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Due to an error in the manufacturing process, the “Play Disc” and “Data Disc” labels on the two discs in Japanese physical edition of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth have been printed on the opposite discs, Square Enix announced.

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Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA have released a new “Combat Vignette” trailer for open-world action adventure game Rise of the Ronin.

Japanese developer METASLA has announced pixel art open-world action RPG Sea Fantasy for console and PC (Steam). Specific consoles are to be announced. It will launch in February 2025 with English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language support.

Publisher Curve Games and developer Microbird have delayed single-player action RPG and social simulation game hybrid Dungeons of Hinterberg from its previously planned spring release window to summer. It will be available for Xbox Series and PC via Steam, as well as via Xbox Game Pass.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA have released the second developer diary for open-world action adventure game Rise of the Ronin, titled “The Fight.”

Publisher Skywalker HK and developer WindThunder Studio have released side-scrolling action RPG Heroine Anthem ZERO II: Scalescars Oath for PlayStation 5 via PlayStation Store for $39.99.

Publisher Kepler Interactive and Ashen developer A44 Games have released a new gameplay teaser trailer for action RPG Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn showcasing three minutes of footage.

Neostream Interactive has released a new six-minute trailer for Little Devil Inside, which is made up ofa series of gameplay clips showcasing what the studio has been building in Unreal Engine 5 engine.

Square Enix has released the “Dawn of a New Era in Junon” update for the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo, which is currently available via PlayStation Store. It expands upon the previously released “Fall of a Hero in Nibelheim” demo with a preview of the game’s vast world.

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer ILCA have released a nine-minute gameplay overview trailer for action RPG SAND LAND.

Publisher Cygames and developer Arc System Works have released the second gameplay trailer for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising downloadable content Character Pass 1 character 2B from NieR: Automata, who is due out on February 20.

Kuro Game has released the opening movie for cross-platform, open-world action RPG Wuthering Waves ahead of the start of its second closed beta test on February 19.

Italian Soulslike action RPG Enotria: The Last Song will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on June 21, developer Jyamma Games announced.

The Switch version of open-world fantasy RPG Outward: Definitive Edition will launch on March 28, publisher PLAION and developers Nine Dots Studio and SneakyBox announced.

The PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions of free-to-play action RPG Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Myth Battle Chronicle is now available via PlayStation Store worldwide, developer Aiming announced.

Total shipments and digital sales for Granblue Fantasy: Relink have surpassed one million units worldwide in 11 days, publisher Cygames and developer Cygames Osaka announced.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA have released the first chapter in a series of developer diaries for open-world action adventure game Rise of the Ronin. The first chapter is titled “The Beginning.”

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising downloadable content character 2B from NieR: Automata will launch on February 20 alongside the game’s version 1.2 update, publisher Cygames and developer Arc System Works announced.

Publisher Cygames and developer Cygames have released the launch trailer for action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink, which will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam on February 1 worldwide, or on January 29 for Digital Deluxe Edition on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.

Clouded Leopard Entertainment will release Ys X: Nordics for PC via Steam with Japanese audio and Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean text on March 14, the publisher announced.

Developer Mithril Interactive has announced Dungeonborne, a first-person extraction dungeon crawler for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced. A limited-time open alpha test will be available during Steam Next Fest: February 2024 from February 2 to 12.

Cygames has released a new live-action commercial for Granblue Fantasy: Relink, which began airing across Japanese television today.

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition will launch for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on March 21 for $59.99, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developers Guerrilla Games and Nixxes Software announced.

Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer DON’T NOD have released the official story trailer for ghost-hunting action RPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden.

Naps Team has released a PlayStation 5 version of action RPG Baldo: The Guardian Owls via PlayStation Store for $24.99.

Mediascape has released The N Main Shop-developed Touhou Project quasi-3D action RPG Touhou Shoujo: Tale of Beautiful Memories for PlayStation 4 via PlayStation Store for $29.99.

Post-apocalyptic science-fiction action RPG and PlayStation China Hero Project title AI LIMIT will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam in 2024, publisher CE-Asia and developer SenseGames announced. The previously announced PlayStation 4 version is no longer planned.

The version 4.4 update for Genshin Impact, dubbed “Vibrant Harriers Aloft in Spring Breeze,” will launch on January 31, developer miHoYo announced.

First-person action RPG Avowed will launch for Xbox Series and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store this fall, publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Obsidian Entertainment announced. It will also be available via Xbox Game Pass.

Action RPG Visions of Mana will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store this summer, Square Enix announced.

Kuro Games has opened registration for the second closed beta test for action RPG Wuthering Waves. It will be available for PC, iOS, and Android. Recruitment will end on February 7 at 2:00 a.m. PT / 5:00 a.m. ET. Start and end times for the test will be announced at a later date.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA have updated the official website for open-world action adventure game Rise of the Ronin with new information on the game’s factions.

Square Enix has released a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth titled “Destined for Rebirth,” as well as new information and screenshots introducing Cait Sith, Elena, Captain Titov, and Yuffie.

SAND LAND will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam on April 25 in Japan and April 26 worldwide, publisher Bandai Namco and developer ILCA announced. Physical and digital pre-orders are available now.

Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer DON’T NOD have released a new trailer for ghost-hunting action RPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden dubbed “Love, Death, and Sacrifice.”

A demo for action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink will launch for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on January 12, publisher Cygames and developer Cygames Osaka announced. It is available now in regions where it is already January 12, such as New Zealand (PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4).

IGN has published a new gameplay video of Dragon’s Dogma II showcasing the Trickster vocation.

eastasiasoft will release action RPG Xuan Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament for PlayStation 5 in 2024, the publisher announced.

IGN has published an 18-minute gameplay video of Dragon’s Dogma II showcasing the Fighter, Thief, Warrior, and Sorcerer vocations.

Chinese developer FireWo Games has announced Chinese-style open-world action RPG The Bustling World for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced. A Kickstarter campaign seeking $80,000 in funding was also launched.

Cagliostro will be a playable character in action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink, and Seofon and Tweyen will join the roster as playable characters via a free update in April 2024, publisher Cygames and developer Cygames Osaka announced.

Cagliostro will be a playable character in action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink, and Seofon and Tweyen will join the roster as playable characters via a free update in April 2024, publisher Cygames and developer Cygames Osaka announced.

Publisher Cygames and developer Arc System Works have announced Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising downloadable content Character Pass 1 characters 2B from NieR: Automata, Vane, and Beatrix, as well as confirmed that the previously announced Lucilius will launch alongside the game’s version 1.10 update on January 16, 2024. 2B will follow in late February 2024, then Vane in April and Beatrix in May. Two unannounced characters will follow in August and October, respectively.

Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Omega Force have released the version 1.03 update for Fate/Samurai Remnant, which adds the new difficulty levels “Apprentice” and “Fatal Sword,” and the ability to play as Rogue Servants and other teams in “Battle Recollections.”

Publisher PLAION and developer Nine Dots Studio will release open-world fantasy RPG Outward: Definitive Edition for Switch in 2024, the companies announced. It will be ported by SneakyBox.

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer ILCA have released a new gameplay trailer for SAND LAND, the upcoming action RPG based on the manga by Akira Toriyama, introducing the Uniride vehicle.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the 12-page cover story of Game Informer Issue 362, the publication announced.

Aniplex has announced AlternaWelt: Blue Exorcist Gaiden, a 3D action RPG for PC, iOS, and Android based on the Jump SQ. manga Blue Exorcist. It will launch in summer 2024 in Japan.

Retro-style fast-paced action RPG Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk will launch for PC via Steam and itch.io on January 12, 2024, developer Bred Frown announced.

ACE Entertainment has released a four-minute gameplay trailer for Tales of Seikyu, its upcoming oriental fantasy-style farming simulation adventure game.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA have opened physical and digital pre-orders for Rise of the Ronin, which will launch for PlayStation 5 on March 22, 2024. It will cost $69.99 for the standard physical or digital edition, and $79.99 for the Digital Deluxe Edition. Physical edition pre-orders are available at retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, Play-Asia, PlayStation Direct, Walmart.

The version 4.3 update for Genshin Impact, dubbed “Roses and Muskets,” will launch on December 20, developer miHoYo announced.

Free-to-play online action RPG Blue Protocol will launch for PlayStation 5 via PlayStation Store and Xbox Series via Microsoft Store on December 13 at 17:00 JST in Japan, Bandai Namco Online announced. Both versions will support cross-play with each other and the existing PC version.

Square Enix has announced Final Fantasy XVI downloadable contents “Echoes of the Fallen” and “The Rising Tide.” The former is out today for $9.99, while the latter is planned for release in spring 2024. An Expansion Pass including both add-ons can also be purchased for $24.99.

Free-to-play urban fantasy action RPG Zenless Zone Zero will launch for console, PC, iOS, and Android in 2024, developer miHoYo announced.

Square Enix has released the “Theme Song” trailer, as well as new information and screenshots for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth introducing the Gold Saucer, Corel Prison, Vincent Valent, Cid Highwind, relationships, and more.

Capcom has announced Monster Hunter Wilds for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2025.

Rise of the Ronin will launch for PlayStation 5 on March 22, 2024, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team NINJA announced. Pre-orders will open on December 14.

Publisher Nexon and developer Neople have released the “World Premiere” trailer and screenshots for Dungeon Fighter Online-based single-player hardcore action RPG The First Berserker: Khazan.

Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room have revealed Venture as the fourth playable clan in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2.

Arad Chronicle: Khazan, the “single-player hardcore action RPG” based on the world of Dungeon Fighter Online, is officially titled The First Berserker: Khazan and will be available for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC via Steam, publisher Nexon and developer Neople announced. A gameplay trailer will be debut at The Game Awards 2023 on December 7.

Fahrenheit 213 has released a new trailer for side-scrolling action RPG TSURUGIHIME as part of INDIE Live Expo Winter 2023.

Cygames has announced Lucilius (voiced by Takahiro Sakurai in Japanese and Sean Chiplock in English) as the first of six “Character Pass Part 1” downloadable content characters for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. He will launch in mid-January 2024.

Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room have revealed Banu Haqim as the thidr playable clan in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2.

“Social slow-life RPG” FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time will launch for Switch in summer 2024 worldwide, publisher LEVEL-5 and developer LEVEL5comcept announced. It will support English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Korean language options.

Dragon’s Dogma II will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on March 22, 2024 for $69.99, Capcom announced. Pre-orders are available now.

CD Projekt RED will release Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC both digitally and physically in select markets on December 5, the developer announced. It will include both Cyberpunk 2077 and expansion “Phantom Liberty,” as well as every update ever released.

The PlayStation 5 version of third-person action RPG Enclave HD will launch on December 5, publisher Ziggurat Interacitve announced.

Square Enix has released new information and screenshots for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth detailing the characters of Kalm and Under Junon, playable character Red XIII, Synergy Abilities and Skills, the summon Kujata, Protorelics, materia development, Chocoboutiques, and combat styles and difficulty levels.

Capcom will host the Dragon’s Dogma II Showcase 2023 on November 28 at 1:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 JST, the company announced. You will be able to watch it on YouTube and Twitch.

Finish Line Games has announced Robots at Midnight, an action RPG set in a narrative-driven and expansive Cassette Futurist world. It will launch for Xbox Series and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store. A release date was not announced.

Total sales for Omega Force-developed action RPG Persona 5 Strikers have surpassed two million units worldwide, ATLUS announced.

Publisher LEVEL-5 and developer LEVEL5comcept have delayed FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time from its previously planned 2023 release window to 2024.

Gearbox Publishing and developer Frima have announced Risk of Rain: Hostile Worlds, a free-to-play shooter action RPG in development for iOS and Android. A release date was not announced.

Publisher CI Games and developer Hexworks have announced the free content roadmap for Lords of the Fallen, which includes weekly updates focused on further stability, performance optimizations, and balancing improvements, multiple new quest lines, new spells, and more.

Enshrouded will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on January 24, 2024, developer Keen Games announced. It is expected to leave Early Access within a year.

Action adventure RPG What The Duck will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on November 9, publisher Untold Tales of developer Seize Studios announced.

The version 4.2 update for Genshin Impact, dubbed “Masquerade of the Guilty,” will launch on November 8, developer miHoYo announced.

Publisher Cygames and developer Arc System Works have delayed Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising from its previously planned November 30 release date to December 14. It will be available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam.