The Marathon cinematic short, written and directed by award-winning director Alberto Mielgo and his animation studio pinkman.tv, can also be seen below:
Marathon | Reveal Cinematic Short
Alberto Mielgo said the following:
“When I first read about Marathon’s universe and characters, I found everything strangely poetic and mysterious.
The concepts of futility and endurance immediately came to mind, and I felt an urgent need to write about it. Seeing the game team’s super bold and vibrant artwork created an instant connection.
It’s all deeply inspiring and thought-provoking.”
Looking to get a head-start on things? Fans can wishlist Marathon via its official Steam page. The title will also come out for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, and will support full cross play and cross save.
Feeling social? One can stay connected with all things Marathon via the official Twitter/X, Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, and TikTok social media channels. Marathon’s first product range, Marathon Collection [001], is also available via the Bungie Store.
One can also join the conversation and sign up for the Closed Alpha Test (which begins April 23) via the official Marathon Discord channel.
Players will be able to battle the fury of nature with Starward Industries’ appropriately titled game Into the Fire – learn more with the latest gameplay trailer for the title.
Published by 11 bit studios and developed by Digital Sun, the world of Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault promises even grander adventures and deeper shopkeeping mastery when it launches this summer.
The team at HoYoverse will welcome even more Proxies into the world of New Eridu with the official release of Zenless Zone Zero on both the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Cloud Gaming this June.
Bandai Namco and Club América are teaming up for an unforgettable partnership that will bring PAC-MAN experiences, exclusive gear, and unforgettable moments.
A beautiful and stirring 12-track celebration of water in video games, Arranger David Peacock and performer Augustine Mayuga Gonzales’ piano realms: azure album is now available across all platforms.
This Xbox release of Zenless Zone Zero will feature tailored optimizations designed specifically for the platform. On that note, players can expect an elevated experience featuring native 4K resolution, smooth 60 FPS performance, DirectX Ray-Tracing, HDR and Quick Resume support.
Note that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will also be able to play the game seamlessly across devices without downloads through the use of Xbox Cloud Gaming. Wishlists can now be done via the official website.
See it for yourself with the trailer below:
Zenless Zone Zero Xbox Announcement Video
Note that Zenless Zone Zero is currently available on PlayStation 5 Pro, PlayStation 5, PC, along with iOS and Android devices.
Zenless Zone Zero Xbox Announcement Video
Zenless Zone Zero launches on Xbox in June! Log in with your Xbox account to claim a platform-exclusive title – The Xenless!
Learn more & wishlist now: https://t.co/pSPC2mcLCx
Published by 11 bit studios and developed by Digital Sun, the world of Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault promises even grander adventures and deeper shopkeeping mastery when it launches this summer.
Bandai Namco and Club América are teaming up for an unforgettable partnership that will bring PAC-MAN experiences, exclusive gear, and unforgettable moments.
A beautiful and stirring 12-track celebration of water in video games, Arranger David Peacock and performer Augustine Mayuga Gonzales’ piano realms: azure album is now available across all platforms.
A digital compilation of songs from Hazelight Games’ critically acclaimed co-op title Split Fiction, GRAMMY-winning record label Lakeshore Records has released Split Fiction’s original soundtrack across all major streaming platforms.
Bandai Namco and Club América are teaming up for an unforgettable partnership that will bring PAC-MAN experiences, exclusive gear, and unforgettable moments.
Celebrating the spirit of these iconic brands, this two-year partnership will blend the timeless appeal of PAC-MAN with the passion, pride, and legacy of the iconic Club América soccer team.
Together, they are set to deliver an electrifying fusion of entertainment and nostalgia, one promising to connect generations of fans with exclusive experiences, merchandise, and moments of excitement on and off the field.
On that note, this collaboration will kick off (heh) with PAC-MAN Day, featuring special matchday celebrations during two highly anticipated games:
Liga MX Femenil – Club América vs. Club Tijuana – April 13, 2025 at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Liga MX – Club América vs. Mazatlán – April 19, 2025 at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
During these matchday celebrations, Club América will wear jerseys that feature the players’ names in retro PAC-Font, jersey numbers that have neem designed with elements of the classic PAC-MAN maze, and a unique crest celebrating the collaboration on the front.
On that note, these exclusive PAC-MAN jerseys are now available for purchase at the Ameshop. They will also be on sale in gear shops at the stadium during games.
A beautiful and stirring 12-track celebration of water in video games, Arranger David Peacock and performer Augustine Mayuga Gonzales’ piano realms: azure album is now available across all platforms.
A digital compilation of songs from Hazelight Games’ critically acclaimed co-op title Split Fiction, GRAMMY-winning record label Lakeshore Records has released Split Fiction’s original soundtrack across all major streaming platforms.
The team at HoYoverse announced that Version 1.7 of their urban fantasy ARPG Zenless Zone Zero, “Bury Your Tears With the Past,” is set to release April 23.
