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More Activision Games, Including Black Ops 6, Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Month
15.10.2024
The eclectic mix of stuff coming to Xbox Game Pass over the next few weeks includes some Call of Duty games, some nasty zombies, StarCraft, a South Park RPG, and a wonderful indie game about a growing hole. Read more
Starfield: Shattered Space, As Told By Steam Reviews
15.10.2024
For many, there was a lingering hope that the first major expansion for Starfield, Shattered Space, would rescue the game from the throes of mediocrity. Then, with a focus on House Va’ruun and their home planet of Va’ruun’kai, the story-based DLC launched and immediately plummeted, becoming one...
PS Plus Is Losing A Bunch Of Big Games This Month
15.10.2024
It feels like only yesterday that Red Dead Redemption 2 arrived back on PS Plus, daring everyone to finally go ahead and finish the overwhelmingly big open-world Western. But now it’s leaving the PlayStation subscription service again in October, along with a bunch of other cool stuff. Read more
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Is An Expansion Worth Committing To
13.10.2024
With the release of Vessel of Hatred, Diablo IV has seen its most significant changes since its original launch in June 2023. Adding a completely new region, Nahantu, along with a wealth of added characters and modes and a brand-new story, the expansion pack is the very definition of a game...
Celebrating Metaphor: ReFantazio's Greatness, Criticizing Its Faults, And More Of The Week's Top Takes
12.10.2024
This week saw the release of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the long-awaited new release from the folks behind Persona. It’s a game bursting with big ideas and rich themes, and we’ve got a lot to say, both about the things it does well, and at least one area in which it falls short of one of...
Metaphor: ReFantazio’s Political Style And Substance Has Us Hooked
12.10.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio is the latest RPG from the minds of the Persona. Like its predecessors, Metaphor is a dense game with lots to do and talk about, from its Archetype class system to Atlus’ maturation as storytellers. There’s even something to be said about how cool it is to skate on your sword....
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Five Epic And Exciting Games We’re Getting Lost In
11.10.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio and Dragon Ball Z: Sparking Zero are out this week, so many of you are probably set for video games to play this weekend (and beyond). But if you’re not a fan of social sim RPGs or Dragon Ball, you might be lacking a piping hot new release to play with your precious downtime....
This Road Trip RPG Looks Awesome
11.10.2024
Keep Driving is a newly revealed indie game that looks to provide a chill RPG experience about driving across the country in the early 2000s in your beat-up and crappy first car. And I’m here for it.Read more
Rival Ex-Disco Elysium Teams Race To Reclaim The Critically Acclaimed RPG's Bungled Legacy
11.10.2024
When Disco Elysium came onto the scene in 2019 it completely shook up RPG storytelling, spearheading new ways to immerse players and build worlds. Surely it was just the start of something new, bold, and exciting. Instead, things got very messy, very quickly. Now, multiple teams made up of former...
I Loved Metaphor: ReFantazio’s Relationships, Except The One That Forced Romance
11.10.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio, the new fantasy RPG from Atlus’ Persona team, is out today. It’s an excellent game that builds upon its predecessor’s foundations and manages to correct some old mistakes, as well. But there is one thing Atlus said was going to be different in this game compared to Persona...
28 Things To Know Before Starting Metaphor: ReFantazio
11.10.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio, the new fantasy RPG from the minds behind Persona, is a pretty dense game. There are a lot of systems to keep track of, levels to grind, and time to manage as you travel through the world of Euchronia. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the things to do when actual in-game...
The Best Archetype Class In Metaphor: ReFantazio Is 'All Of Them'
11.10.2024
Sometimes the optimal play is to not play optimally at all. In Altus’s Persona-like RPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio, there are the class options you’d expect from the genre, so you might expect to be told the best possible choice to most enjoy the game. It’s just…it doesn’t work like that here. It’s...
How To Unlock Every Archetype In Metaphor: ReFantazio
11.10.2024
Atlus’ new fantasy social sim RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio is out today, October 11. The game’s turn-based battle system is similar to those in the studio’s past work like Shin Megami Tensei and Persona, but is built around Archetypes, which are classes that have different proficiencies and roles...
2024’s Most Slept-On RPG Is A Steal Right Now On PC and PlayStation
10.10.2024
Fans of role-playing games have been eating well in 2024. There’ve been big hitters like Persona 3 Reload, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Dragon’s Dogma 2, and the fantastic Metaphor: ReFantazio. Combined, they offer hundreds of hours of incredible gaming. So how about I just throw another massive...
Many Of 2024's Biggest Games Don't Play Well (Or At All) On Steam Deck
10.10.2024
In February 2025, the Steam Deck will turn three years old. And while plenty of games still run like a dream on the portable PC, it’s clear that over time, more and more big new games are pushing this tiny computer to its breaking point. And it might be time for an upgrade. Read more
PlayStation’s Fall Sale Kicks Off With Some Massive Deals On Madden And Other Hits
10.10.2024
Fall savings are officially in full swing, folks. If there’s a game you’ve been looking for, chances are that it’s currently on sale on one of the various console or PC storefronts right now. Such is the case with PlayStation, which just kicked off its massive seasonal sale that features thousands...
Video Game Giant Ubisoft Announces Release of First Web3 Game, ‘Champions Tactics’
10.10.2024
The prominent French video game publisher and developer Ubisoft is set to launch its first Web3 game, “Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles,” on October 23. The game will utilize blockchain technology through the Oasys ecosystem, a layer two (L2) solution designed to enhance gameplay. Ubisoft...
Mario & Luigi: Brothership Sounds Like A Pleasant But Familiar RPG Adventure
10.10.2024
Mario & Luigi: Brothership is Nintendo’s big game for the Nintendo Switch this holiday season. How is the platforming duo’s latest RPG spin-off adventure shaping up? According to a new string of previews, it’s about as delightful as you’d expect, though perhaps missing that spark that might take...
Ubisoft set to launch its first Web3 game on Oasys blockchain
10.10.2024
Ubisoft enters the Web3 space with Champions Tactics, a tactical RPG leveraging blockchain for player-owned assets and unique champions
11 Baldur’s Gate 3 Mods To Give You New Ways To Play
9.10.2024
Fans have been modding Larian Studios’ Dungeons & Dragons RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 for over a year now, but the developer added official mod support in the game’s seventh big patch. This means the BG3 mod scene should be able to alter the game more easily and with reliable tools, and players can install...