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An apparent ex-FromSoftware dev has a janky action RPG in Steam Next Fest, so obviously I had to play it – and yep, the opening shot is straight out of Dark Souls
News Rise of Rebellion is a curious hybrid of Soulslike ideas
The Game of Thrones action RPG giving George R.R. Martin a run for his money on late releases is playable in Steam Next Fest, and I'm afraid it's not very good
News Game of Thrones: Kingsroad presents itself pretty well, but plays fairly poorly
Dauntless is dead: After a blockchain company buyout, a disastrous update, and brutal layoffs, the Monster Hunter-like action RPG is shutting down this May
News Dauntless "will no longer be available to play" after May
Monster Hunter Wilds review: "The new peak of the series and an early contender for game of the year"
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Henry comes to Baldur's Gate 3 thanks to a mod commission, and our RPG hero is predictably scared and horny: "Henry’s romance could go anywhere, I think. Maybe Karlach"
News "I don’t think he’ll be using magic at all, as a rule. It scares him!"
"It's almost like printing money": Former Sony exec says PC ports of PlayStation games are too valuable to ignore, and he wanted to see more first-party games come to PC
News Shuhei Yoshida says he pushed for PC ports before Sony fully supported the idea
Lord of the Rings life sim Tales of the Shire delayed again, now coming in July: "Every detail will be just right"
News After lukewarm demo reception, Tales of the Shire slips to the summer
After 14 years, Elden Ring Nightreign brings back an iconic Dark Souls boss and gives him some frankly hilarious new tricks
News Centipede Demon is back, and its heads do weirder stuff now
As Switch 2 approaches, original Xbox designer says console power doesn't matter anymore because content is king, and he "would not have done things the same way" Microsoft has
News "How they managed that brand and the story going forward is not my f***ing fault," said Seamus Blackley
Is there a Cyberpunk 2077 New Game Plus mode?
Guide There may not be an official New Game Plus mode yet, but that isn't the end of the story
Steam Next Fest hasn’t even started, but I’m already obsessed with the subtly Soulslike demo for this “hardcore” action RPG with over 3,000 reviews of its own
News The First Berserker: Khazan makes a great first impression
Overwatch 2 director doesn't want to go back to the "chaos" or "really low lows" of Overwatch's launch, but "there is a shift in that direction" to let players feel powerful
news Overwatch 2 is embracing power in Stadium and beyond
All Elden Ring Nightreign classes and abilities
Guide Elden Ring Nightreign has a selection of character classes you can choose from before starting a run, each with unique abilities
The random events in Elden Ring Nightreign are the funniest thing FromSoftware's ever cooked up, from a rain of ants to Morgott jump scares
news It's Morgott from the top rope!
Hyper Light Breaker devs were "caught off guard a bit by how oppressive the difficulty was for players," even if some people are "very upset that we’ve made it easier"
News There's no pleasing everyone
Best Monster Hunter Wilds weapons tier list
Guide Our weapon tier list for the MH Wilds Beta has all the best gear for hunter
Elden Ring Nightreign is the first FromSoftware game where co-op isn't jank, and the team synergy already feels amazing
Feature Elden Ring Nightreign is built for a group, so group up
"If someone can’t play the game, the game sucks": Hyper Light Breaker devs explain what went wrong with their open-world roguelike and how they're fixing it
Feature Inside Heart Machine's plans for Hyper Light Breaker, from the new roadmap to top-level ideas
Elden Ring Nightreign feels like a modded version of FromSoftware's best game ever – and after 3 hours, I only wanted to play more
Feature Preview | Hands-on with Elden Ring Nightreign, FromSoftware's weirdest game yet
Lies of P DLC Overture is coming this summer and almost sounds like a full prequel: "I wonder if we subconsciously aimed to create a 'developers’ cut' of Lies of P"
News Overture takes us back to the start of the puppet massacre
Former GTA 5 lead properly shows off his new city-sized action game coming this summer, and yep, it looks like Cyberpunk 2077 meets GTA
News MindsEye, the latest from Rockstar North's Leslie Benzies, is due this year
Metal Gear Solid 3 remake release date confirms the PlayStation leak: Snake returns this August
News Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater gets a new (also leaked) trailer
Monster Hunter Wilds has already revealed its first free update, and it's adding one of my all-time favorite monsters this spring
News Monster Hunter Wilds starts its post-launch journey with Mizutsune
