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A rare, original copy of the first game developed by the legendary husband and wife team of Ken and Roberta Williams has just hit eBay, and despite being little more than a floppy disk and a slip of paper inside a plastic bag, it's already set to fetch thousands of dollars after just one day on the auction site.

Publisher Future Friends Games and developer Helder Pinto have delayed open-world adventure game Europa from its previously planned April 16 release date to a little later—“probably until summer.” It will be available for PC via Steam, with a console release to follow.

Wildfrost is hitting mobile screens next month! Chucklefish is bringing its popular tactical roguelike deckbuilder PC game to Android and iOS. Developed by Deadpan Games and Gaziter, it was released on Switch and Steam last year. Keep reading to learn more about Wildfrost mobile.

Lonesome Village is a cute puzzle-solving adventure with a laid-back twist available for Android devices on April 11. This adorable puzzle simulation game, made by Ogre Pixel, will capture players with its charming characters, fun gameplay, and calm atmosphere.

Don't Nod currently has seven games in the works, four of which are unannounced, the studio behind Tell Me Why, Vampyr, and the original Life is Strange announced today.

Humble is offering an amazing deal for anyone looking to own a pair of excellent tabletop RPGs. Right now, you can get a $25 bundle that combines the core rulebooks plus a generous stack of supplementary materials for both Rootand Avatar Legends, the TTRPG based on Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Fang came highly recommended.

Sanctuary needs you to answer its call for aid in Season 31: Season of the Forbidden Archives. Starting on April 12 at 5 p.m. PDT/CET/KST, Nephalem can harness the power of Forbidden Archives theme, which first debuted with Season 20. For an in-depth look into what’s coming, read below.

Sometimes, it takes a tragedy to connect with your family.

Blast magic, embark on a (blocky) fantasy adventure and free your demon brethren with April’s Monthly Games lineup for PlayStation Plus. Immortals of Aveum, Minecraft Legends, Skul: The Hero Slayer will be available to play for PlayStation Plus members* from Tuesday, April 2 until Monday May 6. 

There are times when Open Roads hits alarmingly close to home. Early on in this interactive road trip, your 16-year-old protagonist Tess turns around to reach for a bag perched in the back of her mom’s vintage station wagon – without skipping a beat, she’s accosted by her mother, Opal, from behind the wheel. The altercation flooded my brain with memories of family road trips in the early 2000s: “You can’t just turn around. It’s unsafe,” my dad would say from his vehicular throne, despite how frustratingly close I was to grabbing my Game Boy. Parental authority and nostalgia are just a few of the powerful tools Open Roads harnesses to deliver a playful and relatable story about coming of age in the early aughts, however, hastily resolved problems and the lack of an engaging mystery also make this adventure a little too predictable to leave a lasting impression.

Skull and Bones is still relatively new to the shelves, and so far it's resisted discounts. The live service pirate adventure from Ubisoft has held its $69.99 MSRP well, surviving countless flash sales and spring discounts. That all changed when the game took its first discount just a few days ago, and now Best Buy has swooped in with a record low. 

is a compelling mixture of and from the mind of Akira Toriyama. After some hands-on time with the upcoming game in a surprisingly lush new section of the huge map, developer ILCA and Bandai Namco seem prepared to honor the late author's legacy with an adventure that captures 's charm and style.

Shortly after the untimely news of Akira Toriyama’s passing, Wccftech was invited to visit Bandai Namco’s California campus for one of the last hands-on opportunities before Sand Land’s launch next April. In a more in-depth experience than last year’s Summer Game Fest, we were invited out to freely explore the first couple of chapters of this open-world adventure.

Baldur's Gate 3 is a big game with a whole host of iconic areas from the Underdark to Moonrise Towers to the city itself, but it nearly had a few more. Larian Studios head Swen Vincke revealed in an interview that the team had to kill several "darlings" during development, such as githyanki queen Vlaakith's palace, the Gith Astral Plane, Candlekeep (where we start our adventure in the first Baldur's Gate), and Avernus.

Sand Land, the new Hulu/Disney Plus anime adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s other big manga, is gaining the attention of critics – with one calling it a "final masterpiece" from the late Dragon Ball creator, who died in early March.

The special reward for completing the Traveler's Log for April 2024 is the Aura battle pet. The Patch 10.2.6 PTR has the April Trading Post active and reveals that the Aura is the special reward of the Traveler's Log.

Mark your calendar for April 4 when Season of Discovery Phase 3 goes live at 1:00 pm PDT worldwide. Adventurers can level from 41 to 50, earn up to 10 additional talent points, brave new encounters in the Sunken Temple (Temple of Atal’Hakkar) as a new 20-player raid dungeon, discover new runes and abilities, and more!

Get increased dungeon drops in Wrath of the Lich King Classic and take part in the UPrising of gnomes and trolls as they work to reclaim their homelands. Alliance players will heed the call of High Tinker Mekkatorque in Operation Gnomeregan and members of the Horde will be called to Vol’jin’s side as he set his sights on Zalazane and the Echo Isles.

Operation Gnomeregan and Zalazane's Fall events are live on Wrath of the Lich King Classic realms following regional maintenance. This event has both factions reclaiming a territory, either Gnomeregan or the Echo Isles, depending on which faction. Wowhead has prepared some guides, walking you through every step of the new event in Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Operation: Gnomeregan Event Zalazane's Fall Event

Gather ’round as we mark an occasion – the Lord of Heroes’ 4th Anniversary is here, and oh boy, they’re going all out with a spectacle.

Publisher SOEDESCO and developers Indigo Studios and Grindstone have announced first-person horror adventure game Dollhouse: Behind the Broken Mirror for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024.

If you just started Dragon’s Dogma 2, it might have come as a shock that this sprawling open-world, role-playing epic is missing one common feature: fast travel. Well, it’s not quite missing, but it’s extremely limited in ways that run counter to the normal rhythms of this hugely popular genre.

Palworld was a runaway success for developer Pocketpair, quickly becoming one of Steam's most-played games of all time, hitting a peak of over two million players. While its virality has died down, currently at a much lower 24-hour peak of 85,000, it's still going strong, and other developers are taking note. Cue Tencent.

Princess Peach: Showtime! is here, giving the Mushroom Kingdom monarch a chance to break out of the damsel role and do a little world-saving of her own. While the game is largely pitched to younger audiences, there are still a few things about the game that might inspire questions, and we’re here to help!

With the motto “You can be anything,” Barbie dolls became an intrinsic part of childhood for multiple generations. Now the Super Mario franchise is taking a page from Barbie’s playbook and giving Princess Peach her own dress-up adventure.

The PC version of free-to-play open-world adventure game Sky: Children of the Light will launch in Early Access via Steam on April 10, developer thatgamecompany announced.

We're currently in a bit of a golden age of Sonic the Hedgehog at the moment, with well-received titles such as Frontiers and the excitement surrounding the upcoming release of Sonic x Shadow: Generations. That's mainly thanks to Sega diving into the blue blur's previous adventures and updating them for modern consoles, and the publisher is showing no signs of stopping any time soon.

Believe it or not, your Arisen in Dragon’s Dogma 2is very skilled at crafting. We’re not talking about building structures, tools, or weapons, but item crafting. By combining specific pairs of ingredients in your inventory, you can produce some extremely potent consumables. As you will discover for yourself on your first long trip across the land, there are a ton of materials to discover, leading to hundreds or thousands of possible combinations. Knowing what items are best saved to make something special can save you from having to scour the world looking for more or struggling without it. Here are the best recipes that not even the best pawns will tell you about.

Today, March 25, marks the tenth anniversary of Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls's launch, the game's first and only expansion. Join us for a quick journey back to one of the most pivotal points in the Diablo franchise! Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls Blizzcon Summary Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls GuideDiablo 3: Reaper of Souls Release Cinematic Because of Diablo 4's current state, Reaper of Souls has been a hot topic in the community over the last few months. Back in 2013, Diablo 3 was in a similar spot in terms of community sentiment: The base game was very hard but didn't feature any real endgame content, the itemization didn't reach as deep as fans of the Diablo franchise were used to, and the Real Money Auction House was… well, the Real Money Auction House. That is why Blizzard tried everything in their power to turn around their ARPG ship with Diablo 3's first expansion — and they did it. Here are some of the key expansion features from back in the day:

Blizzard has shared a Phase 3 Preview video for Season of Discovery, which launches on April 4, 2024 globally. In the preview video, Blizzard explains all the new features coming in Phase 3, including 6 new runes per class, a new outdoor PvE event called Nightmare Incursions, and the new 20-player raid with 8 bosses, Sunken Temple!

If you loved the Max Payne franchise that started in 2001 and want to see what it would look like if it were next-gen and set in the 24th century instead of the 21st, we have some excellent news for you. Critical Hit Games has announced their 2024 game Nobody Wants to Die with a cinematic announcement trailer, which is absolutely gorgeous.

Blizzard has announced in the This week in WoW Blue Post that Phase 3 will launch April 4, 2024 globally at 1:00 PM PDT. The new level cap will be level 50 and there will be a new level-up Raid, Sunken Temple as a 20-player raid

Blizzard has posted This Week in WoW which includes the Season 4 PTR on Tuesday.

Blizzard has announced that Operation Gnomeregan and Zalazane's Fall will arrive tomorrow, March 26 on Wrath of the Lich King Classic realms. This is an event that will also bring some loot changes in Icecrown Citadel, most notably increasing the number of Shadowfrost Shard drops on bosses.

Princess Peach: Showtime! sends everyone’s favorite princess on a solo adventure filled with lots of exciting transformations that completely change the way the game plays. From fighting with a rapier with Swordfighter Peach all the way to baking pastries with Patisserie Peach, there’s so much variety that it’s hard not to be in awe of how creative the game is.

Princess Peach Showtime largely revolves around the titular character finding and equipping a variety of exciting costumes to earn special powers, but she can also find various new dress styles to equip for purely aesthetic purposes. While some can be purchased at the Lobby Shop right away, some will only be available there after beating bosses — and others will require you to find ribbons throughout your adventure to unlock.

Each week we’ll look ahead to what’s in store for World of Warcraft, share the latest news, and keep you in the know byte by byte. Get ready to explore the Sunken Temple and more when Season of Discovery Phase 3 goes live!

Get increased dungeon drops in Wrath of the Lich King Classic and take part in the UPrising of gnomes and trolls as they work to reclaim their homelands. Alliance players will heed the call of High Tinker Mekkatorque in Operation Gnomeregan and members of the Horde will be called to Vol’jin’s side as he set his sights on Zalazane and the Echo Isles.

The Heirloom is a visually stunning 2D game that blends Scottish thriller with puzzle elements. It will be available this October on PC, Mobile, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox.

A springtime adventure has arrived in Play Together! The latest update, Play Together Spring 2024, just made the island of Kaia a whole lot prettier with piles of cherry blossoms everywhere you look. With all things pretty and pink, it has new events, goodies and skins for you to snag!

The Hells’ legions beckon you forth, adventurer. Welcome to Precipice of Horror, our first major update of 2024. This update introduces the Age of Unmaking, consisting of delightfully dark challenges throughout the year which ultimately mark the return of the Lord of Terror himself, a new elite quest to unravel, new Legendary Gems to bestow, a new chapter in the Hero’s Journey, and a plethora of additional content to elegantly destroy your way through.

is an adventure of substantial size, but whether it's possible to keep playing after the credits roll is one question that's likely to come to mind over the course of the game. As an open-world experience, has plenty of side content that could be passed over while racing toward the story's climax. The game's developer Team Ninja included a variety of optional missions in prior games like , so it's no surprise that this element carries over to the more expansive historical setting of Edo in Japan.

Your Dragon's Dogma 2 companions will expose your misdeeds if you choose to spend time in the RPG's brothels. 

A few weeks ago, Toys for Bob unexpectedly split from Activision and Microsoft to become an independent developer once again. However, even in that announcement, the studio based in Novato, California mentioned that they were exploring a partnership with Microsoft for their next game.

If you’re looking for an anime that will force you to interrogate the inevitable passage of time and reconcile with the fact that one day you, too, will be forgotten, then boy do I have a show for you.

Dragon's Dogma 2's pawns have received some changes, making them more useful than ever. But one of these changes doesn't really seem to have any practical use outside of messing around as, for some reason, the devs taught them how to play catch.

Dragon's Dogma 2's pawns are so eager to help the Arisen that they can even catch you if you fall from the sky. Would love to know what their spines are made of.

release date and time have been revealed. The episode will air on Crunchyroll. In the previous episodes, we saw Ryoh and Nerey arrive at Easton Academy, where Zero’s spell has frozen Nerey. Ryoh learns about recent events from Kaldo and Olter. Meanwhile, Olter investigates Cell War’s disappearance, suspecting another Innocent Zero member’s involvement.

Kospet has once again made waves in the world of wearable technology with the launch of two robust and feature-rich rugged smartwatches: the Kospet Tank T3 Ultra and the Kospet Tank M3 Ultra. These devices are engineered for the intrepid adventurer who demands reliability, durability, and a suite of features that complement an active lifestyle. With their impressive specifications and user-centric design, the T3 Ultra and M3 Ultra are poised to become the go-to gadgets for outdoor enthusiasts.

Princess Peach: Showtime! is here, giving the Mushroom Kingdom monarch a chance to break out of the damsel role and do a little world-saving of her own. While the game is largely pitched to younger audiences, there are still a few things about the game that might inspire questions, and we’re here to help!

The rat's out of the bag: Tails of Iron is getting a squeak-uel. The well-liked 2D action RPG released back in 2021, and the follow-up, Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter, has just been announced. Coming to PS5, PS4, and basically everything else later this year, it looks like another enjoyable adventure in the debut trailer above.

There are plenty of games that deal with death, but we've not seen an afterlife quite like the one in Hauntii. This gorgeous adventure game now has a release date of 23rd May 2024 on PS5 and PS4, and if it plays as good as it looks, we're onto a winner.

Pathfinder is one of our favorite alternatives toDungeons & Dragons, featuring a variety of strange, awesome settings, like a steampunk Old West. We recommend that you give the second-edition Pathfinder system a try, especially since it won’t cost you much today.Humble is offering a colossal package of Pathfinder texts, along with all of the content for the Outlaws of Alkenstar adventure path, for just $30.

With its anthology structure and oddly-titled seasons, it can be a tough task to watch JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in order if you're a newcomer.

Amazon Prime Day might be a few months away yet, but the retailer's current Spring Sale has everyone flocking to those virtual aisles. Wade against the masses, though, and you'll find some fantastic Nintendo Switch deals sitting pretty on Walmart's shelves. These prices are the lowest they've been all year - and sit at almost the same position we were expecting to see over Prime Day proper. 

Team Ninja returns with the PlayStation 5 exclusive title Rise of the Ronin. While there’s an understandably heavy influence of the Nioh franchise in the developer’s latest title, this action RPG forgoes monsters and magic for a straight-up samurai adventure set during the Bakumatsu of the Edo period. Resultantly, there’s a lot of history (and fiction) to explore in 19th century Japan.

The world of Dragon’s Dogma 2 can be a harsh place, filled with disgusting goblins, nefarious creatures of the night, and an autosave system that can leave you stuck in dangerous situations a little too often. Whether you’re taking your first steps beyond the Borderwatch Outpost, or preparing to face the harsh deserts of Battahl, you won’t want to completely rely on the autosave system to create the best checkpoints for you. Want to save yourself some trouble in the future? Read on to learn the quirks of Dragon’s Dogma 2’s save system and how best to use it.

At the start of your adventure in Dragon's Dogma 2, you can choose between only four of the ten Vocations in the game, but it doesn't take too long to unlock two additional Vocations that are incredibly fun to play: the Warrior and the Sorcerer.

Princess Peach: Showtime! is here, giving the Mushroom Kingdom monarch a chance to break out of the damsel role and do a little world-saving of her own. While the game is largely pitched to younger audiences, there are still a few things about the game that might inspire questions, and we’re here to help!

Horizon Forbidden West's long-awaited PC port finally hit Steam earlier today, bringing Aloy's second adventure to an entirely new audience. It means that more people than ever can experience one of PlayStation's best titles, but it also means that it's much more at risk of piracy, and publishers are going to start wondering what the heck they have to do for their games to stop being pirated, as Horizon Forbidden West was cracked in just 30 seconds after release.

Narrative-driven adventure game INDIKA will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on May 8, publisher 11 bit studios and developer Odd Meter announced.

Indika, the third-person adventure in which you play as a nun on the run in a parallel 19th century Russia, has had its release date revealed in unusual fashion at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase.

Prepare to battle hordes of medieval beasts in Hordes of Hunger's frantic survival arena battler, which revealed new gameplay at the Future Games Show. Coming to PC this hack-and-slash adventure will combine high production values and an engaging narrative that evolves as you progress, to create an addictive and satisfying Survivorslike challenge.

Narrative adventure game Farewell North will launch for Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam on August 15, publisher Mooneye Studios and developer Kyle Banks announced.

The Ghostbusters are back in theaters with Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. The new movie, a sequel to 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, moves the action from small-town Oklahoma back to the original Ghostbusters’ old stomping ground, New York City. That means the iconic firehouse headquarters is back, along with quite a few familiar faces, both corporeal and ghostly.

Publisher 11 bit Studios revealed that Indika — a very weird game from Odd Meter Studio that left a strong impression on me during February’s Steam Next Fest — will finally come out on May 8.

Harold Halibut, a game that’s been in the works for 14 years, is finally coming out. The handcrafted narrative adventure is set to launch on April 16 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Ahead of its release date announcement, Digital Trends got a closer look at the project, going hands-on with the first five hours of the ambitious project and getting insight into its unusual development from its creators.

Awaceb will release Tchia for Switch this summer and is available today for PC via Steam, the developer announced.

Narrative-driven adventure game INDIKA will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on May 9, publisher 11 bit studios and developer Odd Meter announced.

Raw Fury will publish Blue Prince, the April 2021-announced puzzle adventure game from motion studio Dogubomb, when it launches for PC via Steam, the company announced. A release date was not announced.

Handmade stop motion-inspired adventure game Harold Halibut will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on April 16, followed by PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at a later date, developer Slow Bros. announced. It will also be available via Xbox Game Pass.

Tchia made waves when it originally launched in March 2023, thanks to its wholesome blend of ship sailing, sandbox exploration, and endearing adventure in a world based on the developer's homeland of New Caledonia. As announced at the Future Games Show, to celebrate the one year anniversary of Tchia's initial release it's available right now on Steam, along with a surprise reveal that it will also be coming to Nintendo Switch in the Summer.

Tower of Fantasy gets a mecha makeover as it teams up with Neon Genesis Evangelion! Starting March 28th, you can join iconic characters in a battle against a mysterious new threat. Pilot giant robots, explore new areas, and collect special rewards in the Tower of Fantasy x Evangelion Collaboration.

Larian Studios head Swen Vincke has revealed that the team wanted to have multiple dungeon masters in Baldur's Gate 3, with Matthew Mercer even considered at one point.

Get swept away in the Plunderstorm1— a fun, new, limited-time, pirate-themed event of prodigious proportions lasting the next several weeks. Scour the map and try to be the last pirate standing while dashing across the Arathi Highlands to find abilities, upgrades, and loot to plunder just to survive!

Rise, wanderer, and stand triumphant before your hoard of spoils.

Whet your appetite for destruction with a look at our 2024 Roadmap. Precipice of Horror, our next major update consisting of delightfully dark challenges from the Age of Unmaking, will materialize from the machinations of the Burning Hells on March 27.

Blizzard has announced a return of the Mother's Blessing event! This event will increase experience gained and gold earned by 35% multiplicative and will be available from March 26, 10 a.m. to April 2, 10 a.m. PT. Diablo 4 Campfire Chat Summary Season 4 Delayed until May 14th