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RuneScape: Dragonwilds strikes a respectable balance between a fantasy RPG and survival crafting game. The variety of environments and hidden lore for those who want it give depth to an otherwise nondescript setting and offer many hours of content for those who can tolerate its crafting system. But, without having an attachment to the RuneScape series, or a love for chopping wood or mining ore, it’s difficult to enjoy past the opening chapter. Though there is fun to be had, I wish certain parts of it didn’t feel as tedious or locked behind a grind for materials.Dragonwilds expands the RuneScape…

I played Phantom Blade Zero at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, back in August, which, at the speed of the internet, means it feels like I had my hands on the controller about five years ago. The memory is vague and dreamlike, but it’s a strong one that left an undeniable impression. I also made sure to take thorough notes because I knew it would be some time before I could write about it.For my Phantom Blade Zero play session two months ago, developer S-Game Studio offered up the opportunity to basically play from the beginning of the game, encouraging a…

Paramount Pictures is making a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 movie, according to a Deadline report. The publication says the movie is set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, which began with CD Projekt Red’s RPG of the same name and has since expanded into novels, comics, and anime like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (which is getting a sequel this month). Transformers One producer Lorenzo di Bonaventure, who has also produced multiple Transformers films, Snake Eyes, Madame Web, and more, is producing this Cyberpunk 2077 live-action movie. Beyond that, little else is known.  Cyberpunk 2077 is rich with stories, whether that’s the main story about V and…

Forza Horizon 6, the latest open-world racer from developer Playground Games, was set to launch on PlayStation 5 this year but has since been delayed to 2027. Fortunately, it launches early in the year, specifically on January 26. If you pay for the more expensive Premium Edition of Forza Horizon 6, you can start the game five days early on January 21, which is the same day the game’s first paid premium expansion goes live on all platforms (including PS5). A physical version of Forza Horizon 6 will be available on disc for PS5 at launch from retailers. Developer Panic Button,…

2K Games has surprise-dropped a PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S update for Mafia III that adds 60 FPS performance to the game alongside other technical improvements. If you already own the game on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, the update is free; if you don’t, 2K is currently selling it on digital storefronts at 80% off. The publisher has also revealed Mafia III: Definitive Edition for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S as well, and it includes the base game, all story DLC (Faster, Baby!, Stones Unturned, and Sign of the Times), and bonus packs (Family Kick-Back Pack and the…

Rockstar Games is gearing up for the long-awaited launch of Grand Theft Auto VI next month on November 19. We’ve been learning more about its protagonists, Jason and Lucia, the city of Leonida, and the in-game weather systems and wildlife players can expect to see. Now, Rockstar is letting players preview six radio stations in Grand Theft Auto VI. You can find these radio previews here, and each features snippets of the hosts and songs you can expect to hear; the previews run roughly 1 to 3 minutes long. Alongside these radios you can listen to in-game, Rockstar has revealed that…

Like most games born of Metroid, Echo Weaver’s inspiration is obvious. You explore and fill out a large, continuous map in a mysterious location and your abilities expand as you progress. Its other presumed inspiration, however, Outer Wilds, only makes itself apparent as you dig deeper into the unique structure of the game. You are stuck in a time loop in Echo Weaver, and it dictates what you can do and what you know about your suite of abilities. You don’t unlock new traversal moves and expanded weapons as much as you remember you literally had them all along. It…

Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19, and ahead of its release, Rockstar Games has created a webpage where you can preview six in-game radio stations. The stations feature Latin music, southern hip hop, country, metal, AfroBeats, and pop, and I just finished listening to each preview. While listening, I used my phone’s Shazam feature to create a list of all the songs I heard in the previews. Below, I’ll list each station and the songs I caught. Cocotea FM EoO – Bad BunnySi Es Trucho Es Trucho (Remix) – Axel Rulay featuring Farruko & El AflaCanalla – Romeo Santos &…

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival lives up to the horror franchise’s name by delivering indescribable suffering. Unfortunately, it’s inflicted on the players, and there’s no ecstasy to be found in what’s often a miserable experience. Despite boasting an alluringly dark, faithfully gore-filled presentation and borrowing from a successful first-person survival horror blueprint, the game stumbles both intentionally and functionally thanks to a litany of bugs.Aiden Lynch is the uninteresting lead at the center of this tale. He must rescue his girlfriend, Sunny, after she unlocks the series’ dreaded puzzle box and is whisked away into the hellish Labyrinth by the Cenobites,…

Muramasa: The Demon Blade is a Nintendo Wii exclusive and a beloved title among fans of developer Vanillaware, later enhanced with a PlayStation Vita remaster in Muramasa Rebirth in 2013. Rebirth also brought Genroku Legends, a standalone DLC with new stories and playable characters to the game’s gorgeous, painterly side-scrolling action. In a touch of painful irony, Rebirth has remained locked to the Vita, just as The Demon Blade was to the Wii before. Finally, though, Vanillaware is teaming up with publisher Marvelous to bring all of Muramasa’s history to modern consoles. Dubbed Muramasa: Revenant Blades, this 4K remaster combines Rebirth…