Phantom Blade Zero -＂The Blade is Drawn＂Gameplay Trailer｜PS5 Games
Phantom Blade Zero gets its first gameplay trailer during Summer Game Fest 2024, offering up a first look at the combat and world of the upcoming action RPG.
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The new Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons book is a vital piece of gaming history
A new book from Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast chronicles the early history of the tabletop RPG, and therefore a vital step in the evolution of RPGs as a whole. The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977 will release on June 18, 2024, and compiles a slew of documents from the development and release of the first tabletop RPG.
Magic and gunpowder-powered 'souls-lite' Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is bringing a demo to Steam Next Fest
A new trailer for upcoming gunpowder and magic action RPG Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn has debuted at this year's PC Gaming Show. It shows protagonist Nor and tricky spirit Enki at work dismembering the undead and other servants of the vicious gods with axes, pistols, bombs, and magical spells. The biggest news is that Flintlock launches later this summer and that a demo will be out during the upcoming Steam Next Fest that's running from June 10-14.
Lorn Vale is a free-roaming apocalyptic RPG where 'interaction carries weight'—you also play as a naked dude wandering the desert
The whole 'choices matter' shtick has become a bit of a double-edged sword for RPGs, but post-apocalyptic RPG Lorn Vale takes a slightly different approach to players creating their own story. In the game, you start as a survivor sheltering in the sand-strewn wastes and rundown ruins of a failed world. All you've got is the shirt on your back—not even that—and whatever skills and stats you decide to take.
Avowed’s release date remains under wraps after the Xbox Games Showcase
The latest RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, Avowed, showed up at the Xbox Games Showcase with a new trailer but without a release date.
Assassin's Creed Shadows' dual protagonists look ready to turn the series' recent identity crisis into a strength
Even as someone who's had a lot of fun with the modern run of Assassin's Creed games, I have to admit they've been having a bit of an identity crisis. The common refrain is «Is this series even about stealth anymore?», and certainly most recent major entry Valhalla, essentially an RPG about a towering Viking warrior, felt about as far from the series' origins as you could get. Shorter entry Mirage was in theory a redressing of the balance, though even that felt oddly tentative about its return to Assassin's Creed's sneaky roots.
Is it just me, or do the newly revealed companions of Dragon Age: The Veilguard look like they're in a hero shooter?
After so long with nothing but vague teasers, it's a relief to finally see something substantial of long-awaited sequel Dragon Age: The Veilguard (formerly Dreadwolf), even if it is just a CG trailer. But I'm not sure that the vibes are quite right here.
Obsidian's next RPG Avowed gets a trailer hinting at a trio of factions—those who want to purge the Dream Scourge, those who want to tame it, and a secret third thing
Avowed is Obsidian's next RPG—and the cause of a lot of recent 'please be good' whispers from yours truly. My fingers are crossed hard that a team responsible for genuine bangers like Pillars of Eternity pull it off, but the whole thing's a big hard veer into first-person action RPG territory, and I'm not entirely sold on just yet.