The newly announced Diablo 5 is a significant departure from series convention in a number of ways. Chiefly, the game won’t feature any towns or safe zones and will instead offer adventurers the lesser but still cozy comforts of a team of followers that form a caravan around the player, acting as something of a […]
2019Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Diablo, Diablo 4’s 15th season, Season of Hell’s Legacy, is a fitting celebration of the action RPG series’ entire history, going all the way back to the very first game from 1996. Blizzard’s Diablo team spent the majority of their time on stage at BlizzCon 2026 talking about the […]
2019Rockstar wants people to love GTA 6‘s Jason and Lucia just as much as they did with Red Dead Redemption 2 protagonist Arthur Morgan. Red Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan is one of the most beloved video game protagonists of all-time. Even as someone who did not completely love it as a game at times […]
2019A former BioWare lead says Mass Effect’s development was built on a ton of impossible goals and massive ambition. Speaking to FRVR, Mass Effect cinematic designer Armando Troisi spoke about game director Casey Hudson, recounting, “He would put these impossible goals in front of us,” adding, “He was just like, ‘okay, this is what we […]
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The Final Fantasy 7 Revelation team had to have an “emergency meeting” to rebuild Knights of the Round and turn the iconic summon into a boss battle worthy of their legacy. Square Enix’s first pass apparently didn’t kick enough butt. Final Fantasy 7’s Knights of the Round materia is legendary – it’s easily one of […]
2019BlizzCon 2026 is well underway, but some of the show’s biggest announcements aren’t due to come out for years. StarCraft’s debut trailer ended with a 2030 release window attached. Diablo 5’s reveal similarly included a 2029 promise – a strange move for a publisher as big as Blizzard Entertainment. Big game announcements nowadays don’t specify […]
2019The Legend of Zelda is a video game as ritual. It’s enlivened by ingenious variations from one game to the next, but Nintendo’s adventures in the land of Hyrule remain absorbed in the pleasures of careful repetition. These games are curated as much as they are designed; they’re gardens rather than wildernesses. And so, at […]
2019After it was memed from the moment the game was announced, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has confirmed that jumping out of the Highwind Fortnite-style was indeed inspired by Fortnite, though only partly. The Highwind is set to be the central mechanic of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. The massive airship that transports the […]
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