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Art shows characters from FFXII lounging around.

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A Ton Of Great RPGs Are Half-Price On PlayStation Right Now

Sony's pre-Gamescom sale has some great deals on PS5 and PS4

By Ethan Gach Published August 13, 2025

Pixel art shows someone approaching a town.

OpinionCommentary

Guy Who Wants To Turn His Viral AI Art Into A Game Explains Why He’s Not Using AI To Do It

An AI-generated clip of an old-school first-person RPG is too hard for AI to make into an actual game

By Ethan Gach Published August 8, 2025

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Octopath Traveler 0 Is Based On A Mobile Game, But Is Leaving The Gacha Behind

The prequel RPG is streamlining its story to let you recruit its characters throughout the game

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 31, 2025

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The Internet Reacts To The Most Ridiculous Part Of The Nintendo Direct

The Switch 2 Partner Showcase was light on new games but great for memes

By Ethan Gach Published July 31, 2025

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I Can’t Wait To Fall Into The Newest Octopath Traveler Trap

Octopath Traveler 0 will let players make their own characters

By Ethan Gach Published July 31, 2025

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Everything We Saw At Today’s Nintendo Direct

Today's partner-focused Direct showed off a rich selection of titles headed for both the original Switch and the Switch 2

By Claire Jackson Published July 31, 2025

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Persona 3 Reload Is Coming To Switch 2 So You Have No Excuse [Update]

The best version of the best Persona game is coming to the system it was always destined for

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 31, 2025

Opinion

23 Games We’d Love To See Announced For Switch 2 In Tomorrow’s Direct

The sequel system is stronger than the original Switch, so it's possible some recent gems could make an appearance at the showcase

Kenneth Shepard & Ethan Gach & Zack Zwiezen Published July 30, 2025

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Getting Your Ass Kicked In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Just Became A Little Less Frustrating

You'll be able to get back in the fight much faster, and with more info to guide your decisions

By Claire Jackson Published July 30, 2025

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Ranking Blizzard’s Proposed Overwatch 2 Collabs By How Much I Do Or Don’t Want Them

A new survey listed a few dozen possible collaborations, and I want some of them kept as far away from the hero shooter as possible

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 29, 2025

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Fans Think Nintendo May Have Accidentally Revealed Multiplayer For Pokémon Legends: Z-A

The RPG’s eShop page mentions a ‘Link Play’ menu Legends: Arceus didn’t have

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 28, 2025

Elden Ring Nightreign characters fist-bump.

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Elden Ring Nightreign’s Most Requested Feature Is Finally Coming Later This Month

You'll no longer be forced to bring a third player with you in FromSoftware's latest action RPG

By Zack Zwiezen Published July 25, 2025

OpinionImpressions

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Is The ‘Gooner Souls’ Of The Summer

The dress-up Souls -fest is getting review-bombed on PC, though

By Ethan Gach Published July 24, 2025

The Bests

The 12 Best Games On The Nintendo Switch 2

From Mario Kart World to Donkey Kong Bananza , here are the best games for the early adopters among us

Kenneth Shepard & Claire Jackson & Ethan Gach Published July 24, 2025

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5 Switch-Exclusive Games That Run Better On Switch 2 (Without A Patch)

There’s literally never been a better time to play these Switch games

Timothy Monbleau Published July 23, 2025

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Persona 5: The Phantom X Holds Stream To Address Player Criticism, Just Makes Everyone Madder

The gacha game has been under a lot of scrutiny since it came to the west, and the latest stream didn’t help

By Kenneth Shepard Published July 23, 2025

OpinionCommentary

5 Things We Just Learned About The Best-Selling Games In June 2025

The Switch 2 is now the fastest-selling console in U.S. history

By Ethan Gach Published July 23, 2025

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Xbox’s First $80 Game, The Outer Worlds 2, Gets A $10 Price Cut Ahead Of Launch [Update]

In July, Xbox announced that Obsidian's sci-fi RPG would be the first Xbox-published game to cost $80

By Zack Zwiezen Published July 23, 2025

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R.I.P. Julian LeFay, The Father Of The Elder Scrolls

The lead developer on The Elder Scrolls: Arena and Daggerfall died yesterday

By John Walker Published July 23, 2025

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New Awesome-Looking Fallout Shooter Is Actually A Fan-Made Doom Mod

Fallout: Bakersfield could end up being the coolest Fallout game in years

By Zack Zwiezen Published July 22, 2025