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Maybe it was the dragons that clued you in. There sure was a lot of fire breathing in that opening cinematic Larian Studios showed off for Baldur’s Gate 3. Or maybe you’ve played Larian’s last big RPG Divinity: Original Sin 2 in which every single fight has, in my personal experience, a 100% chance to

Cosmic Forces, Sony Pictures Consumer Products, and Scholastic are bringing R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. In Goosebumps Dead of Night you try to collect missing pages from Goosebumps stories that have been stolen, but it’s not quite that easy – scary creatures like Lawn Gnomes, the Werewolf of Fever Swamp,

Today is a surprisingly robust release day for Nintendo’s Switch. As announced a few months back, 2K just dropped several big game collections. The first is BioShock: The Collection, which features the remastered versions of all three BioShock games. The second is XCOM 2 Collection, which includes Firaxis’ stellar strategy game and all four of

Sony has announced that it’s hosting a livestream next week, which will be focusing on the PlayStation 5. More specifically, it’s all about the games this time. The stream will be on Thursday, June 4, at 1 p.m. Pacific. On a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan outlined

On Twitter today, CDProjekt Red announced that The Witcher series has hit a major milestone – 50 million copies sold. While everyone waits with mad anticipation for the studios’ next upcoming effort with Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher has been slaying monsters and making trouble for quite some time, and has even transcended to other major

It’s been a little too easy to write off People Can Fly’s upcoming “RPG shooter” Outriders. A particularly beefy Destiny 2, from what’s been teased so far. The loot-shooter that’s willing to show some heads exploding. But today saw the devs post their first in-depth look at Outriders in what intends to be a series

A huge talking point going into the upcoming console generation centers on compatibility. Players have already invested a ton of money on games and accessories, and many are crossing their fingers that those investments won’t be completely canceled out when new systems hit store shelves this holiday season. Xbox has already said that Xbox One,

I’ve played my fair share of MMOs over the years. Despite the excitement that used to come with an online world stuffed full of unknown people, I’ve started to feel some put too much “massive” in the MO. The next game by the folks known for the Shelter series—the ones about animal moms protecting their

Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive recently submitted a 10-K SEC filing that may have tipped off when Rockstar plans to release Grand Theft Auto VI. Industry research analyst Jeff Cohen (for investment firm Stephens) noted that the planned marketing budget for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2024 is twice that of the years leading up

Ubisoft today announced revamped rereleases of four vintage games from the colony-building strat-o-sim series Anno, due in June. The Anno History Collection will bring new versions of Anno 1602, Anno 1503, Anno 1701, and Anno 1404 will newfangled fanciness including 4K resolutions and multiplayer matchmaking, all while preserving save compatibility. Ubisoft explain that the new

Next up in the hack and slashin’ RPG series, Torchlight 3 previously had a change of heart after starting life as an online game called Torchlight Frontiers. Echtra Games have now announced that the currently-running closed beta will wrap this Friday. Now that they’re back in familiar territory, Echtra are planning some livestreamed announcements on the

Neon Lights over a crowded parking lot. The steam and sounds of a ramen stand. Billboards glistening in the pouring rain as entire tower blocks tumble in the distance. There’s plenty to appreciate in Cloudpunk‘s towering urban sprawl – but until now, it’s always been kept at an arm’s length. This week, developers Ion Lands

Pack your brolly away, it’s clear skies for a few months yet. Risk Of Rain 2 developers Hopoo game released a revised forecast for their swarming early access roguelite this week, pushing the game’s 1.0 release back to August this year. After all that time in early access, the devs reckon they’d picked up a

As big sports organisations are wont to do, Manchester United are getting touchy about the use of their name. The English Premier League have filed a complaint against Sega and Sports Interactive for the use of the team’s name in the Football Manager series. They take issue with how the series may “benefit from an association

In recognition of National Military Appreciation Month, the Call of Duty Endowment is releasing several ways that players can support veterans. The major point of interest for Call of Duty players is the Fearless Pack, which has been designed with the assistance of Medal of Honor recipient CPT Florent “Flo” Groberg. The pack comes with 10 in-game

In a recent corporate strategy meeting, Sony quantified the processing power of the PlayStation 5, and in particular, how vital the system’s solid state hard drive (SSD) is to the system’s gaming experience. Sony Corporation president and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said via his presentation, “In order to further enhance the sense of immersion in games, we

Hot off the heels of Neo Geo’s 30th anniversary, SNK is opening up its library to Twitch Prime members. Today, the two companies announced over 20 games would be available throughout the summer, spread across three drops. This type of venture is the first of its kind between Twitch and another video game company,  but hopefully

Saints Row The Third: Remastered reviewSaints Row The Third: Remastered is probably the best version of this classic action-adventure about gangs ‘n’ guns. It just depends what that means to you in 2020. Developer: Deep Silver Volition Publisher: Deep Silver Release: 22nd May On: Windows From: Epic Game Store Price: £35/€40/$40 Getting remastered games feels

From big stage concerts and shows to special movie reveals and tie-ins, Fortnite isn’t just a big game – it’s rapidly becoming the experimental virtual world where big reveals are being made. Today, starting at 8 PM ET, the Party Royale is in full swing as the latest trailer for Christopher Nolan’s film Tenet hits

A lot of us could use a trip outside the house these days. What if you could not only leave your house but fly through the skies like Iron Man? Yeah right, quit dreaming! Like that could ever happen … but wait! What about that Iron Man VR game? Sony just released a demo for PSVR, and it’s

Back in March, Titan Comics revealed a new Horizon Zero Dawn storyline would be delivered in comic book form. The comic, which takes place after the video game, focuses on Talanah as she not only deals with a new threat in The Wilds, but also contends with Aloy’s disappearance.   One of the game’s original writers Anne Toole worked

There’s a new trailer in town for cowboy stealth game Desperados 3. What they’re calling an “explanation trailer” doubles as a very long gameplay trailer that pretty well serves as a tutorial too. The new video goes over each of the characters, cover mechanics, coordinated attacks, and lots more with a nice fresh look at

Overwatch is hitting another milestone, and the celebration starts now. The beloved hero shooter’s Anniversary event is now in full swing to commemorate its fourth anniversary, and you know what that means: New skins! Blizzard teased some over the last few days, showing off new ones for a variety of heroes, from Reaper to Zenyatta. [embedded content] The event runs from

A real pretty remake of Mafia is coming on August 28, 2K announced today. After accidentally blowing the surprise last week, they’ve now made Mafia: Definitive Edition official. As well as remaking the 2002 wiseguy ’em up, they’ve given the less-good 2010 sequel Mafia II a less-dramatic remastering, which is due to launch today as

Overwatch is hitting another milestone, and the celebration starts tomorrow. The beloved hero shooter’s Anniversary event will be in full swing in less than 24 hours to commemorate its fourth anniversary, and you know what that means: New skins! Blizzard has been teasing some over the last few days, showing off new ones for a variety of heroes,

Yer local RPG-watcher’s here to report some more RPG goings-on. This time it’s a new look at the character creator and combat in upcoming Solasta: Crown Of The Magister. I don’t know how the rest of the hairstyles hold up, but those beards are seriously luscious. Outside the character sheet, Solasta also shows off another look

It is time, once again, to take a wee trip into outer space. From Friday, May 22nd ’til June 1st, interstellar sandbox and crowdfunding purgatory Star Citizen is doing another free fly week – letting you get behind the controls of Star Citizen’s roster of big expensive computer spaceships as part of the in-universe Invictus

Let it not be said that Terraria failed to go out with a bang. Dropping today, Journey’s End is an exhaustive final update for Re-Logic’s venerable block-building sandbox. But beyond new items, biomes, bosses and golf, Journey’s End formalises mod support by releasing a fan-made kit as free DLC, putting Terraria’s future in the hands

Let’s bask in some RPG rays before the week’s out, shall we? The Waylanders is an upcoming adventure spanning two time periods set to the tune of Celtic folklore. It’s a party-based RPG, part of why it calls itself inspired by the likes of Baldur’s Gate and Dragon Age: Origins. Other similarities seem to be

In preparation for the release of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 remaster collection, Activision has released a curated Spotify playlist of memorable cuts from the game’s soundtracks. The remaster’s full soundtrack list hasn’t been confirmed, but it will not contain all of the songs from the original titles. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and