I have shifted from a position of ‘really? A third-person action D&D game?’ to cautiously optimistic about the upcoming Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons. Partially because of a really solid showing at Gamescom, actually leveraging the prospect of playing a spellcaster with a bunch of interesting interactions and some swanky-looking combat. My optimism continues to grow…
“An entertaining and frequently funny series”. Mike McMahan (Star Trek: Lower Decks) has tackled Sega’s arcade hack-and-slash Golden Axe in TV form, and it’s fair to say that the initial trailer for the series divided fans. While many could appreciate the humorous tone and deep knowledge of the lore, others took issue with the stylised…
Neowiz & Nihon Falcom agree a new deal. Nihon Falcom have signed an agreement with the South Korean developer/publisher Neowiz to bring the RPG The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch (known in Japan as The Legend of Heroes III: Shiroki Majo) to PC and consoles globally (h/t: Gematsu). The third game…
Alas, my series ‘I’d do anything for an Nvidia RTX 5090 at MSRP, but I won’t do that’ has been cancelled after one episode, on account of the fact the card has seemingly disappeared from most major US retailers. What remains are online listings from third-party sellers, often asking for a price even higher above…
“We always need new discoveries”. Game developer Masahiro Sakurai has announced that The Game Designer award for the Japan Game Awards has been discontinued, as he has been unable to find a successor to carry it on into the future. As reported by IGN, Sakurai made the announcement at this year’s ceremony. He originally founded…
“If they’ve used any generative AI at all, it should have been clear in that statement”. The James Pond Legacy saga rumbles on. Not long ago, we revealed that the company behind the game’s GenAI-infused trailer (and its core development) was Antstream, and now System 3 boss Mark Cale has told GameSpot that the studio…
Let’s face it: JRPG monsters are pure nightmare fuel. Sure, there’s a certain subset who are plain ol’ cute, but for the most part they’re a horrifying mash up of real world animals and mythical monsters, chimeric creatures amalgamating whatever bits and pieces the artist decided to chuck in the blender that day. Not that…
I had an extremely good time with the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter last year. As a big fan of the Trails of Cold Steel PC ports, finally getting the opportunity to try the first installment in the beloved JRPG series, with all the modern accoutrements of a full 3D remake, was truly a…
But Blizzard says support will continue for a “very long time”. Last week, Blizzard lifted the lid on Diablo V, announcing the fifth major entry in the ARPG series would be arriving in 2029. As it looks towards this next chapter, the company also confirmed “what’s next” for its current title Diablo IV, which just…
Separate saves would create “complications”. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave arrives on the Switch 2 this week, and as a heads up, there’s only “a single save file”. This was revealed during Nintendo’s latest ‘Ask the Developer’ chat with the Fire Emblem team. According to Intelligent Systems’ director Toshiyuki Kusakihara, the team felt consolidating everything into…
