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New 'complete' edition announced, they did the same thing with 5 back in the day. I didn't like 6, it had some weird mechanics and the DLC model was predatory, but if this launches for cheap I might get it anyway to see if they maybe improved some stuff. IIRC it also had some guest characters like KoF's Mai as DLC, no mention whether those will be here again.

Sorry for the thumbnail, but you knew what you were getting into when you clicked. So this is basically an announcement and nothing more, considering not even the '7' has been mentioned, but they said it was a new DOA game. Quite happy about this, 6 was very mediocre IMO but the series didn't have to just vanish after that, it's always good to have a bit of diversity on the 3D side of fighters.

Yeah, they confirmed it's the original cast, which is pretty neat: https://variety.com/2026/gaming/news/legacy-of-kain-ascendance-new-game-1236661583/

This looks ace, hopefully it's not too far away.

It's weird how they're completely skipping both Blood Omen games (you know, the games featuring Kain from the title), but regardless, this is great news and it seems to be a significantly more elaborate remaster than the SR1&2 collection we got, even if they completely ruined the atmosphere around the pillars for some reason (0:33). One thing that isn't shown in this trailer but was mentioned during the State of Play is that it includes a playable build of Dark Prophecy, which was supposed to come out after Defiance and got cancelled rather quickly. That in itself is kind of nuts and unheard of, to give access to what the industry considers a failure. It'll probably be zero fun, but a fantastic addition to such a project.

The other 'wtf is happening' announcement of the night next to Castlevania, though admittedly this doesn't look as good. I might even go as far and say it actually looks kind of bad in some shots (character portraits). But a new LoK in 2026? Turns out we're in the right timeline after all, maybe. I'll check this out even if it's a 1/10.

Can't quite believe it but they're actually making a new one and it looks excellent as well. Main character looks Sonia-ish, so maybe it'll be a spiritual successor to Legends, though the Castlevania timeline is all over the place anyway. They also said this was the 'first' game they're showing, so there seems to be more on the horizon. Happy times.

That might have been the best Direct-type thing in a good while, damn.

Coming on June 5th: I'll admit I haven't really followed this much in the last 12 (!) months. Apparently they completely reworked the combat due to player feedback, and there's also been some weird mini-controversy about the removal, and subsequent addition, of cleavage for certain female characters. It all sounds a bit like there's no coherent vision behind it and they're bending backwards at every turn to make this what they think the players want instead of doing what they felt is the right choice. Will be an interesting release if nothing else, but probably not one to pick up blind on day one.

A bunch of Jurassic Park games published by Limited run Games will be delisted on the 31st of March: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2673080/view/491590284956666227?l=english I'm only familiar with the GB game which I thought was decent enough back then. Never played any of the others but considering the physical release is likely rather difficult to come by (as a LRG release) this might be the last chance to get these at a somewhat fair price.

While I wouldn't disagree with that at all, part of the issue is also studios doing these all-in kind of projects with a high chance of failure. I don't think a live service shooter that their marketing put in the same league as Apex Legends is really the best debut project for a new studio. Whatever happened to starting small? When I recently read EDGE's piece on Blood of Dawnwalker I was pleasantly surprised to find out that its director is firmly rooted in reality. He's using his experience to build something ambitious while keeping team size and development timelines firmly in check to not overextend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_PObigha-w

Fuck this real life simulator then. It's interesting that this description reminds me of old Digimon games, with monsters/cats permanently dying but progression happening through inheriting skills and traits. Bit of an unusual template to look at for a modern-day roguelike, but people seem to really enjoy it.

Some of its battle themes are really good I think:

At least on Steam people seem to like it, it's getting quite positive feedback (albeit from a very biased fanbase). And though I will never in this life trust a person who uses 'peak' as an adjective, it sounds like if you enjoyed anything Grasshopper has done since NMH you'll likely have a good time with this as well.