Arc Raiders devs had ambitions for “boss fights in that same arena of Dark Souls, Monster Hunter” but quickly realized the Arc are too unpredictable December 6, 2025 / admin / retro news Embark Studios wanted “all of that compelling pattern recognition.” Read More 2019
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The turn-based RPG secret sauce is that “you have time to engage on your own terms”, Octopath Traveler 0’s director tells me, which makes them perfect for “a wider age range” December 6, 2025 / admin / retro news Octopath Traveler 0’s director Yasuhiro Kidera and producer Hirohito Suzuki discuss the appeal of turn-based RPGs and balancing long narrative Read More 2019
“We are hard to beat”: 9 months since Assassin’s Creed Shadows, its associate director looks back on what makes this RPG the best in series history December 6, 2025 / admin / retro news Year in Review 2025 | Ubisoft Quebec’s Simon Lemay-Comtois on the intersection between Shadows, Syndicate, and the series’ wide-open future Read More 2019
The 10 best Total War games to play today ahead of Medieval 3 December 6, 2025 / admin / retro news To celebrate the 25th Total War anniversary and a slew of new game announcements, here are the best Total War games that you can pick up and play today Read More 2019
New Avenger Sebastian Stan teases that some might not survive Avengers: Doomsday December 6, 2025 / admin / retro news “We’ll see who makes it or who doesn’t.” Read More 2019