Choose Ghost of Tsushima for a stronger, more emotionally engaging story with iconic characters and world, but pick Ghost of Yotei for enhanced, deeper combat mechanics, more player freedom, and newer graphics/physics if you want a gameplay-focused evolution of the formula. Ghost of Yotei refines Tsushima's combat and freedom but sacrifices some narrative depth for its standalone revenge plot.
Interviews with Ghost of Tsushima creators at Sucker Punch Productions (like Nate Fox, Jason Connell, Brian Fleming, Ian Ryan) reveal deep dives into its Kurosawa-inspired samurai aesthetic, challenging "mud, blood, and steel" combat honoring sword lethality, the transition from InFamous to a new IP, the pandemic's impact, inspirations like Usagi Yojimbo, Lone Wolf and Cub, Shadow of the Colossus, and the deliberate shift from karma systems to exploring Jin's internal evolution as the "Ghost". Key themes focus on balancing beautiful, calm exploration with brutal combat, creating an authentic yet fictional feudal Japan, and honoring the "folk legend" of the vengeful onryō.
The summer of 2025 was a landmark moment for esports — led by Esports World Cup (EWC 2025) in Riyadh, where over 2,000 players from around the world and 200+ clubs competed across 25 tournaments in 24 games for a record-breaking prize pool of >$70 million. Highlights included the first ever EWC Valorant tournament (won by Team Heretics), the debut of chess as a top-level esports discipline — with Magnus Carlsen winning its first EWC chess crown — and many other major games like League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics included under one unified global competition. On top of that, traditional standalone events such as 2025 Mid‑Season Invitational (LoL) continued to draw attention — with Korean team Gen.G taking the title. Overall, the summer of 2025 showcased esports growing broader, more mainstream, and more global than ever before.