Starfinder: Afterlight could become one of my favourite CRPGs—even if the studio's co-founders are 'more scared about huge success than a bit of failure' when it comes to their big Kickstarter debut

Starfinder: Afterlight could become one of my favourite CRPGs—even if the studio’s co-founders are ‘more scared about huge success than a bit of failure’ when it comes to their big Kickstarter debut

Starfinder: Afterlight launched its Kickstarter today—and let me tell you, I am actually extremely excited for this game. Sure, I’m now officially one of those annoying Pathfinder 2e guys who will tell you about how good the three-action system is (no but really, it’s better), but Afterlight is actually shaping up really nicely so far….

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Remember Postal? In the last 48 hours publisher Running With Scissors has announced a new game, insulted fans, apologized, canceled the game, the studio making it denied wrongdoing, shut down anyway, and we can thank the magic of AI for all of it

The Postal series is essentially the videogame equivalent of Uwe Boll’s filmography*. They’re notoriously awful—the last one we reviewed was Postal 3 in 2012, which earned a dismal 21%—and they keep happening for some reason. A new addition to the lineup was announced on December 3, in fact, called Postal: Bullet Heaven. And then approximately…

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Where to find Okonomiyaki in Like a Dragon Gaiden

Shortly after you first arrive in Sotenbori in Like a Dragon Gaiden and start working for the Akame Network, you’ll find a slightly troublesome request to locate some Okonomiyaki. The appropriately-named odd job, When will I taste Okonomiyaki?! is one of the first you can pick up in the streets of Shofukucho, but after scouring…

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Imagineer Claims Victory In Multi-Year-Long Legal Battle Over The ‘Medabots’ Trademark

Could the Japanese multimedia series finally be due a European return? The Japanese video game company Imagineer has issued a statement on its website, declaring victory in the fight for the Medabots trademark in Europe, after a long battle against Kevin Comadrán de Frutos. Medabots, in case you’re unfamiliar, is a long-running Japanese multimedia series…

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Dune: Awakening will have private servers at launch where players can disable taxes and enable ‘free for all’ PvP

Dune: Awakening is out in three days (for deluxe and ultimate edition pre-purchasers) but here’s a last minute surprise: the survival MMO will support private servers. Funcom announced today that for Dune: Awakening “rentable private servers will be available from head start launch on June 5th!” It’s worth noting you won’t be able to go…

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