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"Companies should use AI," says director of dark fantasy vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker, but there's an important clarification to make

… Tomaszkiewicz: "Actually, we don't have any pressure to be honest, but we obviously used some technologies like the generating of the voices in the game in the early stage, because in our genre, when you work on the RPG game, which is recorded in six-to-eight languages - he wasn't sure there on the… …

Apr 28, 2026 · News by Robert Purchese Associate Editor

BioWare had a plan to reboot Star Wars: The Old Republic and make it more KOTOR like, but EA's board of directors shut it down

Former BioWare lead designer James Ohlen has revealed there was once a plan to reboot the studio's massively-multiplayer online role-playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic , and it would have made it more like 2003's single-player RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic , had the project been … …

May 15, 2026 · News by Robert Purchese Associate Editor

Dragon's Dogma 2 celebrates second anniversary with "special celebratory artwork" and a custom controller, as fans ponder: are we getting DLC?

… Still, like the original , it gained a dedicated following, so it's not surprising to read two years later folks asking for a Dark Arisen -like DLC. …

Mar 23, 2026 · News by Fran Ruiz Contributor

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic finds its studio art director in Myst IV and Splinter Cell: Conviction veteran

… The former BioWare developer promised the ambitious RPG would be out before then , and reminded fans he isn't "getting any younger" either. …

Mar 9, 2026 · News by Fran Ruiz Contributor

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando review - adequate cooperative action, but it's no Left 4 Dead

… What I like least about Toxic Commando, though, is all the RPG/meta-progression cruft bolted onto it. Each of the four playable characters plays a slightly different role in combat, like healer, support, DPS etc. …

Mar 18, 2026 · Review by Rick Lane Contributor

"I genuinely thought my controller wasn't working" - Crimson Desert players are getting so annoyed with its clunky controls they're asking for launch day refunds

… I made it like 2 min in before quitting lol, I genuinely thought my controller wasn't working at first because of the inertia." Or, as TheMassExodus on the Crimson Desert Reddit succinctly summarised the issue: "Feels like every action happens after button is released. …

Mar 20, 2026 · News by Connor Makar Staff Writer

Owlcat's Mass Effecty sci-fi game The Expanse: Osiris Reborn gets a release window, a closed beta date, and a Game Pass promise

… "We still want to check how the game will be received by the players - see feedback - and we still have time to iterate some systems based on feedback," design director Leonid Rastorguev told me. …

Mar 26, 2026 · News by Robert Purchese Associate Editor

Pokémon Pokopia reminds us of an important lesson: other developers can - and should - take risks with the Pokémon IP

… In fact, I think this Minecraft-like RPG format is genius, and applying a bit of Pokémon-coloured paint to it is a surefire way to get people hooked on its simple but oh-so-consuming idiosyncrasies. …

Mar 11, 2026 · Feature by Dom Peppiatt Deputy Editorial Director

I've seen 90 minutes more of The Witcher 3 director's new game The Blood of Dawnwalker, and I'm excited - could this be 2026's Clair Obscur?

… Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has talked about RPGs needing something fresh and different, and pointed at games like Clair Obscur as an example of a game delivering it. …

Apr 28, 2026 · Preview by Robert Purchese Associate Editor

"You will see why Resynced makes sense" Black Flag remake director teases more about why the modern day element was cut from the latest Assassin's Creed

… "Our game is a new narrative," Julien Koch, design director at Assassin's Creed Singapore tells me. …

May 21, 2026 · Feature by Dom Peppiatt Deputy Editorial Director

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