While many fans yearn for Final Fantasy’s return to its former turn-based glory days, they shouldn’t hold their breath. The upcoming Final Fantasy XVI’s trailer showcases an action-based combat system, as the series continues to be influenced by the more popular western RPGs of modern times. Games like The Witcher 3, and The Elder Scrolls…
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Cyberpunk 2077 Review: If Uwe Boll Made a Video Game
Cyberpunk 2077 is a game I waited nearly six years for, growing increasingly worried as more and more details emerged over time, until finally, we have this—an unplayable mess on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, a mediocre game on PC, and a dull, buggy shell of a game on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5….
Gotham Knights Will Be the Ultimate Co-Op Experience
GameRadar got the scoop with executive producer Fleur Marty and creative director Patrick Redding on the upcoming Gotham Knights action-RPG. We’re breaking down these interviews and everything else we know so far about the upcoming video game set in the DC Universe after Batman’s death. The Setting Since the reveal trailer dropped for Gotham Knights, which is being developed…
Five RPGs from the 90s That Should be Remastered on Switch
The 90s decade, the golden era of the Japanese RPG. In those wonderful days it seemed like SquareEnix (Squaresoft at the time) could do no wrong. Good to great JRPGs were a common sight on (what seemed to be) a monthly basis on the PlayStation 1. Even the Nintendo 64 with its Zelda games (and…
Cyberpunk 2077 Report Allegations and CD PROJEKT RED’S Response
CD PROJEKT RED has responded to Jason Schrier’s Bloomberg article, “Inside Cyberpunk 2077’s Disastrous Rollout,” which includes interviews with developers stating that the game was not ready for public release. It’s no secret that Cyberpunk 2077‘s launch has been riddled with problems that have been hitting the studio’s reputation hard, leading to them being watched by the Polish…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Working Designs
Last month, on December 12th to be exact, marked the 15th anniversary of Working Designs’ defunction. For those of you unfamiliar with the company, Working Designs was an American publisher that brought over Japanese games to the States. Most of these Japanese games were role-playing games that otherwise would have never made it to our…
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-reckoning coming to Switch
Kingdoms of Amalur ain’t dead yet. The remake of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is coming to the Nintendo Switch in March. The remake is aptly named Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, and was released for other platforms in September 2020. But first, this release requires a little more context than other titles. Kingdoms of Providence, Rhode…
Avowed: What We Know So Far
There are still plenty of questions about Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming triple-A title, Avowed. The game is a first-person RPG taking place in the fantasy world of Eora. What else do we know about this highly-anticipated title? The Reveal Trailer The reveal trailer for Avowed dropped back in July 2020 during the Xbox Games Showcase. A lot of…
Nintendo Switch Pro, Virtual Console, and BotW 2 in 2021
Nintendo might be up to something. 2020 was a big year for Nintendo and it seems like it’s all leading up to something big. The Switch also just got its biggest Online update yet and with little to show for it so far. So many things are coming (or, ending) for the Switch in March…
Cyberpunk 2077 is Being Watched by the Polish Government
The Polish government, specifically the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), will be keeping track of the updates and patches being made on Cyberpunk 2077. The UOKiK will be expecting CD PROJEKT RED to answer specific questions about their game. Depending on the government’s response, the studio may face a fine in addition to…