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Long-running indie studio Spiderweb Software is going to once again release games on iOS, after abandoning Apple’s platform in April. The founder of the developer, Jeff Vogel, pulled the outlet’s latest mobile effort, Avernum 2: Crystal Souls, earlier this year, citing an update to the iOS operating system that caused …
Read More »VIDEO: There’s a new Star Wars RPG coming in 2015
Battlefront won’t be the only Star Wars game on offer later this year. Kabam has announced Star Wars: Uprising, a mobile RPG that takes place between Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and this year’s Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Uprising will include extensive character creation and customisation, with players …
Read More »VIDEO: Bandai Namco releases launch trailer as The Witcher 3 campaign ramps up
The concluding chapter in CD Projekt Red’s trilogy of RPGs starring monster-slayer Geralt is days from release. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will land on PS4, Xbox One and PC next Tuesday, May 19th. This follows two delays for the game, the latest pushing it from February into this month, …
Read More »Grandia II HD remaster heading to Steam
Puzzles & Dragons developer GungHo Entertainment is bringing GameArts classic RPG Grandia II to Steam. Kotakureports GungHo will give Grandia II the HD remaster treatment, though there’s no mention of a release window as of yet and no word if any Steam features such as achievements will be part of …
Read More »n-Space teams up with Warframe dev Digital Extremes for mysterious RPG
Work-for-hire studio hires Dragon Age director and other genre veterans for new project
Read More »More women play RPGs and PC games than men
53.6 per cent of RPG players are now women, new research from SuperData has discovered. Females also claim 57.8 per cent of the mobile gaming market and 50.2 per cent of the PC market, Joystiq reports. Men, on the other hand, account for 66 per cent of both MMO and …
Read More »Wasteland 2 official release dated
More than 25 years after the original, post-apocalyptic RPG Wasteland 2 is closing in on launch. Franchise creator Brian Fargo confirmed via Twitter that inXile’s Kickstarter-funded sequel will exit Steam Early Access and officially release on September 19th for PC, Mac and Linux. The game was originally expected out this …
Read More »Child of Light launching on Vita
Ubisoft’s turn-based RPG Child of Light is to land on Vita in July. A digital edition of Child of Light will launch on PSN on July 2nd for 11.99. Meanwhile, a Complete Edition will hit UK retail on the same day, which includes additional game content including a bonus quest, …
Read More »VIDEO: Release date set for Dragon Age Inquisition
EA has confirmed a release date for BioWare’s upcoming RPG Dragon Age: Inquisition. The Frostbite 3 powered game will be released on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 7th, as per the end of a new trailer that you can see below. Note of course that, …
Read More »Square Enix is falling back in love with JRPGs following Bravely Default success
Few companies have so fully embodied the shift in global games development from the West to the East as Square Enix. Once famed for its Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest RPG series, in recent years the company has put more effort into Westernised titles such as Deus Ex, Tomb Raider …
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