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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Has 'No AI,' Developer Evil Empire Says
We were recently invited out to Paris, France to play three hours of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, and while we were there, we got to speak to the development team about how the game was made. In addition to behind-the-scenes details on the relationship between developers Evil Empire and Konami ( which you can read more about here ), we specifically wanted t
Castlvania: Belmont's Curse Has 'No AI,' Developer Evil Empire Says
We were recently invited out to Paris, France to play three hours of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, and while we were there, we got to speak to the development team about how the game was made. In addition to behind-the-scenes details on the relationship between developers Evil Empire and Konami ( which you can read more about here ), we specifically wanted t
The Unlikely Story Of How Konami Asked Evil Empire To Make Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
A few weeks ago, I traveled to Paris to play three hours of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse , and while there, I had the chance to speak with some of the developers who worked on the game. The project is an indie developer's dream come true, since developer Evil Empire originally worked on Dead Cells, a game heavily inspired by Castlevania, and now it's getting
The Open Beta For Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Starts Next Week
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, the superhero-themed fighter from Arc System Works, is still a few weeks away from its release on PlayStation 5 and PC, but if you want to jump into the action early, you'll get a chance next week. From July 24 to July 26, the open beta will be available to play for free on PC and PS5. You can check out the details for yourself
Heave Ho 2 Review - Silly And Smart Go Hand In Hand
Reviewed on: Switch 2 Platform: Switch, PC Publisher: Devolver Digital Developer: Le Cartel Studio Release: July 16, 2026 I enjoy dying in Heave Ho 2. I'm not doing it on purpose, but it's usually because I miscalculated a swing, was accidentally dropped off a cliff by my brother, or, most often of all, tried to make a comically long jump I had no chance of
Dragon's Dogma 2 Developers Say New Updates Don't Remove Friction, Just Add Options
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is a new gameplay expansion coming later this year, but developer Capcom is preceding that new content with some major free updates for the base game. At launch, many ( including Game Informer , as you can see in our review ) praised the game for its fun combat and friction-focused world, but it was also met with its fair share
Here Are Three Reasons Why Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Has The Same Subtitle As Its Predecessor
Dragon's Dogma 2, which launched in 2024 to positive critical reception , is coming back later this year as Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, adding a new region to the game and bringing it to Switch 2. However, fans of the series (or, honestly, anyone who's even heard the titles of the games in the series) might notice that it's the same subtitle given to a si
The Mermaid Mask Review - Grimoire's Greatest
Reviewed on: PC Platform: PlayStation 5, Switch, PC Publisher: SFB Games Developer: SFB Games Release: July 16, 2026 The murder mystery genre clings tightly to a tried-and-true formula – a set toolbox and sequence of necessary events – that confines any story that adheres to its style. What's so delightful about The Mermaid Mask is that it follows every rule
ConcernedApe Explains Why He's Shown So Little Of Haunted Chocolatier: 'I Would Rather Serve A Fully Baked Bread'
Haunted Chocolatier is the highly, highly anticipated follow-up to Stardew Valley, one of the biggest indie games of all time. But while this chocolate-making spiritual successor was announced way back in 2021, we've seen very little of the project, save for a handful of blog posts on creator ConcernedApe's website. The last update came in late January, and
Jubilee And The Hood Join Marvel Rivals In Season 9: The Mystery Of Thebes
Marvel Rivals, the comic book-themed hero shooter from Netease, aired a livestream today to reveal what's coming to the game in its ninth season, which is set to start this Friday, July 10. The stream kicked off with a cinematic trailer briefly showing the two newest heroes – Jubilee and The Hood – but primarily focusing on X-Men antagonist Apocalypse. As he
Massive Marvel Rivals Update Reworks Black Widow And Overhauls The Team-Up System
Marvel Rivals introduced its newest season, The Mystery of Thebes, in a livestream earlier today, which will add the new characters Jubilee and The Hood into the game. The cinematic trailer was followed by the routine dev vision video where creative director Guangguang and lead combat designer Zhiyong go over balance changes and new team-up abilities, but th