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Valkyrie Elysium is an action RPG out now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and coming to PC on November 11. It's the latest game in the Valkyrie Profile line of role-playing games. The series is noted for its somber depiction of Norse mythology, as well as for its unique twists on conventional RPG mechanics. Valkyrie Profiles' overarching story involves instances of mortals and gods getting tangled up in each others' worlds—and their wars. Valkyrie Elysium centers on Nora, a new Valkyrie who's brought forth to stop Ragnarok, the divine battle that's ripping the world apart. Nora recruits the souls of destined mortals, called "Einherjar," to aid her in her fights. Nora herself is also endowed with gifts and weapons that make her a fast and deadly opponent on the battlefield. Nora Must Learn, Grow, and Choose Her Own Path Nora was created by the ailing All-Father Odin for the sole purpose of saving the world from Ragnarok, a devastating event th

Skull & Bones, Ubisoft's pirate battler that's been in development limbo at least since 2017, has been delayed yet again. This is the fifth time. http://dlvr.it/SZBL7Y

Are you a FIFA fan? Are you also a little baby-human who sometimes just doesn’t want to hear it? Then does EA have the new feature for you! FIFA 23, out for pre-orderers today, will let you turn off commentary that’s critical of how you’re playing. Alternative idea: play better? Read more... http://dlvr.it/SZ6w0P

Netflix has revealed five images from an Onimusha anime based on the hit Capcom game series. http://dlvr.it/SZ3Wrn

We're continuing to track the impact of pandemic-era game development by tallying every video game delay announced in 2022, including Atomic Heart and Hogwarts Legacy. http://dlvr.it/SZ0L8H

Hello, Travelers! This is your Genshin Impact dev team, and today, we’d like to show you more about the other part of Sumeru arriving with Version 3.1 “King Deshret and the Three Magi” on September 28. This time, we will head westward, passing through the rainforest, to step into the starkly beautiful desert. Here, we […] http://dlvr.it/SYyJG3

Head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty, has once more, so very appropriately, stuck his foot in his ass. This weekend at PAX, he proudly declared to a live audience how much he’d like to see QA work performed by AI. Read more... http://dlvr.it/SXqbwY

New details about Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland have emerged on an Ubisoft Store listing, revealing more about the free-to-play shooter and its various game modes. http://dlvr.it/SXq9J2

Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader may be an RPG, but it has a deep, tactical combat system that could be a strategy masterclass. http://dlvr.it/SXpRj3

As appears to be ever-more frequently the case, Nintendo has seen another of its first-party games leaked all over the internet almost a week before release. This time it’s Splatoon 3, the much-hyped threequal to the company’s pet project, which is already in some players’ hands ahead of its September 9 release date. Read more... http://dlvr.it/SXnrDj

A new ad for God of War Ragnarok is a legendary crossover with Rick and Morty that sees our favorite duo travel to the Nine Realms for some hilarious fun. http://dlvr.it/SXnWLS

Kiwi Farms, an internet cesspit that has birthed countless hate campaigns over the last decade, has finally had concrete action taken against it after internet security provider Cloudflare essentially took the site offline. Read more... http://dlvr.it/SXmpl1

While Hogwarts Legacy is aiming to let you live your wizarding world dreams, one thing it won't let you do is play the magical sport of Quidditch. http://dlvr.it/SXmQdW

The Callisto Protocol director Glen Schofield has apologized for his previous comments that hinted at a possible crunch culture at his studio Striking Distance. http://dlvr.it/SXlrpn

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist deftly balances the dichotomy of its soft aesthetics and loveliest moments with stories of grief, conflict, confusion. It is, after all, a tale of growing up. http://dlvr.it/SXk8sY

Rumbleverse is the latest entry in a seemingly endless list of free-to-play battle royale games. However, this latest spin on the aging format is more creative and interesting than I expected, as Rumbleverse ditches the usual SMGs, shotguns, and grenades for wrestling grapples, melee combos, and high-flying elbow… Read more... http://dlvr.it/SXjkR4

Return to the Borderlands in the raucous New Tales from the Borderlands. The upcoming choice-based, narrative adventure developed by Gearbox Software is set to launch on October 21. This all new story brings fresh and familiar faces, new settings, and an original, captivating story while keeping the sci-fi aesthetic and irreverent humor that Borderlands fans […] http://dlvr.it/SXhYLN

Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast has quietly removed language from its newly released Spelljammer setting that came under fire for racist overtones. While its D&D Beyond online tools no longer contain references to a primate-like race becoming “sapient” through enslavement, the already-published… Read more... http://dlvr.it/SXh3Tj

Gotham Knights, Flintlock, Moonbreaker, Dredge, and Immortality all feature on this week's episode of the IGN UK Podcast. http://dlvr.it/SXgg98

If given a chance to improve on what many consider perfection, how would you do so? That’s the question Naughty Dog faced when rebuilding the PlayStation 3 classic, The Last of Us. This prospect presented the celebrated developer with one of its toughest challenges yet: incorporate the sum of every creative and technical improvement learnt […] http://dlvr.it/SXg96m

The Last Worker is a narrative game that takes capitalism to its worst, most fearsome extremes while laughing sardonically at the result. http://dlvr.it/SXfgW3

The Pokémon Company is suing six Chinese developers over intellectual property theft after an app called Pocket Monster Reissue reused art and characters from the Pokémon series. http://dlvr.it/SXdWTS

Fans of Halo Infinite have spent the past few days deliriously anticipating the game’s next roadmap, hoping it’d outline salvation for the floundering multiplayer shooter. Today, 343 Industries unveiled its plans: a wave of delays, a handful of imminent updates, a promised feature canceled. Needless to say, fans are… Read more... http://dlvr.it/SXcxzL

At Spiders, we love exploring different types of RPGs. Since our creation we have tried various styles of combat systems and learned something new with each game we’ve released. For our latest game, Steelrising, our goal was to focus on providing a more action-oriented, deliberate, detailed, and fun fighting experience. A Soulslike game From Demon’s […] http://dlvr.it/SXcWXY

TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection has seen an excellent discount at multiple retailers at the moment, and you can save even more if you take advantage of the many Amazon promo deals right now. http://dlvr.it/SXc0T7

No-hit runs in games—a kind of self-imposed challenge where you take zero damage from enemies—are nothing new, especially for tough-as-nails titles like Dark Souls. But Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Twitch streamer and YouTuber TheUrbanOrb has taken that feat to the extreme, and after more than three years of practice,… Read more... http://dlvr.it/SXbV8b