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Epic Games Confirms Layoffs Affecting 16% of Staff
Epic Games confirmed in an announcement this week that it's laying off around 16% of its employees in an effort to correct a trend of spending more money than the company earns. The news of the layoffs followed a report from Bloomberg from earlier in the day that cited exactly that percentage while saying that number would equate to around 900 jobs gone. At the same time, Epic Games also ...read more
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Last of Us 3 Reportedly Closer to Releasing Than We Thought
A new report suggests The Last of Us 3 release date may be closer than we previously thought. Last week, we relayed word that it looked like The Last of Us 3 was in development based on an Instagram post from an actress that worked on The Last of Us Part 2. Following this up, a new comment from a well-known industry insider has suggested it's deeper into development than everyone thinks. ...read more
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Minecraft Dungeons Crosses 25 Million Players
Minecraft Dungeons might not be Microsoft’s biggest or most high-profile release, but the dungeon crawling action RPG spinoff has, nonetheless, managed to attract a healthy player base. Mojang and Microsoft have announced that Minecraft Dungeons has surpassed 25 million players across all platforms since its launch in May of 2020, nearly three and a half years ago. At last count, in February ...read more
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Cities: Skylines 2 has been delayed on consoles until Spring 2024
The console version of Cities: Skylines 2 has been delayed. Announced in March, Cities: Skylines 2 is coming to PS5, PC and Xbox Series X/S (including Game Pass). However, a joint statement by developer Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive confirms that while the PC version is still set to release on October 24, the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 versions aren’t ready yet.
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The next free Epic Games Store title has been confirmed
The Epic Games Store’s next free title has been announced. Godlike Burger will be free to claim from Epic’s PC marketplace from October 5-12. According to its Epic Games Store listing, “Godlike Burger puts you in the shoes of a maniac chef who makes the best burgers in the universe. The secret ingredient? The customers themselves! Run the restaurant, cook delicious burgers and kill ...read more
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Ubisoft Says Video Game Streaming Will Take Off "Very Quickly"
Streaming has been part of the video game industry for years now, but it has yet to take off in a big way. In a new interview with the Financial Times, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot revealed his belief that will change over the next decade. Guillemot claims that the shift "will take time. But when it takes off, it will happen very quickly." Guillemot went on to state that this belief is the reason ...read more
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Meta Quest 3 launches in October
Meta has announced that Quest 3, its next-generation virtual and mixed reality headset, will launch on October 10. Prices start at $499.99 / £479.99 for a 128GB headset, with a 512GB model priced at $649.99 / £619.99. Both models will come with a free copy of action RPG sequel Asgard’s Wrath 2 when it’s released in December, as part of a promotion running until January 27, ...read more
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PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan Stepping Down
PlayStation head Jim Ryan is reportedly leaving the company. PlayStation is one of the biggest gaming companies in the world and has had a major presence over the last 20+ years in the industry. The company has earned its place in the market as one of the three big platforms thanks to its incredible consoles and its equally fantastic games. Since the PS3 era in particular, Sony has had a strong ...read more
-Minecraft Dungeons Crosses 25 Million Players
Minecraft Dungeons might not be Microsoft’s biggest or most high-profile release, but the dungeon crawling action RPG spinoff has, nonetheless, managed to attract a healthy player base. Mojang and Microsoft have announced that Minecraft Dungeons has surpassed 25 million players across all platforms since its launch in May of 2020, nearly three and a half years ago. At last count, in February ...read more
-Cities: Skylines 2 has been delayed on consoles until Spring 2024
The console version of Cities: Skylines 2 has been delayed. Announced in March, Cities: Skylines 2 is coming to PS5, PC and Xbox Series X/S (including Game Pass). However, a joint statement by developer Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive confirms that while the PC version is still set to release on October 24, the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 versions aren’t ready yet.
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Big Cuphead Update Is Exclusive to Xbox Players
September 29th will mark the sixth anniversary of Cuphead's release on Xbox One, and developer Studio MDHR is celebrating with a special update exclusively coming to Xbox systems. The "Xbox Anniversary Update" will add a new Bonus section to the game, which will include an Art Gallery, Music Player, and a Behind-the-Scenes video player. While Cuphead eventually came to other platforms, Xbox is ...read more
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Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition Confirmed for PS5 and PC
Just over a year and a half after it first released for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Horizon Forbidden West is getting a Complete Edition that's set to come to the PlayStation 5 as well as the PC platform. This won't exactly be surprising news to Horizon fans who've been keeping up with leaks since the game's been spotted more than once online prior to Wednesday's reveal, but the ...read more
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Vampire Survivors Drops Patch 1.7 Trailer Ahead of Release
Vampire Survivors quickly became one of the hottest games in the world when it launched in late 2022 and that popularity has only increased. In fact, the team at poncle recently brought the game to the Nintendo Switch while also adding co-op support. That may not be the only update Vampire Survivor fans get in the back half of 2023 as poncle has recently dropped the first trailer for the upcoming ...read more
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Far Cry 7 Targeting Fall 2025 Launch
A report by Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson claimed earlier this year that Ubisoft was working on two new Far Cry titles– Far Cry 7, set to be a single player experience, and a standalone multiplayer extraction shooter set in the Alaskan wilderness. Now, Henderson has published another new report in which he has revealed potential new details on the former’s story and narrative setup. As ...read more
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Rainbow Six Siege Releases Master Chief Skin
Rainbow Six Siege has officially added Halo legend Master Chief to the game. Live service games are now a haven for crossovers, even with franchises that maybe don't quite fit in. Fortnite is essentially a virtual toy box come to life, allowing you to make the likes of Spider-Man, Batman, John Wick, and the Green Goblin all squad up and battle other massive characters. It helped popularize this ...read more
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Mortal Kombat 1 Developer Investigating Player 1 Advantage Issue
NetherRealm Studios is looking into a recently discovered issue in Mortal Kombat 1, which confers an advantage to Player 1. On the WB Games bug portal for the fighting game, the investigation is “in progress.” As discovered by mrAPchem on YouTube, the issue involves fighters in the Player 2 slot not fully connecting with their combos. They function properly in the Player 1 slot, regardless ...read more
-Last of Us 3 Reportedly Closer to Releasing Than We Thought
A new report suggests The Last of Us 3 release date may be closer than we previously thought. Last week, we relayed word that it looked like The Last of Us 3 was in development based on an Instagram post from an actress that worked on The Last of Us Part 2. Following this up, a new comment from a well-known industry insider has suggested it's deeper into development than everyone thinks. ...read more
-Minecraft Dungeons Crosses 25 Million Players
Minecraft Dungeons might not be Microsoft’s biggest or most high-profile release, but the dungeon crawling action RPG spinoff has, nonetheless, managed to attract a healthy player base. Mojang and Microsoft have announced that Minecraft Dungeons has surpassed 25 million players across all platforms since its launch in May of 2020, nearly three and a half years ago. At last count, in February ...read more
-Cities: Skylines 2 has been delayed on consoles until Spring 2024
The console version of Cities: Skylines 2 has been delayed. Announced in March, Cities: Skylines 2 is coming to PS5, PC and Xbox Series X/S (including Game Pass). However, a joint statement by developer Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive confirms that while the PC version is still set to release on October 24, the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 versions aren’t ready yet.
-PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan Stepping Down
PlayStation head Jim Ryan is reportedly leaving the company. PlayStation is one of the biggest gaming companies in the world and has had a major presence over the last 20+ years in the industry. The company has earned its place in the market as one of the three big platforms thanks to its incredible consoles and its equally fantastic games. Since the PS3 era in particular, Sony has had a strong ...read more
-Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition Confirmed for PS5 and PC
Just over a year and a half after it first released for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Horizon Forbidden West is getting a Complete Edition that's set to come to the PlayStation 5 as well as the PC platform. This won't exactly be surprising news to Horizon fans who've been keeping up with leaks since the game's been spotted more than once online prior to Wednesday's reveal, but the ...read more
-Far Cry 7 Targeting Fall 2025 Launch
A report by Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson claimed earlier this year that Ubisoft was working on two new Far Cry titles– Far Cry 7, set to be a single player experience, and a standalone multiplayer extraction shooter set in the Alaskan wilderness. Now, Henderson has published another new report in which he has revealed potential new details on the former’s story and narrative setup. As ...read more
-Rainbow Six Siege Releases Master Chief Skin
Rainbow Six Siege has officially added Halo legend Master Chief to the game. Live service games are now a haven for crossovers, even with franchises that maybe don't quite fit in. Fortnite is essentially a virtual toy box come to life, allowing you to make the likes of Spider-Man, Batman, John Wick, and the Green Goblin all squad up and battle other massive characters. It helped popularize this ...read more
-Mortal Kombat 1 Developer Investigating Player 1 Advantage Issue
NetherRealm Studios is looking into a recently discovered issue in Mortal Kombat 1, which confers an advantage to Player 1. On the WB Games bug portal for the fighting game, the investigation is “in progress.” As discovered by mrAPchem on YouTube, the issue involves fighters in the Player 2 slot not fully connecting with their combos. They function properly in the Player 1 slot, regardless ...read more
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Sonic Superstars Runs at 60 FPS on Nintendo Switch
For a game that relies on speed and momentum the way the upcoming Sonic Superstars is surely going to, a fast and steady frame rate isn’t just a bonus, it’s almost a requirement. Thankfully, it’s been confirmed that even on the Nintendo Switch, Sonic Superstars won’t disappoint on that front. Speaking in a recent interview at TGS with Japanese outlet Den-fami Nico Gamer, Naoto Ohshima ...read more
-Mortal Kombat 1 Developer Investigating Player 1 Advantage Issue
NetherRealm Studios is looking into a recently discovered issue in Mortal Kombat 1, which confers an advantage to Player 1. On the WB Games bug portal for the fighting game, the investigation is “in progress.” As discovered by mrAPchem on YouTube, the issue involves fighters in the Player 2 slot not fully connecting with their combos. They function properly in the Player 1 slot, regardless ...read more
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Capcom Boss Suggests Games Should Cost More
Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto has put forward an idea that very well may be true but probably won't go over well with a lot of gamers regardless: perhaps video games should cost more? That's not a new idea with other publishers adopting that philosophy, too, now that many new AAA games cost $70 instead of the long-running standard of putting out $60 games, but it's something that Capcom has ...read more
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Cancelled KOTOR 2 Switch DLC leads to class action lawsuit
Aspyr and Saber Interactive are facing a class action lawsuit over their decision to cancel Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 DLC originally advertised for last year’s Switch port. The title’s announcement trailer, which was published a couple of weeks ahead of its June 2022 release and is viewable below, stated that the Restored Content DLC was “coming soon”, and Aspyr ...read more
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Gotham Knights Leak Virtually Confirms Nintendo Switch Version
A new leak associated with Gotham Knights has essentially verified that a Nintendo Switch version of the game is set to release soon. Last year, Gotham Knights was let loose by WB Games and originally came to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Since that time, a recent leak has indicated that the latest Batman title could also come to Nintendo's platform. And while WB Games has yet to verify ...read more
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Switch game cancelled over controversial Unity changes
A planned Switch port of BallisticNG, a Wipeout-inspired racing game with “overwhelmingly positive” reviews on Steam, has been cancelled due to Unity’s recent policy changes. Earlier this month, the software development company announced plans to charge developers every time a game that uses its Unity engine is installed. Despite a subsequent apology followed by an attempt to ...read more
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Vampire Survivors developer is “investigating” online multiplayer
Vampire Survivors is one of my all-time favorite games, and it isn’t just because of my completely illogical obsession with all things vampire. In fact, it’s a running joke within the community that vampires may or may not even exist in-game yet. Poncle’s game is actually incredible due to its addictive gameplay and fast-paced combat. While each stage is half an hour long, you’ll easily ...read more
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Red Dead Redemption 2 Has Been Rated for Nintendo Switch in Brazil
Red Dead Redemption 2 could be in line for a surprise launch on the Nintendo Switch, as per a classification rating for the game in Brazil. As spotted by @necrolipe on Twitter, the 2018 open world epic has been rated for the Nintendo Switch by the Brazil ratings board. Obviously, a Switch release for Red Dead Redemption 2 hasn’t been officially announced, but this rating could indicate that ...read more
-Epic Games Confirms Layoffs Affecting 16% of Staff
Epic Games confirmed in an announcement this week that it's laying off around 16% of its employees in an effort to correct a trend of spending more money than the company earns. The news of the layoffs followed a report from Bloomberg from earlier in the day that cited exactly that percentage while saying that number would equate to around 900 jobs gone. At the same time, Epic Games also ...read more
-Minecraft Dungeons Crosses 25 Million Players
Minecraft Dungeons might not be Microsoft’s biggest or most high-profile release, but the dungeon crawling action RPG spinoff has, nonetheless, managed to attract a healthy player base. Mojang and Microsoft have announced that Minecraft Dungeons has surpassed 25 million players across all platforms since its launch in May of 2020, nearly three and a half years ago. At last count, in February ...read more
-The next free Epic Games Store title has been confirmed
The Epic Games Store’s next free title has been announced. Godlike Burger will be free to claim from Epic’s PC marketplace from October 5-12. According to its Epic Games Store listing, “Godlike Burger puts you in the shoes of a maniac chef who makes the best burgers in the universe. The secret ingredient? The customers themselves! Run the restaurant, cook delicious burgers and kill ...read more
-Ubisoft Says Video Game Streaming Will Take Off "Very Quickly"
Streaming has been part of the video game industry for years now, but it has yet to take off in a big way. In a new interview with the Financial Times, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot revealed his belief that will change over the next decade. Guillemot claims that the shift "will take time. But when it takes off, it will happen very quickly." Guillemot went on to state that this belief is the reason ...read more
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Blizzard’s Hearthstone team has been hit with layoffs
Blizzard Entertainment has laid off a number of employees from its Hearthstone team. News of the staff cuts seemingly broke via a LinkedIn update from a former team member and they were later confirmed by Activision Blizzard in a statement to Kotaku report Ethan Gach. “After 18 and a half years at Blizzard Entertainment, I’ve been laid off without notice as of today; the Hearthstone ...read more
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High on Life’s first paid DLC will be released next week
Squanch Games has confirmed the release date for High on Life’s first major DLC. The expansion, which is titled High on Knife, was announced back in June but didn’t have a release date at the time. Now it’s been confirmed that the DLC will be released on October 3, for the Xbox, PC and recently released PlayStation versions, though its price has yet to be confirmed. High on Knife ...read more
-Vampire Survivors Drops Patch 1.7 Trailer Ahead of Release
Vampire Survivors quickly became one of the hottest games in the world when it launched in late 2022 and that popularity has only increased. In fact, the team at poncle recently brought the game to the Nintendo Switch while also adding co-op support. That may not be the only update Vampire Survivor fans get in the back half of 2023 as poncle has recently dropped the first trailer for the upcoming ...read more
-Far Cry 7 Targeting Fall 2025 Launch
A report by Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson claimed earlier this year that Ubisoft was working on two new Far Cry titles– Far Cry 7, set to be a single player experience, and a standalone multiplayer extraction shooter set in the Alaskan wilderness. Now, Henderson has published another new report in which he has revealed potential new details on the former’s story and narrative setup. As ...read more
-Meta Quest 3 launches in October
Meta has announced that Quest 3, its next-generation virtual and mixed reality headset, will launch on October 10. Prices start at $499.99 / £479.99 for a 128GB headset, with a 512GB model priced at $649.99 / £619.99. Both models will come with a free copy of action RPG sequel Asgard’s Wrath 2 when it’s released in December, as part of a promotion running until January 27, ...read more
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Mortal Kombat: Onslaught Gets a Release Date
Mortal Kombat players just got a new game this month with Mortal Kombat 1 now fully out and available after its brief early access period, but that's not the only Mortal Kombat game that's coming out this year. There's another game called Mortal Kombat: Onslaught which was announced earlier in the year with a 2023 release window attached to it, and after the game entered its preregistration ...read more
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Unity Says "Sorry", Rolls Back Some Download Fees
It's been a pretty rough week for Unity and all of the developers who build their games on the engine. After introducing a new Runtime Fee based on the amount of times a game is installed, developers lashed out at the potential changes and their capability of driving smaller indie studios into the ground, specifically ones that offer up their games on subscription services like Game Pass. Many ...read more
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Valve preps SteamVR overhaul as excitement grows for rumoured headset
Valve is keeping busy. The company has dramatically increased the number of changes made to SteamVR over the past two months including updates that could be aimed at a new headset. Whether this is Valve placing the groundwork for its next-gen VR headset—it's Valve, we really don't know what that company is up to—it does appear that a major rework of SteamVR is on the horizon. SteamVR ...read more
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Twitch Permabans Could Be Reversed, Says CEO
Twitch seems to be loosening its restrictions on permabans. Twitch is one of the biggest platforms on the entire internet and has grown a lot since its inception. The platform began as a place for people to broadcast games to other people, but has grown to include IRL streams, elaborate productions with game shows and events, and much more. Creativity is encouraged and you don't really have to be ...read more
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Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis Crosses 2 Million Downloads
Some releases have understandably flown under the radar amid the hype for Bethesda Game Studios’ Starfield. Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis is one of them, releasing on September 7th for iOS and Android. However, it’s performed pretty well, with the official Twitter account reporting over two million downloads. It’s a strong start for the mobile title, which essentially “reimagines” the ...read more
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iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max Price and Release Date Revealed
Apple today announced the iPhone 15 lineup, which is scheduled to release on September 22. The widely leaked iPhone 15 series spans four models, as has been the case with the last three generations of Apple smartphones. While hardware improvements are a given with each new iPhone refresh, there have been widespread expectations of even more meaningful changes with this year's devices. Namely, ...read more
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E3 2024 Uncertain as Event Organizers Split
The future of the Electronic Entertainment Expo once again remains uncertain as the event's organizers announced today that they'd parted ways. The Entertainment Software Association which is the primary organizer of the once-annual event was previously working with ReedPop, the organizers of the Pax events, to evolve E3 into a format that worked in today's age of digital-only showcases conducted ...read more
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Unicorn Overlord Has Over 100 Hours of Content
Claiming your game has 100 hours of content is all the rage lately. Larian Studios said a typical playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3 would take about 75 to 100 hours for a standard playthrough. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth creative director Tetsuya Nomura promised 100 hours of content for the follow-up. On cue, game designer Wataru Nakanishi confirmed over 100 hours of playtime for Unicorn Overlord, ...read more
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The Last Case of Benedict Fox: Definitive Edition Announced for PS5
After launching for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC earlier this year, Rogue Games’ The Last Case of Benedict Fox is coming to PS5. Rogue Games and Plot Twist announced the Definitive Edition of the Metroidvania title, though no release date has been mentioned. Check out the trailer below. The Definitive Edition will feature several improvements to the visuals, AI, interface and puzzles ...read more
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder Trailer Gives Fans Over 6 Minutes of Gameplay
Aside from Detective Pikachu Returns, Super Mario Bros. Wonder is Nintendo's next big game that's coming out for the Nintendo Switch this year, and between trailers and hands-on previews of it, Mario fans have seen plenty of the game so far. In case what you've seen up until now hasn't been enough, Nintendo shared another trailer for the Nintendo Switch game this week to show off more than six ...read more
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NHL 24 Trailer Previews Hockey Ultimate Team Changes
A new NHL 24 trailer is out, this time detailing some of the bigger changes coming to Hockey Ultimate Team, or HUT, the card-collecting game within the game. What’s new in NHL 24’s HUT? The latest NHL 24 trailer is another deep dive from developer EA Sports and details some of the biggest changes to the mode, including the inclusion of HUT Moments. Much like their name suggests, HUT ...read more
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 Gameplay Reveals Boss Fight Against Griffin
Capcom’s Online Program for Tokyo Game Show 2023 may not have had several blockbuster announcements, but it offered extensive new gameplay for Dragon’s Dogma 2. Thanks to a hands-on demo from the show floor (courtesy of 4Gamer), even more gameplay is available. Check it out below. The open-world action RPG follows in its predecessor’s footsteps with its Pawns, world design and combat ...read more
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Sea of Thieves reveals plans for player guilds and private sessions
In July, developer Rare announced that its upcoming content updates for Season 10 of its pirate-themed game Sea of Thieves would be delayed until October 19. This week, the developer announced some of the new features that will be added as part of Season 10, including a new way to play the game. In a blog post, Rare stated that when Season 10 begins, Sea of Thieves players will be able to form ...read more
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 Gameplay Outlines Vocations, Combat and New Features
Capcom began its Online Program at Tokyo Game Show 2023 with new gameplay and details for Dragon’s Dogma 2. Director Hideaki Itsuno talked about the four starting Vocations and various features players could expect from the action RPG. There are two regions to explore: Vermind, ruled by Arisen, who slayed the Dragon, and Battahl, a city built on ancient ruins and ruled by Beastmen. There are ...read more
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Persona 3 Reload Trailer Reveals the Antagonistic Strega
With the Tokyo Game Show kicking off this week, Sega and Atlus have released a new trailer for Persona 3 Reload, the upcoming remake of the 2006 role-playing game. It showcases Strega, one of the groups opposing the S.E.E.S., and its members – Takaya Sakaki, Chidori Yoshino and Jin Shirato. Check it out below. While the S.E.E.S. are keen on understanding and eventually ending the Dark Hour, ...read more
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