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Giuseppe Nelva

Former News Editor

About Giuseppe Nelva

Started as News Editor at TechRaptor in January 2023, following over 20 years of professional experience in gaming journalism both on print media and on the web.

Giuseppe is a veteran of the industry and a proud weeb and gamer since the era of the Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. RPGs, MMORPGs, visual novels, and Microsoft Flight Simulator are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently strategy, sandbox, simulation, and survival games. 

Articles by Giuseppe Nelva


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A Plague Tale: Innocence and Epic Games Store logo
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A Plague Tale: Innocence Is Free on Epic Games Store as You Can Get the Sequel on PlayStation Plus

Asobo Studio's A Plague Tale: Innocence is today's free game on the Epic Games Store, so you have 24 hours to grab it before it's replaced.

January 3, 2024 | 11:58 EST

Baldur's Gate 3 Wins the Steam Awards
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Baldur's Gate 3 is Game of The Year at the Steam Awards; Starfield Wins Most Innovative Gameplay

Today Steam announced the results of the 2023 Steam Awards, voted by the users of Valve's digital distribution platform for PC: Baldur's Gate 3 came on top.

January 2, 2024 | 02:46 EST

The characters of Ace Attorney representing Micosoft and the CMA
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Microsoft President Praises UK's CMA in Aftermath of Battle over Activision Blizzard Acquisition

Microsoft president Brand Smith commented on the battle with the CMA that happened last year over the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. 

January 2, 2024 | 01:04 EST

The Key Art of Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
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Final Fantasy XIV Boss Naoki Yoshida Answers on Character Options, Inventory Slots, and More

Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida took some time on New Year to visit players on the Chocobo server, and he answered some questions.

January 2, 2024 | 01:03 EST

Microsoft Flight Simulator Airbus A320 by Fenix and Phenom 100 by Cockspur
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Microsoft Flight Simulator Fenix Airbus A320 Block 2 and Embraer Phenom 100 Showcased

Third-party developers released new assets and details about upcoming add-ons and updates for Microsoft Flight Simulator, including aircraft and scenery.

January 1, 2024 | 02:54 EST

Early Mickey Mouse in Infestation 88
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Game Developers Are Already Taking Advantage of Early Mickey Mouse's Copyright Expiration

Today Disney's copyright on the earliest version of Mickey Mouse expired, and the developers of Infestation 88 were ready to pounce. 

January 1, 2024 | 01:25 EST

Mark Hamill's character in Squadron 42 and Star Citizen Logo
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Star Citizen Just Achieved Its Biggest Crowdfunding Year Ever and 6 Years of Growth

Another year has passed for Star Citizen, and it's time to take a look at its crowdfunding tally to see how it has progressed in 2023. 

January 1, 2024 | 09:09 EST

Takashi Kiryu, CEO of Square Enix
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Square Enix CEO Pledges to Be "Aggressive in Applying AI" and Cutting-Edge Tech to Development

Today, new Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu sent his New Year's Letter, outlining the strategy for the developer and publisher in 2024.

January 1, 2024 | 06:02 EST

Dragon's Dogma 2 New Year Art crop
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Meets Dungeons & Dragons in Gorgeous New Year Art

It's no big mystery that the Dragon's Dogma series draws inspiration from Dungeons & Dragons, and today's Dragon's Dogma 2 New Year art shows exactly that.

January 1, 2024 | 12:14 EST

The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall
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Daggerfall Unity 1.0.0 Released For Free, Bringing Back the Elder Scrolls Game in a Modern Engine

After many years, the port of Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall titled Daggerfall Unity has been completed and released as version 1.0.0.

December 31, 2023 | 03:23 EST

Ghostrunner art and Epic Games Store logo
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Ghostrunner Is Now Free for a Day on The Epic Games Store

Epic Games has revealed the latest game made available on the Epic Games Store for free for a day to celebrate the Holiday Sale, and it's Ghostrunner.

December 31, 2023 | 12:55 EST

Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealyth
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Like a Dragon Developer Hopes To Make a "Big Announcement" in 2024

While Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is currently working hard on finishing Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, it may have another big thing in the pipeline. 

December 30, 2023 | 02:09 EST

Hironobu Sakaguchi at Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest
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Final Fantasy Creator Hironobu Sakaguchi Is Working on a New Game

Hironobu Sakaguchi is known as the father of the Final Fantasy series, and he's currently working on a brand new game following the successful Fantasian.

December 30, 2023 | 01:25 EST

The characters of Saints Row alongside the Epic Games Store Logo
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Saints Row Is a Bittersweet Freebie for a Day on The Epic Games Store

Epic Games has just revealed the latest game made available for free for a day on the Epic Games Store, and it's Saints Row. 

December 30, 2023 | 11:59 EST

2B in NieR: Automata
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NieR: Automata Producer Teases "Surprise" and "Big Announcement"

NieR: Automata producer Yosuke Saito is up to something, and that something might finally be revealed in 2024 according to a new tease.

December 29, 2023 | 02:58 EST

Art of Fighting 2 Key Art
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SNK Working on Art of Fighting Alongside Fatal Fury: City of The Wolves

SNK is currently working on bringing back the Fatal Fury series, but that's not all. A new Art of Fighting project appears to be in the fighting game developer's pipeline.

December 29, 2023 | 12:51 EST

The new cover art for Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
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Crowdfunding for Beloved Visual Novel Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien Ends Successfully at Almost 58 Million Yen

The crowdfunding campaign to port an all-ages version of the visual novel Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien (also known as Rumbling Hearts) to Steam has just concluded successfully.

December 29, 2023 | 10:03 EST

Anby from Zenless Zone Zero
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Zenless Zone Zero by Genshin Impact Developer Show Anby's Stylish Moves in Spectacular New Trailer

Today HoYoverse is showcasing one of the characters of its upcoming action RPG Zenless Zone Zero, Anby Demara.

December 29, 2023 | 09:16 EST

Microsoft Flight Simulator Airbus A300 and Phenom 100
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Microsoft Flight Simulator Airbus A300 Released, Embraer Phenom 100 Now in Beta

Today is a big day for Microsoft Flight Simulator news, with a highly-anticipated airliner finally releasing and more interesting reveals. 

December 28, 2023 | 01:30 EST

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Ichiban Kasuga Sujimancer and Sujimon Capture
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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Reveals Sujimon and Tons of Gameplay Played by Popular VTuber Kson

Today Sega released a large gallery of screenshots and new details about Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, focusing on the Sujimon minigame. 

December 28, 2023 | 11:15 EST

Japanese flag superimposed on a view of Tokyo
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Atlus, SNK, Too Kyo Games, and More: Several Japanese Developers Tease Unannounced Games

Several Japanese developers are looking forward to 2024 by teasing upcoming games and reveals that haven't been publicly announced just yet.

December 27, 2023 | 03:34 EST

PlayStation PLus Monthly Games for Jannuary graphic
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PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for January 2024 Announced with A Plague Tale: Requiem and More

Sony announced the games coming with no additional purchase required for PS5 and PS4 users who have a PlayStation Plus subscription. 

December 27, 2023 | 12:34 EST

The artwork of the heroes of Fullmetal Alchemist Mobikel and the heroines of Engage Kill, Kisara and Chloe Tang
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Two Mobile Games by Square Enix Bite the Dust, Shutting Down 13 and 19 Months After Release

Square Enix may be famous for Final Fantasy but it also has plenty of mobile games, which aren't always successful, like Engage Kill and Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile.

December 27, 2023 | 11:07 EST

Escape from Tarkov Patch 0.14
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Escape from Tarkov Patch 0.14.0.0 Brings New Location for Beginners, Achievements, Weapons, and More

Battlestate Games released today a new update for its popular extraction shooter Escape from Tarkov, numbered 0.14.0.0, and it's a pretty big one.

December 27, 2023 | 09:47 EST