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Elder Scrolls 6 can wait, as two classic Bethesda RPGs land on PC - PCGamesN

Elder Scrolls 6 is a long way off and we’re still waiting on a Starfield release date, but meanwhile, two classic Bethesda RPGs are on PC via Xbox Insiders

Why Fable is More Important Than Elder Scrolls 6 or Avowed - Gamerant

Microsoft's Xbox-exclusive release schedule is looking a bit dry right now. With the delay of Starfield into 2023, there doesn't seem to be many exclusives coming for the console right now. Depending on when its release falls, the next major Xbox Series releases may be Minecraft Legends or Forza Motorsport in 2023, which is not ideal. Despite a strong showing at the Summer Game Fest, Microsoft, Bethesda, and their various other acquired studios all seem to be either supporting old games or working on distant projects.

Elden Ring, Monster Hunter, and the end of my affair with health bars - RPS

Of course, the health bar isn't a feature exclusive to Elden Ring – I get that. But it's something that I've become much more aware of since I've bounced between Monster Hunter Rise and the Lands Between. In the thick of battle, I'm not only ducking and weaving between some claws, I'm also gleaning info from a horizontal strip of red. At the most basic level, it tells me how much pain I'm dishing out with every blow, but beyond this it's also a timer that doesn't tick down unless I act upon it; a reminder that if I'm to emerge the victor, I've got to punch the hourglass and get that sand to budge.

Starfield: 6 Things It Should Take From Other Bethesda Games - Gamerant

Starfieldaims to be a unique entry in Bethesda's line of RPGs, taking to the stars with a captivating universe driven by science fiction. It has taken great strides to distinguish itself and triumph as a franchise all on its own, yet there must be a balance in doing so. While it should strive to individualize itself, Starfield should not be afraid to take inspiration from other Bethesda games, chiefly from The Elder Scrolls and Fallout franchises. There is much to learn from these phenomenal RPG titles that achieved significant, deserved success over the years.

'KOTOR' Remake Isn't Looking Good - Cracked

The balance is once again restored as just a week after we got the cool news that the Star Wars The Old Republic MMO was attempting a serious comeback, we're learning that the much more anticipated remake of Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic is being frozen in carbonite. We're aware that all properties under BioWare have been cursed for a while, but the KOTOR remake wasn't even being held by them. The reins of the project belong to Aspyr, a company known mostly for mobile ports that's seemingly based on the planet Mustafar because its offices have been trying to put out fires for the entire duration of the project.

 

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Mortismal Gaming Checks Out: Hard West 2

Talking a bit about Hard West 2 an upcoming turn based tactics game taking place in a supernaturally charged Wild West.

LOST EPIC Early Access Ends - Steam

LOST EPIC is a 2D side-scrolling action RPG about a war between gods and humanity. The player becomes the deity-defying knight, God Slayer, and explores the world known as Sanctum to bring the Pantheon of Six to their knees.

Sword and Fairy: Together Forever Trailer, Physical Release Detailed - RPGamer

Eastasiasoft provided a new trailer for its upcoming release of Softstar Bejing’s Sword and Fairy: Together Forever. The four-minute video introduces its premise and gameplay, including its action combat, exploration, party customisation, and card-based mini-game.

 

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SD Gundam Battle Alliance Demo Released - RPGamer

SD Gundam Battle Alliance covers a wide array of Gundam timelines through phenomena called Breaks, which allow for many different characters and scenarios throughout the series’ history to come together. Up to three players can tackle missions at a time using Super Deformed versions of famous Mobile Suits. The game will launch worldwide on August 25, 2022, for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines v11.2 Unofficial Patch Released - Moddb

The Unofficial Patch is a combination of the default Basic Patch which mostly fixes bugs only, and the optional Plus Patch, which is kind of a mod adding various tweaks and restoring a lot of unused content, including new quests, levels, weapons, items, characters, dialogue, graphics, models, sounds and original music! Included are also the optional Patch Extras which feature player mods, like shaders suites, as well as the Unofficial SDK and other developer tools for modding.

Monochrome Mobius delayed to October 20th - Gematsu

Aquaplus has delayed Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten from its previously planned September 8 release date to October 20 for further quality improvements. It will be available for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in Japan, and for PC via Steam worldwide.

RPG Maker Unite details 3D Character Converter - Gematsu

Gotcha Gotcha Games has released new information and screenshots for RPG Maker Unite introducing the role-playing game creation tool’s “3D Character Converter.”

 

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Temperia: Soul of Majestic now available on Steam Early Access

Temperia: Soul of Majestic is strategic competitive online card game. Quick, strategic and totally open-handed, every match is different from others thanks to the abilities of the creatures, the equipment, the powers and the elemental spaces presented in the board.

GamingBolt's 10 Things We Want in Witcher

Its been officially confirmed that work on the next Witcher (which we're going to refer to as The Witcher 4, for the sake of our convenience) is underway. Of course, the game only recently entered development and still has a long, long way to go before it's even announced, much less released, but as is the case with every other series fan out there, we have a wish list of things that we want from the game.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Hero History: Doctor Strange

Surgeon turned sorcerer? How curious. Travel back in time with Comicstorian to uncover the mystical history of Doctor Strange before he joins the Midnight Suns on October 7.

Grounded Is Getting A Full Launch In September - COGC

Grounded has been an Early Access game since 2020. Still, this has not stopped it from getting some serious success in the gaming market. In fact, it had 10 million players just this February. This is a big number of fans who are waiting for the game’s full release.

Thankfully, devs have finally confirmed when that is happening. Devs have confirmed that Grounded’s 1.0 release date will be on September 27th. Adam Brennecke, who is the game’s game director, officially shared the news to the gaming public on social media. The news coincides with the game’s two year anniversary.

Fallout 5 is Yet Another Game Bethesda Has Confirmed Too Soon - Gamerant

Bethesda is known for a few key franchises that have become cornerstones in gaming. This includes The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Due to the popularity of Bethesda's franchises, gamers always eagerly await the next release from the studio. Unfortunately, the wait is usually long, because the games are vast and take quite a bit of time to make. This is understandable, though the problem is exacerbated by Bethesda's tendency to announce its games earlier than necessary, and Fallout 5 is the latest example of this.

New Hogwarts Legacy Video Has a Surprise for Hufflepuff Fans - Comicbook

A new Hogwarts Legacy video has a small surprise for Hufflepuff fans. The new Harry Potter is one of the most anticipated games in gaming. In fact, there's room to argue it's one of the most anticipated games of all time. Right now, the most watched game trailer on the PlayStation YouTube page of all time is the Hogwarts Legacy reveal trailer. This doesn't mean the game is going to warrant the hype, but it confirms there are many, at the very least, interested in the Harry Potter game. With this level of excitement, every little reveal and piece of media becomes notable, especially during a media and information drought. While the game is still slated to release this year, WB Games and Avalanche Software have actually been quite quiet recently

 

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Path of Exile August Expansion Name Reveal - Grinding Gear Games

In the livestream, you'll learn all about the new challenge league and other content of the expansion. We also have a small additional announcement we'll be making at the start of the livestream. After the stream, Chris Wilson will answer your questions live in a Q&A session with ZiggyD.

Twitch Drops will be enabled for the livestream. We'll announce the reward next week. Co-streaming is welcomed!

Path of Exile's Expansion Launch Date

You'll be able to experience the new Path of Exile: Lake of Kalandra expansion for free on August 19th (PDT) on PC and on August 24th (PDT) on Xbox and PlayStation. We can't wait to show you what we've been working on!

Dungeons of the Amber Griffin - Character Creator ENG

Gather your Team When starting the adventure, you will create a group of 4 heroes who will fight together with the enemies they encounter. There are 9 character classes at your disposal. There are two types of heroes in the game – those with combat skills and those with magic skills.

Elex 2: Things I Miss From Elex 1

I've enjoyed playing Elex 2 and it has some critical improvements to offer over Elex 1, however, there are still some things that I miss from Elex 1 which either didn't make their way into the sequel, or whose effects were lessened in the sequel. I'm not trying to bash Elex 2 or say it's a worse game than the first one, and this is not meant to be a comprehensive review, critique, or evaluation of Elex 2; it's just some casual ramblings about smaller, more specific things that came to mind while playing.

Gamedec Monthly Changelog, what's up next! - Steam


Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Pasqal Haneumann - Owlcat

Rogue Traders may be brave explorers of systems beyond the Imperium, but the privilege of pioneering uncharted space is not theirs alone. On their hunt for the mysteries of the universe, they are accompanied by the enormous fleets of the Explorators, which consist of countless battleships and research vessels steered by the Tech-Priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus. This religious organisation of scientists, engineers, soldiers, and artisans worships the Machine God, also known as the Omnissiah, and keeps the sacred mysteries of technology gifted by Him. Everything in the Imperium, from a common soldier's lasgun to the divine and deadly walking Titans, was crafted by the Adeptus Mechanicus. As they rule over thousands of forge worlds that supply Humanity with the tools to survive in an inhospitable universe, the scarlet-robed Tech-Priests' advance fleets explore the Imperium's outer limits: that is the mission of Explorators, who travel to the depths of the void to reclaim the gifts of the ancients, uncover long-buried secrets, and bring sacred Knowledge back from oblivion.

 

[Myrthos]

Everyone reading this, do fill in the poll at the top of the page.

 

[Ripper]

I do look at this thread from time to time, but I've always thought it's a bit of a shame not to have this news as part of the normal newsposting, when the site is structured around having separate threads discussing each newsbit. Sometimes feels like there's almost too much news in one megathread, and conversations don't really get going.

I wonder if it's time for Couch to return as a regular news poster?

 

[Redglyph]

I think it was more or less planned.

I'm looking at it regularly but I may skip it for a couple of days if I don't have much time. There's a lot and it's not really meant for comments, so I tend to look at the "official" news first.

I think both are complementary, there's not too much overlap.

EDIT: bit of personal preference, games here are sometimes more my cup of tea

 

[Kos]

Well, I like the megathread structure. If I miss few days of news I open this and I will be put right at the last item I have read, from there I can scroll for the new elements.

The News Watch has never been at least for me a consistent source of news since it's either just titles or a nearly endless scroll of items I never bother to scroll for long. So if because of RL I missed few days of news, they are really lost for me.

I also like the pick of news bits done by Mr Potato as well as the text length accompanying each item.

 

[Couchpotato]

Thank you for those taking the time to vote. I know the thread gets many visitors based on the old forum. I was just curious how many members glance at the thread.

Also yeah I try to post news that's not the same on the front-page but it happens.

 

[Redglyph]

The logs would show that.
Or simpler, a temporary reset of the #views to get an up-to-date estimation (375k !!), I bet it's a simple DB query.

 

[kborom]

It's an essential read for me, love watching the videos and it's good that old games are regularly featured as well. Many thanks Couch!

 

[Zloth]

A new Hogwarts Legacy video has a small surprise for Hufflepuff fans.

Those exist?? {grinning, ducking, running}

 

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The Waylanders: Six Months Later Abandoned

Giving an update to the Waylanders after reviewing the title on a very disappointing release six months ago.

RPG mode for Assassin's Creed Valhalla to be launched on August 2 - Gagadget

Forgotten Saga DLC - Get ready to face the biggest challenge yet in our brand new free game mode, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Saga. Dive into this rogue-lite-inspired experience as Odin battles Hel to overcome an untimely fate.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Lost Depths - Earthen Root Enclave Preview

Defend the Stonelore Druids from the Firesong Circle and continue your Legacy of the Bretons adventure in Earthen Root Enclave, one of the two new four-player PvE dungeons coming soon as part of the Lost Depths DLC.

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem - Monthly Development Update

We would like to give you a quick update about the upcoming Controller Supportpatch and a little bonus tease about upcoming content. We are in the very last polishing phase and will be able to deliver a whole new way of playing Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem very soon. Play the game with either a Controller or a Mouse & Keyboard whilst benefiting from the almost entirely overhauled in-game UI and the Quality of Life additions we will be shipping with this patch.

Outside of the Controller Support team, our other teams have been busily working on new story content for Wolcen, and we are now deep into production of a new Chapter. We hope to share details with you soon, but, for the moment, we can say that Chapter 4has been uniquely designed for replayability and will offer something for players who value narrative and players who value endgame.

Fallout 4 Mod Improves LOD of Distant Models - NexusMods

The LOD has been reworked, and now has more models and details, but at the same time, it guarantees you more quality! Distant houses, trees, advertisements, vegetation, can now be seen from a distance. High polygon count lod models guarantee a longer render time than the vanilla game, and textures are bigger in size to give more quality graphics.

Star Wars: The Old Republic - In-Game Events for August

Test your luck at the exotic Star Cluster and Club Vertica Casinos with the return of the Nar Shaddaa Nightlife event! Rare and extravagant rewards await high-rollers or those touched by Lady Luck. For those of you wanting a change in scenery, the event has broadened its horizons and is also happening on Mek-Sha. New Daily Missions and a rewards await all those flushed with credits.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Thank you for those taking the time to vote. I know the thread gets many visitors based on the old forum. I was just curious how many members glance at the thread.

Also yeah I try to post news that's not the same on the front-page but it happens.

Thank you for continuing to post so many interesting and informative newsbits from around the web. Keep up the good work.

 

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Drake is a New Narrative Driven Action RPG - Steam

Drake is a narrative driven Action RPG. Build your character. Meet factions controlling the distant desert planet called DRAKE. Face alien fauna. Uncover the mystery hidden under the surface. Explore this harsh Space Western World.

Mortismal Gaming Solasta: CotM - Warlock, Monk, & Bard Classes

Talking about some of the recent Solasta news, including it's Xbox release as well as the last 3 PHB classes coming via DLC.

Quick look at Space Wreck Game Editor

A short preview of what the game's editor looks like, main functionality.

 

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Baldur's Gate III Hotfix #27 Now Live - Steam

We’ve got another hotfix for you today, addressing several crashes and bugs. We’re also very happy to report that this hotfix brings Patch 8 to Mac players. We’d make a joke about metal support but we wouldn’t want to explode Neil’s head again, now, would we?

Conan Exiles: Age of Sorcery Follower Updates - Funcom

Today, we look at followers, which is going through a major rebalancing and update in Age of Sorcery. These changes come through various new features and improvements, such as the new attributes and perks, new followers gained through sorcery, and changes made directly to all followers.

MONOMYTH's Beta Update 1 (Return To Serpent's Bastion) Releasing Soon

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Hard West II Preview & Interview

Rock Paper Shotgun

A classic cowboy heist, in other words, and one I can't wait to try and inevitably fail at myself when Hard West 2 launches in little over a week - and if you missed the closed beta back in May, then make sure you give this week's pre-launch demo a try, which lets you play the first chapter of the game for free from July 28th to August 1st.

GodisaGeek

Following on from my recent hands-on preview of Hard West 2, I got to join a live playthrough with a couple of key members of the Ice Code Games dev team. Via the wonders of Discord I jumped in with Mateusz Pilski, Chief Technology Officer, and Grzegorz Ziemba, Lead Producer, to watch the masters at work (sort of), and even got to ask a few questions.

 

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Guild Wars 3 in Unreal Engine 5 May be in the Works? - PCGamesN

Is Guild Wars 3 in development at Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet? The studio definitely has an “unannounced project” in pre-production based around “an established online fantasy IP” – and it seems to be a new MMORPG game using Unreal Engine 5.

Diablo Immortal is doing great Despite Heavy Criticism - Nation World News

Diablo Immortal received severe criticism after launch and was bombarded with shoddy reviews. Still, the game is doing very well financially, and with a delayed launch in China, it has grown its player base by a third.

This is the status of Diablo Immortal: Since its launch on June 2, Blizzard’s new game has faced negative reactions and review bombings from fans.

Above all, Cash Shop and Diablo Immortal’s monetization were criticized, which is particularly strong in the endgame Pay2Win and uses psychological tricks to extort money from players’ pockets.

However, the negativity didn’t change the fact that the A-RPG turned out to be very successful. Sales of $10 million were reported just a week after launch, and the number continued to grow.

Nioh dev's Soulslike Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Playable Demo Soon - Gamesradar

The next action-RPG from Nioh studio Team Ninja, titled Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, will have a free demo out before the game launches next year, the studio has announced.

Former Dragon Age: Dreadwolf boss is making a New Game - PCGamer

Former Dragon Age 4 executive producer Christian Dailey, who left BioWare in February (opens in new tab), has joined D&D and Magic: The Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast to head up a new game studio called Skeleton Key.

Long Term Impact of Cyberpunk Launch Has Yet to be Fully Felt - Gamerant

Cyberpunk 2077 may have managed to redeem itself, but the long-term fallout from its disastrous launch has not completely played out yet.

 

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Gotham Knights: First 16 Minutes of Gameplay

Watch the first 16 minutes of Gotham Knights gameplay, kicking off IGN First for August with some brand new Gotham Knights Batgirl gameplay.

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Hero Spotlight - Meet Captain Marvel

The sky is no limit for this interstellar slugger! Unleash cosmic chaos with Captain Marvel when she joins the Midnight Suns on October 7!

Master of Magic Remake - July 2022 Developer Diary

So, we’re at the end of July now, and I am sure you’re all wondering how things are progressing, right? Well, things are going well. We are producing regular patches/updates (8 big ones so far) to catch bugs as well as modify features due to feedback and/or add new ones.

 

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Dying Light 2 At The Fish Eye - About the Chapters

Our Game Designer responsible for the vision behind the Chapters - Karol Langier - and the Senior Brand Manager - Anna Kubica - explain the philosophy behind this new in-game content. Who knows… they might even give you some additional insight into the upcoming second Chapter!

Dragon Age Inquisition’s Re-imagined in Unreal Engine 5

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 can already run on PC with Nintendo Switch Emulators

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has just been released on Nintendo Switch and it appears that it can already run on PC via both the yuzu and Ryujinx Nintendo Switch emulators. Not only that, but PC gamers can enjoy the game at both higher resolutions and framerates.