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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


Total Articles: 3043


Total War Pharaoh - Ramesses is perplexed exactly like we are
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Total War: Pharaoh Delayed, but Only on the Epic Games Store

Creative Assembly announced that its upcoming strategy game Total War: Pharaoh has been delayed... but not everywhere, only on the Epic Games Store.

September 22, 2023 | 10:58 EDT

EVE Vanguard - a Shotgun With a fiery backdrop
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EVE Online Reveals EVE Vanguard FPS Module, New Expansion, and More

Today CCP Games is celebrating all things EVE Online at EVE Fanfest 2023, and it had quite a few interesting announcements for and of the venerable space MMORPG. 

September 22, 2023 | 10:19 EDT

Unity Logo on Fire With Rust Background
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Unity Announces Revised Pricing Policy Following Massive Backlash From Developers

Unity revealed a rather radical change to the new pricing policy announced a while ago, following the massive backlash from many of its developers.

September 22, 2023 | 02:10 EDT

Idris Elba as Solomon Reed in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
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Idris Elba Looks Cool as Hell in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Live-Action Trailer

Today CD Projekt RED released the live-action trailer of the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 expansion Phantom Liberty, starring popular actor Idris Elba.

September 22, 2023 | 12:47 EDT

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Kson's character Kei stands behind the counter of the Revolve Bar
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Popular VTuber Kson's Character in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Revealed

Sega has kept the character played in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth by popular Vtuber and YouTuber Kson a mystery, until now. We have finally met her.

September 22, 2023 | 07:26 EDT

Phil Spencer During the Xbox livestream at Tokyo Game Show 2023
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Phil Spencer: Japanese PC Gaming Market Doubled & PC Game Pass Subs in Asia Quadupled in 3 Years

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer revealed some interesting details and numbers about the company's business in Japan and Asia during Tokyo Game Show.

September 21, 2023 | 07:07 EDT

Baldur's Gate 3 - a Magic Mirror that lets you change your appearance
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Baldur's Gate 3 Will Let You Change Appearance, Pronouns, & More With New Update

Larian Studios revealed a major item that will be included in the next update of Baldur's Gate 3, a magic mirror that lets you change appearance, pronouns, and more.

September 21, 2023 | 05:34 EDT

A planning scene in Tom Clancy's The Division 2
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Ubisoft Quietly Drops Tom Clancy's The Division 3 Announcement

When you think about the announcement of a new AAA game, you probably expect spectacular trailers and fanfare, but this wasn't the case with Tom Clancy's The Division 3.

September 21, 2023 | 01:28 EDT

Embracer Group Logo Superinposed on Dead Island 2 Art
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Embracer Looking Into Alternatives to Layoffs, but There Will Be Further Studio Closures

Embracer Group is hosting its annual general meeting of shareholders, and CEO Lars Wingefors discussed the current restructuring and future initiatives to continue it. 

September 21, 2023 | 12:02 EDT

Dragon's Dogma 2 Advanced Vocations Mystic Spearhand and Magick Archer
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Capcom Reveals Dragon's Dogma 2 Gameplay, Apollo Justice Ace Attorney Trilogy Release Date, & More

Capcom just hosted its presentation from Tokyo Game Show, and the Japanese developer had a lot to share about its upcoming games and DLC.

September 21, 2023 | 11:03 EDT

Rusty Rabbit - Stamp Rides His Mecha
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Netease Games Announces Rusty Rabbit; Project Mugen Gets Impressive New Video

Today Netease Games had a couple of interesting releases to make at Tokyo Game Show, starting with a brand new announcement, Rusty Rabbit.

September 20, 2023 | 11:35 EDT

Final Fantasy XIV TTRPG - the box of the starter set
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Final Fantasy XIV TTRPG Leaked by Square Enix

Today Square Enix opened the store page of a TTRPG dedicated to the super-popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. The page was then taken down.

September 20, 2023 | 06:31 EDT

The Callisto Protocol - Jacob Lee Kneeling in Dismay
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Dead Space Co-creator “Pursuing New Opportunities” Less Than a Year After Callisto Protocol’s Release

Striking Distance Studios CEO and Dead Space co-creator Glen Schofield is leaving the studio less then a year after the launch of The Callisto Protocol.

September 20, 2023 | 05:54 EDT

Unicorn Obverlord - Illenoa, Alain, and Scarlett
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Vanillaware's Unicorn Overlord Gets Gorgeous Screenshots and Gameplay & Story Details Aplenty

Vanillaware and Atlus revealed tons of details, screenshots, and artwork of Unicorn Overlord, the beautiful tactics RPG revealed at the latest Nintendo Direct. 

September 20, 2023 | 04:33 EDT

Soldiers charge into battle in Battlefield 2042
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Criterion Joins Development of Next Battlefield Game

Electronic Arts is working on the next Battlefield game with its EA Entertainment arm, and a new studio just joined the party, Criterion Games of Need for Speed fame.

September 20, 2023 | 12:26 EDT

Synduality: Echo of Ada - A Magus on a Couch in the main menu of the Synduality Tokyo Game Show Demo
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Synduality: Echo of Ada Delayed; Gameplay Teaser Trailer Revealed

Just before the start of Tokyo Game Show, Bandai Namco announced that its anime-style mecha game Synduality: Echo of Ada has been deleted beyond 2023. 

September 20, 2023 | 02:48 EDT

Synduality: Echo of Ada Preview hero image showing a Cradle Coffin and a Magus
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Synduality: Echo of Ada Preview - A Promising New Anime-Style Mecha IP

In this hands-on preview of Synduality: Echo of Ada, TechRaptor examines an interesting new IP from Bandai Namco, mixing unmistakable anime style with mecha gameplay.

September 20, 2023 | 02:00 EDT

Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth - Kazuma Kiryu and Ichiban Kasuga Stare at the Camera
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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Gets a Release Date; RPG Gameplay Confirmed

Sega announced the release date of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, which is confirmed as an RPG. Like a Dragon Gaiden also got a new trailer showing the opening cutscene.

September 20, 2023 | 12:25 EDT

Starfield Ship Performing a GravJump
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Starfield Achieves Over 10 Million Players

Bethesda's sci-fi RPG Starfield has achieved another player milestone according to a post made on X (formerly Twitter), 10 million have joined the party.

September 19, 2023 | 06:57 EDT

Xbox Logo
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Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Casts Doubt on Massive Leak: "So Much Has Changed"

Microsoft was affected by a massive leak of unredacted documents from the litigation against the FTC, and Phil Spencer himself has taken to X to provide some clarity. 

September 19, 2023 | 05:42 EDT

Tekken 8 - Azucena
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Tekken 8's New Character Azucena Is a Homage to the Peruvian Fans

Back at EVO 2023, Bandai Namco delighted Tekken 8 fans by revealing the brand new character Azucena, and some may wonder why she was chosen to fill that slot. 

September 19, 2023 | 04:55 EDT

Fortnite Fishman
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FTC Prompts Fortnite Players Charged for Unwanted Items to Apply for Refund

Today the FTC announced that it has started a claims process to provide refunds to Fortnite players who may have been charged for items they did not really want.

September 19, 2023 | 01:13 EDT

Final Fantasy XVI Clive Art
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Final Fantasy XVI Sales "In Line With Expectations;" Square Enix Wants to Upgrade IPs to AAA Status

Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu provided an official statement on Final Fantasy XVI's sales and mentioned interesting plans for smaller IPs.

September 19, 2023 | 12:07 EDT

The Elder Scrolls VI - Teaser Screen Showing a Landscape With the Logo
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The Elder Scrolls VI Will Release in "2026 or Later" and Likely Won't Be on PS5

According to a document from the Microsoft vs. FTC legal proceedings, The Elder Scrolls VI will be released in "2026 or later" and won't be on PS5.

September 18, 2023 | 04:36 EDT