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Strategy/RPG Those Who Came: Healing Solarus Released - Steam

With their world on the verge of collapse, the spacefaring Sainen sent forth a ship of explorers, hoping to find a new home to survive extinction. Work with others to create a safe haven for your people on a hostile planet and heal it in this sci-fi coop survival RPG where teamwork is key to success.

Best GamesCom Games in 11 Minutes (RPGs, Action Games, Horror)

In this video, we are going to talk about the games that I think were the best game of Gamescom 2022. We're also going to talk about the behind-the-scenes and our play session that we had with the dev teams, creative directors, and executive producers for some of these games.

Open Beta for Torchlight: Infinite begins on September 5th - DSO

XD GAMES has announced that the open beta phase for the next part in the Torchlight series, Torchlight: Infinite, will begin on September 5th. This beta will be available to everyone and will last until September 18th.

 

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Concept trailer for The Witcher 4 in Unreal Engine 5

TeaserPlay's Concept Trailer in this video we are going to imagine The Witcher 4 , the game is currently being developed by CD Projekt RED for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC we tried to use all the power and features of Unreal Engine 5 to recreate this such as Lumen, Nanite, Ray Tracing and Metahuman.

Wartales - The Great Gosenberg Trailer

Gosenberg, our beautiful capital, is a marvelous place, filled with beautiful architecture, the smartest and richest minds in all of the land and host to the most gifted of artists and performers.

Steelrising - What is the Assist Mode and How to Use It

Are you familliar with Soulslikes games? They come with their fair share of challenges. Hard to beat monsters, even harder Bosses; stamina management or finding your body where you last died not to lose everything you possess... All these features might be very appealing to you, if you like Souls like we do. Yet, it might also be seen as a drawback for those seeking to have a more story-driven experience or a less punitive gameplay. We wanted the game to enjoyed by everyone, thus the Assist mode.

SWTOR In-Game Events for September - BioWare

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.

 

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Mortismal Gaming Pathfinder: WotR - Patch 1.4 Highlights

Just touching on some of changes and fixes added with Patch 1.4 that launched alongside the new DLC, The Treasure Of The Midnight Isles!

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem Monthly Development Update - Steam

It has been a few weeks since we launched Controller Support and the UI overhaul for Wolcen with patch 1.1.6.0 (you can find the patch notes here if you missed it!). Reading your feedback on this long-gestating project has been wonderful, and we are delighted with how well-received it has been. However, there is always room to improve, so, today we want to cover the future changes and additions coming to Controller Support and the UI for all users. We also have some news to share about a transition to a new Online Back End that we have been working on for a while. And finally, for those of you craving some balance in your lives, we will be divulging some information regarding our plans and progress for balancing . Read on!

Square Enix's Tokyo Game Show 2022 Lineup Revealed - RPGSite

Tokyo Game Show 2022 is upon us with a couple of weeks remaining until it begins its run on September 15-18. The annual game event has been where Japanese publishers showcase a lot of their games. And Square Enix, which releases many RPGs, is no exception to that this year either.

Hard West II Patch 1 Now Available - Steam

As promised, we are now releasing Patch 1 to the main game. Thanks for all the testing feedback and thoughts. Patch 1 includes all of the fixes/changes that we outline below. However, we're planning to continue to support the game in the long term, so we will have a lot more information to share about future patches and plans to continue to improve the game shortly. We realize there are some mixed feelings on the difficulty levels, so we're actively discussing ways to improve how those are conveyed and exploring new options for providing greater player choice when it comes to game difficulty. Please let us know your thoughts on Nightmare mode and the challenge it now provides with the patch implemented.

Bethesda forced Arkane to call its game Prey - PCGamer

Raphael Colantonio said nobody at Arkane wanted to use the title, but Bethesda gave it no choice—which is part of why he left.

It was a fairly widespread point of confusion, in fact, and not just among gamers but also at Arkane. In fact, studio founder Raphael Colantonio, who left Arkane (opens in new tab) in 2017, said in a recent Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences interview that Bethesda's insistence on using the name "was very, very hurtful," and ultimately helped convince him that it was time to go.

FromSoftware Gets Sony and Tencent Investments - Reuters

Units of Tencent and Sony will take minority stakes in FromSoftware Inc, publisher in Japan of hit action role-playing title "Elden Ring", via a third-party allotment of new shares, FromSoftware parent Kadokawa Corp said on Wednesday.

 

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Lost Eidolons Is Coming to PC Soon - Kickstarter

You heard it from the man! Many of you have been waiting for this information, and we have finalized the date–the PC version of Lost Eidolons will be released on October 13, 2022. The team held multiple internal discussions to keep the wait as short as possible, but still ensure a schedule that allows us to bring you the best Lost Eidolons experience we can. For those of you catching up to Lost Eidolons news, please read this post to learn more about the delay with the Xbox version of the game.

Neverlooted Dungeon, New Gloomy Trailer

In this new trailer, discover the new gloomy art style of Neverlooted Dungeon and some awesome new features. I hope you will like it, please tell me what you think with a comment below!

SpellForce: Conquest of Eo Gamescom Trailer

In SpellForce: Conquest of Eo, you don the robes of a mage on a quest for power. But what kind of wizard would leave his trusty tower behind? Your sorcerous spire functions as a mobile base of operations as you set out to explore the world of SpellForce in search of ancient secrets and powerful artefacts.

Mortismal Pathfinder: WotR - Five Of My Favorite Builds Gaming

Talking about a few of my favorite builds to use in Pathfinder: WotR!

Solasta: Crown of the Magister Wishing Well Result - Kickstarter

We're here today with the results of the Wishing Well Event. Three community archetypes have been created and implemented for the upcoming DLC featuring the Monk, the Bard & the Warlock classes. What are they? Who are the lucky winners? You'll find everything below, bundled with a couple of other runner ups we really liked. We've also saved the VOD of the Wishing Well Community Stream if you missed it yesterday and wanted to watch it!

 

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Square Enix announces Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden - Steam

The Voice of Cards series are RPGs where everything is shown through the medium of cards. Enjoy a truly unique gaming experience from the minds of YOKO TARO, Keiichi Okabe and Kimihiko Fujisaka.

Elden Ring is the new Skyrim - PCGamer

A group of developers who previously worked on some of the most monumental open world games of the last 15 years are trying to make their next one more like Elden Ring (opens in new tab). FromSoftware's unique action-RPGs have had a strong grip on the games industry since 2011's Dark Souls, but Elden Ring's massive success is the start of a new wave of projects inspired by its staggeringly creative open world design.

Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms Back from Germany - Steam

Monday morning and here we are, back in action, after a super crazy week in Germany. The team took a short break but a couple of heroes [Alberto & Giulia] drove to Cologne for the most important event of the year, 3 years later. Meeting old [and new] friends has been amazing, we missed IRL stuff so much . Sorry for being slower than usual in answering on Discord but hope you had a good time playing the game or just enjoying some vacation before September's restart. This update is just to inform you that we are fully operative, working on features announced with our first draft of the roadmap. Full mouse & keyboard support is our prio now, happening next month along with a very first update of the world map and new other features we are going to explain in details later on next week . Back to GC topic, a lot of people asked why we were attending the event and we are posting this to answer this question as well!

Hogwarts Legacy ‘Back to Hogwarts’ House Common Room Tour Videos

During today’s “Back to Hogwarts” celebrations, fans could tune in to watch “Back To Hogwarts 2022 – A Look Ahead”—a special presentation crammed full of news and updates, highlighting some of the exciting things the Wizarding World has in store.

 

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One Year On YouTube Full Time & The Anniversary Of Pathfinder: WotR

Today is the both the anniversary of Pathfinder: WotR and the day I put in my two weeks to go full time on YouTube!

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn New Gameplay Trailer

Get a glimpse at Flintlock’s magic and gunpowder wielding heroes in action as Nor and her fully voiced foxlike companion, Enki, team up to prevail against the Gods. Flooded by tides of undead, players must combine the might of Nor’s destructive axe and flintlock weaponry with Enki’s mysterious mystical abilities, strategically signalling Enki to gain the upper hand by harnessing his astonishing powers.

Roguelike deckbuilder Beneath Oresa set to launch on Early Access October 12

Beneath Oresa, a fighting roguelike deckbuilder, takes you deep within the city to confront your foes. As a strategist, choose your cards, upgrades, and artifacts wisely, but as a fighter, turn their positioning to your advantage.

 

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Conan Exiles: Age of Sorcery Update Now Live

Age of Sorcery is the largest free update to Conan Exiles since launch, bringing sorcery, an attribute and perk overhaul, a dedicated building interface, a cosmetics-packed Battle Pass, and much more.

Starfield Composer Says the Game Is Huge - Wccftech

Luckily, renowned Israeli-American composer Inon Zur appeared in a lengthy video interview on the YouTube channel Nikhil Hogan Show. Zur has done a lot of critically acclaimed work for videogames, ever since Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal and all the way down to more recent titles like Fallout 3, Dragon Age: Origins, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, Dragon Age II, Dragon's Dogma, Fallout 76, and of course Starfield itself.

Fallout: Why Did The Bombs Drop to Start the Great War? - Dualshockers

The post-apocalyptic world of Fallout is a big and long-running one, which means that there’s tons of lore out there on its myriad factions, the creatures of the wasteland, and the many vaults that sheltered (and, uhh, experimented upon) people throughout the nuclear war that ravaged the world in 2077. But given that the Fallout games take place decades after those cataclysmic events, not an awful lot is known about the world before the bombs dropped, including why the bombs dropped to trigger the so-called Great War.

Assassin's Creed Mirage Confirmed

https://twitter.com/x/status/1565369047461642240

CDPR announces a new special episode of Night City Wire

https://twitter.com/x/status/1565686110470144003

 

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Ars Notoria - Open-World Survival-Action RPG Fantasy Sandbox - Steam

Explore the fantasy world of Ars Notoria, a survival-action RPG set inside an open-world sandbox that lets you hunt powerful possessed creatures. Strike out on your own or play together with friends to build a sprawling faction, utilizing deep crafting mechanics and strategic recruiting of allies.

Thoughts On BioWare After Reviewing Almost All Of Their Games

Talking a bit about bioware as a whole and how I saw their games evolve over the course of reviewing almost all of them!

New Tales From the Borderlands - Official Gameplay Video

Check out 18 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming New Tales From the Borderlands developed by Gearbox and key alumni from Telltale Games who worked on the original series.

New Tales From the Borderlands - Official Character Trailer

Meet the new heroes from New Tales From the Borderlands. Fran, Octavio, and Anu will lead the charge as this trio talks, stumbles, and maybe fights their way to fame and fortune. New Tales From the Borderlands is coming out on October 21, 2022 for Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.

Siege of Shadowdale Enhanced Edition & Tides of Tethyr Enhanced Edition

Siege of Shadowdale Enhanced Edition will now be released in October 2022 - next month - with Crimson Tides of Tethyr Enhanced Edition following in November. Check out this post for details of the new features these enhanced modules will add.

With Doom of Icewind Dale landing in December, that means NWN fans get to enjoy a new (or at least renovated) adventure for each of the next three months, right up until Christmas. It also gives fans who haven't yet had a chance to the play the Siege of Shadowdale/Crimson Tides of Tethyr/Tyrants of the Moonsea trilogy the opportunity to catch up before Doom of Icewind Dale is released. You can read more about the play order here.

In the coming weeks, Patrons will have an exclusive look at some of the content featured in these modules. I'll also be sharing more art and music from the upcoming Doom of Icewind Dale.

Many thanks for your time and continued support!

 

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Everything You Need To Know About Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

Join Ian for an in-depth look at over 15 minutes of brand new Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn 4K gameplay as he tells you everything you need to know about the Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn gameplay based on a hands-off preview he attended.

Top 5 NEW RPGs of September 2022

Top 5 NEW RPGs of September 2022 - (JRPG, Strategy RPG, Action RPG, and Souls-like!)

System Shock Remastered Edition Update #88 - kickstarter

We have returned from Gamescom and there is much to share!

We arrived in Cologne, Germany a day before the show and met up with our PLAION contacts to view the System Shock booth in the main consumer hall.

Fallout 76 The City of Steel Season Revealed - Bethesda

Welcome back to Inside the Vault! We’re gearing up to bring Expeditions to Fallout 76 with The Pitt Update later this month, on September 13. When we do, we’re going to kick off Season 10 with a new Scoreboard, and a broad array of rank-up rewards, including the Auto Axe, Union Power Armor, and much more. This week, we’re also sharing a look at our plans through the end of 2022 with our latest Community Calendar. Read on to learn about Season 10, preview the new rewards, and catch the details on in-game activities through December.

Path of Exile An Overview of Upcoming Changes - Grinding Gear Games

We're currently working on a number of further improvements and wanted to give you an overview of what's coming.

Knights of the Chalice 2 Class Updates and Module Ideas - Kickstarter

Hello everyone! The latest version of KotC 2 is version 1.45. It can be downloaded here for both Windows and macOS. It can also be downloaded on Steam and GOG.

If you haven't updated your game on Steam or GOG yet, and you'd like to keep your Character Roster file, please be sure to make a backup copy first as that file will be deleted when you update the game.

In the past month, I've been focusing on new feats for the Mage Knight and Paladin, bug fixes, AI improvements and speed improvements. The Half Giant also gained a new feat, Skirmisher, which cancels the size penalties of Half Giants.

In this update, I'm also writing a little bit about my ideas for the new modules (scroll down to read).

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Rebirth 6.0 is available for download

Morrowind Rebirth 6.0 downscales dozens of custom textures that were unnecessarily large. It also upscales dozens of custom textures, improves a couple of models, and adds new textures and models. Furthermore, it makes the glass parts of Travel Lanterns feel more transparent and less ‘plastic‘ looking.

The Outer Worlds 2 Developer Auditioned For "Major NPC" Roles - Exputer

Obsidian Entertainment supposedly held "live voice actor auditions for major NPCs" between June and August, according to an employee's profile on LinkedIn.

 

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New Tales From The Borderland....seems to adequately tick some 'inclusivity' boxes... pathetic.

 

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Assassin's Creed Mirage Confirmed

https://twitter.com/x/status/1565369047461642240

It's playing in Baghdad. That's a setting I'm really looking forward to.

 

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It's playing in Baghdad. That's a setting I'm really looking forward to.

Wonder if it will be Early middle ages as that setting was already done in Assassin Creed 2 and it's spin-offs. Guess we'll see but I'm not liking the rumor of going back to the old formula. Also sorry to thread readers not to much news to share these last two days.

 

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I, on the other hand, dislike that setting - or at least I find it pretty uninteresting.

My preference would either be something sci-fi or give me a complete AC game set in the Aztec style.

From what I hear, they're going to scale back the RPG mechanics - where I would have wanted them to continue to evolve them.

Oh well, but it could still be ok I guess.

 

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From what I read hints suggest it will be about Loki's reincarnation Basil from Assassin Creed Valhalla. It was supposed to be DLC but was turned into a smaller spin-off instead.

Also yes it's more in the style of older Assassin Creed games.

I'm not a fan of the old adventure/stealth formula but Ubisoft decided it's the future of the series once again. The fired president was the one who turned them into open world RPGs.

I personally think it's foolish decision as the newer RPG versions sold more.

 

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It's playing in Baghdad. That's a setting I'm really looking forward to.

I thought the next AC would be in Japan, but that must come later then.

I don't know much about the history of this country, except tiny bits between 1900 and how they led to the recent conflicts. This region is not easy to understand without going way back.

I've always wondered if AC managed to arouse the players' interest in the real history around the different settings.

 

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I thought the next AC would be in Japan, but that must come later then.

Probably after this spin-off and before the rumored online Infinity project. After that seems the plan is to release smaller games that tell stories in different time periods for Infinity.

The continuity and plot of the games are a mess.

 

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Fextralife Top RPG News of the Week

Sony Acquired Savage Game Studios, Marvel's Midnight Suns Hunter, Star Ocean the Divine Force Mechanics, Square Enix Tokyo Game Show 2022, Voice of Cards The Beast of Burden, Black Witchcraft Delayed, and Hogwarts Legacy Common Rooms on this week of Top RPG News September 04, 2022

Pathfinder: WotR - Features I'd Like To See In The Enhanced Edition

Just talking a little a bit about some of the information around the upcoming enhanced edition and some things I'd love to see added in personally!

New Zelda Ocarina of Time Fan Remake in Unreal Engine 5 Video

i have been working the whole August to optimize the project , added new variables and fixed and sorted alot of stuff, added the whole inventory and made it functional, only problem is , the mechanics for each weapon is missing but im not really going to rush for it. New water physics for the game aswell when you slash with the sword. Patreon will get this Hyrule Field version to test! Join if you want to have some cool demos about the early versions!

 

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Marvel’s Midnight Suns Hero History: The Hunter

Learn the story of this all-new hero, the impending conflict against Lilith, and much more about the Midnight Suns from Comicstorian!

Forspoken's Potential Is Held Back By A Complete Lack Of Personality - TheGamer

Square Enix just released an extensive Forspoken gameplay trailer, and it looks pretty great. The combat has flashes of Devil May Cry and Nier Automata, while its open world traversal that prioritises parkour manages to feel like a strange mixture of Sunset Overdrive and Final Fantasy 15. The potential is there, but it’s sorely lacking a sense of personality to its setting and characters. Without this vital ingredient, I fear the entire experience will fall apart.

Dragon Quest & Comfort Food: Why “Traditional” Isn’t A Bad Word - ScreenRant

Dragon Quest has been around for over 35 years, and despite being trendsetting and innovative in its own right, critics and detractors often like to call it “traditional” - as if it were a pejorative term, something someone would say with a scrunched-up face with their nose pointed slightly up. Dragon Quest often gets called “traditional” as if it were a synonym for “boring” or “dull.” And while the long-running JRPG series certainly sticks to its big guns, it never feels weighed down by them. In fact, there’s something comforting about finding familiarity in Dragon Quest games.

Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader Impressions - Wccftech

I recently saw even more details about the upcoming CRPG in a presentation that lasted close to one hour, covering the lore, characters and their development, combat, and more. Here are my impressions of Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader based on what Owlcat showed me.

Star Ocean: The Divine Force Will Feature “Pandora” by Hyde

https://twitter.com/x/status/1566267307763965952

 

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Pax West 2022: Lost Eidolons Developer Interview - Lords of Gaming

Iron Lords Podcast and LOGNET’s very own Lord Cognito is live on the Pax West show floor to give us the latest sneak peeks, developer interviews, and more. Check out our very own exclusive interview with the Creative Director for Lost Eidolons by Ocean Drive Studio.

The making of Wildermyth - RPS

Wildermyth is an inspired example of narrative design, with some nifty tactical combat to boot. But when Nate Austin, his wife Annie, and his brother Doug began developing the game around eight years ago, the weight of emphasis between storytelling and combat was very much the other way around.

"All three of us had been playing X-COM a lot," says Nate, who co-owns Worldwalker Games with Annie, and is the primary programmer on the project. "And we love the stories that are generated. But we wanted a lot more detail about the soldiers." Nate and Annie were both working for Riot Games at the time, while Doug was finishing college. But the three got together at thanksgiving one year and sketched out the rough idea of what would become Wildermyth. "Part of the inspiration was to just to take some of those ideas, and some improvements that we wanted to make, and put it into a fantasy setting, because we felt like that would fit better."

In RPGs, I prefer reading books to slaying dragons - PCGamer

I've always been convinced that the best part of game development must be getting to write RPG flavour text. It's where RPG scribes can get weird or scratch a particular writing itch without the pressure that comes from fitting it into the main story, even if most of it ends up just falling into the nebulous category of 'lore'.

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Cassia Orsellio: Gazing into the Warp

For many millennia, the Imperium has spread the Emperor's light and His will from Holy Terra to the darkest reaches of the galaxy. As fearless explorers, Rogue Traders are often the first to take the plunge into the uncharted depths of darkness. This is why at every Lord Captain's side, you will find a Navigator: a noble mutant who uses their third eye to steer the ship through the horrors of the warp.

Tales From The Borderlands won't be episodic, says Gearbox - RPS

Back in the mists of time of 2014, the original Tales From The Borderlands followed the classic Telltale episodic template, with a new chapter dropping every three or four months. Gearbox Software's upcoming New Tales From The Borderlands, however, is going to be doing things a bit differently. As our PAX West team found out over the weekend, NuTales will still be split up into an episodic-style chapter structure, according to director of production James Lopez, but you won't have to wait several months before you can play them altogether.

 

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