Dragon Quest meets Minecraft Square Enix showed off the opening cinematic forDragon Quest Heroesand its director proceeded to explain block-building games as ifMinecraftisn’t also huge in Japan (it is).Buildersis an in-house Square Enix project getting “ideas from Mr. [Yoji] Hori” to get theDragon Questflavor. It’s definitely prettier thanMinecraft. Dragon Quest Heroesis launching July 03, 2025 in Japan (PS3, PS4, Vita). In the meantime, the team insists it has a great TGS stage, so we’ll check it out on-site....

MOBA apocalypse is upon us RememberEnd of Nations? It wasthat awesome lookingfree-to-play real time strategy game from Trion and it was something I was really looking forward to. The huge sense of scale and battles looked actually exciting. The game sort of went into hiding in recent months, but has now resurfaced as a MOBA. Goddammit. “End of Nations is a tactical MOBA where your success on the battlefield depends on the heroes and units you command and quick decision making in the heat of combat,” The newly updatedEnd of Nationswebsite reads....

Series now has the ‘recognition it deserves’ The future of theFar Cryfranchise is looking bright. We know that Ubisoft has another full game “cooking” and based on strong sales forFar Cry 3: Blood Dragon, it seems entirely possible that the company willcontinue on that pathas well. “We’re totally psyched from [Far Cry 3],” Ubisoft senior VP of marketing and sales Tony Key tellsGameSpot. “It’s a great brand, and now it’s got the recognition it deserves, so we’re clearly going to make another one: more on that soon....

Does anyone, apart from Chad Concelmo, remember Timon and Pumbaa? Does anyone remember the hijinx of Simba’s fun-loving meerkat and warthog companions, who added much-needed levity to what was basically a family-friendly retelling ofHamlet? I sort of hope you do, because otherwise this week’s forgotten game will be confusing as all hell. Timon and Pumbaa’s Jungle Games, developed by 7th Level, was one of the first PC games I ever became addicted to....

You’re Samurai Gunna love it! If you asked me earlier this week I would have told you that Samurai Gunn was going to be awesome whenever it managed to come out. Well, looks like Beau Blythe tricked us all and stealth launched the game yesterday and oh my god is it great. You know what that means, Phil and I are going to duel to the death for your amusement! It all goes down on Dtoid....

And Japan’s getting a smartphone game, Resonant Ops The only experience I have with theGod Eaterseries, other than admiring its character design, is that short lived anime series but the first two games have a ton of fans. Good thing too, as Bandai Namco announced aGod Eater 3was in the works. There are currently no release date or console details, but it’ll release worldwide. Here’s the plot synopsis: Earth no longer resembles the home we know of now....

Disney Dreamlight Valleyfeatures dozens of fish, ranging from common herring and bass to rare anglerfish and festive creatures. One common fish you can find early on is the rainbow trout, but figuring out where to catch it initially can be challenging. Rainbow Trout location in Disney Dreamlight Valley You can catch rainbow trout in Peaceful Meadow and the Forest of Valor by targeting white fishing bubbles. If you have theRift in Time expansion, you can also spot this fish in The Oasis within Glittering Dunes....

You’ll need to open an inconspicuous gate Very early intoHogwarts Legacy, you’ll come across a quest that asks you to “free the carts from the encampment.” Funnily enough I picked this one up as soon as I was able to at a really low level, andnever completed ituntil after I had finished the game. I even cleared out the entire camp on the first run and completely missed the carts! Here’s how to get it done earlier, and earn that sweet experience bonus....

Developer miHoYo is notorious for producing games with some of the longest grinds to platinum, at least on PlayStation consoles. However, inZenless Zone Zero, you can speed things up by grabbing easy trophies early, and there are a few, like the House is Pretty Big After All trophy, that can be missed. The House is Pretty Big After All trophy is triggered by unlocking the second floor of Random Play inZenless Zone Zero....

Indie Live Expo is Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series that aims to connect fans with indie games worldwide. It’s also one of the most packed events you could ever watch, with this year’s boasting more than 150 indie games to sink your teeth into. Of course, Indie Live Expo is an event produced in Japan, so the timings don’t always match up with when you might be available. For example, I had to be up well into the early morning for last year’s event, but 2024 seems to have a slightly more approachable schedule....

For every formulaic, boring sequel of a remake of a port to come from mainstream game studios, there’s at least a half-dozen unusual, original, and fun titles coming from independent game developers from all over the world. That so many of them go more or less unnoticed by the gaming community at large is, to put it bluntly, a goddamned shame. It is for this reason that I’m proud to kick off Indie Nation, a new weekly article wherein I bring up an independent game you probably haven’t bought or downloaded, tell you how friggin’ good or artistic or interesting it is, and continually urge you to give it a try....

About $500K left to go It’s not over yet. Lab Zero Games has secured a 20-day extension on itsIndiegogo campaignforIndivisible, a stylish side-scrolling RPG with shades ofValkyrie ProfileandSuper Metroid. As it now stands, Lab Zero has raised $975,000 of its $1.5 million goal. There are 21 days left. It’ll be disappointing if the funding doesn’t come through. There are a bunch of things to like about this game,even in just the prototype....

Hear from Will Wright, Peter Molyneux, and more Critical Pathis adocumentary seriesfeaturing interviews with influential members of the videogame industry. In this episode, the topic of discussion is controllers and input. I found one section to be particularly interesting. Speaking aboutDead Space, designer Wright Bagwell said that early on in development, some members of the team believedResident Evil‘s awkward, “deliberately clunky” control scheme was needed to instill fear. “One day, one of our engineers just got really fed up and he said ‘You know what, I just can’t take this any more....