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Five Great Post Apocalyptic CRPGs You Should Play (That Aren't Fallout)

Talking about some great games with adventures in the post apocalypse that are not in fact Fallout.

Sword and Fairy: Together Forever Heroes and Villains Trailer

Sword and Fairy: Together Forever weaves a tale with memorable characters who have their own unique motivations and personalities. Between the clans of humans, deities and demons on the brink of war, heroism and villainy are often a matter of perspective rather than black-and-white morality. Not every hero is selfless, and not every villain is purely evil. It’s up to young deity Xiu Wu, human swordswoman Yue Qingshu and their newfound allies to fight for what they believe and find a way to prevent open war between the realms, to protect peace and shape the world’s future for the greater good despite their differences.

Coffee Shop Card-Battler RPG Affogato Announced - Steam

Affogato combines RPG and 'reversed tower defense' elements. You'll play as the titular Affogato, a sorceress managing a cafe in a new town. Meet all kinds of customers, hear their stories—and travel into their minds to defeat their inner demons. Experience a city life both everyday, and magical.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Hero Spotlight Meet Spider-Man

Peter Parker knows that with great power comes great responsibility. So of course he answered the call in the fight against Lilith.

 

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Diablo IV Beta Nears? - Wowhead

On the Battle.net Catalog config, new data shows that the Diablo IV Beta has been added to the Battle.net Launcher! Currently, nothing is available for download, but the launcher is being prepared for an upcoming Beta test.

Immortals Fenyx Rising Sequel Based on Hawaiian Culture - Wccftech

Speaking during the latest episode of the Game Mess Decides podcast, Jeff Grubb revealed that the sequel to the colorful open-world game by Ubisoft, whose production name is Oxygen, will be based on Hawaiian Polynesian culture. Additionally, the developer is looking into tweaking the game's visual style, keeping it stylized while making it less inspired by Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Some of Skull and Bones’ Own Devs Aren’t Confident About the Game - PL

Developers who spoke to Kotaku on condition of anonymity have said that although Skull and Bones’ development cost Ubisoft as much as any other blockbuster game, they are skeptical about its success given that there isn’t much to offer beyond what’s already been showcased. “Despite a bevy of resource-gathering survival sim mechanics, they said each individual part of the game lacked depth,” the website wrote in its report.

Is The Elder Scrolls Online worth playing in 2022? - DigitalTrends

Despite its age and the dozens of high-profile titles launching this year, ESO is still worth playing in 2022. Whether you’re looking for your next competitive fix or a relaxing way to unwind after a busy day, ESO offers a wealth of content for players of all types. It’s also surprisingly respectful of your time — something MMOs typically struggle with — making it stand out in the crowded MMO market.

 

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Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II New Character Images - RPGFan

Nihon Falcom released new images for the upcoming Japanese release of The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II -Crimson Sin-. The latest batch of screenshots and art show the following characters appearing in the game, most returning from the previous title: Feri Al-Fayed, Aaron Wei, Risette Twinings, Quatre Salision, Judith Ranster, Nina Fenly, Dominique Ranster, Latoya Hamilton, and Mirabel Aalton.

Witcher 3 Designer Recalls the 'Mistake' the Team Made - IGN

CD Projekt Red has admitted it included a few too many points of interest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's Skellige map, but has also explained the reason why so many question marks filled the screen in the first place.

Fallout 4 not the best Fallout , but best one to play today - PCGamer

Lauren, Jody, and I recently got together on a video chat to sort out the Fallout series. We put them into a tier list from Dogmeat (the best) to Dogshit (the worst). You can watch the video embedded above. Most of the results weren't all that surprising. Fallout: New Vegas is a top-tier Fallout game, along with the original Fallout, with Fallout Tactics being dumped in the lowest tier where it belongs.

As I said in the tier list discussion, Fallout: New Vegas is the best Fallout game. At the same time, I would call Fallout 3 my favorite Fallout game. But while it's not the best or my favorite, Fallout 4 is the best one to play right now. If I'm gonna sit down today and play some Fallout, it's definitely gonna be 4-flavored. Here's why.

Anthem Is Practically Free At Game Stores - Gamespot

At least one GameStop location is practically giving away copies of BioWare's abandoned looter shooter Anthem, as shown in a now-viral TikTok. According to TikTok user clocklava, a recent visit to their local GameStop resulted in discovering a PlayStation 4 copy of Anthem for the low-low price of a single penny. Better yet, a GameStop employee "paid" that penny for this lucky customer, resulting in a free copy of Anthem.

 

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Archmage Rises Weekly Update Video

An open world RPG pushing the boundaries of what is possible in a game. By skipping the whole "run around in 3D" thing, we can instead focus on a deeply simulated world, emergent storylines, and player freedom.

Dragoness: Command of the Flame coming to PC September 1st - Steam

The Dragoness mixes HOMM-like exploration, city-building and turn-based strategic combat, with a roguelite twist. Choose your battles, paths and skills as you explore a world ravaged by war. Gather and manage your army of beasts, collect resources and expand your city.

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor Steam Release Date Listing - Steam

There's now a Steam Listing for STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor, the recently revealed sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Respawn has indicated this will launch next year, but it may be in early 2023, as this listing says this is "coming soon." It also offers an official description of the Force-powered action/adventure.

Dragonheir: Silent Gods - Tell Your Own Story in This Multiplayer RPG - IGN

Dragonheir: Silent Gods is an upcoming party-based online multiplayer role-playing game that is set in a world filled with magic and dragons. Players will become the chosen one and embark on a journey to save a world that was nearly destroyed during a battle of the dragon gods.

Action RPG Thymesia is pushed back again to August 18th - RPGSite


BioSynth: Rising Update on Demo 0.1 - Neptune Games

It took a long time, but finally we got to this point: we have a demo! It’s a demo that we’re already playing inside our team to test things and see the combined result of our work.

 

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Hard West 2 Release Date Announced - Steam

Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.

Mass Effect Trilogy Thoughts After Reviewing The Series

Talking about some of my thoughts on the series as a whole after reviewing each title in the original trilogy.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Spider-Man Gameplay Showcase

Go in-depth into his abilities, playstyle, and tactics with our gameplay showcase featuring strategy gamer extraordinaire Christopher Odd.

What Is Going On With FORSPOKEN?

Square Enix will be publishing new IP Forspoken, an open world narrative driven JRPG that’s just been delayed for a second time to January next year, and they’ll be acting as publishers for the long-awaited Final Fantasy XVI before following with the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, both games slated to come out mere months after Forspoken next Summer and Winter respectively.

 

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Fallout 76 New Update Incoming - Bethesda

Next Tuesday, July 26, we’re planning to release a new update for Fallout 76, and we’re sharing all the details you need to know ahead of patch day. In addition, Purveyor Murmrgh and Minerva are each hosting sales this weekend. Read on to learn more!

Conan Exiles: Age of Sorcery Attributes, Perks, and Corruption - Funcom

Building your character to excel at what you choose is an important aspect of Conan Exiles. Over time, we have noticed that certain attributes and perks are used a lot less than others by players. This is something we have wanted to improve for a while, and Age of Sorcery has been the perfect opportunity to do this.

For Age of Sorcery, we had three goals in revamping the system; one, to majorly rebalance perks and attributes to improve viability across the board; two, to integrate sorcery in a way that suits the fantasy; and three, to introduce an added element of choice in character progression.

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition AI-generated Portraits - RPS

Choosing a character portrait is one of the key decisions to spend hours mulling over in any decent CRPG. That’s why it’s awesome to see someone using the power of publicly accessible AI to generate fantasy mugshots for classic examples of the genre such as Baldur’s Gate. Indie app dev and documentary editor Alex Hay has created some great examples, which he’s shared on Twitter with Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition devs Beamdog and their CEO Trent Oster.

 

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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen July 2022 Newsletter

We are excited to share the news of further funding with you today! This is a huge leap for Pantheon, which means lots of news and lots to read. Check out our Producer’s Letter for more announcements.

Nighthawks The Vampire RPG The Yellow Pages - Kickstarter

Greetings, all. Apologies for any typos in this month’s update, but we’re in the middle of a heatwave over here in the UK and my fingers keep physically melding with my keyboard. It’s very inconvenient, and makes it next to impossible to spell the word ‘Mississippi’. Fortunately, I very rarely have to type the word ‘Mississippi’, so it could be worse.

Arkane Shouldn't Dismiss Dishonored It's Their Best Work - Dualshockers

In a recent interview with Rock, Paper, Shotgun, two of the key developers at Arkane Studios talked about their timey-wimey, loopy-shooty game Deathloop. The studio, which previously made the Dishonored series, Prey, and (for the more aged among you) Arx Fatalis and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, has long been known for its immersive sims – games offering myriad angles of approach, playful (and sometimes game-breaking) abilities to encourage experimentation, and excellent world-building.

The interview was interesting enough, but it was a little sobering to hear the two devs, Arkane Campaign Director Dana Nightingale and co-creative director Dinga Bakaba, kind of poo-pooing Dishonored. They didn’t directly dunk on it, but used certain aspects of Dishonored – its linear campaign, its morality system – as examples of things that they ‘fixed’ in Deathloop. The latter was very much framed as the future of Arkane, while Dishonored is the past.

Hogwarts Legacy Different Editions Leaked - MP1st

Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming Harry Potter RPG game from Avalanche Software, has its different editions seemingly leaked before the official announcement, as Reddit user BattleDashBR managed to activate the displays on the game’s official site, which revealed all the information about the multiple editions coming to the game on day one, and what perks they include. The three editions include Collector’s Edition, Deluxe Edition, and Standard Edition.

 

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Matt Chat George MacDonald Interview

This episode features the great George MacDonald, creator of Champions RPG and producer on many hit CRPG titles for SSI and others, including the epic gold AND black box series!

GameSpot's Live A Live Video Review

Live A Live is a beautiful remake of an overlooked classic that should not be missed by JRPG fans.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Everything to Know

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is the latest game in Monolith Soft and Tetsuya Takashi's anthology Xeno series releasing to the Nintendo Switch. Here is everything you need to know about Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

Deck-building RPG Shattered Heaven Early Access on October 13th

Shattered Heaven is a single-player deck builder card game with RPG elements and an ambitious branching narrative, set in a dark fantasy world. The game focuses on a card game and roguelike gameplay fueled by a great replay value, thanks to procedural dungeons, a deep crafting system.

Open-world RPG Yet Another Fantasy Title Announced for PC - Steam

Become a rogue in an open-world fantasy RPG, filled with absurd humor and bard music. Go on an epic quest to kill the dragon. Kill filthy orcs, deal with arrogant elves, drink with dwarves, learn spells from hobo-wizards and steal the ring from goblins. All packed in an old-school gameplay style.

 

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Bloodlines 2 is “In Good Hands” But Still “In Development” - GameLuster

It has been a long road for the development of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, but the Paradox Interactive CEO, Fredrik Wester, has provided assurance that the game is still under way.

Fallout: London’s vehicles are Pure 90s Nostalgia - PCGamesN

Fallout mod sequel Fallout: London has a range of cars and vehicles, and judging from new artwork and screenshots, they all scream pure 90s Britain

First details and screenshots for Tactics Ogre: Reborn - RPGSite

According to a listing by PSDeals.net - a website dedicated to tracking PlayStation game prices - Square Enix will release Tactics Ogre: Reborn on November 11. Several new details about the still-unannounced game have also been shared in its store page description, as well as some screenshots in the gallery.

Action-RPG Elm Knight is 30 years old, but still Good - PCGamer

I'm a little ashamed to admit Elm Knight, a 1992 Japanese PC-98 action-RPG, caught my eye for the shallowest of reasons: a really cool title screen. Yeah, I know—absolutely disgraceful behaviour. In my defence, the title screen honestly is that good.

Nox Archaist: Lord of Storms Expansion Announced - 6502 Workshop

You have learned of Lord Estintar’s suspicions that the cult has something to do with the increase in storm activity. He charges you with investigating. The task will not be easy, but you accept this duty. Your quest will take you to uncharted reaches of the Isles of Wynmar. Traps, puzzles, and powerful magic items await, which may or may not be able to help you. Those brave and foolish enough to face these perils will come face to face with the Lord of Storms!

 

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RPG Stories coming to Kickstarter September 1st - Kickstarter

Your Imagination is our limit…“Brave Alice” studios, have announced that their 3D World-Builder / Virtual Tabletop, “RPG Stories“, is coming on Kickstarter on the 1st of September (2022) and for Alpha Testing via Steam this autumn.

WH40K: Rogue Trader - A Look At The Source Material's Systems

Talking a bit about the systems from the TTRPG that the upcoming Rogue Trader CRPG will be adapting into video game form

Fextralife Top RPG News July 24, 2022

FTP MMORPG Soulframe Teased, New World Summer Update, Stranger of Paradise Trials of the Dragon King DLC, Dead Cells 2023 Road Map, Frozen Flame Survival RPG, Lost Ark July and Summer Update, Vampire the Masquerade Bloodline 2 Update, PS4 Spider-Man Remastered is Coming to PC on this week of Top RPG News July 24, 2022

 

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Marvel’s Midnight Suns Hero Spotlight Meet Doctor Strange

No matter the odds, the Master of the Mystic Arts always sees a path to victory.

Lord of the Rings: Gollum Delayed by a Few Months for Polishing - Wccftech

Today, Nacon and Daedalic Entertainment announced another delay of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. The game is being moved from its September 1st release date to a few months after that, as revealed in a freshly issued press release. The reason is to further polish and improve the final product.

 

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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic Release Date - Blizzard

Embark on a treacherous journey through the wintry forests and snowy peaks of Northrend once more. Confront the Lich King on his Frozen Throne and push back the Scourge before Azeroth is overrun by his undead minions.

King Arthur: Knight's Tale Summer Fixes - Steam

Updates to King Arthur: Knight's Tale have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client (in on-line mode) is restarted.

NWN: The Blades of Netheril - Guide to What to Play Beforehand

A question I'm often asked is, which campaigns and/or modules should I play before The Blades of Netheril in order to get the best experience? Rather than providing variations on the same answer, I decided I'd put together a quick guide and direct players here!

In short, the only campaign it is highly desirable the player have some familiarity with is the original Wailing Death campaign. This is the story millions of players will have experienced, in which the Hero of Neverwinter starts out at the Academy and goes on to save the city of Neverwinter and defeat the evil plans of the Old One, Morag. (They are never referred to as such during the campaign, but the Old Ones are in fact sarrukhs - an ancient reptilian race whose empires spanned the Realms many, many thousands of years ago.)

 

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Elder Scrolls IV AI Had To Be Dumbed Down To Save The Game - Cracked

Gamers usually clown on the AI from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion because the NPCs act in a rather dumb way, one that seems to go well beyond the bewilderment we'd expect from uneducated peasants living in a fictional medieval world where all religions have real deities behind them. These NPCs aren't dumb in the regular NPC-dumb kind of way, either– it's almost as if they're being dumb in a cleverly thought-out manner. Turns out that this isn't because they're poorly coded, but because they were coded so well at some point that the devs had to perform a worldwide lobotomy to prevent them from taking over the world.

Rogue Trader will explore the far reaches of the Warhammer 40K - Polygon

Developers of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, the first CRPG based on the wildly popular Games Workshop franchise, are digging into the back catalog for inspiration. In an interview with Polygon, Owlcat Games creative director Alexander Gusev says his team was heavily inspired by a now out-of-print tabletop RPG called Rogue Trader, originally published by Fantasy Flight Games.

Fallout: New Vegas’ Shaped the Series into a Modern Shooter - NME

Hit Reload is a weekly column on everything first-person shooter. This week, Andy Brown takes a trip to the Mojave Wasteland to see how Obsidian‘s brilliant Fallout: New Vegas transformed the post-apocalyptic series into a 21st-century shooter.

Square Enix's Western studios a "train wreck in slow motion" - Gamesindustry

On May 2, 2022, Stephane D'Astous began receiving emails and phone calls from former employees. The shared tone was a request for advice and perspective: What's happening? Is it a good sign, or should we be worried?

These messages, of course, referred to the shock news that Square Enix had sold Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal, plus all the IP the trio of studios collectively held, to Embracer Group for a bewilderingly low $300 million.

Even though D'Astous was surprised by the price tag, the Eidos Montreal founder wasn't terribly surprised at how the studios' relationship with Square Enix turned out, saying the roots of its demise were evident even before he left the company in 2013.

 

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Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Remake is Reportedly Indefinitely Delayed

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake, which was announced to be in development by the Austin, Texas-based Aspyr Media last September, is indefinitely delayed according to a report from Jason Schreier at Bloomberg. The report states that this comes after two directors on the project were let go, following a poor review of an internal demo late last month. Additionally, it's claimed that development has been paused as the studio determines how best to proceed with the project.

Lord of the Rings: Total War Remastered available for download - Moddb

The Lord of the Rings - Total War (REMASTERED) is a Total Conversion mod based on The Lord of the Rings trilogy, focused to recreate the epic battles seen in the movies. It has a complete Middle Earth map, fully customised cities like Minas Tirith and Helm's Deep on Battle and Campaign map, a set of Historical Battles where you can play all the major and minor battles that take place in the trilogy, and a quest line for the Free-People's campaign where, if the player succeeds, will take the Ring-Bearer from Hobbiton to the wasteland of Mordor in an attempt to save the world from its doom.

 

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Mortismal Gaming Disco Elysium First Impressions

Talking about my initial impressions of Disco Elysium as I move to review the title finally

Action RPG Bound by Blades Announced - RPGamer

Publisher Assemble Entertainment and developer Zeth have announced Bound by Blades. The game is an action RPG with anthromorphic characters that focuses on boss battles. It is planned to release for PC in Q4 2022, with Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android versions to follow in 2023.

Rock Paper Shotgun What is Hard West 2?

Hard West 2 is an upcoming turn-based tactics game launching for the PC on August 4th. Here's everything you need to know about this promising new release.

Soulframe Preview Elden Ring Meets Warframe?

Soulframe Preview, we are going to take a look at the newly announced free-to-play action MMORPG by Digital Extremes, the creative studio behind Warframe. If you are looking for a breakdown of the things we have learned about the highly anticipated fantasy game, then this video is for you!

 

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Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor Next Month - Bluesnews

Spiderweb Software announces August 24th as the official release date for Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor, the latest installment in its series of retro RPGs. This date for the Windows and macOS edition is reflected on the game's Steam Listing, but there's also an iOS edition to follow. This previously released trailer has the most recent look at what to expect.

Cryospace: 25 Minutes of Developer-Led Gameplay

Cryospace developer Tomek walks you through a demo level from a work-in-progress build of his team's new survival-horror action-adventure game that takes place aboard a retro-future spaceship in which you must help your cryogenically frozen crew survive against an extraterrestrial threat on board. It is due out next year for PC.

The Dragoness: Command of the Flame Interview - RPGamer

PQube and Crazy Goat Games’ The Dragoness: Command of the Flame is billed as a modern take on Heroes of Might & Magic’s exploration, city-building, and turn-based combat alongside a roguelite twist. RPGamer was given the opportunity to talk to Crazy Goat Games’s Janina Wojciechowska and Maciej Struzyna about the game, including its inspirations and mechanics. This article is based on an audio interview, with some edits for clarity and conciseness.

New screenshots released for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - DSO

GSC GameWorld has released three new screenshots for the highly anticipated S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. These new in-engine screenshots showcase what the team has been able to achieve with Epic’s Unreal Engine 5.

 

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Cryospace looks interesting. I'm not a big fan of games with sparse vital resources though, and it seems to be a key feature here with oxygen and battery.

 

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STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE Mission Report: #2

Discover more about D.U.M.A. and Vanguard Assault in this second Mission Report.

Genshin Impact lookalike Tower of Fantasy launches on August 11th

Level Infinite and Hotta Studio announced that their open-world RPG, Tower of Fantasy, will open pre-load on August 9th and launch globally on August 11th. Tower of Fantasy is a shared open-world RPG with a vibrant, anime-inspired art style that looks similar to Genshin Impact.

Click4Gameplay I played The Unreleased Gothic RPG

 

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Mass Effect Trilogy - Companions Ranked

Talking about and ranking the numerous companions you can get to know across the mass effect trilogy!

Chernobylite now supports AMD FSR 2.0, gets new free DLC - DSO

The Farm 51 has released a new patch for Chernobylite that adds support for AMD’s latest upscaling tech, FSR 2.0. In addition, and in order to celebrate the game’s first anniversary, the team has released a new free DLC for it.

Ex Witcher 3 Devs Reveal Ninja Game Set In Feudal Japan - Screenrant

A studio formed by former CD Projekt Red developers, Dark Passenger, has unveiled its first project, which is a Feudal Japan-set ninja game with multiplayer elements. The game is currently untitled and is in very early production, but concept art has given players a first look at the location and era it will take place in.

YouTuber details Starfield Creation Engine 2 improvements - PCGamesN

It looks like Starfield Creation Engine 2 improvements are set to make the mammoth space game a showcase for Bethesda’s overhauled engine. Creation Engine 2, which is set to be further expanded on for future titles including The Elder Scrolls 6, has been much anticipated after a decade of games built on its predecessor. Now, one Starfield fan has highlighted some of the key advancements the new technology offers.

Diablo Immortal earns $100 million in first two months - Android Authority

A new report claims Blizzard’s new free-to-play game Diablo Immortal brought in $100 million in revenue in its first two months. It’s currently the 13th highest ranked mobile game worldwide in terms of revenue generation. The game may get another boost in money due to its launch in China earlier this week.