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Dragon's Dogma 2 celebrates second anniversary with "special celebratory artwork" and a custom controller, as fans ponder: are13:01 Dragon's Dogma 2 was a very special RPG even if some its bones could've used more work and the New Game Plus loop span its wheels without extra end-game content to give it juice. 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. Now, Capcom has celebrated its second anniversary, but we're left with … Younger fans are finding it hard to connect with Final Fantasy because of long "release intervals", says FF14 director13:01 A common conversation in recent years, especially among the old guard, has been how legacy video game franchises are struggling to get younger players to care in the long run. Even some of the developers behind renowned series are starting to worry, and the latest to chime in is Final Fantasy 14 's Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida, who is "sorry to say" that many incoming players to the esteemed RPG serie… As controversy swamps Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6, Guilty Gear Strive just announced a massive new update11:18 Arc System Works has announced a flashy major update for its long-running fighting game Guilty Gear Strive, overhauling the game and adding a new selection of characters. All the while, Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 seem to be struggling, courtesy of recent patches. Read more Today's hefty Crimson Desert patch includes "beginning of improvements" to keyboard and mouse controls, plus much more11:18 Pearl Abyss has detailed a rather chunky patch for Crimson Desert, after its launch last week was marred by multiple issues and AI controversies. Read more Thanks to EU consumer law, Nintendo is updating the Switch 2 design to enable European players to replace the battery19:26 Nintendo is set to launch a new Switch 2 model in Europe that will allow owners to replace the battery. Read more New report claims Crimson Desert's development was plagued by "a hodgepodge of features crammed together" and leaders who "don'18:54 Two Pearl Abyss developers have claimed Crimson Desert was developed in a troubled environment, characterised by an inverted management hierarchy and leaders who "don't acknowledge anyone who doesn't share their exact mindset". Read more Slay the Spire 2 reminds us that this week's patch "was the first of many to come over the next 1-2 years"18:21 The first major balance patch for Slay the Spire 2 dropped just two days ago (Friday 20th March), but developer Mega Crit has already had to address the feedback to the recent beta patch, reminding us that this beta balance pass "was the first of many to come over the next one-two years". Read more Minecraft World, a theme park with the world's first-ever Minecraft rollercoaster, to open in the UK next year17:47 Minecraft World, a new £50 million theme park based on Mojang's seminal sandbox world, will open at London's Chessington World of Adventures next year. Read more Crimson Desert admits it used generative AI for "early-stage iteration" and apologises AI images were not replaced before relea17:14 Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has responded to claims its latest game used AI to generate images, admitting "2D visual props were created as part of early-stage iteration using experimental AI generative tools", but claims it had always intended to replace them before release. Read more Capcom celebrates Resident Evil's 30th anniversary by promising "even more wonderful experiences" are coming, but doesn't confi16:41 Resident Evil series executive producer, Jun Takeuchi, has written to Resident Evil players across the world, thanking "all the fans who have supported us along the way since the release of our first game on 22nd March, 1996 - exactly thirty years ago today. Read more "Are these the most heard recordings in history?" - How the PEGI age rating recordings were made, and why €200 wasn't enough fo22.března "I'm interested in your view," he begins, with that recognisably deep voice of his - and so it is that our conversation starts like a maths problem. Try this: consider that a voice recording has been heard at the beginning of many video game trailers for 16 years, and that some of those trailers have been watched millions of times. That's a vague set of variables but, ballpark, how many times do … Surprise! Minecraft Dungeons 2 is coming later this year21.března Surprise! Minecraft Dungeons 2 is coming to PC via Xbox and Steam, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 , and Xbox Series and Game Pass later this year. Read more Crimson Desert's in-game artwork shows telltale signs of AI courtesy of missing fingers and human bodies melting into horses21.března Fans believe they've spotted signs of AI-generated art and AI-generated translation in Crimson Desert. Read more Two more senior Xbox leaders exit Microsoft21.března Microsoft has lost another two long-serving members of its senior team: corporate VP of partnerships, business development, and marketing, Lori Wright, and general manager of gaming AI at Xbox, Haiyan Zhang. Both announced their departures on LinkedIn. Read more |