Avowed celebrates its first birthday with a massive update and some serious comeback energy

You remember Avowed, don’t you? Well, it’s now a full year old, which means it’s old enough that it’s time to finally decide whether you’re ever going to finish the game or if it will forever sit on your list of dropped titles. And Obsidian Entertainment is giving you a reason to return to Eora, wherever you left off.

The developer is celebrating Avowed’s anniversary with an update chock full of new features, and that update will be available across all platforms—including PlayStation 5. Among the features in the update are three new playable races and additional customization options, a photo mode, a new weapon type, and a host of quality-of-life improvements. It’s the game’s largest update yet, and the list of additions more than proves it.

Originally, players could pick from elves or humans as their race, but now, they also have access to Dwarves, Orlans, and Aumaua. If you don’t remember what those last two are, think Yatzli and Kai. And luckily for players who already dropped a gazillion hours into the game, you won’t actually have to make a new playthrough to experience those three races; you can instead just change it through a mirror system.

Avowed was one of those games that I played but never ended up finishing. And it’s not because I thought it was a bad game by any means. I loved my time adventuring with Kai and Marius at my side, finding hidden totems, and sight-seeing around Eora. But as with any open-world game, especially one I’m grinding for work, burnout starts to creep in after a week of playing, and my resolve to pick up a controller once more dips lower and lower with each passing day.

But the latest trailer for the anniversary update makes me actually want to jump back in, and no, I don’t think it’s only because of the music’s catchy gun-cock percussion or rapid-fire visuals of Eora’s beautiful sights and scenes—though both of those things are pretty cool, if I do say so myself. In addition to the new playable races and weapons, Obsidian is adding a few new stat changes and custom difficulty modifiers, which allow you to tailor the game’s difficulty to your preferred playstyle. Plus, there’s the photo mode, and I have to admit, I’m a sucker for spending way too long finding the perfect angle and pose to make my characters look devilishly stunning.

So, what say you, Destructoid? Will you be giving Avowed another go, or is it one that’s better left in 2025? Let me know in the comments below.

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Fantasy FC Team 1 is coming soon to FC 26, and you can expect some fantastic cards in Ultimate Team.

So far, EA Sports has been tight-lipped about what’s coming after Knockout Royalty. It appears that the ongoing promo will be a one-team affair, and Fantasty FC (or FC Fantasy) is all set to be the replacement. Let’s look at all the information that has already crept onto social media ahead of the official launch.

All FC 26 Fantasy FC Team 1 players

A few names have already popped up on social media who are expected to be part of the first team.

• Rafael Leao
• Salma Paralluelo
• Endrick
• Bruno Fernandes
• Antoine Semenyo

While the names are few as of writing, more leaks will appear closer to the release date. Fantasy FC will feature dynamic cards eligible for upgrades. The upgrades will be based on certain stipulations that will likely depend on real-life football. If you have played Ultimate Team in the last few years, you’ll have a fair idea about what to expect.

Fantasy FC will once again feature special cards for Heroes and Icons, along with cards of active footballers. A few of them have been leaked on social media.

• Stam
• Yaya Toure
• Antonio Di Natale
• Al Owairan
• Brolin

FC 26 Fantasy FC Team 1 release countdown

The first team of the Fantasy FC promo will go live on Friday, Feb. 20. The new promo will replace the ongoing Knockout Royalty cards from packs. The following countdown will expire once the first set of Fantasy FC cards is added to the packs.

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The countdown is based on the following times.

• 10am PT
• 12pm CT
• 1pm ET
• 6pm UTC
• 7pm CET

This is the usual schedule EA Sports follows with promo launches. While most of the cards will be available in packs, we should get new SBCs and objectives to complete. These will be alternate options to get the promo cards without relying on pack luck. We will know which cards eventually make it to the first week of the new promo on Friday.

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