The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom mechanics have already produced some ingenious machines to traverse the world, bash beasts, and torture Koroks. But the most impressive creation I’ve seen so far is a surprisingly simple hoverboard that I’d love to see added to the game as DLC. Redditor Wise_Mulberry1065 posted their creation on … Continue reading After Breath of the Wild got a sick motorbike, I need this ingenious hoverboard as Tears of the Kingdom DLC immediately
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While Hollow Knight hopefuls wait for Silksong, another modern Metroidvania classic gears up for its second massive expansion
Metroidvania hit Rain World is getting a second major expansion with brand-new areas and another playable slugcat. Rain World had the unfortunate luck of coming out within a month of Hollow Knight back in 2017, but that didn’t stop the moody platformer from finding massive success. The Rain World: Downpour expansion already flooded the game … Continue reading While Hollow Knight hopefuls wait for Silksong, another modern Metroidvania classic gears up for its second massive expansion
Helldivers 2 devs got a letter from Alan Wake himself, and it’s great: “Their righteous crusade had spread like wildfire, gained thousands, millions of followers”
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios recently received a gift package from Alan Wake 2 and Control developer Remedy Games, and it came with a letter penned by none other than Alan Wake himself. It’s a fun read, an in-character mix of two game worlds worth of lore, filtered through the persona of one gaming’s … Continue reading Helldivers 2 devs got a letter from Alan Wake himself, and it’s great: “Their righteous crusade had spread like wildfire, gained thousands, millions of followers”
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s animators “really didn’t think” Tetsuya Nomura would approve Red XIII’s ridiculous chocobo-riding pose, but “he said that’s the one”
All the party members in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth can ride chocobos, and that includes Red XIII despite his leonine appearance. The pose he adopts on chocoback is pretty ridiculous, and nobody was more surprised than the game’s animators that creative director Tetsuya Nomura gave it the stamp of approval. “Red XIII is a playable … Continue reading Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s animators “really didn’t think” Tetsuya Nomura would approve Red XIII’s ridiculous chocobo-riding pose, but “he said that’s the one”
It’s time, Helldivers 2 community: Malevelon Creek is a liberation target for a new Major Order to take out an Automaton factory in Game Master Joel’s latest plot
It all comes back to Malevelon Creek. Helldivers 2 players smashed the latest major order, and now a new one’s come in to shut down an Automaton factory on planet Tibit, but we’re going to have to punch through some other planets first, and the infamous Malevelon Creek is marked for liberation once again. Helldivers … Continue reading It’s time, Helldivers 2 community: Malevelon Creek is a liberation target for a new Major Order to take out an Automaton factory in Game Master Joel’s latest plot
First big Dragon’s Dogma 2 patch notes add some RPG essentials players have wanted since launch: a new game option, graphics toggles for motion blur, and more
The first major Dragon’s Dogma 2 patch has added some essential RPG features, such as the option to actually begin a new game and toggles for motion blur. Publisher Capcom’s (almost unreadable) patch notes detail all the changes added to the game on PS5 and Steam, with the update planned to come to Xbox Series … Continue reading First big Dragon’s Dogma 2 patch notes add some RPG essentials players have wanted since launch: a new game option, graphics toggles for motion blur, and more
18 months into a massive war, MMO devs give the Elite Dangerous community all the tools they need to win – but no instruction manual
The Thargoids have been “quite the thorn” in the side of the Elite Dangerous community for a long time. So says lead game designer Luke Betterton, who spoke to GamesRadar+ amid the latest development in a conflict that’s been raging for 18 months. Now, developer Frontier is giving players everything they need to turn the … Continue reading 18 months into a massive war, MMO devs give the Elite Dangerous community all the tools they need to win – but no instruction manual
After making Final Fantasy 14 more accessible to solo RPG fans, Yoshi-P wants an even more “fulfilling” MMO experience with better “refined” multiplayer
Final Fantasy 14 director and producer Naoki ‘Yoshi-P’ Yoshida has looked to the next 10 years of the MMO, teasing what plenty of the community wants to see. Yoshida’s PAX talk earlier this week offered insight into where the MMO has been and where it’s going next. While the headlines have focused on Dawntrail arriving … Continue reading After making Final Fantasy 14 more accessible to solo RPG fans, Yoshi-P wants an even more “fulfilling” MMO experience with better “refined” multiplayer
Dev on my most-anticipated open-world game talks about the exact things I was hoping for: roguelike build-crafting and cool hoverboards in Hyper Light Breaker
When we sat down to chat with Chris Bullock, lead animator on open-world roguelike Hyper Light Breaker at developer Heart Machine, nobody had beaten its GDC demo yet. The show’s recent demo was an exciting up-close look at what’s quickly become my personal most-anticipated open-world game of the year, and Bullock’s comments on some of … Continue reading Dev on my most-anticipated open-world game talks about the exact things I was hoping for: roguelike build-crafting and cool hoverboards in Hyper Light Breaker
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Vincent didn’t know he was voicing the JRPG’s fan-favorite antihero until he was in the studio: “It kind of broke me in a beautiful way”
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Vincent Valentine actor Matthew Mercer has revealed the role was sprung on him as a last-minute surprise because Square Enix knew how much he wanted the part. During the fourth episode of Square Enix’s ‘Voicing Icons’ YouTube video series, Mercer explained just how big a fan of Final Fantasy 7 he … Continue reading Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Vincent didn’t know he was voicing the JRPG’s fan-favorite antihero until he was in the studio: “It kind of broke me in a beautiful way”