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Skeletons and other beasties in the Hollow Halls dungeon, which is part of the new Enshrouded update
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First Major Enshrouded Update Aims To Test Your Mettle in the Hollow Halls

Keen Games has released the first major Enshrouded update, and it's bringing "daunting" new dungeons that offer fresh challenges and rewards, plus lots more. While Enshrouded has received a couple…

March 26, 2024 | 10:25 EDT

Simon Belmont wielding the Vampire Killer whip in the V Rising Castlevania crossover
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V Rising Castlevania Crossover Will Let You Battle Simon Belmont

Stunlock Studios and Konami have announced a V Rising Castlevania crossover, bringing a legendary vampire hunter to the open-world survival game. Per an official announcement, this crossover, which…

March 26, 2024 | 09:04 EDT

A character holding his arms outstretched in Dragon's Dogma 2
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Future Dragon's Dogma 2 Updates Include New Game Fix, Console Graphics Options, and More

Capcom has revealed some of the updates it's working on in order to address common player criticisms of recently-released RPG Dragon's Dogma 2. Dragon's Dogma 2 was released last week, and since its…

March 25, 2024 | 09:22 EDT

Image of Cinnamon Bark and Roe Roborant Creating Mighty Roborant in Dragon's Dogma 2

Dragon's Dogma 2 Combination Guide - Crafting Restoratives

Dragon's Dogma 2 has a phenomenal world to explore, filled with danger, side quests, and tons of different items to pick up as you make your way around the map. Our Dragon's Dogma 2 Combination Guide…

March 24, 2024 | 11:50 EDT

A rather colorful character made with the new character customization in Star Citizen
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Star Citizen Developers Want to Implement Body Customization but It Won't Be Soon

Cloud Imperium Games' space game Star Citizen is soon getting an extensive character customization feature focused on the head, but many players would like to customize their bodies as well. In the…

March 22, 2024 | 09:29 EDT

The Dragon's Dogma 2 DLC list on Steam.
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How to get the Dragon's Dogma 2 Microtransactions Free

Microtransactions in Dragon’s Dogma 2 have been a big point of contention, though most of the game’s DLC can be obtained rather easily in-game. With that in mind, this guide will go over how to get…

March 22, 2024 | 04:19 EDT

Key art for the ancient China-set survival game Pathless Woods, showing some of its characters and its art style
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Pathless Woods Brings Cozy Ancient Chinese-Inspired Survival to Steam Early Access Next Month

Developer AniYa Games Studio has announced the Early Access release date for the ancient China-inspired open-world survival crafter Pathless Woods. The game, which blends cozy gameplay with a…

March 22, 2024 | 11:17 EDT

A giant monster grinning at a human character in Dragon's Dogma 2
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Capcom Responds to Dragon's Dogma 2 Criticisms Including Paid DLC and Performance

Capcom has released a statement addressing some of Dragon's Dogma 2 players' most common criticisms of the game, including its abundance of paid DLC, poor performance, and more. In a post on the…

March 22, 2024 | 09:42 EDT

Upgrading the Herald's Helix magick bow.
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Upgrade Guide | All Upgrade Styles

Our Dragon's Dogma 2 Upgrade Guide will go over each way you can upgrade your equipment, including the type of stats it'll gain. Upgrading Gear Upgrading gear in Dragon's Dogma 2 is a slightly more…

March 21, 2024 | 11:45 EDT

Star Citizen - Hercules Starlifter Landing in Personal Hangar
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Star Citizen Shows Off New Personal Hangars Coming in Alpha 3.23

Today Cloud Imperium Games showcased in detail one of the major new features coming to its growing space game Star Citizen.  This time around, we take a look at Personal Hangars, which will be…

March 21, 2024 | 10:01 EDT

Character in a red and black dress looking to the side.
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Dragon's Dogma 2 The Stolen Throne Guide

Our Dragon's Dogma 2 The Stolen Throne Guide will go over how to get ready for this quest, and what to do to complete its main objective. Dragon's Dogma 2 The Stolen Throne Quest Guide As part of…

March 21, 2024 | 10:28 EDT

Talking to Waldhar in jail.
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Dragon's Dogma 2 The Caged Magistrate Guide

Our Dragon's Dogma 2 The Caged Magistrate Guide will go over how to complete this main story quest, along with another task that you must complete along the way. The Caged Magistrate Quest Guide…

March 21, 2024 | 10:28 EDT

Magick Archer firing off thunder in the desert.
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Vocations Guide | How to Unlock Every Vocation

Our Dragon's Dogma 2 Vocations Guide will go over how the game’s class system works, including where to unlock every Vocation across the world. Vocation Basics Vocations in Dragon’s Dogma 2 act…

March 21, 2024 | 10:28 EDT

Image of a player inside the vault in the castle in Dragon's Dogma 2

Dragon's Dogma 2 Vernworth Vault Guide | How to Get In

If you're curious what's inside the Vernworth Vault in Dragon's Dogma 2, I'll walk you through where it is, how to get in, and what awaits you inside.  Unless you're exploring the Vernworth Castle,…

March 21, 2024 | 10:29 EDT

Dragon's Dogma 2 Review Art
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Review - Arisen Once More

The original Dragon’s Dogma was always such an elusive game to me. I never had the chance to play it when it came out back in 2012, but I always held a sort of peripheral awareness that it was…

March 20, 2024 | 11:00 EDT

A character kneeling by a grave in Rise of the Ronin
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Rise of the Ronin Shows Off Painstaking Development Process in New Video

Team Ninja and Sony have released a brand new Rise of the Ronin deep dive video that goes into detail regarding the developer's painstaking process of bringing the game to life. In the video, game…

March 19, 2024 | 11:11 EDT

A shot of a player character in the upcoming Dragon's Dogma 2
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Global Launch Times Revealed Ahead of This Week's Launch

Capcom has revealed the Dragon's Dogma 2 global launch timings ahead of the hotly-anticipated RPG's release later this week. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Capcom reveals the game's…

March 19, 2024 | 09:01 EDT

Rise of the Ronin Key Art with the TechRaptor Review overlay
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Rise of the Ronin Review — Baku-meh-tsu

Team Ninja is a developer that I’ve become quite fond of in recent years, ever since I tried out the beta for Nioh. They play to their strengths, releasing consistently solid titles with challenging…

March 21, 2024 | 07:00 EDT

Artwork of Dragon's Dogma 2
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Director Hideaki Itsuno Presents New PS5 Gameplay Ahead of Release [UPDATED]

Today the Japanese arm of PlayStation and Capcom revealed some brand new gameplay of the upcoming JRPG Dragon's Dogma 2.  The gameplay is about 12 minutes-long, and was showcased on PS5 directly by…

March 19, 2024 | 02:44 EDT

Image of the Sphinx in Dragon's Dogma 2, with a tilted head at the player and their Pawn

Dragon's Dogma 2 Sphinx - How to Complete all 10 Riddles

Redesigned for Dragon's Dogma 2, the Sphinx makes a return with five new riddles for the Arisen to solve. In this Sphinx Guide, we'll outline each of the riddles, as well as how you can answer them…

March 21, 2024 | 10:29 EDT

Image from Dragon's Dogma 2 - The NPC Offulve is Asking the Arisen if they have the Jadeite Orb

Dragon's Dogma 2 Jadeite Orb Quest Choice - Offulve or Everard?

When you first make your way to the Checkpoint Rest Town, you'll be approached by a man named Offulve, who's searching for a Jadeite Orb that his employer wants. This will start the Dragon's Dogma 2…

March 21, 2024 | 10:29 EDT

Star Citizen F7 Hornet MK II
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Star Citizen Reveals F7 Hornet MK II Fighter and New Ongoing In-Game Event

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games revealed and released a new starship in the persistent universe of the space simulator. The new ship is Anvil F7C Hornet MK II fighter, an overhauled…

March 16, 2024 | 10:21 EDT

Dragon's Dogma 2 - Stained Glass Dragon
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Shows Heroes, Setting, and Monsters, in Impressive Video Starring Ian McShane

Today Capcom released an extensive new video about its upcoming open-world JRPG Dragon's Dogma 2, which will be released soon.  The trailer, narrated by Lovejoy, Deadwood, and John Wick star Ian…

March 14, 2024 | 07:12 EDT

Looking out of the Window at Seraphim Station in Star Citizen
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Star Citizen's Roadmap to Release Will Be Revealed This Year

Today Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games shared one of its traditional "Letters from the Chairman" in which Creative Director Chris Roberts himself shared his insight on the state of the…

March 14, 2024 | 05:32 EDT

Characters Created in Star Citizen
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Star Citizen Shows Impressive New Character Customization With Fabulous Beards and Tons of Options

Today Cloud Imperium Games released a new video showcasing the brand-new character customization suite coming soon to Star Citizen. This feature will be released in Alpha 3.23, which is tentatively…

March 14, 2024 | 02:57 EDT

An archer wearing a hood in key art for Enshrouded, representing the 2024 Enshrouded roadmap
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Enshrouded Roadmap for 2024 Includes Steam Deck Support and Much More

Keen Games has revealed the Enshrouded roadmap for 2024, detailing what's coming to the ambitious voxel-based open-world survival game in its next few updates. The roadmap is a pretty ambitious one…

March 13, 2024 | 10:31 EDT

A vampire rising from the crypt in V Rising
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V Rising 1.0 Release Date Set for May on PC, Later This Year on PS5

Stunlock Studios has announced the official V Rising 1.0 release date, and it's landing later this spring for PC. Unfortunately, however, you'll have to wait a little longer for the game to arrive on…

March 13, 2024 | 09:25 EDT

Taka Murayama in Rise of the Ronin holding out an apple
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Rise of the Ronin Showcases Main Factions and Their Key Players in New Trailer

Sony and Team Ninja have released a new Rise of the Ronin story trailer, and it's showing off the game's three key factions, all of whom you'll be interacting with over the course of the narrative.…

March 12, 2024 | 10:39 EDT

A sniper in Star Citizen
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Star Citizen Players Jump to New Star System for the First Time as New Video Shows FPS Improvements

The ongoing development of Star Citizen passed a milestone this week as players were able to jump between different star systems for the first time. In a test server arranged to test the feature,…

March 9, 2024 | 07:00 EST

Characters in Dragon's Dogma 2
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator Available Now for Free

Capcom announced during a showcase livestream that a Character Creator and Storage app for Dragon's Dogma 2 has just been released. The app is already available for free on all of the platforms that…

March 7, 2024 | 06:57 EST

Ryoma Sakamoto in Rise of the Ronin
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Rise of the Ronin Showcases Dynamic Storytelling, Player Choices, and Bonds with Characters

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment and Koei Tecmo released a new behind-the-scenes video of the upcoming action RPG Rise of the Ronin.  In the video, we hear from director Fumihiko Yasuda and…

March 7, 2024 | 11:04 EST

An Idris Frigate Flying Formation in Star Citizen
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Star Citizen Showcases Its Massive Capital Ship In New Video

Cloud Imperium Games released a new and extensive video showcasing Star Citizen's upcoming capital ship, the Aegis Dynamics Idris. The Idris is a frigate capable of carrying up to three light…

March 2, 2024 | 09:30 EST

Rise of the Ronin Key Art
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Rise of the Ronin Shows Off its Many Weapons and Their Gameplay

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan and Team Ninja released several videos focusing on the weapons included in Rise of the Ronin.  Each video focuses on a category of weapon, showing its…

March 1, 2024 | 11:04 EST

Tower of Fantasy X Evangelion Artwork
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Tower of Fantasy X Neon Genesis Evangelion Crossover Actually Looks Really Cool [UPDATED]

Today Hotta Studio unveiled the upcoming event that will bring the world of the classic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion to Tower of Fantasy.  The event will start on March 12 and it'll bring a variety…

March 6, 2024 | 08:03 EST

A thief character standing in a forge in Enshrouded
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Huge Enshrouded Patch 2 Live Now, Includes Big Balance Changes and More

The second major patch for open-world survival RPG Enshrouded has arrived, and it contains some fairly major changes that are likely to make a significant difference to your gameplay experience.…

February 26, 2024 | 08:39 EST

An Idris Frigate in Star Citizen
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Star Citizen Launches Massive Capital Ship Capture Event as New Space Combat Mechanics Are Discussed

Developer Cloud Imperium Games is continuing to evolve its space sim Star Citizen, with a new event and a look at new upcoming features and content. First of all, a new event has been launched…

February 23, 2024 | 10:56 EST

Several samurai looking serious in Rise of the Ronin
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Rise of the Ronin Gets New Deep Dive Video All About Its Signature Team Ninja Action

Team Ninja and Sony have released a new extended Rise of the Ronin video that provides extensive detail regarding the game's signature Team Ninja-style combat. Titled simply "The Fight", the behind-…

February 23, 2024 | 10:56 EST

Survivors fighting off zombies in Dying Light 2 with melee weapons and firearms
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Dying Light 2 Firearms Update Finally Lets You Blast the Undead to Kingdom Come

Techland has released the Dying Light 2 Firearms Update, and it's being touted as the zombie-slaying open-world parkour game's biggest update to date. Previous Dying Light 2 updates have added…

February 22, 2024 | 09:55 EST

An Idris Frigate in Star Citizen
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Star Citizen's CitizenCon 2954 Event Officially Dated, and It's Going to Be Big

Cloud Imperium Games, developer of Star Citizen, has announced the official dates and location of its annual offline event, CitizenCon 2954. The event will be hosted at the Manchester Central venue…

February 21, 2024 | 08:17 EST

The player character cuddling a cat in Rise of the Ronin
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Rise of the Ronin Details Beautiful Historical Japanese Landscapes and How You'll Explore Them

Team Ninja and Sony have released a new Rise of the Ronin trailer, seemingly marking the first in what appears to be a new series. Titled "World Vignette", the trailer revolves around the gorgeous-…

February 21, 2024 | 10:51 EST

Characters gathered around a table in a pub in the RPG Little Devil Inside
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Little Devil Inside Devs Break Over Two Years of Silence With New Kickstarter Update and Trailer

Ambitious-looking Kickstarted RPG Little Devil Inside has re-emerged after over two years of radio silence (and almost four years since the last Kickstarter update). The last we heard from the game…

February 21, 2024 | 08:08 EST

Image from the 2024 Samurai Game Rise of the Ronin with 2 Samurais about to Fight
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Rise of the Ronin

Rise of the Ronin is the latest action RPG by the team Team Ninja the developer behind Nioh and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. As it's tradition since Nioh 2, players can create and customize their own…

February 20, 2024 | 01:45 EST

A man in a hood smirking in a cutscene render for the voxel RPG Enshrouded
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Voxel Survival RPG Enshrouded Hits Two Million Players in Under a Month

Developer and publisher Keen Games has announced that its ambitious voxel survival RPG Enshrouded has crossed another major player count milestone. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) earlier…

February 20, 2024 | 11:03 EST

A character in Fallout London
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Fallout London Shows Massive World, Characters, Weapons, Factions, and More Ahead of Release

We're just a couple of months away from the release of Fallout London, the massive mod for Bethesda's Fallout 4, which will shift the setting to the devastated United Kingdom.  Today, the team…

February 20, 2024 | 05:32 EST

The Idris in front of Daymar in Star Citizen
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Star Citizen Reveals Some of its Biggest Upcoming Content

This week Star Citizen fans have been exposed to some of the largest content they can look forward to in coming months.  An event recently happened on a test server in which players were challenged…

February 17, 2024 | 06:06 EST

The Bogged in a Trial Chamber in Minecraft
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Minecraft Reveals "New" Mob, the Bogged

Today Mojang revealed a new (or new-ish, I suppose) mob that will be introduced in Minecraft for the upcoming major update 1.21. The mob is called the Bogged and it's basically a reskinned skeleton…

February 14, 2024 | 11:56 EST

A close-up of the new Tower of Fantasy simulacrum Yanuo in official artwork for the character
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New Tower of Fantasy Simulacrum Yanuo Revealed for Next Week

Developer Hotta Studio and publisher Level Infinite have revealed a brand new simulacrum for the open-world gacha RPG Tower of Fantasy. Yanuo is an expert in all things espionage-related, and she's…

February 13, 2024 | 09:00 EST

The ships flyable during the Free Fly Event in Star Citizen
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Star Citizen Is Now Free to Play For a Week as New Video Features in-Game Branding

Star Citizen is now free to play for a week thanks to the latest Free Fly event celebrating Valentine's Day and the Lunar New Year.  Players will be able to create an account on the official site …

February 9, 2024 | 05:30 EST