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Three more SNES games have been added to the Nintendo Switch Online catalogue today, including early Mario title Wrecking Crew '98.

Stellar Blade's developer has asked players to «go easy» on the game's demo, with some players racking up over 50 hours of playtime.

Warhorse Studios' new game will be revealed next week on April 18th, the Kingdom Come Deliverance developer has announced.

Square Enix has released a special trailer for Visions of Mana, dubbed “Continue Your Life with Mana,” which outlines the history of the Mana series through the life of a player.

The medieval survival strategy RPG Bellwright is heading into Steam Early Access later this month on 23rd April.

Warhorse Studios' new game will be revealed next week on April 18th, the Kingdom Come Deliverance developer has announced.

It's been lovely to see Thatgamecompany bring the likes of Journey and Flower to PC, following their debuts on other platforms long before, and oh look here comes their latest too. Sky: Children Of The Light is now available free-to-play in early access on Steam, inviting everyone to explore a pretty world full of pretty sights and sounds in this "peaceful" MMO. Having installed it and started playing it myself, the important part is: yes, you can slide down hills in this one too.

15 years after it first entered development - and nine years after it first hit Early Access - the legendary roguelike RPG Caves of Qud is finally set to launch in 2024. After announcing that news last year, the devs at Freehold Games have now provided a roadmap to launch.

A Dragon's Dogma 2 speedrunner has somehow managed to complete the RPG in under two hours with no armor equipped, and using their bare fists as their only weapon, leaving goblins and griffins everywhere shook.

From Castlevania to Arcane, Halo to The Last of Us, we've been treated to plenty of video game TV adaptations over the past few years — and it's always interesting to see how their worlds translate into another medium.

Yes, it is happening. Fallout 4 is finally getting that promised next-gen update, bringing the wasteland experience up to a silky smooth 60fps with increased resolutions on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Heroes of Crown: Legends, the latest RPG from the creators of Panilla Saga, has just launched its closed beta test (CBT) and is seeking brave adventurers to join!

Dungeons & Dragons turns 50 this year and Wizards of the Coast has really been putting the feelers out when it comes to collaborations. The tabletop game has already marked half a century via the release of its debut Lego set, and a D&D BlackMilk collection went live earlier this week. Now it's Converse's turn. The promised collection, which includes D&D options being added to Converse By You, is all available now, letting you flaunt your love for the world's most famous RPG through Chuck Taylor All Stars and other items.

Amazon and Bethesda's Fallout TV show is now available to stream over Amazon's Prime subscription service. Picture it: the post-apocalyptic America of Fallout, radroaches and stimpacks and all, except that this being a TV adaptation, the first hour doesn't consist entirely of trying to persuade Bethesda's face editor not to make you look like your character's soul has been sucked out. Instead, you you can kick back with a can of Nuka Cola and watch flesh-and-blood stars Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins and Aaron Moten rove the wasteland. I caught the first couple of episodes last week, and while I find the show's aesthetics off-putting - it's kind of a Fallout themepark, rather than a convincing world - I do think there's the makings of a fun tale here.

Genshin Impact has confirmed that the upcoming Special Program for Version 4.6 will be held on April 12. HoYoverse's livestream events are usually held approximately two weeks before a new update arrives, and they reveal most of the upcoming content including new characters, weapons, and regions.

Pokémon Go looks set to add a new mechanic from the main series Pokémon games: the concept of Pokémon Fusion.

Square Enix has released a further update to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which finally fixes a bugged quest that prevented some players from achieving the game's platinum trophy.

Revealed during yesterday's Triple-i Initiative, procedurally generated detective sim Shadows Of Doubt largest update yet is playable right now. Dubbed "The Sharpshooter Assassin", the the patch introduces two new killer variants, both snipers who'll blast lead from vantage points around the city. And the city's expanding too, with new uber-rich gated communities as well as a contrasting shanty town. Not to mention a new auto-travel feature that lets you wander about these spots and attend to some casework without pausing the game.

Many of you have been enjoying the Stellar Blade demo on the PS5, so much so that the developers would like you to "please go easy" as they're "scared."

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Platinum Trophy is now back on the menu, thanks to Square Enix issuing a new patch for the RPG.

Publisher The Arcade Crew and developer Ishtar Games have announced strategy RPG The Last Spell downloadable content “Dwarves of Runenberg.” It will launch for PC via Steam and GO on April 24. A release date for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch was not announced.

There's good news if you've been awaiting the next Sims 4 DLC announcement to reassure yourself of the continuing passage of time; EA has revealed two new Kit packs — Urban Homage and Party Essentials — are launching next Thursday, 18th April.

Sky: Children of the Light, the acclaimed free-to-play «social adventure» from Journey and Flower developer ThatGameCompany, has — just shy of a year since being announced for PC — finally launched on Steam, initially as an early access release.

Stunlock Studios, in cooperation with Konami, has released the gameplay trailer for the “Legacy of Castlevania” collaboration downloadable content for vampire survival action RPG V Rising due out on May 8 for PC and later in 2024 for PlayStation 5.

We first learned of Spiritfarer studio Thunder Lotus' latest endeavour 33 Immortals at last year's Summer Geoff Fest. They showed off some brief snippets of its 33-player cooperative roguelike-ing, where you'd beat up hellish monsters in a miniature take on MMO raids. If you were intrigued by it back then, I have good news. The Triple-i Initiative gave us more of a glimpse at how the game would look in the hands, with precious UI markers and the promise we'll uncover new "Torture Chambers". Lovely. No seriously, it does look quite lovely, if a touch predictable.

Action roguelike UnderMine is getting a numbered sequel. That number is two. The follow-up to 2020’s action roguelike is UnderMine 2. It was announced today as part of the Triple-i Initiative, which is a silly name that I’m writing with the correct stylisation out of respect to UnderMine 2’s slimes.

Revealed at the Triple-I Initiative just now, Vampire Survivors is getting another cool DLC, this one a crossover with classic Konami run 'n' gun Contra. It's called Operation Guns. Get on board. Trailed with, as is now traditional, a cool animated trailer that suggests the game is a Saturday morning cartoon and not a top down pixelated nightmare that will flush out any latent photosensitivity lurking in your skull (complimentary), Operation Guns is arriving on May 9th, so about a month away.

Among your obvious blockbuster video games ripe for similarly blockbuster film and TV adaptations like Fallout, Borderlands and The Last of Us, it seems there’s room for some of the smaller gems to be fished out and brought to the big screen, too.

No one can see the future, but I've a fairly good sense of where at least 300 hours of my life will go next year. Slay The Spire II was announced during today's Triple-i Initiative stream, returning to the towering fantasy city where Steam says I've spent more than 300 hours building decks and battling monsters. While the announcement doesn't reveal much about the sequel, Slay The Spire is still my favourite roguelikelike deck-builder, so that's just grand.

If you needed one more Pokémon comparison for Pokémon-with-guns survival game Palworld, you’re in luck! The viral monster-battling and -labouring game has teased a multiplayer arena mode arriving later this year, with more than a hint of Pokémon Stadium to it.

Vampire Survivors is heading to PlayStation consoles this summer.

World of Warcraft Classic is steadily embarking on its time-travelling trip through WoW of old. The next stop is apocalyptic 2010 expansion Cataclysm, which we now know is due to, uh, re-shatter Azeroth at the end of next month.

Sony has announced the game catalogue additions for PlayStation Plus this April for Extra and Premium subscribers.

Ever wondered about those sleepy spores emitted by Grass-type Pokémon? Ever thought about rolling up their aromatic leaves, and subjecting them to a Fire-type attack?

A number of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Kickstarter backers have been met with unexpected shipping costs, which in some cases have nearly doubled the amount people will pay.

All you daredevils, listen up! When Afterimage came out, it was a massive hit with PC and console players, now it’s finally available on Android! Engardin is a vast, linked world that you can explore. In this colossal metroidvania, you can discover its secrets, fight scary enemies, and pick your way. 

Ahead of the release of the highly anticipated Fallout TV show, Bethesda veteran Emil Pagliarulo has been fighting back against claims that "he doesn't give a shit about the lore" of Fallout, saying it's been "the honor of a lifetime" to be the series's lore advisor.

The video game demo is starting to come back into fashion.

Last week I went to a screening of Amazon and Bethesda's Fallout TV show, a spin-off yarn starring Ella Purnell (who voiced Jinx in the Arcane Netflix adaptation) as a recently surfaced Vault Dweller, scouring the irradiated wastelands for [SPOILERS REDACTED]. It's early days, but the show's first two episodes didn't make a massive impression on me, though I will concede that the sight of Amazon's branding on Fallout's infamous Please Stand By emergency broadcast titlecard makes a dangerous amount of sense.

Let’s dive back into the superhero action because Marvel Future Fight is turning 9! That’s right, April 30th marks another year since Netmarble launched this mobile RPG. So, of course, there’s a celebration! They’re rolling out lots of events and goodies to celebrate Marvel Future Fight’s 9th anniversary.

Fallout is a video game series with surprisingly few entries, considering it's been going for nearly 30 years.

miHoYo has announced a “Technical Test” for the PlayStation 5 version of free-to-play urban fantasy action RPG Zenless Zone Zero. Sign-ups are available now via the official website until April 17 at 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET.

World of Warcraft Classic, the nostalgia-tweaking old-school version of Blizzard's long-running MMORPG, is set to move into the next era of history next month, with World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic now confirmed to be launching on 20th May.

Palworld developer Pocketpair has warned players on Xbox not to load up their multiplayer saves following reports that doing so will result in all current progress being lost.

Loric Games has announced its debut title, Echoes of Elysium, an airship survival RPG “set in the heavens of mythical ancient Greece”.

Loric Games has announced Echoes of Elysium, an airship open-world survival RPG. It will be available for PC via

Cosmic horror fishing game Dredge is getting a live-action film adaptation.

Rebecca (RPS in peace) was our resident monsterfucenjoyer for a while, and she was well up for Sucker For Love: First Date, but was slightly disappointed that as a horror-themed dating sim it leaned away from the dating and well into the horror. Now the sequel, Sucker For Love: Date To Die For has revealed a release date of April 23rd, and seems to be leaning into horror even more, while also still being a dating sim featuring an eldritch goat god with massive cans. Yet the presser also says "no scares this time". I am confused, which is why it's probably good there's a demo on Steam to sort of give you a taster.

Stellar Blade players determined to use the action RPG's NSFW 'skin suit' or die trying are challenging themselves to beat the demo's boss without taking any damage, despite the game director's advice to remain clothed. 

Arguably the biggest inspiration behind the upcoming PS5 action RPG Stellar Blade isn't the gameplay of Nier Automata or the '90s vibes of classic sci-fi manga Gunnm, but an event that left director Kim Hyung Tae lingering in thought. 

Madrid-based developer Fennec Studio has announced Runa, a turn-based RPG inspired by modern and classic Japanese RPGs. A Kickstarter campaign will launch on April 16.

Physics-based roguelite Noita has received a second Epilogue update that adds a whole host of new features, tweaks, and modding capabilities.

Noita! A wizardly 2D dungeon crawler without compare, in both good and deranging ways. Man, it feels like only yesterday I equipped something without looking and suddenly everything that damaged me caused me to teleport at random. I flew through entire levels this way like a Tardis set to shuffle, bumbling into one enemy posse after another, granted a few seconds at a time to assess my surroundings before the sorcery swept me deeper.

Ahhh League Of Legends, a MOBA that occupied my university years. While I'd argue climbing the ranked ladder with my housemates were some of the best game moments I've ever had, I'd also argue giving up League was necessary. I became too involved, too close to the toxicity. But now League's threatening to drag me back in with something I hadn't seen coming - a Vampire Survivors-like PVE mode. No! I must resist (I will be on it immediately when it arrives).

Pokémon Go teased a big new addition the game as the moment of totality hit during yesterday's solar eclipse.

Saber Interactive CEO Matthew Karch has defended Embracer's acquisition strategy, following its split from the Swedish conglomerate.

A Baldur’s Gate 3 fan has recently created an interesting chart detailing the Pokemon teams that all the companions in Larian Studios’ RPG would have if they existed in the same universe. It’s an interesting crossover between two popular franchises, giving Baldur’s Gate 3 fans a fun insight into how these characters could potentially behave in another universe.

Get set for a belly-full of laughs with PreCats!, the new idle RPG on Android. It’s a cute and creepy cat RPG adventure. It was created by Ignition M, which is known for titles like Raspberry Mash. Are you keen to dive into this rollicking escapade? Follow along as we give you a quick lowdown on the game!

It’s odd to think back on a time before Baldur’s Gate 3 - and even stranger to think that the sprawling Dungeons & Dragons RPG was actually kicking around for a long while before its 1.0 release blew up awards shows, social media feeds and fan-fiction hubs last summer. Putting the game out into early access at the end of 2020 - multiple years before it was ready for a full release - worked out very well for Larian though, so it’s maybe no surprise that they plan to do exactly the same with whatever comes next.

Amazon’s Fallout TV series is yet to even premiere - it hits screens later this week, on April 11th - but it already looks set to follow The Last of Us in being the next big-budget post-apocalyptic video game adaptation with a second season in development.

Before its first season has aired, Amazon's Fallout series has been set up for a second run.

There are many mods for Dragon's Dogma 2. Some are cosmetic, and do things such as adding more stylish touches to your Arisen's tattoos. Others are actually pretty useful, such as the ones that add an in-game one stop shop for items you could alternatively buy as paid DLC or deal with the dreaded Dragonsplague.

Baldur's Gate 3's Honor Mode is a truly brutal way to play the enormous RPG, with tougher foes, a single save slot, and the constant threat of having to start over if your party gets wiped. A momentary lapse in judgment can mean losing hours of progress, and one player has suffered exactly that at the hands of an NSFW scene they were too thirsty to ignore. 

Bethesda's studio design director still can't get enough of Dragon's Dogma 2, and this time, he's praising a "sneaky design trick" that developers can't always get away with.

A Honkai: Star Rail leak has revealed details about a new weapon that belongs to one of the starter characters, March 7th. This four-star Preservation character has been part of the game's main storyline since the beginning and players can add her to their roster for free.

A talented artist has shared an interesting concept that combines Genshin Impact's Yelan with Aventurine from Honkai: Star Rail. These two HoYoverse titles have similar anime-like art styles thanks to their cel-shaded graphics that often inspire players to create their own concepts that combine the two games' characters.

Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 14 boss Naoki Yoshida has told The Gamer that he reckons “It’s probably about time,” for a new Final Fantasy Tactics game.

Based on credit listings at videogame documentation site MobyGames, action RPG Dragon's Dogma 2 may have had around a quarter of the headcount compared to other AAA Capcom releases in recent years.

Larian, the developer behind hit role-player Baldur's Gate 3, has said it will likely follow the same early access release model for its unannounced next project.

It is no exaggeration to say that Final Fantasy Tactics is one of the most successful spin-offs in the long history of Square Enix's IP.

is a turn-based RPG where players can travel the realm with their unlocked party members to overcome a great evil, in the name of the King. While some characters can be unlocked through purchase from the Lore store immediately, others must be unlocked through story progress.

Fallout: New Vegas has endured in the cultural zeitgeist in a way that few other games have. Even within the Fallout fandom, it’s earned a prized position as a true classic of the RPG genre. That love is still reflected today, in goofy memes and fan art and enduring debates over which endgame is the right one. Even though the game has aged terribly in some respects — characters look rough, and not just from living in the apocalypse — it still persists as one of the high points of the Fallout franchise. The new Fallout TV series is set to premiere on Amazon, so there’s seldom been a better time to revisit New Vegas or play it for the first time.

Xbox is reportedly the «number one platform for Diablo 4 players».

Shift Up CEO has confirmed free updates and a new game plus mode will be coming to Stellar Blade.

You'll struggle to find anyone that wasn't surprised by Baldur's Gate 3's rampant success over the past year. It's an excellent RPG and one of the most ambitious the industry has ever seen, but many assumed that its genre would have been too significant of a barrier for the game to break into the mainstream.

One veteran Bethesda designer really, really likes Dragon's Dogma 2 - in fact, he says that it's the only way that he can get the same feeling his RPGs give to everyone else.

Behind its DLC microtransactions, Dragon’s Dogma 2’s most divisive element is arguably Dragonsplague, the pawn-infecting sickness that your AI companions can catch while questing online and may eventually drive them to murder entire settlements’ worth of NPCs.

Fulqrum Publishing have just released a story trailer for New Arc Line, a new steampunk fantasy RPG in which dragons rub shoulders with zeppelins, and dwarves are as abundant as air pollution. I hadn't heard of it before and am quite interested, partly because the game sports some wonderfully mangled and colourful dystopian maps, and partly because it's a story of immigrants trying to find their way to an inevitably deceptive "shining city of progress", rather than the typical Chosen One fare.

Nightdive Studio's remake of System Shock will get its patch 1.2 update next week, adding a new female Hacker and revised ending.