Publisher Toplitz showed off quite a few titles to press and the public during last weeks Gamescom, three of which we got to take a closer look at. All of those with one overarching theme: Dynasties. By surviving, building and thriving in these games, you will be able to start up your own dynasty and
From gritty shooters, to branching stories and a detective story set in an JRPG: Prime Matter showed of quite a range of genres at this year’s Gamescom in Cologne and we got to take a look at all of these following games, talk to the developers, and get an idea of what to expect from
After two years of being an online-only e vent, Gamescom is once again opening its doors to the public this week in Cologne, Germany. The Opening Night Live Showcase hosted by Geoff Keighley earlier this week already featured a first look at all the announcements, gameplay trailers, and teasers. If you missed the show, you
The second Letter from the Producer LIVE for Patch 6.2 concluded just hours ago and with it came a deep dive into the upcoming content for Final Fantasy XIV. Per usual, the Live Letter started out with the trailer for Patch 6.2, “Buried Memory”: As many players expected, the next patch will release on August
The end-of-summer gaming convention season is upon us. Between GamesCom, PAX West, and PAX Aus, developers and publishers are preparing for one last big explosion of game announcements before the holidays. Variety publisher THQ Nordic is no exception. During a special showcase earlier today, the publisher gave viewers a first look at a number of
Ahead of the Letter from the Producer LIVE scheduled for later this week, Final Fantasy XIV Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida gave several interviews to Japanese media outlets discussing FFXIV Patch 6.2 Buried Memory. Thanks to the Final Fantasy XIV subreddit, we have translations of what was discussed, primarily taken from this interview with Famitsu.
Just a few days after the latest Moogle Treasure Trove started, Square Enix confirmed the date for the next Letter from the Producer LIVE. As many people expected, the 72nd Live Letter will happen on August 12th, 4am (PDT) / 11:00 (GMT) / 21:00 (AEST). As the second part of the Endwalker’s 6.2 “Buried Memory”
The first Letter from the Producer LIVE for patch 6.2 aired this morning and gave us a first look at the upcoming content for Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. Set to release in late August, the patch was also already named today: Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.2 will be called “Buried Memory“. Alongside the expected additions
Shortly after announcing the next Letter from the Producer LIVE on July 1st, Square Enix finally shared more news regarding the planned server expansions for both the Japanese and European data centers. Naoki Yoshida had last talked about the addition of new servers back in January when the OCE data center opened. Now we have
The date for the first of two Live Letters for the upcoming 6.2 patch has now been announced! Players from the Americas will have to get up very early to catch the stream on Friday, July 1, 2022 at 4:00 a.m. (PDT) / 11:00 (GMT) / 21:00 (AEST). Besides the usual miscellaneous updates on the
Square Enix used this season of game announcements to hold a special 25th anniversary stream for Final Fantasy VII. The roughly 15 minute long stream was packed with announcements. We’ve summarized everything you need to know down below, with trailers for each announcement. If you want to watch the full show, you can do so
Ysbryd Games, publishers of WORLD OF HORROR and VA-11 HALL-A, revealed their new game during the PC Showcase for the Summer Game Fest 2022. Developed by Necrosoft, the makers of Hyper Gunsport and Gunhouse, the new game mixes elements of school-life games like the Persona series with Italian horror cinema. Set to release some time
After more than two years in early access, TemTem is getting a release date. Crema, the developers of the creature-collection MMO inspired by Pokémon, announced in a blog post today that the game will enter version 1.0 on September 6th this year. Players who have not yet purchased the game will be able to get
Destiny 2‘s season 17 has begun! Player levels and ranks have been reset, and a new seasonal artifact has arrived. To fight the emerging nightmares of the new seasonal story, Guardians will become the reaper and have the ability to wield a scythe during one of this season’s new pieces of content. This season also
In Naoki Yoshida’s sixth follow-up post regarding the bug that occurred with the recently implemented housing lottery, he states that we have finally reached an end to the issues. As he mentioned in one of his previous posts, there will be a maintenance on May 16th, though there was no mention of a specific time
Only three weeks after the winners and finalists of the last Weapon Design Contest were announced by Square Enix, a new one has started up. This time for the two new jobs Reaper and Sage which were introduced with the latest expansion, Endwalker, since neither had been included in the previous contest. The rules for
The world race for Final Fantasy XIV’s latest ultimate fight, Dragonsong’s Reprise, ended last week with the European team “Neverland” claiming the title on May 2nd. Since then, other groups have announced their completion of FFXIV’s hardest fight to date, showing off screenshots or clips from their live streams. A video of what was said
Embracer Group and Square Enix announced in a joint press release yesterday that the Swedish video game holding company would purchase three North American studios from Square Enix. The THQ parent company will acquire Eidos Montreal, Square Enix Montreal, and Crystal Dynamics as well as several IPs which were developed at those studios. When the
In what is now the fifth update on the current housing lottery issues plaguing Final Fantasy XIV, Naoki Yoshida outlined the next steps that the company plans to take in order to fix the problems. The team is currently in restoring all the lottery data which is taking longer than expected, therefore leading to more
Since its December 2021 release, Dying Light 2 has already seen two major patches adding new content, fixing bugs and overall improving the game. Today, the biggest update has just been announced in the form of patch 1.3. The free update will bring updates on several quests, the overall UI/UX, as well as multiple fixes
