Category Archives: RPG

Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 03:20 BST

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition pulled, sequel and Android port on hold

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A mysterious issues between Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition developer Beamdog and its publisher has stalled both projects.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 02:59 BST

Final Fantasy 15 E3 gameplay shows a high level Noctis

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Describing Final Fantasy 15′s combat, director Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that players won’t have access to all the skills and abilities Noctis uses in gameplay footage released at E3.

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Thu, Jun 20, 2013 | 00:32 BST

Witcher 3 dev: too many features make for an “average, crappy game”

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CD Projekt RED is prepared to cross a few things off its wishlist if it makes The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt a better game.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 23:27 BST

Mass Effect’s original writer discusses alternate ending plans

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Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 writer Drew Karpyshyn has detailed the vague plans he had for the ending of Mass Effect 3 before exiting the project. Some Mass Effect trilogy spoilers follow.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 22:53 BST

Princess of Arcadias gets first images

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Nippon Ichi has released some devastatingly colourful artwork as well as the first screenshots for its new side-scrolling RPG, Princess of Arcadias. We don’t know very much about the PlayStation 3 exclusive just yet except that it stars a crowned girl – presumably the titular princess – kicking all kinds of arse with a variety of enormous weapons. Visit AllGamesBeta to check out the gallery.

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 21:10 BST

The Witcher 2 – considerably large update inbound within the next couple of weeks

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The Witcher 2 is being updated considerably with a new patch. Among the large list of changed, additions and the like, you will see balances to combat, new animations and and a myriad of other things. The patch was developed by The Witcher 3 developer Andrzej Kwiatkowski, in his spare time, and should be ready in a coupe of weeks. You can view the awesome wall of patch notes over on PCgamesN.

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 19:26 BST

Suda 51 “always up to the idea” of returning to No More Heroes

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Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi Suda has said he’s “always up to the idea” of creating another No More Heroes game. Speaking with Joystiq, Suda 51 said: “Travis [Touchdown] is one of the characters I’m really fond of, that means a lot to me. So if there was the opportunity to create another sequel then yeah, I’m always up to the idea.” Until then, fans can appease themselves with Killer is Dead on PS3 and Xbox 360 in August.

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 22:20 BST

Transistor video shows 15 minutes of PS4 gameplay

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A 15 minute video of Supergiant Games’s Transistor is posted below. The game is due in 2014 and will be released on PS4 and Steam. Thanks, EdNorton.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 13:45 BST

Dragon Age: Inquisition team may “throw it over to the cloud” if it can “be smart” with it

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Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Aaryn Flynn feels the next console generation is “long overdue” and the computing power behind the tech “enables so many things.”

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 12:56 BST

Kingdom Hearts 3 follows Dream Drop Distance, Nomura discusses combat & tech

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Kingdom Hearts 3 is a proper sequel that follows Nintendo 3DS romp Dream Drop Distance, and will conclude the ‘Dark Seeker’ saga, according to director Tetsuya Nomura.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 10:44 BST

Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina DLC weapons revealed, mad fantasy names included

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Borderlands 2 developer Gearbox Software has released a gallery of weapon images from the game’s fourth DLC pack, Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon’s Keep. They all have mad fantasy RPG names like ‘Casual SWORDSPLOSION!!!’ and look quite lethal.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 15:22 BST

Mass Effect 4 & Dragon Age 3 to share core mechanics, says BioWare

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Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age 3: Inquisition will share several common features under the hood, developer BioWare has confirmed. The first draft of Mass Effect 4′s design document has also been completed.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 09:47 BST

Final Fantasy 15: Nomura explains switch from Versus 13, talks next-gen leap

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Final Fantasy 15 was revealed as the new name for Final Fantasy 13 Versus at E3 last week, and director Tetsuya Nomura has revealed to Famitsu exactly what prompted the change.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 03:24 BST

Mass Effect, Dragon Age staff going to San Diego Comic Con

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Hit up the Dark Horse booth at San Diego Comic Con to check in with BioWare and view exclusive merchandise.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 03:12 BST

Everquest 2 EU services transfer to ProSieben this week

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Sony Online Entertainment will transfer management of Everquest 2 in Europe across to ProSieben sometime this week.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 02:18 BST

Youkai Watch video demonstrates battles, ghost hunting

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Here’s a new video showing off the battle system and exploration in Level-5′s new 3DS game, Youkai Watch. We have no idea if this is coming west yet, but Steph and I are basically in raptures over every video of it so you can bet we’re gonna post ‘em.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 01:24 BST

Star Wars: The Old Republic hosting double XP weekends

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BioWare has announced a number of double XP weekends for Star Wars: The Old Republic to be held over northern summer.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 23:59 BST

EverQuest Next confirmed as official title of new MMORPG

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EverQuest franchise diector Dave Georgeson has confirmed on Twitter that the next EverQuest game is officially titled EverQuest Next. The game was announced under the same moniker way back in 2010, but it was described as a working title only. We’ve heard very little since, although Massively reports development was completely rebooted at least once, so don’t hold your breath; that said, there are hints we may see it this year.

Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 22:55 BST

Deep Down is not a sequel to Dragon’s Dogma

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Capcom has confirmed that its Panta Rhei demo Deep Down is not part of the Dragon’s Dogma franchise.

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Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 22:03 BST

Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva announced for 3DS

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Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva has been announced for 3DS. The RPG, vehicle combat titles takes place in a post apocalyptic world with an open ended gameplay and combat dogs.The game was announced via Famitsu and will be released in Japan this fall. Kadokawa Games will publish the title, and its DLC. Thanks, Siliconera.