Latest articles by Dustin Bailey
That mystery Star Wars strategy game is actually a tactics game from a bunch of XCOM veterans, and suddenly I'm a lot more excited for it
News "It bums me out that more people don't play these types of games"
After 32 years, the cult classic NES platformer that goes for thousands on eBay is getting a sequel
News Gimmick lives!
The big monster FromSoftware teased for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is a normal enemy gatekeeping the DLC, and it's kicking peoples' butts
News "Turn back, yo. You’re not ready for this content yet"
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero lets you witness Goku's death in first-person: "That's a special experience"
News "We really want people to immerse themselves into the character that they're playing"
16 years since its reveal, Ubisoft insists Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still alive: A remaster of the original arrives next week with a "narrative link" to the now-prequel
News A new mission in the remaster "reveals more about the narrative link to Beyond Good & Evil 2, showing Ubisoft’s enduring commitment to the franchise"
Ahead of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, you can get the entire RPG trilogy for just $10 thanks to this Steam sale
News Truly, this is the age of dragons
Final Fantasy Tactics was originally an RTS RPG inspired by the director's cult classic Super Nintendo game, but his boss said "NOT THIS ONE!"
These gorgeous sample images have me obsessed with what might have been
Dune Awakening is a truly massive survival MMO, and it manages to make sandworms the terror they should be
Preview Summer Preview | Dune Awakening still has a lot to prove, but I was blown away by its massive scope at Summer Game Fest
Tales of the Shire is more than Lord of the Rings-branded Stardew Valley, and it fixes one of the genre's biggest problems
Preview Summer Preview | The way to a Hobbit's heart is still through their stomach
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is the highest-rated release of 2024 so far, beating JRPG hit Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and roguelike darling Hades 2
News Metacritic says Shadow of the Erdtree is one of the best gaming releases of all time, and you can't argue with Metacritic
Nintendo has apparently been teasing the big villain of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond for 17 years
News The character in the trailer builds on a 17-year-old cliffhanger and Metroid's most controversial spin-off
The father of Final Fantasy says it's a "blessing" working with Square Enix and Yoshi-P to rebuild the JRPG he made "thinking it could become my final work"
News Hironobu Sakaguchi says Fantasian "has a special place in my heart"
Metroid Prime 4 is finally due to launch in 2025, 8 years after it was first revealed
News Finally, Metroid Prime's big comeback is upon us
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake is an incredible upgrade of the definitive 8-bit JRPG, and after an hour hands-on I'm ready to grind like it's 1988
Preview Summer Preview | This remake sands off the edges of an RPG classic without losing that old-school charm
Square Enix is giving the original JRPGs an HD-2D upgrade with Dragon Quest 1 & 2 in 2025
News The rumored Dragon Quest trilogy remake is coming - just not all in the same package
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake finally launches over 3 years after it was first revealed, and it's not just on Switch
News The beloved JRPG finally gets its remake in November
The Sims competitor Life by You abruptly canceled, exec admits it's "a clear failure on Paradox’s part"
News After 3 delays, Life by You is no more
June Nintendo Direct confirmed with 40 minutes of info about 2024 Switch games, but there will be absolutely "no mention" of Switch 2
News The June Direct has been confirmed
The indie devs behind this Animal Crossing-like are shocked they got to make a sequel after so many mistakes with Cozy Grove, but Camp Spirit aims to make good
News Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit aims to learn from the mistakes of its predecessor
Building Relationships is "like A Short Hike but stupid" and it's the most wholesomely kinky dating sim I've ever played
News I had to tell this game whether I'm a top or a bottom while the dev pretended not to watch
Yars Rising is equal parts Metroidvania and love letter to 51 years of Atari history, and a boss fight against a supervillain named Missile Commander sold me
Preview Summer Preview | Yars Rising follows up to one of the weirdest Atari games ever made, but it plays like a perfect modern Metroidvania
I played a giant ape and tore down a city in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero and I haven't had this much dumb fun in a fighting game since the 2000s
Preview Summer Preview | Dragon Ball Z fans are about to get the ultimate action figure collection
An hour of Dragon Age: The Veilguard left me with more questions than answers, but I'm starting to believe I can love a BioWare RPG again
Preview Preview | The Veilguard shows promise that BioWare can still build an incredible RPG for new and old fans alike
