I played The Blood of Dawnwalker for 4 hours, and this vampire RPG already exceeds its Witcher 3 comparisons
Big Preview | Rebel Wolves' debut RPG promises to change the way we engage with open-world games
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/the-blood-of-dawnwalker-big-preview-july-2026/Open linkView original on piefed.worldEven Obsidian couldn't escape the Xbox cuts, with losses ranging from a 21-year veteran artist to an engineer who'd only been there 2 months
No news was not, in fact, good news.
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/even-obsidian-couldnt-escape-the-xbox-cuts-with-losses-ranging-from-a-21-year-veteran-artist-to-an-engineer-whod-only-been-there-2-months/Open linkView original on piefed.worldNew Vegas director Josh Sawyer says games can and should pull on artistic inspirations from 'anywhere and everywhere': 'Greek plays, they knocked it out of the park thousands of years ago—why not look
If you want the player to feel something, look to media that already cracked the code.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/new-vegas-director-josh-sawyer-says-games-can-and-should-pull-on-artistic-inspirations-from-anywhere-and-everywhere-greek-plays-they-knocked-it-out-of-the-park-thousands-of-years-ago-why-not-look-at-them/Open linkView original on piefed.worldIthaca is a road trip RPG about climate resistance and dealing with the hostage you have in your trunk
What's a road trip without a little drama?
Ithaca on Steam (Planned Release Date: To be announced)
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ithaca-is-a-road-trip-rpg-about-climate-resistance-and-dealing-with-the-hostage-you-have-in-your-trunkOpen linkView original on piefed.worldExodus' character creator won't let you totally mess up its protagonist's "established look" with nose and brow slider chicanery, but you can still pick a beard
Exodus' character creator is limited to "curated options" to switch the likes of hair and tattoos instead of full-blown slider-based face customisation.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/exodus-character-creator-wont-let-you-totally-mess-up-its-protagonists-established-look-with-nose-and-brow-slider-chicanery-but-you-can-still-pick-a-beardOpen linkView original on piefed.worldA Disco Elysium writer once told Josh Sawyer that 'we can do better than this now,' and Sawyer agrees
We just keep inspiring each other. It's not an animosity thing. It's just, do the best you can, [and] get inspired by other people.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/a-disco-elysium-writer-once-told-josh-sawyer-that-we-can-do-better-than-this-now-and-sawyer-agrees/Open linkView original on piefed.worldJoy Malignant is a photobashed, dice-based RPG where every choice you make affects how your faceless body looks
Joy Malignant on Steam (Demo available,Planned Release Date: 29 Jul, 2026)
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/joy-malignant-is-a-photobashed-dice-based-rpg-where-every-choice-you-make-affects-how-your-faceless-body-looksOpen linkView original on piefed.worldXbox pulls funding for 007 First Light dev's new fantasy RPG, prompting layoffs as Microsoft insists "we're not reducing our overall investment in games"
"What's changing is where we're investing and the kinds of projects we're backing," Microsoft says after IO Interactive withdrawal
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/xbox-pulls-funding-for-007-first-light-devs-new-fantasy-rpg-prompting-layoffs-as-microsoft-insists-were-not-reducing-our-overall-investment-in-games/Open linkView original on piefed.worldWith a dumpster-truck full of cash, New Vegas director Josh Sawyer would probably make a 'spiritual successor' to a crunchy 1992 RPG
So long as he liked the team he was making it with, anyway.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/with-a-dumpster-truck-full-of-cash-new-vegas-director-josh-sawyer-would-probably-make-a-spiritual-successor-to-a-crunchy-1992-rpg/Open linkView original on piefed.worldKingdom Come: Deliverance superfan fixes Henry's "hilariously tight" two-week story, and even Warhorse agrees: "At this point you're possibly more organized than we are"
Henry's journey apparently took more than two months, not two weeks
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/kingdom-come-deliverance-superfan-fixes-henrys-hilariously-tight-two-week-story-and-even-warhorse-agrees-at-this-point-youre-possibly-more-organized-than-we-are/Open linkView original on piefed.worldDispatch cleared the way for medieval narrative RPG Sovereign Tower as its developer says the line up was 'actually perfect for us'
Who wouldn't want to take charge of a magical tower and a medieval kingdom?
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/dispatch-cleared-the-way-for-medieval-narrative-rpg-sovereign-tower-as-its-developer-says-the-line-up-was-actually-perfect-for-us/Open linkView original on piefed.worldCyberpunk 2 lead says "some days I feel our industry is imploding" as Destiny 2 studio Bungie is hit with mass layoffs: "Teams and game projects are getting slaughtered"
Where do we go from here?
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/destiny/cyberpunk-2-lead-says-some-days-i-feel-our-industry-is-imploding-as-destiny-2-studio-bungie-is-hit-with-mass-layoffs-teams-and-game-projects-are-getting-slaughtered/Open linkView original on piefed.world"It feels like risk-taking's at an all-time low": Citizen Sleeper creator explains why they're taking a swing with their new RPG
Citizen Sleeper's creator has wanted to make new RPG Signet City for a decade but it's always been a risk. But, if they don't do it now, they never will.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/citizen-sleeper-creator-explains-why-theyre-taking-a-swing-with-their-new-rpgOpen linkView original on piefed.world
Grim Dawn is releasing a new expansion July 23, 2026
Grim Dawn is an aRPG. I'd compare it to Diablo and Titan Quest. They will be releasing a new expansion, "Fangs of Asterkan," July 23, 2026.
The OG game released Feb 25, 2016. Crucible mode released Aug 3, 2016. The 1st expansion, "Ashes of Malmouth," released Oct 11, 2017. The 2nd Expansion, "Forgotten Gods," released Mar 27, 2019.
What happens when diablo, torchlight, and titan quest gang bang a video game developer and you're not quite sure who the father is? Grim Dawn.
The class/mastery system is amazing. As you play and level you select 2 of 9 masteries. The class/mastery system is similar to titan quest, in fact the game uses the TQ engine. The class system creates so much depth with varied playstyles. On top of this you have devotion points which can further alter/enhance your abilities.
THERE IS SO MUCH LORE. Really! I loved reading all the little notes you find scattered about the world as you progress through the story. Many of the NPCs you interact with are pretty memorable, and add depth to the story. There is lots of good voice acting here too. The music is good. Boss battles feel tense.
Despite how RNG the gear drops can be, you have the ability to buy back talent and devotion points to adjust for gear drops. Skill bonuses on gear work well with the class/mastery system. From what I understand, Fangs of Asterkan will now let you re-roll stats on your gear!
Gear is tradable. If you haven't been blessed by RNGesus, you can trade stored gear with total strangers or friends in multiplayer. I love being able to give gear to someone that might be able to use it instead of letting it collect dust in my chest. Likewise, I have been freely given some pretty nice pieces too.
This is one of my favorite games. If anyone pics up the OG game with all the expansions and wants a friend to play with, hit me up on steam. (Tararabbit111279) It's also available on xbox but I don't know if it's cross platform compatible.
https://www.grimdawn.com/Open linkView original on lemmy.caTime-Bending RPG Shards of Order Launches This July With Major Reworks – Release Date and Trailer
Shards of Order on Steam (Demo available, Planned Release Date: 28 Jul, 2026)
Shards of Order - Release Date Trailer (YT)
https://turnbasedlovers.com/news/time-bending-rpg-shards-of-order-launches-this-july-with-major-reworks-release-date-and-trailer/Open linkView original on piefed.world[CDPR, the studio behind] Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2077 wants to make more games without turning CDPR into a company "that's going to be launching a big game every year"
The goal is not to flood the games market with CDPR games
![[CDPR, the studio behind] Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2077 wants to make more games without turning CDPR into a company "that's going to be launching a big game every year"](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/44b48610-7bc2-4ed3-8677-12fb538bb17d.jpeg)
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-witcher/the-witcher-4-and-cyberpunk-2077-studio-wants-to-make-more-games-without-turning-cdpr-into-a-company-thats-going-to-be-launching-a-big-game-every-year/Open linkView original on piefed.worldCD Projekt Red boss believes some fans were forever burned by Cyberpunk 2077's disastrous launch: 'I'm convinced that we lost the faith of some people indefinitely'
I'm not 100 per cent convinced we went through the full redemption arc.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/cd-projekt-red-boss-believes-some-fans-were-forever-burned-by-cyberpunk-2077s-disastrous-launch-im-convinced-that-we-lost-the-faith-of-some-people-indefinitely/Open linkView original on piefed.world