To mark the 10th anniversary of its old-school isometric RPG Pillars of Eternity, the game that (in a very roundabout way) gave us Avowed, Obsidian has rolled out a big new patch and an even bigger piece of news: It took a full decade to happen, but turn-based combat is finally on the way. “Coming…
Soccer players aren’t generally known for their fighting prowess, but that’s not stopping SNK from adding famed footballer Cristiano Ronaldo to the lineup of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, the latest addition to the long-running Fatal Fury series of fighting games. “One of the top football players in the world,” Ronaldo’s character page states….
According to HowLongToBeat, Atlus’s 2024 RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio is a mere 65-and-a-half hours long—if you stick to the critical path. Go for the mad completionist playthrough and you’re looking at 105 hours of turn-based battles, cutscenes and life simmy chats with your party members, which is objectively a lot of game. But imagine how much…
Category: Games March 26, 2025 Lies of P’s Future Begins with a Journey into the Past Jeff Rubenstein Every generation or so, a new game genre ascends in popularity, carving out a spot in player’s hearts, with its breakout hit spawning countless imitators: think the Platformer, the FPS, the Open World, the Soulslike. While dozens…
I didn’t watch HBO’s Game of Thrones series—I get my fill of political intrigue and badly-behaved dimwits from the real world, thanks—and so when the whole thing fizzled out like a wet tissue tossed into a burn pit, it was a bit of a non-event for me: I was mostly just surprised at how quickly…
There are only so many times a horrible naked screaming man can scare you before it becomes a little rote. Just yesterday, our own Kara Phillips took a deep dive on the difficulties faced by horror games in keeping players engaged and susceptible to a good scare. And with the release of yesterday’s big new…
Category: Announcements March 26, 2025 Xbox March Update: In-Game Benefits for Free-to-Play Games, Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) Updates, and More Dean Shimabukuro, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Xbox Services Marketing In our mission to constantly improve the Xbox platform, March is bringing several updates for players to enjoy. This month we’re introducing more ways to access…
It only took a decade, but Final Fantasy 14 finally added an extra dye channel to a multitude of armour when Dawntrail released last year. It’s, unfortunately, been rather hit-or-miss, with that second dye channel ranging from changing actual important things like overcoats or stitching, to ridiculous details like a tiny belt buckle. Older gear…
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Summary Demo gives players a first look at the strategic deckbuilding and dungeon-crawling gameplay. Strategic dungeon crawling – Build your dungeon, battle through it, collect relics, upgrade your deck, survive. Details on the full release coming May 15. Hi everyone, I’m Ben, part of the publishing team and all-round dungeon master here to introduce you…