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Monomyth State of the Game Update- Kickstarter

Monomyth's closed beta has finally started! Those of you, who backed the game at the "Seventh Oath Cleric" level (125) should have received their invitation mail by now. In case you haven't, please do not hesitate to contact me via contact [at] rattower.com.

The first beta phase will still be a bit of a bumpy ride with many bugs and some missing features. It is mostly a focus test for the new code base and the first area of the game (hence the name Beta 0). What follows now is a constant loop of feedback and patches that will push the project closer and closer to a stable release.

Monster Hunter: Rise Sunbreak Over 2 Million Copies Sold - Capcom

Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) today announced that Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (Sunbreak, below), the massive premium expansion for Monster Hunter Rise (Rise, below) for Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam), has shipped 2 million units worldwide.

The Monster Hunter series consists of hunting action games that pit players against giant monsters in a beautiful natural environment. Beginning with the first title in 2004, the series established a new genre in which players cooperate to hunt ferocious monsters with their friends and has since grown into a global phenomenon with cumulative sales of the series exceeding 84 million units shipped as of July 5, 2022. Notably, January 2018 release Monster Hunter: World has enjoyed sales growth in the four years since its launch, now holding the Capcom all-time record of 21 million* units shipped.

Further, March 2021 release Rise has also surpassed 10 million units shipped globally, which was achieved through a variety of measures including ongoing free updates and the launch of a PC version, as well as with the release of a set that includes Sunbreak.

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Crusade Survey - Steam

Commander! Nerosyan has sent an inquiry regarding the Fifth Crusade. They want to know how well our army is performing. I could fill it in myself, but I suspect your opinion as the commander will be more of value to them.

Medieval Dynasty Roadmap Updated- Steam

Hello everyone! We hope you enjoy summer, beach, and icy drinks? And some of you, we haphazardly assume, are eagerly waiting for the Heir Update scheduled for Q2, aren’t you?

Well, in all its massiveness, it is almost done, however, the keyword is “almost”. We do require a bit more time to roll it out. We are working hard on the console versions as well as the update and as you know us, quality is paramount to us so it takes a bit more time to finalize the update. But don’t worry. We’re not talking a big lapse of time, but a minor offset into Q3.

Please indulge us for this slight inconvenience. The update will make up for it, earnestly!

 

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Mortismal Gaming uploaded a few more videos today.

 

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Exploring Alaloth: Champions of the Four Kingdoms

Welcome to our newest livestream series, "Newly Released", hosted by Amy Campbell. Each week Amy and a guest will be checking out the most interesting new game releases of the week from full game releases to early access game.

Lost Eidolons Dev Update - 2022 First Half - Kickstarter

Can't believe it's already July! We would like to update everyone on how we have been working on the game so far in 2022, and provide transparency on our plans for the remainder of the year. Our goal is to provide the best possible turn-based tactics and RPG experience, but doing so without making any further delay to the game launch. The team has been discussing and debating the dev roadmap everyday to achieve that goal!

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Remaster Details - Gematsu

Square Enix has shared new information on Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, introducing the game's story, characters, enhancements, and battle system.

Xenonauts 2 June Update - Steam

July has arrived and it's time to check in with last month's progress on Xenonauts 2. Apologies for slight slowness as we got this month's update in order - here's all the info… There’s three main things to talk about this month: accessibility, the end of the game, and the release of V24.

 

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Rogue Trader The Upcoming RPG You Should Definitely Know About

GWENT: Rogue Mage Announced and Released - Steam & GOG

Hundreds of years before Geralt and the other witchers roamed the Continent, the Conjunction of Spheres brought endless ranks of monsters into the world. Humanity desperately needed a way to fight back the onslaught to survive.

Follow the journey of a young and ambitious mage, Alzur, and his companion Lily, who embark on a dangerous quest to create a living weapon that will eradicate the monster threat once and for all.

GWENT: Rogue Mage is a first single-player expansion to GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. It combines the best elements of roguelike, deckbuilding, and strategy games with the unique mechanics of GWENT card battles.

Marvel's Midnight Suns Hero Spotlight - Meet Captain America

Whether it's Hydra forces or terrifying demonic creatures, Cap will never back down from a fight.

Diablo: Immortal First Content Update Detailed - Blizzard

Since taking their first steps in Diablo Immortal, adventurers have vanquished countless demons, loosened the hold of the Burning Hells over Sanctuary, and tracked down fragments of the shattered Worldstone. Today, we're excited to share details on our first new content drop since launch and provide a preview of our next batch of new content to come. Before we dig in, let's give you insight into our post-launch content philosophy and address player concerns around in-game bugs and bots.

It's our intention for Diablo Immortal to be a game that you can forge friendships over while felling adversaries together and enjoy playing for many years to come. As we've mentioned in the past, Diablo Immortal will receive frequent content updates, supplying new Helliquary bosses, in-game events, expansions, and more all of which will be free.

Elden Ring's Replay Value Suffers Unlike Other FromSoftware Games - Gamerant

Despite its big play space giving players a multitude of things to experience, Elden Ring's fixed content doesn't do much to incentivize another go.

 

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Gamerant is consistently unimpressive.

 

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Gamerant is consistently unimpressive.

I agree I find their latest articles lacking and wish they allowed comments for criticism. Only thing I agree on is the lack of DLC, but past games rarely had any. So it's fine.

 

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Yeah, Gamerant was one of the websites I quickly removed from my list. They seem more inclined to follow silly rumours about Amouranth than reporting accurate information on games.

 

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Horizon Forbidden West VRR & HFR Update Released

Highly-requested features incoming, Introducing Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), High Refresh Rate (HFR) and our new "Balanced" Graphics Mode supporting 40Hz.

MythForce Developer Interview Sophia Lamar (Development Lead) - Bemdog

Sophia Lamar is a development lead working with the narrative and UI teams on MythForce. She started in the industry as a programmer on RPGs, took a couple of detours (mobile games, narrative design, and writing), and realized she couldn't stay away from programming. RPGs are her favorite genre, but she loves playing anything with a compelling story and great characters.

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint PAX Rising Online: Early CK:F stealth & combat demo

Knights! We are happy to announce that we are taking part in PAX Rising Online this weekend — an indie games showcase from the Penny Arcade team. You can learn more about the event, including when we will be live on their Discord talking about Cyber Knights: Flashpoint, at https://www.paxsite.com/global/en-us/risingonline.html.

As part of this, we’ll also have a very early demo available on Steam for the duration of the event (this weekend only). This two-stage level demo focuses on just the stealth & combat tactical gameplay, dropping you straight into a mission after a heist gone wrong. You can get it from the CK:F Steam page starting Saturday at 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern.

We’re planning to offer a larger demo at a future date to give the public a fuller sense of what Cyber Knights is really all about. But we wanted to give the Penny Arcade audience at least a taste of what we’re working on and so are making sure all of you backers who aren’t in the alpha get a chance to try it out too!

Share your feedback on Discord​

Be sure to join our Discord if your checking out the Steam demo. Once you’ve joined up, type the command “max!addrole” in #bot_talk to get MercerBot to add your special Kickstarter role, granting you access to private channels on the server.

If you haven’t used Discord before, it’s easy and we’ve got a friendly server full of gamers like you -- come hang out and make this Discord community your first.

Get your cyberpunk fix on our social accounts​

As always, we’ll keep you in the loop with more updates as we hit some key milestones over the summer here. Hope you enjoy the demo!
In addition to the @TreseBrothers twitter where we chat game dev and share highlights from all our games, we now have a Facebook and twitter account for Cyber Knights!

Plug in to keep updated and get your regular cyberpunk fix. We’re sharing concept art, gameplay previews, news & interviews, highlights from the forums & discord, shout-outs to other awesome cyberpunk creators, and more. See you on the net, Knight!

 

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Nacon Connect 2022 - Official Full Presentation

Catch the full Nacon Connect 2022 stream featuring Robocop, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Bloodbowl 3, and more!

Steelrising Gameplay Trailer: Titans

Paris, 1789. The city is in the grip of terror. The Revolution has been suppressed with bloodshed by Louis XVI and his merciless mechanical army. It falls to Aegis, an engineering marvel, to take on the king's ranks of automatons and change the course of history.

Square Enix details Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion - RPGSite

Square Enix has shared new screenshots and information for the recently announced Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, detailing the game's cast of characters, gameplay elements, and improvements from the game's original PSP version.

 

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First look at Ubisoft's Pirate Game Skull and Bones releasing November 8th.

 

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How Larian Studios Is Improving Turn Based Combat

Talking about some of the problems that come with turn based combat and how Larian Studios is aiming to improve it.

Dragon's Wandering Tavern - Kickstarter

Play as a dragon merchant in a cozy management RPG inspired by Studio Ghibli! Befriend quirky creatures that will join you in your magical tavern and together restore the Elderlight Forest. Cook delicious meals with the help of a talking cauldron, craft magical trinkets and explore a mysterious everchanging forest to find out what secrets are hiding within.

How many save files do you keep per game? - PCGamer

When a game lets you maintain separate save files, how many is enough? Do you keep as many profiles as you're allowed, just in case you ever want to go and undo some mistake you didn't even realize you were making back in act one? Do you save over the same file each time for the sake of simplicity and to heck with the consequences? Do you rely purely on autosave like some kind of maniac?

Dishonored Writer is the new Fable 4 Story Lead - PCGamesN

There's a new narrative lead in charge of the Fable 4 story, and they have a wide range of experience across an impressive variety of game series, such as Dishonored, Avatar, Guild Wars, Control, and even Littlest Pet Shop (yes Anna, I had to mention that).

Top 10 upcoming RPG games for 2022-23 - DigiStatement

If you are looking for information regarding the Top 10 upcoming RPG games for 2022-23, you have come to the right place. RPG is one of the most engrossing genre of games. Likewise, many fans are always looking forward to upcoming RPG titles. This article is therefore regarding what are the Top 10 upcoming RPG games for 2022-23.

 

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Marvel's Midnight Suns Captain America Gameplay Showcase

The First Avenger himself, Captain America, has joined the Midnight Suns. Go in-depth into his abilities, playstyle, and tactics with our gameplay showcase, featuring 2K Nextmaker and strategy gamer extraordinaire, Christopher Odd.

Marvel's Midnight Suns Hero History: Captain America

Think you know everything about Cap? Think again.

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint Gameplay Walkthrough 2022 on PC

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint Gameplay Walkthrough 2022 on PC [NO COMMENTARY]

New World July Team Update - Website

Join the New World team for our July Team Update video, where we discuss the development of the Summer Medleyfaire, new mechanics in the Barnacles & Black Powder Expedition, upcoming community events like TwitchCon Amsterdam, and weapon balance changes.

The video will be sectioned by topic on YouTube, so if you’re only interested in checking out certain subjects, you’ll easily be able to navigate to them. Here’s an overview of the topics included in this month’s update.

 

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Tom Clancy's The Division: Resurgence Announced - Ubisoft

The Division Resurgence is a free-to-play third-person shooter RPG that features a whole new and independent campaign from Tom Clancy's The Division 1 and Tom Clancy's The Division 2, offering a new perspective on key story events. It takes place in a contemporary post-crisis America where a virus outbreak has created chaos and the collapse of the government. As an agent of the "Strategic Homeland Division " your mission is to restore peace, to protect civilians against hostile factions, and to help them build a better future."

Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms One Week of Early Access - Steam

The world of Plamen opened its gates since a week now, and it's time for a new update! The reason why we are writing this post now is basically because we thought it was important for us all to deliver a message to you! We are absolutely blown away with the amount of people that have bought the game so far .

We knew that we had a game with potentials, but of course we were afraid it might be too ambitious and too niche for a broader audience. We've always pitched Alaloth as something in between old school RPG and modern action souls-like . Something amazing to tell but so hard to explain, to be honest. Since the very beginning we thought that bringing 3D mechanics in a retro isometric view would have been great, but super hard too, for many different reasons .

We met a lot of people on the way telling us that there was no way to make it work, but the key has always been trying to position Alaloth as something unique , hopefully catching the interest of a niche and talking to two different targets in the same space. We tried to bring in people who loved gaming in the '90s, as well as we focused on engaging hack'n'slash/aRPG players. The cool thing is that apparently our players really understood our work. The feedback has been overwhelming.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight An Eye on Professions - Blizzard

With Dragonflight development in full swing, you will soon get a chance to try out the new and updated profession system in World of Warcraft. This system has been designed to provide greater depth and engagement, allowing you �the crafters of Azeroth to differentiate yourselves and stand out from your peers.

Conan Exiles: Age of Sorcery Creative Mode Overview - Funcom

Have you ever wished you could just build to the horizon and not worry about bashing rocks and chopping trees? That's what Creative Mode is for. In Age of Sorcery, we're making building as easy as possible, and today we'd like to talk about this new mode, explaining exactly how you can access it, and what you can do in it.

Best Final Fantasy 7 Remake Mods for PC - Techraptor

Now that Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade has hacked into the Steam community, players are thrilled to be able to play their favorite title on PC. Fans of the Final Fantasy franchise were thrilled to learn that the once Epic exclusive made its way to a new platform, and mods were the first thing that came to mind when playing the new game. While the addition of mods is not a necessity, players have found that they make the game more fun and exciting overall. Here are a few of the best Final Fantasy VII Remake mods that players can't seem to get enough of.

 

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Outward: Definitive Edition - Review After 100%

Reviewing Outward after experiencing all of the things!

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II Releases Next Week - Steam

Based in and around the city of Baldur's Gate itself, the game features 5 playable characters and classes and spans dozens of locations. Featuring the ability to create custom weapons and armor, players can improve items by using runestones and gems while playing through the game's four difficulty levels; "Easy", "Normal", "Hard" and "Extreme".

Whether choosing the barbarian, monk, necromancer, rogue or cleric, players will have to actively fight through hordes of monsters ranging from Hobgoblins, Ghouls, Golems and dreaded Dragons while dodging attacks and evading deadly traps.

Monomyth Quick Update: Backer Content Rewards - Kickstarter

Just a short update: I have sent out the e-mails for backer-created content rewards. If you have backed the project at the "Lysandrian Knight" level or higher, you should have received a short message with a form to fill out. If you have not received such an e-mail please get in touch with me via michael@rattower.com. You can take your time filling out the form since backer-created content will probably be added to the game last. I will notify you in time when the deadline is coming up.

 

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Marvel's Midnight Suns Hero Spotlight - Meet Iron Man

From cracking jokes to cracking skulls, Tony's always got a plan. Join Iron Man and the Midnight Suns when the game launches October 7:

Lord of the Rings: Gollum and SteelRising will have Ray Tracing - DSO

NVIDIA has announced that both The Lord of the Rings: Gollum and SteelRising will have Ray Tracing effects on PC. Additionally, both of these games will support its Deep Learning Super Sampling tech (also known as DLSS). According to the green team, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will be using Ray Tracing to enhance its reflections and shadows. As for SteelRising, NVIDIA claims that it will only have ray-traced reflections.

UE5 Makes Indie Development Easy, Says Ex-Bethesda Developer - Exputer

In a Twitter thread, a former Bethesda developer, Nate Purkeypile, told us the reason he left the company to make indie games. Even though his experience with Bethesda was great, his dream was to make his own indie game. And, the new technology which made him believe that he could realize this dream was Unreal Engine 5.

Forspoken Delay Sets Square Enix Up for a Big 2023 - Gamerant

Luminous Productions' Forspoken has been pushed back again, this time into 2023, causing it to release alongside many other major Square Enix games.

Stoneshard Update Fatigue and Magic System - Steam

We'd like to begin today's devlog by making an important announcement. The upcoming major update, titled as Forgotten Lore �, will be released this year on August 5th.

 

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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II Releases Next Week - Steam

What??? Seven months after Dark Alliance I ???

Damn you, TES VI !!!!

 

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Fextralife's This week in RPGs

Happy weekend from Fextralife! If you've been too busy to keep up on the latest in the games we cover or are looking for a refresher we've got you covered!

Robots & Rangers Play Session (Extended Cut)

Bring the action and adventure of the apocalypse to your tabletop with Robots & Rangers! The Robots & Rangers RPG was ruleset authored by community MVP Jim Sorenson, and a group of inXile devs band together to put the game through its paces and stop a hijacked train carrying components critical to the survival of Arizona.

 

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Colossal Cave - Reimagined Announced - Website

Explore the wondrous depths of a new VR experience transporting unsuspecting adventurers to a breathtaking fantasy realm. Traverse a massive labyrinth of underground caves where complex puzzles, unexpected danger, and priceless treasure await. Become immersed in first-person cave exploration, defying the imagination with vivid landscapes eclipsed only by a sense of wonder and excitement of what may be around the next corner.

Matt Chat 489 Encased

This episode features an in-depth look at Encased, a fun science-fiction game by Dark Crystal Games. It also features some new musical bites by our own Steam Machine Dalton!

Path of Exile 3.19 Expansion Timeline - Grinding Gear Games

The 3.19 expansion will probably launch on August 12th PDT, which means that the Sentinel League will end on approximately the 9th of August PDT. We'll confirm Sentinel's end date later in the news as we get closer to it. As usual, we'll unveil the details of the expansion a week before the launch during a livestream. Please note that the above dates are just our current plan, and we may have to change them if development runs into any issues (if so, it'd likely just be back one week).

Publishers want to delist old games, accept Abandonware status - VG247

"I’m here to argue one simple thing: game publishers should be allowed to do what they want… with conditions. If they want to delist games from sale or even download without prompting warranted fury from preservationists, they need to understand and accept the inevitable consequences of their actions: that any delisted game will be downloaded through other means, and that players will often pull games apart to keep playing them."

Achilles: Legends Untold AI Improvements and Additions - Steam

Hey everyone! We're back with another behind-the-scenes look into our development process. This week we're diving into how we're improving combat in the game by focusing on improvements to enemy AI.

 

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ARPG Kingdom: The Blood announced for PC, iOS, and Android

Kingdom: The Blood will include a story mode that follows the Netflix drama. Game modes include Conquest Mode, a sequence of diverse five-minute battles, in addition to epic multi-boss battles and intense player-versus-player combat. The K-zombie RPG will launch on mobile and PC for global audiences.

Star Ocean: The Divine Force Introduces Dual Protagonists

Introducing Laeticia Aucerius! Laeticia is Princess of the Kingdom of Aucerius with radiant and resolute personality and remarkable skills with dual blades. Discover more about the journey this character takes in this trailer

Introducing Raymond Lawrence! Raymond is the captain of a merchant vessel who often often sees him rushing recklessly into situations when it comes to his friends and work, much to the distress of his crew. Discover more about the journey this character takes in this trailer.

Prime Matter announce Turn-Based anime-inspired RPG Mato Anomalies - Steam

Mato Anomalies is a turn-based RPG that takes players on a journey across Mato, a fantasized neo-futuristic version of the Old Shanghai. Take control of the Dual Protagonists Doe and Gram to investigate strange anomalies around the city, or venture into rifts to battle demonic abominations determined to bring about the city's downfall.

 

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Far Away From Home a New Final Fantasy Tactics-Inspired RPG - Steam

Far Away From Home is a story-driven tactical RPG. After a mysterious turn of events during a scientific unveiling gone awry, Simon and his allies initially think themselves lost. However, after a hostile encounter with strange creatures, they soon learn that their predicament is much more dire.

Urban Strife - Summer 2022 Dev Update

So, what can you expect in Tier 1? Without giving out too many spoilers, you'll get to rescue your master mechanic, Reginald Owen, from the highway Gas Station where he tried to start his own fake Second Chance church only to become a slave of biker warlord Snitch. You can do it nicely, by helping Snitch liberate a nearby motel and start a proper bar and brothel like any respectable biker baron. Or you can side with his archenemy, Father California, the man who stuffed the hotel full of zombie cultists and refugees just to keep the bikers out.

Mass Effect And Dragon Age DLC are now free on Origin - PCInvasion

A wide range of Mass Effect and Dragon Age DLC has now become free to claim and download on Origin, EA's game launcher. The new change is a result of the company's plans to discontinue its BioWare Points currency on the service.

Thymesia What We Know So Far - Looper

"Thymesia" is an upcoming ARPG that some Steam users have called Soulslike, and its fantasy backdrop makes it an ideal option for those coming off of an "Elden Ring" playthrough.