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Ubisoft responds to Ghost of Yotei and Assassin's Creed Shadows comparisons as its own open-world samurai game slips to 2025, stressing its dual protagonist approach
news "All the focus" is on polish and delivery at Ubisoft
Zenless Zone Zero is toning down its divisive "TV mode" after "a lot of negative feedback," which means I can finally try this painfully gorgeous action RPG
news "We all think the TV Mode had many issues at release," ZZZ dev agrees
Ghost of Tsushima follow-up Ghost of Yotei announced for 2025, Sucker Punch's next open-world game is set over 300 years later and stars a female lead in Hokkaido
news Ghost of Yotei stars new Ghost Atsu
Monster Hunter Wilds release date officially set for February 2025, pre-orders open today
news Pre-order bonuses include outfits and a PS5-exclusive lore book
Helldivers 2 takes a big swing in its Galactic War by letting players choose the home of a "Democracy Space Station" which "could change the course of the war"
news Now that's a Major Order
Stellar strategy RPG Unicorn Overlord, my 2024 Game of the Year, has sold 1 million copies nearly 7x faster than its developer's previous game
news Unicorn Overlord is outpacing 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim by some distance
There are so many Zelda games that even for Nintendo "it's not easy to touch on the lore" nowadays: "We've been told by our fans that it didn't make sense"
news You don't say
One of last year's best Metroidvanias is about to get better: Blasphemous 2 gets DLC and a free update next month with new areas, bosses, New Game+, and more
news The paid Mea Culpa DLC brings an alternate ending with some of the game's "fiercest challenges"
Zelda games that can "fly in the face" of game design theory look like the future: Eiji Aonuma worried Echoes of Wisdom had "too much freedom," then added more freedom
news "It's almost as if introducing some freedom attracted even more freedom," Aonuma says
Nintendo lawsuit could see Palworld reworked or removed and is an investment in "unspoken fear," lawyer says: "Don’t cross us and we won’t do it to you"
news An injunction against Palworld could have multiple effects
Yuri manga fans rally to save a series they can't officially read, pushing it up sales charts and stunning its creator: "There are no words to describe how moved I am"
News Yuri manga fans won't let Love Bullet go without a fight
Bungie says Destiny 2 Titans deserve class identity that's "more than the sum of its fists," responds by giving them stronger fists – and also a lot of cooler buffs
news The Titan buff train pulls into the station with possibly some of the coolest buffs in Destiny history
Skullgirls creator is the lead character designer on this unsurprisingly horny Pokemon-inspired RPG where you catch and date over 120 monster girls and guys
news Miss Monster: Bound By Fate is a creature collector that lets you cozy up to your mons
Genshin Impact McDonald's collab explained – How to get the exclusive Primogems, glider, and more
Guide The Genshin Impact x McDonald's event is live now - here's how to get the limited-time meals
Analysts expect PS6 and next-gen Xbox to be "at least" $600: "PlayStation is clearly testing the waters with its PS5 Pro pricing"
news "I certainly won't be surprised," another analyst says of hitting the $600 mark
The DLC for my favorite Soulslike inches closer as Lies of P shares new teasers: "We aim to do better on what we did well and improve in areas we have room to grow"
news The Lies of P DLC is trucking along – here's a first look and listen
Dragon Age: The Veilguard lead says experience with The Sims was a big help when designing BioWare's next RPG – "How did The Sims 4 handle this?"
news "RPG players are hungry for that same sense of autonomy"
It's taken 4 years and roughly $900 million, but Genshin Impact is a better open-world RPG than ever after update 5.0
Feature Genshin Impact's new Natlan region is the best this open-world game has to offer
EA execs say generative AI is "not merely a buzzword for us, it's the very core of our business," then pretend to tell a computer to generate buildings live on stage
news The demonstration "depicts early-stage concept only"
EA says Respawn is working on "the final chapter" of Star Wars Jedi, and over 40 million people have played the first 2
news Star Wars Jedi is approaching the end
The early hero of Helldivers 2's big September 17 update is the Thermite Grenade, which Arrowhead buffed from 100 to 2,000 democracy-delivering explosion damage
news The Thermite Grenade went from underwhelming to overwhelming overnight
Skate 4 is finally launching in early access in 2025 after 4 years of teasers and playtests
news Skate, or rather Skate 4, is finally coming next year
Former Capcom, Ubisoft, and Riot devs team up for a co-op action RPG with a dash of roguelikes and a heaping helping of magical girls, and boy is it pretty
news Starlight Re:Volver also sports MMO-lite social elements on online servers
