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8 hours ago

Diablo 4's next season won't have any new mechanics or a new theme because all the focus is on Lord of Hatred

Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion launches with Season of Reckoning, featuring limited new gameplay mechanics but maintaining classic seasonal elements.

20 hours ago

Diablo 4 Is Bringing Back A Classic Feature Fans Have Begged For Since Launch

Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion introduces a customizable map overlay feature, enhancing navigation and gameplay experience for players.

3 days ago

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred review - A compelling conclusion delivered with a panache that proves Blizzard still got it

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is a highly anticipated expansion that aims to improve upon its predecessor, Vessel of Hatred.

8 hours ago

Diablo 4's next season won't have any new mechanics or a new theme because all the focus is on Lord of Hatred

Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion launches with Season of Reckoning, featuring limited new gameplay mechanics but maintaining classic seasonal elements.

20 hours ago

Diablo 4 Is Bringing Back A Classic Feature Fans Have Begged For Since Launch

Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion introduces a customizable map overlay feature, enhancing navigation and gameplay experience for players.

3 days ago

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred review - A compelling conclusion delivered with a panache that proves Blizzard still got it

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred is a highly anticipated expansion that aims to improve upon its predecessor, Vessel of Hatred.

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2 days ago

What my zen week with a virtual power-washer taught me about gaming and life | Imogen West-Knights

Simulation games have surged in popularity, with a market growth from $4.86bn in 2020 to an expected $21bn by 2030.

2 hours ago

Expanse Beta Review: A Good Attempt At A New Mass Effect

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn beta offers a familiar gameplay experience reminiscent of Mass Effect, appealing to fans of the genre.

World Of Warcraft's First Official LGBTQ Pride Event Discovered By Dataminers - Kotaku

Darkspear Dash will be available on the Feathermoon-US server from June 27 to June 29, right when Running of the Trolls is set to take place this year and during Pride Month.

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6 days ago

There's nothing like an RPG over vacation

People of Note is a music-themed RPG that offers a relaxing gaming experience while featuring a journey of an aspiring pop singer.

21 hours ago

Overwatch Is Making Good On A Decade-Old Promise

Blizzard is advancing the story of its rebooted series significantly, introducing new characters and meaningful plot developments after years of stagnation.

1 day ago

Beast Of Reincarnation Release Date And Everything We Know About Game Freak's Ambitious RPG

Beast of Reincarnation, an action RPG by Game Freak, will release on August 4, 2026, featuring real-time and turn-based combat.

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3 days ago

AI Dungeon maker Latitude unveils Voyage, a platform for creating AI-powered RPGs | TechCrunch

AI-powered RPG platform Voyage allows players to design unique gaming worlds and interact with unscripted NPCs.

Television

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Amazon's Most Underrated Fantasy Epic Is Getting A Surprising Second Life

Amazon Prime Video is expanding The Wheel of Time universe with new animated series, movies, and video games despite the show's cancellation after Season 3.

1 week ago

The Division Was Originally A World Of Warcraft Clone, Says Ubisoft

The Division was originally conceived as a World of Warcraft-like MMORPG before evolving into a third-person looter shooter.

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A Palworld horror-themed dating sim spinoff is on the way

Palworld: More Than Just Pals is a dating sim with horror elements where players can romance and eat creatures from the original game.

1 week ago

Dragon Age: Inquisition Servers Going Offline Later This Month - Kotaku

Dragon Age: Inquisition's PS3 servers will shut down after 12 years, highlighting the contrast between enduring single-player experiences and short-lived multiplayer games.

History

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10 Ways Video Games Have Rewritten the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net

Video games have become a primary way modern audiences encounter the Middle Ages, creating a distinctive form of medievalism shaped by gameplay mechanics that emphasizes warfare and reshapes historical reality.

New The Lord Of The Rings Game Coming From Tomb Raider Studio - Report

Crystal Dynamics is developing a new The Lord of the Rings game, which would be its third game now in development, joining Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Tomb Raider: Catalyst.

Video games

Dragon Quest 10 Is Getting A Google-Powered Chatbot Slime NPC

Square Enix is partnering with Google to integrate its AI large language model Gemini into Dragon Quest X, creating a Slime character that players can chat with. This character will respond with AI-generated text, offering tips, tricks, and advice as players navigate the game.

Games

Hope For A New Open World Lord Of The Rings RPG Is Surging

Warhorse Studios may be developing a Lord of the Rings game, but conflicting rumors and industry challenges create uncertainty.

Television

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Baldur's Gate to be turned into TV series - without the game's developers

A Baldur's Gate TV series will adapt events after the latest game, produced by Craig Mazin without direct involvement from developer Larian Studios.

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Crimson Desert Review - Open-World Overload - Game Informer

Crimson Desert is a visually stunning open-world game with impressive technical achievement, but suffers from a confusing narrative, lack of thematic depth, and numerous frustrating gameplay elements that undermine its potential.

New Everquest Remake Rebalances The Game For Solo Play

EverQuest continues to thrive in 2026, with a revival as EverQuest Legends aimed at solo players.

Crimson Desert: Everything You Need To Know About The New RPG

Crimson Desert is a standalone single-player open-world action RPG launching March 19 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/X, built on Pearl Abyss's new BlackSpace engine with combat-focused gameplay similar to Dragon's Dogma.

Crimson Desert Review Round-Up: Dazzling, Fun, But Very Flawed

Crimson Desert launched to mixed reviews, with critics divided between praising its combat and visuals while criticizing its weak narrative and bloated systems.

I Fell In Love With Highguard And Now It's Gone Forever - Kotaku

Highguard, a multiplayer shooter that shut down after three months, provided deeply enjoyable late-night gaming experiences despite initial bland impressions and negative community reception.

All-Time Classic Dark Messiah Of Might & Magic Is Being Saved

Ubisoft is supporting modders in porting Dark Messiah of Might & Magic to the latest Source engine, with assistance from Valve and direct code access provided to the development team.

PlayStation Boss Had Two Joking Requests For Horizon MMORPG

"Hermen Hulst, head of SIE, joked that 'Please do not kill [a] Tallneck (a giraffe-shaped machine),' and insisted 'Please take good care of Aloy. It feels like I am sending off my daughter at the aisle,'" Lee Seong-gu told Inven, based on a translation by Kotaku. Aloy seemingly won't be playable in the game but it's possible she could still appear in cutscenes.

Video games

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Diablo II: Resurrected is adding warlock as a brand new player class

Diablo II: Resurrected gains the Warlock class and new content via the Reign of the Warlock DLC, available today for $25.

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Crimson Desert Will Not Have Microtransactions, Pearl Abyss Confirms

Crimson Desert is a premium single-player game sold via one-time purchase, with no cosmetic cash shop or microtransactions at launch.

Avowed Finally Gets New Game+ And A Photo Mode Alongside PS5 Launch Today

Avowed launched on PS5 with a major Anniversary Update adding New Game+, new races, Magic Mirror customization, a Quarterstaff, and photo mode.

Baldur's Gate 3 Publisher Says Morrowind Update Would Be Top Seller

Michael Douse endorses a modern remake of Morrowind with updated combat, asserting it would sell extremely well.

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Diablo II's new Warlock is a great excuse to revisit a classic game

Of the Warlock's three Demonic partner options, I found myself leaning most on the Tainted, which can stay out of harm's way while harassing slower enemies from afar with fireballs. The other Demon options both had their charms but often got too caught up in massive enemy swarms to be as effective as I wanted, I found. I also didn't see much point in the skill option that let me teleport my demon into a specific fight

Video games

These Final Fantasy Games Are Really Cheap And DRM-Free

GOG has added four Final Fantasy titles to its store, now available and on sale.

Baldur's Gate 3 Fans Will Be Very Happy With One Of Solasta 2's Big Improvements

Solasta 2 adds multiclassing, Unreal Engine 5 visuals, a larger navigable world map, new voice cast members, and launches on Steam Early Access March 12.

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No humans allowed: This new space-based MMO is designed exclusively for AI agents

Autonomous AI agents in SpaceMolt operate independently, share strategy publicly, and the developer relies on AI to generate and patch the game's code while humans merely observe.

Idle Game From Arc Raiders Publisher Offering Full Refunds

Nexon, the publisher behind MapleStory and Embark Studios' Arc Raiders , has apologised for what they describe as a "serious breach of trust" and announced that it's offering MapleStory: Idle RPG players full refunds for all in-game purchases made since the game's release. MapleStory: Idle RPG , a free-to-play mobile spin-off of Nexon's chibi-style MMORPG MapleStory , raked in a reported $100 million in in-game purchases within the first 45 days of its release on November 6, 2026.

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