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The Blood of Dawnwalker review: “Despite clear Witcher 3 DNA, I wish this vampire RPG was messier”
Time is always passing in The Blood of Dawnwalker. Time is also always static in The Blood of Dawnwalker. In this vampiric…
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Fresh Cartridge reporter. Covers launches, remasters and the modern retro scene as it happens. Owns more handhelds than handbags, has opinions about all of them, and filed this bio from a Game Boy she modded herself.
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Ex-Devil May Cry devs were tired of 40-hour ARPGs, so new zombie brawler Stupid Never Dies only takes 20 minutes to “feel the progression”
Progression that’s too slow can make any game feel plodding, especially action-RPGs. The devs behind Stupid Never Dies, a flashy, zombie-themed take…
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword review: “It’s no Sekiro, but goofiness, accessibility, and tight combat help this rough diamond shine”
Despite the fact that you collect souls from fallen enemies, Onimusha: Way of the Sword is not a Soulslike. In fact, if…
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Stellar Blade and Lies of P “really made developers in Korea take up the challenge for console games,” says Shift Up technical director
Stellar Blade and Lies of P impacted the Korean games industry in much the same way that Black Myth: Wukong hit China,…
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PlayStation announces State of Play for this week featuring “an extended look” at Final Fantasy 7 Revelation
A new PlayStation State of Play is airing this week, it’s been confirmed, and there’s some great news for fans eager to…
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Metro 2039 devs say “it never feels good” to see gameplay leaks, but promise the FPS will have been worth the 7-year wait
GTA 6 isn’t the only upcoming video game that has suffered from extreme leakage in 2026. While the spotlight is undoubtedly on…
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Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest creators’ Xbox 360 RPG Blue Dragon is finally playable on PC thanks to fans
Blue Dragon – Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s first RPG after leaving Square Enix – is finally free from the Xbox 360…
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Dune: Awakening’s players might be 80% PvE, but devs are considering ways to spice PvP up in the future with “faction versus faction” and more
Joel Bylos, CCO at Funcom has revealed that while Dune: Awakening‘s community is mostly interested in PvE, the devs are looking into…
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Metal Gear Solid 4’s DLC might only be saved thanks to the uncelebrated work of fan preservationists
Metal Gear Solid 4’s new re-release in Master Collection Vol 2 features a reference to a fan-made Metal Gear Online project. Back…
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Mayday directors on turning Kenneth Branagh into the Russian John Wick: “He was super hands-on”
Apple TV action-comedy Mayday stars Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh as a mismatched American and Russian odd couple, but you might be…