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I Love Skating In Metaphor: ReFantazio
8.10.2024
There are a lot of tiny details in Atlus’ new fantasy RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio that make moving through its world a delight. I love how Gallica, my fairy companion, sits on my shoulder as I walk through the streets of its fantasy setting. I enjoy reading all the chatter that pops up from...
Cities Skylines 2 Publisher Opens Up About Recent String Of Mess-Ups
8.10.2024
Paradox Entertainment is the Swedish company behind some of the biggest, densest strategy games around, from Europa Universalis IV to Crusader Kings III. It’s also been responsible for a number of major blunders lately. Now some of its executives are on an apology tour promising a return to better...
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero’s Great Ape Vegeta Fight Is Kicking Everyone’s Ass
8.10.2024
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero officially comes out later this week, but thanks to an early access period, a slew of players have been jumping into the game ahead of time. From the sounds of it, the newest DBZ title, which returns to the long-dormant Budokai Tenkaichi sub-series of arena fighters, is...
There’s One Part Of Metaphor: ReFantazio That Feels Like A Step Back From Persona
8.10.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio, the upcoming fantasy political drama RPG from Atlus, is only a few days away from its October 11 release date. Broadly, the game takes the social sim and time management mechanics of the Persona series and fine-tunes them to make a truly exceptional RPG that represents a step...
Little Big Planet 3 And All Its DLC Will Be Delisted Very Soon
8.10.2024
PlayStation announced earlier today that Little Big Planet 3, as well as all LBP DLC, will be removed from the PSN Store on October 31. If you’ve ever wanted to own LBP3 digitally, you only have three weeks left to purchase it before it’s gone.Read more
Diablo 4: Vessel Of Hatred Adds NPC Mercenaries
8.10.2024
With Diablo IV’s expansion, Vessel of Hatred, comes a new array of features, among them the new NPC buddy system, the Mercenary. Starting with Raheir, who you meet early on in your adventure into Nahantu, you’ll be able to travel with CPU-controlled allies, each with skill trees of their own....
Diablo IV's Vessel Of Hatred Expansion Is Locking Some Players Out
8.10.2024
Diablo IV is zero for two when it comes to smooth launches. While the new expansion, Vessel of Hatred, seemed like it had all the kinks ironed out, a last-minute delay upended those plans. Worse, however, is a bizarre licensing bug that’s locking some players out of the new content, including...
Star In Your Own Kung-Fu Action Movie In Sifu, Now On Game Pass
8.10.2024
Back in 2022, Sifu made waves for having the grit and style of a confident kung-fu revenge film. Starring a pupil who sees his master get killed by a vengeful former student called Yang, the story picks back up years after the inciting incident, as the former fights his way through the criminal...
The 14-Year Wait Is Over: Red Dead Redemption Finally Hits PC Later This Month
8.10.2024
Over a decade after it first landed on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Red Dead Redemption is finally going to be available to play on PC. Rockstar Games announced the hit open-world Western will arrive at the end of October alongside its zombie apocalypse add-on, Undead Nightmare. Read more
Diablo IV's Big Expansion Faces 'Small Delay' On Launch Day
8.10.2024
Happy Diablo IV day to all who celebrate. The action-RPG’s Vessel of Hatred expansion is finally here, though it will end up going live later than expected due to “a small issue on the backend,” Blizzard confirmed on Monday. Read more
OG Silent Hill 2 Director Is Happy The Remake Changed The Camera
7.10.2024
Laucnhing for everyone on Tuesday, the Silent Hill 2 remake from Bloober Team and Konami is a very well-made recreation of the original horror game. However, while somefans are complaining about certain changes made in the remake, the original game’s director is praising these tweaks online.Read...
Halo's Master Chief Gets An Unreal Makeover In New Tech Showcase
7.10.2024
Unreal Engine is so good at making games look hyper realistic that it’s become a meme for a certain style of uncanny fan video showing everything from The Legend of Zelda to The Simpsons remade with ultra detailed CGI effects. Well, now Halo’s Master Chief is getting that treatment for real,...
Metaphor: Refantazio's Gorgeous Menus Are A Pain In The Ass To Make
7.10.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio may be one of the most stylish-looking games ever made, even more so than Persona 5, the incredibly flashy Atlus RPG that preceded it. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it turns out the menus that play a huge role in establishing the visual identities of these games are very hard...
Everything You Need To Know About Diablo 4: Vessel Of Hatred Spiritborn Classes
7.10.2024
In addition to a brand new story, tons of quality-of-life improvements, many new mechanics, and even some new endgame dungeons to enjoy, Diablo IV: Vessel Of Hatred also adds a new class; the Spiritborn.Read more
Metaphor: ReFantazio Is Persona Without All The Ugly Baggage
7.10.2024
Over the years, Persona, Atlus’ high school social sim RPG series, has captured my heart as the quintessential “power of friendship” games. The games have meaningful things to say about human connection as they follow high schoolers trying to save the world and still study for their final exams....
Grab The Mass Effect Trilogy For Less Than 10 Bucks
7.10.2024
I’ll be real with you, there’s a lot to play right now. The fall season of releases is in full swing and is especially full of heavyweight RPGS like Metaphor: ReFantazio and Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which are coming down the pipeline later this month. However, if I could draw your attention away...
6 Things I Wish I Knew Before Playing Diablo 4: Vessel Of Hatred
7.10.2024
It’s time, once again, for The Wanderer to suit up and go dungeon crawling. This time, in the new Vessel of Hatred expansion for Diablo IV, you’re in pursuit of poor, tormented Neyrelle in the Hate-ridden lands of Nahantu. Much as I’d like to tell you that there’s a nice handy little pamphlet...
Alien: Isolation Sequel Announced, Is In 'Early Development'
7.10.2024
On Monday, Sega and Creative Assembly announced that after a decade of fans asking and pleading for an Alien: Isolation sequel, it’s actually happening. However, it’ll still probably be at least a year or two before we’ll see the highly anticipated horror game.Read more
One Of The Best Metroidvanias Of The Past Decade Is A Bargain On Steam Right Now
7.10.2024
In the past decade, Metroidvanias have seen a massive resurgence thanks to the indie scene. There have been dozens of new entries in the genre that introduce their own twists on the formula, and one of the best examples of this is Dead Cells. Released in 2018, the title from developers Motion Twin...
Metaphor: ReFantazio: The Kotaku Review
7.10.2024
Throughout Metaphor: ReFantazio’s roughly 80 hours, the RPG’s protagonist carries a novel with him as he travels through the fantastical world of the United Kingdom of Euchronia. The book depicts an idealized metropolis of skyscrapers where equality is written into law. It’s clear this story...