Arcane season 2 showrunner says the $250 million budget was "risky," but "it's just nice to see that we didn't waste people's money"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. By now you’ve probably read several stories aboutArcane’s reported $250 million budget. “If you don’t stick the landing, you’re an idiot. And there’s really no way around it.” Arcanehas certainly stuck the landing. Those poor naive people, they don’t know what they’re getting themselves into. “There was a book called Loon Shots,” Linke explains....

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 185 words · Ronald Hill

Avowed lead isn't worried about launching between Assassin's Creed Shadows and Monster Hunter Wilds because you're never "going to find a window where absolutely nothing is coming out"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. After all, you’ll never get a launch month truly free from competition. But we’re very confident that Avowed is going to stand on its own. Thankfully, it looks like Avowed is coming together nicely. Avowed is set to release next year on February 18.

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 61 words · Karen Rice

Avowed might look like Skyrim, but its director says Obsidian's new fantasy RPG is actually much closer to The Outer Worlds than anything from Bethesda

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. In an interview with GamesRadar+, game director Carrie Patel was asked about the comparisons being drawn betweenAvowedandSkyrim. But according to Patel, that’s not necessarily how the game actually plays out. Still, the Skyrim comparisons remain there for all to see.

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 57 words · Bruce Gonzalez

Avowed's party camp feature captures what I love most about RPGs like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Baldur's Gate 3

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. In many ways, companions in RPGs act as our guides. This month, we’re diving into the highly anticipatedupcoming Obsidian game. To find our coverage, visit theAvowed Big Preview hub. It immediately feels quite cozy and safe, away from the dangers of the region. “As a player, I love the companion moments. Whatever option I chose then improved one of my stats....

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 116 words · Thomas Sherman

Borderlands 3 creative director says "co-op has been radically underserved for years" and that's why Helldivers 2 was such a breakout success

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Like radically underserved for years. “Number one, we have to create a great game. If we don’t create a great game, nobody’s going to want to come to that game. I think that co-op itself has been growing year after year. If you just look at it, it really has. Sage goes on to say he’s a big fan of making sure you canactuallyexperience something....

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 130 words · Frank Brady

Borderlands 3 creative director says he left Gearbox partly because creativity can get stifled on 400-person teams: "There'd be great design ideas that would never bubble up to the top"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Speaking to GamesRadar+, Sage offers a little more insight into why that recycling could happen. That’s not a bad thing. That’s just a reality. So that was one of the things that just really attracted us to doing something like this. Becoming a developer-first studio was really big for us. That was part of why we started Ruckus, and that’s what the team was about....

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 82 words · Heather Garcia

Dragon Age creator admits "honouring previous game choices" is "a sucker's game" because "you will never be able to deliver divergent plot"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Set up an even bigger divergence for the NEXT game?" But you will never be able to deliver divergent plot. It’s a question of resources, and there’s never enough to go around." I just spent nearly 80 hours in Dragon Age: The Veilguard and somehow already desperately want more.

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 66 words · Ryan Miller

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director thinks an MMO team-up with Final Fantasy 14 would be a "great idea": "There's definitely a lot of things that could possibly come up along those lines"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “I mean, I get on very well with with Yoshi myself. We both trust each other greatly. We often get together and discuss things like the future of the Final Fantasy series, etc. So yeah, I think it’d be really good.” For now though, at least FF14 fans can rest assured that the mobile versionwon’tbe yet another gacha game....

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 76 words · Christine Tucker

I'm 100% sure that Arcane season 2 has introduced the next League of Legends champion, and I can't wait for them

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. This article contains spoilers for Arcane season 2. In the course of Arcane season 2, Mel Medarda is captured by theBlack Rose. Elsewhere, she’s able to move enemies around, and make use of some bursts of damage too. Mel’s reveal is 100% champion material. Riot has stayed awfully quiet about its new arrivals this year....

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 72 words · Jonathan Middleton

One of our most-anticipated JRPGs for 2025 was being made "just for fun in the beginning" and "everybody was working for free"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “Then it built very organically - just for fun in the beginning. Everybody was working for free,” he says. Even then, though, development remained scrappy for a while. It also hasoodles of vocal talent, from Daredevil himself, Charlie Cox, to mocap magician Andy Serkis. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is due to release next spring....

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 71 words · Amy Torres

Skyrim player goes on intricate murder spree by stealth-killing every bandit in the land, before turning on the Emperor for their 1000th kill

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Not an animal, creature, Daedra, undead, or automaton. Peterlerock says they achieved these stats by playing as an illusion assassin. “I never entered any vampire/dwemr/draugr content, and I pacify all animals,” they explain. “Think I cleared every single bandit/forsworn/black mage site in the game at least once. Have to spare Hagravens and random vampires (like Hern for Dark Brotherhood)....

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 184 words · Wayne Rodriguez

Super Smash Bros Melee Major ends up the first in 20 years to feature an all-new top 4, and the winner almost refunded his flight when he saw his "scary" bracket

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. The article has since been corrected, and we regret the error. Moky, Aklo, Nicki, and Joshman were the four finalists. Moky has been active since 2015 and is a member of Moist Esports, as is fellow finalist Joshman. This is moky’s only major win. Fox’s recovery move doesn’t offer much in the way of aerial movement....

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 154 words · Kevin Phelps

The Final Fantasy 7 Remake team's 10 years working together puts it "in a really great position to move forward and do something even greater" once the trilogy wraps

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “We’re still working on the third game that’s not finished yet. It could be the next numbered Final Fantasy. It could be a completely different brand. “It’s just so difficult to make these real, high-end games without having that experience base. Check out thebest JRPGsto play while you wait for the final part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy....

November 23, 2024 · 1 min · 77 words · Aaron Fitzgerald