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New Character Introduction Trailer for Alphen from Tales of Arise Released

Posted by Audra Bowling on June 21, 2021
Bandai Namco recently released a character introduction trailer for protagonist Alphen from the upcoming action RPG Tales of Arise. An amnesiac swordsman who at first dons a mysterious iron mask, Alphen strongly believes in helping others and freeing them from oppression. You can see Alphen’s charac… Read More »
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Pokémon UNITE Gameplay Details and Release Date Revealed

Posted by Brian Mackenzie on June 21, 2021
Pokémon’s upcoming 5v5 MOBA, Pokémon UNITE, finally got a new trailer last week, and it was accompanied by a release date of July 2021 on Nintendo Switch, and September 2021 on mobile devices. You can check out the new trailer below. This trailer dropped alongside a few key details about how Pokémon… Read More »
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Ys IX: Monstrum Nox Demo and Pre-Orders Available for Nintendo Switch

Posted by Joshua Lindquist on June 20, 2021
The release date for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox for Nintendo Switch and PC was recently announced, and as of last week, Nintendo Switch players can download a free demo which allows fans to explore a couple of locations and experience playing as different characters before the game launches in July. In add… Read More »
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The 30 Best RPG Dads

Posted by Mark Tjan on June 20, 2021
Father’s Day is when we give thanks to all the great dads out there, and why should it be any different when it comes to our favourite fictional fathers? Here at the RPGFam, we’d like to celebrate who who feel are the 30 Best RPG Dads, whether they’ve inspired us to save the world, watch over us fro… Read More »

Solve The Mystery in The Forgotten City on July 28th

Posted by Tyler Trosper on June 19, 2021
The game based on a Skyrim mod, The Forgotten City, finally has a release date! The murder mystery based on the final days of a Roman city comes out on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on July 28th. Watch the launch date trailer from the Summe… Read More »
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Learn The Ins and Outs of The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes in E3 Developer Interview

Posted by Tyler Trosper on June 18, 2021
The next entry in The Dark Pictures Anthology is nearly upon us! During Bandai Namco’s E3 2021 presentation, Executive Producer Dan McDonald discussed The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes’s lore, gameplay and more in an in-depth interview! Watch the full interview with Dan McDonald below: Eac… Read More »
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Join Nihon Falcom in Celebrating 40 Years of Games

Posted by Quinton O'Connor on June 18, 2021
Older than Final Fantasy. Older than The Legend of Zelda. Older, even, than Luigi and his brother, Red Luigi. For four decades, Nihon Falcom has been developing some of the best games in the world, and the company isn’t going to let such a landmark occasion uneventfully float on by. On June 24th at… Read More »

Sands of Aura Goes Beneath the Sand in its E3 Trailer

Posted by Tyler Trosper on June 18, 2021
The sea of sand is calling! During this year’s E3, we got another look at the Dark Souls and Diablo inspired Sands of Aura! Check out the world above and below the sand in the E3 trailer, which shows off the game’s Souls-like combat, the plethora of customization options, and mysterious and dimly-li… Read More »
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A Post-E3 Interview Sheds A Bit More Light on Starfield

Posted by Quinton O'Connor on June 18, 2021
Time flies. Starfield, announced at Bethesda’s E3 2018 presentation after being rumored for a year or two beforehand, has finally emerged from the shadows with a spiffy in-engine trailer debuting the Constellation starship Frontier and a hope-filled voice-over about “humanity’s final journey.” We ev… Read More »
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Anuchard Chimes In With A Release Window in Q1 2022 on Xbox & Windows PC

Posted by Trent Argirov on June 18, 2021
Developer stellarNull and Microsoft have announced that their bell-and-action-focused RPG Anuchard will launch in Q1 of 2022 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC systems via Steam. The publishing duties for Anuchard will be handled by Freedom Games, responsible for publishing indie titles wi… Read More »
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Fight Through an Alternate French Revolution as a Robot in Steelrising

Posted by Audra Bowling on June 17, 2021
Set in a very different 1789 than the one we’re familiar with, Spiders’ Steelrising has players take on the role of Aegis. An automated bodyguard for Marie Antoinette, Aegis is tasked by the queen to fight the artificial machinations of King Louis XVI. His robotic creations are terrorizing the citiz… Read More »
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Nintendo Unveils Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda for 35th Anniversary

Posted by Corey Hall on June 16, 2021
Nintendo has announced a new retro handheld for the 35th-anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series!

JRPG-Inspired SacriFire Delivers a Very HD-2D Look to Its Graphics

Posted by Jonathan Logan on June 16, 2021
Since the debut of Octopath Traveler, the HD-2D style of graphics has been catching on with many retro-RPG developers. At the PC Gaming Show, we caught a surprise glimpse of an upcoming JRPG-inspired title named SacriFire that fully embraces this trend, and we couldn’t be more excited! With SacriFir… Read More »
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Mechajammer Looks to Deliver a Cyberpunk CRPG Survival Experience

Posted by Jonathan Logan on June 16, 2021
If you have a love of gritty ’80s sci-fi, then cyberpunk RPG Mechajammer may have caught your eye at the PC Gaming Show at E3 on Sunday! Originally Kickstarted as Copper Dreams back in 2016, Mechajammer is set in a gritty, broken-down future where your only job is to survive and escape the dystopian… Read More »