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Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero has surpassed over 100,000 concurrent players on Steam, following the conclusion of its early access release window. As of writing it is at the top of the store’s Top Selling list. The game, which is brilliant by the way as noted in our review, hit this eye-catching milestone overnight. Before that, it was hovering somewhere between 80-90 thousand purely from those who spent a little extra to play the game early....

A group of former members of the original development team of RPG darling Disco Elysium have today revealed their first new title under a new UK studio: XXX Nightshift. No, you’re not getting deja vu – this really has happened twice in one day, with this reveal following hot on the heels of the announcement of Longdue, another indie studio from former Disco staffers. Dark Math Games’ first title will be a single-player science-fiction RPG...

Who knew the end of the world would prove so difficult to survive? In the city-building survival world of Frostpunk 2, a worker’s strike is one thing, but a strike in the middle of a whiteout proves devastating. You must keep everyone warm, fed, and satisfied; otherwise, your settlement crumbles into dust and, along with it, the human race. The Sims 4’s Free Infant Update Can’t Compare To The Growing Together Expansion But hey, here’s...

Mario & Luigi: Brothership is Nintendo’s big game for the Nintendo Switch this holiday season. How is the platforming duo’s latest RPG spin-off adventure shaping up? According to a new string of previews, it’s about as delightful as you’d expect, though perhaps missing that spark that might take it to the next level or make it feel like a true evolution of the long-running handheld series. 6 Things To Know Before Starting Persona 5 Tactica...

The announcement that SNK’s Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui would be the first characters from a non-Capcom series to be playable in a Street Fighter game was big news. Terry was released on September 24th, 2024 and we’ve been ecstatic to play the beloved character in his trademark red and white outfit. But that’s not enough! Street Fighter 6 Has The Best Training Mode I’ve Ever Seen Read More: They’re Bringing M. Bison Back In Street...

Screenshot: Digital Eclipse / Kotaku Digital Eclipse has revealed the full collection of Tetris games included in its upcoming Tetris Forever collection and it’s an impressive list. Clear Your Calendar For Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Announced in August, Tetris Forever isn’t just a collection of past Tetris ports. Not unlike other recent (and excellent) Digital Eclipse releases such as Atari 50 and The Making of Karateka, the game will feature an “interactive timeline” that lets you play...

Screenshot: Atlus / Kotaku Atlus’ new fantasy social sim RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio is out today, October 11. The game’s turn-based battle system is similar to those in the studio’s past work like Shin Megami Tensei and Persona, but is built around Archetypes, which are classes that have different proficiencies and roles to take on in combat. There are your RPG standards like the sword-swinging Warrior and element-spinning Mage, gimmicky Archetypes with original mechanics like the...

Image: Nintendo / Kotaku As people continue waiting patiently for official news of the Switch 2, Nintendo has taken the unusual step of rolling out a public testing program for a secret new piece of Switch software. It filled up in seconds as players eagerly signed up to be guinea pigs for whatever the Mario maker is cooking up. No one knows for sure what that might be, but fans are already speculating based on...

Runewords, and not “Rude words” like you thought, are a new mechanic in Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, letting you add new customizable, conditional buffs to your equipment. These socketable items can be dropped by enemies and chests across Diablo IV—here’s how to find them and use them. What Is Dragonsplague? Dragon’s Dogma 2’s Devastating Contagion Explained What Are Rune Words? Screenshot: Blizzard / Kotaku Runewords are a new breed of stones that you can...

There are, at this point, several ways to get into the Like A Dragon/Yakuza series. Many, including myself, would probably scream at you to pick up Yakuza 0, a prequel to the entire series that sets up two of its major characters in extraordinary fashion, but that’s assuming that you will then play all of the rest of the games, which is a lot. A few years ago though, the series phased out its longtime...