Topic: character customization

  • Final Fantasy VII Revelation Switch 2 Release Date Confirmed

    Final Fantasy VII Revelation Switch 2 Release Date Confirmed

    Square Enix confirmed that Final Fantasy VII Revelation will launch on April 8, 2027, with recent gameplay footage demonstrating performance on PC and PS5 rather than the Switch 2. The game features expanded non-linear exploration via airship travel and includes lighthearted interactive elements ...

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  • Nintendo Switch 2 Oblivion Remastered gameplay revealed

    Nintendo Switch 2 Oblivion Remastered gameplay revealed

    Leaked gameplay footage shows "The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered" running on Switch 2, with physical copies shipping early ahead of the August 11 release date. The remaster targets 30 FPS, running at 1080p when docked and 900p in handheld mode, with DLSS upscaling used to improve portable ...

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  • Halo Studios cancels Ekur, a multiplayer project with customisable Spartans

    Halo Studios cancels Ekur, a multiplayer project with customisable Spartans

    Halo Studios has cancelled Project Ekur, a multiplayer project featuring customizable Spartans and Elites, with reports citing major development problems with Halo: Campaign Evolved as the reason. The cancellation was confirmed by multiple sources, including Halo reporter Rebs Gaming and Windows ...

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  • Clockwork Revolution Arrives in 2027

    Clockwork Revolution Arrives in 2027

    Clockwork Revolution, a first-person RPG from inXile Entertainment, is set to launch in 2027 as an Xbox console exclusive for Xbox Series, PC via Steam, and the Microsoft Store. Players control time as customizable protagonist Morgan Vanette, using a butterfly effect system to alter the steampunk...

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  • Paralives Enters Early Access After Seven Years of Development

    Paralives Enters Early Access After Seven Years of Development

    Paralives has entered early access after seven years of development, offering deep character creation with micro-adjustments and house-building, but is not yet a polished rival to The Sims. The early access launch lacks weather effects, seasons, and animals, with a roadmap promising these and oth...

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  • Gunvolt Chronicles iX 3 announced for Switch 2 and PC

    Gunvolt Chronicles iX 3 announced for Switch 2 and PC

    Inti Creates announced Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 3 for Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam, launching in 2027, with protagonist Copen returning to face new otherworldly enemies called the "iX Bearers." The game introduces new twin energy swords called the "Divide Edge" and a "Code Cu...

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  • Xbox's most eccentric studio keeps winning

    Xbox's most eccentric studio keeps winning

    Double Fine's new game "Kiln" is a 4v4 multiplayer brawler where teams gather water to douse the enemy's kiln, offering a streamlined alternative to games like "League of Legends" with simple, fast-paced objectives. The game's unique pottery theme lets players sculpt and customize their own pots,...

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  • The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is a polished sci-fi adventure, but its AI use raises questions

    The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is a polished sci-fi adventure, but its AI use raises questions

    The demo for "The Expanse: Osiris Reborn" shows polished, engaging gameplay with satisfying cover-based combat and environmental destruction, resembling "Mass Effect". The game uses Unreal Engine 5 and features a dialogue system with skill-based choices, impressive lip-syncing, and detailed chara...

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  • Latitude launches Voyage AI RPG creation platform

    Latitude launches Voyage AI RPG creation platform

    Latitude has launched the Voyage AI RPG creation platform, which uses generative AI to let users build and play unique, text-based adventures from their own descriptions. The platform's core innovation is dynamic, unscripted NPC interactions driven by a proprietary World Engine, which maintains p...

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  • Nintendo's Tomodachi Life thrives on sharing despite restrictions

    Nintendo's Tomodachi Life thrives on sharing despite restrictions

    The Nintendo Switch sequel "Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream" is a life simulation game that functions as a dynamic comedy engine, generating bizarre and hilarious scenarios from player inputs, though it restricts sharing the resulting content. It offers significantly improved creative freedom, i...

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  • Tekken 8 Season 3: Full Patch Notes & Changes

    Tekken 8 Season 3: Full Patch Notes & Changes

    The Tekken 8 Season 3 update introduces major balance adjustments for all 40 characters and a significant overhaul of the Ranked Match system to promote fairer competition. New content includes the Tekken Fight Pass for progression rewards and technical improvements like faster menus and a revise...

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  • Pokémon Pokopia: Our AMA & Gameplay Insights

    Pokémon Pokopia: Our AMA & Gameplay Insights

    Pokémon Pokopia launches March 5th as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, marking a major new direction for the franchise as a life simulation game for its 30th anniversary. The game blends elements from titles like Animal Crossing and Minecraft, offering a vast, human-free world for exploration, rebu...

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  • Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Launches on Nintendo Switch 2

    Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Launches on Nintendo Switch 2

    Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is now available for the Nintendo Switch 2, featuring significant visual and performance upgrades, including support for up to 4K resolution and 60 FPS. The game is a sci-fi RPG where players create a custom character to help humanity survive on the alie...

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  • Avowed's Anniversary Update: What's New in the Massive Patch?

    Avowed's Anniversary Update: What's New in the Massive Patch?

    Avowed's major anniversary update introduces highly-requested features, launches the game on PlayStation 5, and bundles a full year of post-launch support. The update adds three new playable races (Dwarf, Orlan, Aumaua) and a Magic Mirror in the Party Camp for flexible character customization mid...

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  • Pokémon Pokopia Review: A Surprisingly Joyful Adventure

    Pokémon Pokopia Review: A Surprisingly Joyful Adventure

    Pokémon Pokopia revitalizes the franchise with a fresh, creative gameplay loop focused on terraforming habitats to attract Pokémon, rather than traditional catching. The game combines environmental puzzle-solving and crafting to build a personalized world, evoking a cozy, life-simulation charm re...

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  • Horizon Co-op Spinoff Expands PlayStation's Live Service Games

    Horizon Co-op Spinoff Expands PlayStation's Live Service Games

    Sony and Guerrilla are expanding the Horizon franchise with **Horizon Hunters Gathering**, a new tactical, team-based live-service game for PS5 and PC where squads of three Hunters battle mechanical threats. The game features tactical, skill-based combat with unique, customizable Hunters, a narra...

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  • Fable Finally Launches on PS5 This Fall

    Fable Finally Launches on PS5 This Fall

    The Fable reboot launches this autumn on Xbox, PC, and PS5, marking the series' first appearance on PlayStation consoles. As an open-world action RPG, it features deep customization, flexible combat, and personal world-shaping activities like building and romance. The game emphasizes a reactive w...

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  • SOL Shogunate: Samurai Space Opera RPG Announced for Consoles & PC

    SOL Shogunate: Samurai Space Opera RPG Announced for Consoles & PC

    "SOL Shogunate" is a samurai space opera action RPG announced for 2027, blending feudal Japanese tradition with far-future sci-fi in an alternate solar system ruled by a powerful Shogunate. Players become Yuzuki, a ronin seeking vengeance, in a single-player adventure featuring deep combat cust...

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  • Next Horizon Game Sparks PS5 Fan Fury as Mobile and PC MMO

    Next Horizon Game Sparks PS5 Fan Fury as Mobile and PC MMO

    Horizon Steel Frontiers is a new MMO from NCSoft that expands the Horizon universe to mobile and PC, featuring a post-apocalyptic setting, deep customization, and cooperative or competitive machine combat. The announcement has frustrated PlayStation fans as the game is not initially coming to PS5...

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  • Horizon MMO for Mobile and PC Sparks PS5 Fan Outrage

    Horizon MMO for Mobile and PC Sparks PS5 Fan Outrage

    NCSoft has officially announced Horizon Steel Frontiers, a massively multiplayer online game set in the Horizon universe, launching on PC and mobile but not currently planned for PS5. The game features a persistent online world where players create custom characters, engage in combat, and interac...

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