Cambridge-based game developer Ninja Theory has produced praiseworthy yet commercially unsuccessful games for most of its history, ever since the days of Kung Fu Chaos, a 3D fighting party game made exclusively for the original Xbox console. The same was true for Heavenly Sword, an action/adventure developed for Sony as a PlayStation 3 exclusive, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, a multiplatform release published by Bandai Namco, and DmC: Devil May Cry, which was also controversial among fans for the changes it made to the beloved CAPCOM series. Ironically, Ninja Theory found its big break when it opted to self-publish a […]
I’m on a path to find reprieve from the suffering around me. But as I turn the next corner of clouding darkness, a bright red light paralyzes me as the forceful and commanding voice of my father tells me that not only am I doomed to fail in my struggle...
The unveiling of the new Microsoft Surface Pro 10 (also known as the 11th Edition) has immediately forced a discount frenzy on Amazon, where every specifications variant of Apple’s 13-inch M3 MacBook Air is now $149.99 cheaper on the online retailer. This means that the most affordable portable Mac now starts from $949.99, making it more affordable than the $999.99 starting price of the latest Surface Pro. To avail the discount, there is a $49.01 coupon available that you have to apply before checking out, reducing the price of each 13-inch M3 MacBook Air. Though the base model is significantly cheaper, […]
Despite having released only two games, the two entries in the beautiful Metroidvania series Ori, Austrian developer Moon Studios is rightly considered among the top studios founded in the 2000s. While the series that put them on the map is not continuing anytime soon, fans of the developer still have something to look forward to, as Moon Studios is working on No Rest for the Wicked, an action role-playing now available in early access. The game is powered by some amazing visuals and solid core gameplay that have the potential to be among the best released in recent times. No […]
During yesterday's official live stream, Blizzard revealed that the much anticipated Season 4 of Diablo IV will be released on May 14 across all platforms. Titled Loot Reborn, the new season makes major changes to how players can obtain and improve equipment. So far, the community's feedback on the Public Test Realm has been very positive. The itemization changes are so wide-ranging that they won't be limited to the Seasonal Realm, so even players in the Eternal Realm will be affected. To start with, the developers have significantly decreased the amount of items that drop whenever you slay monsters, which […]
Over six years after the first game's release, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is finally official. Czech developer Warhorse Studios has been cooking a sequel in great secret until it's almost ready. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is, in fact, launching this year for PC (the Steam page is available here), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X. Publisher Plaion organized a press event last week that Wccftech joined to learn more about the long-awaited second entry in the historic action roleplaying game franchise. Warhorse founder and game director Dan Vávra appeared in the video to reveal that whereas the studio only had […]
After the early access launch trailer, Moon Studios has now released the PC system requirements for the action RPG No Rest for the Wicked. There's a very big difference between minimum and recommended, to say the least. MINIMUM RECOMMENDED AVERAGE PERFORMANCE 1080P @ 30FPS 1080P @ 60FPS GRAPHICS SETTING PERFORMANCE QUALITY GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 or AMD RADEON RX VEGA 56 NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070TI or AMD RADEON RX 6800 XT CPU INTEL CORE 15-8400 or AMD RYZEN 5 2600 INTEL CORE 15-12600K or AMD RYZEN 7 5800X3D RAM 16 GB 16 GB STORAGE 35 GB SSD 35 GB […]
Moon Studios and Private Division have released the Steam early access launch trailer for No Rest for the Wicked. The game was announced at The Game Awards 2023. The developers described it as a love letter to action RPGs, as well as their attempt to innovate in the genre. In stark contrast to most action RPGs, combat will be precision-based rather than fast-paced. Players will have to be deliberate and strategic with their moves, almost like in a Soulslike game: Feel the weight and speed of each weapon through their own move sets. Enchant armaments with runes, craft rare armor, […]
Rise of the Ronin struggles to find its identity in ways that hinder what would otherwise be one of Team Ninja's finest works. A compelling story told against the backdrop of the 1850s Bakumatsu Period is instead overshadowed by a vapid and uninspired open-world setting and a narrative that rarely feels like the player has agency.
Shortly after the untimely news of Akira Toriyama’s passing, Wccftech was invited to visit Bandai Namco’s California campus for one of the last hands-on opportunities before Sand Land’s launch next April. In a more in-depth experience than last year’s Summer Game Fest, we were invited out to freely explore the first couple of chapters of this open-world adventure. As the Prince of Demons and son of Lucifer, players take up the mantle of Beelzebub, a spunky little pink devil that’s not too far removed from the aliens of the week that pop up throughout Toriyama’s most famous of works, Dragon […]
As a big fan of fantasy settings and roleplaying games, it will be no surprise that I was elated to discover that CAPCOM would finally make Dragon's Dogma 2 when the publisher made it official in June 2022. I had been waiting for such news ever since I played and greatly enjoyed Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on PC. At long last, nearly twelve years after the first installment was released on consoles, we've finally got the sequel in our hands. But is it really worthy of being called Dragon's Dogma 2? To better ponder that question, it's worth reminding that […]
Yesterday, NEXON announced Vindictus: Defying Fate, a new action RPG scheduled to launch on PC and later on consoles. Fans of the 2010 MMORPG would be correct in assuming this is set in the same franchise. As such, characters, locations, and monsters may be similar or identical to that game, but most elements will be completely different. The official FAQ on the Steam page says: Vindictus: Defying Fate aims for a somewhat heavier and restrained battle system. For example, unlike Vindictus, you cannot fight enemies as being attacked by them. Moreover, attack speed is not one of the stat systems, […]
Ori developer Moon Studios announced No Rest for the Wicked at the last The Game Awards. Developed for publisher Private Division, it's labeled as a visceral top-down action RPG that Moon Studios has been prototyping even before they released the first Ori game. No Rest for the Wicked aims to deliver more deliberate and tactical choices in combat than your average hack-and-slash game. Each weapon will offer not only different move sets but also speed and weight, factoring in the player's choice. As customary for the genre, armor crafting and armor enchanting with runes will be included. Moon Studios even […]
Update: Amazon has now dropped the price on the blue model iPad 10th Generation dow to $329 shipped. As detailed below in the original post, Apple has official slashed the price on this current-generation model, but you are now looking at a new all-tim...
CD Projekt RED proudly announced that Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty has won awards for Best Polish Game and Best Polish Narrative at this year's Digital Dragons. For those unfamiliar, the Digital Dragons Awards are the oldest and most prestigious awards in the Polish games industry. The winners are selected by the votes of experts appointed to the jury and the entire game development community. The gala, which took place on Monday, May 20, was right in the middle of the three-day-long Game Development Conference, one of the largest events of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe. The Best Polish […]
Despite having released only two games, the two entries in the beautiful Metroidvania series Ori, Austrian developer Moon Studios is rightly considered among the top studios founded in the 2000s. While the series that put them on the map is not continuing anytime soon, fans of the developer still have something to look forward to, as Moon Studios is working on No Rest for the Wicked, an action role-playing now available in early access. The game is powered by some amazing visuals and solid core gameplay that have the potential to be among the best released in recent times. No […]
During yesterday's official live stream, Blizzard revealed that the much anticipated Season 4 of Diablo IV will be released on May 14 across all platforms. Titled Loot Reborn, the new season makes major changes to how players can obtain and improve equipment. So far, the community's feedback on the Public Test Realm has been very positive. The itemization changes are so wide-ranging that they won't be limited to the Seasonal Realm, so even players in the Eternal Realm will be affected. To start with, the developers have significantly decreased the amount of items that drop whenever you slay monsters, which […]
Over six years after the first game's release, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is finally official. Czech developer Warhorse Studios has been cooking a sequel in great secret until it's almost ready. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is, in fact, launching this year for PC (the Steam page is available here), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X. Publisher Plaion organized a press event last week that Wccftech joined to learn more about the long-awaited second entry in the historic action roleplaying game franchise. Warhorse founder and game director Dan Vávra appeared in the video to reveal that whereas the studio only had […]
After the early access launch trailer, Moon Studios has now released the PC system requirements for the action RPG No Rest for the Wicked. There's a very big difference between minimum and recommended, to say the least. MINIMUM RECOMMENDED AVERAGE PERFORMANCE 1080P @ 30FPS 1080P @ 60FPS GRAPHICS SETTING PERFORMANCE QUALITY GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 or AMD RADEON RX VEGA 56 NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070TI or AMD RADEON RX 6800 XT CPU INTEL CORE 15-8400 or AMD RYZEN 5 2600 INTEL CORE 15-12600K or AMD RYZEN 7 5800X3D RAM 16 GB 16 GB STORAGE 35 GB SSD 35 GB […]
Moon Studios and Private Division have released the Steam early access launch trailer for No Rest for the Wicked. The game was announced at The Game Awards 2023. The developers described it as a love letter to action RPGs, as well as their attempt to innovate in the genre. In stark contrast to most action RPGs, combat will be precision-based rather than fast-paced. Players will have to be deliberate and strategic with their moves, almost like in a Soulslike game: Feel the weight and speed of each weapon through their own move sets. Enchant armaments with runes, craft rare armor, […]
Rise of the Ronin struggles to find its identity in ways that hinder what would otherwise be one of Team Ninja's finest works. A compelling story told against the backdrop of the 1850s Bakumatsu Period is instead overshadowed by a vapid and uninspired open-world setting and a narrative that rarely feels like the player has agency.
Shortly after the untimely news of Akira Toriyama’s passing, Wccftech was invited to visit Bandai Namco’s California campus for one of the last hands-on opportunities before Sand Land’s launch next April. In a more in-depth experience than last year’s Summer Game Fest, we were invited out to freely explore the first couple of chapters of this open-world adventure. As the Prince of Demons and son of Lucifer, players take up the mantle of Beelzebub, a spunky little pink devil that’s not too far removed from the aliens of the week that pop up throughout Toriyama’s most famous of works, Dragon […]
As a big fan of fantasy settings and roleplaying games, it will be no surprise that I was elated to discover that CAPCOM would finally make Dragon's Dogma 2 when the publisher made it official in June 2022. I had been waiting for such news ever since I played and greatly enjoyed Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on PC. At long last, nearly twelve years after the first installment was released on consoles, we've finally got the sequel in our hands. But is it really worthy of being called Dragon's Dogma 2? To better ponder that question, it's worth reminding that […]
Yesterday, NEXON announced Vindictus: Defying Fate, a new action RPG scheduled to launch on PC and later on consoles. Fans of the 2010 MMORPG would be correct in assuming this is set in the same franchise. As such, characters, locations, and monsters may be similar or identical to that game, but most elements will be completely different. The official FAQ on the Steam page says: Vindictus: Defying Fate aims for a somewhat heavier and restrained battle system. For example, unlike Vindictus, you cannot fight enemies as being attacked by them. Moreover, attack speed is not one of the stat systems, […]
Ori developer Moon Studios announced No Rest for the Wicked at the last The Game Awards. Developed for publisher Private Division, it's labeled as a visceral top-down action RPG that Moon Studios has been prototyping even before they released the first Ori game. No Rest for the Wicked aims to deliver more deliberate and tactical choices in combat than your average hack-and-slash game. Each weapon will offer not only different move sets but also speed and weight, factoring in the player's choice. As customary for the genre, armor crafting and armor enchanting with runes will be included. Moon Studios even […]
