Looking for the best RPGs likeAvowed? If you’re eagerly anticipating Obsidian Entertainment’s next release, you may be on the hunt for an interim game to quench your thirst. AsAvowed’srelease timeencroaches ever-nearer in what is shaping into a fantasticFebruary release schedule, here are a fewRPGsto sink your teeth into beforehand. These have been chosen for a variety of factors like setting, combat mechanics, story-driven choices, companions, map size and more. Take a look and delve into your next adventure....

In a thread on NeoGAF, user milkybar1983 posted a bunch of images of box art for upcoming Xbox Live Arcade titles. One such game isStar Wars: First Assaultwhich, curiously enough, has not yet been announced. The cover art is evenhosted on Xbox.com— and it’s still up, at the time of writing. Earlier this year, trademarks and theStarWarsFirstAssault.comdomain were discovered, so the game appears to be legitimate. After reaching out to LucasArts, IGN received a nicely crafted non-comment: “It is an exciting time at our company right now, however we don’t have any announcements at this time....

Devil May Cry, Mega Man, Monster Hunter, etc This should be a sweet melody to plenty of ears: Capcom has made it rather easy to listen to a ton of its music Capcom recently bolstered its Spotify presence by adding (by my count) 61 albums’ worth of official soundtracks and arrangements. There’s so much here. Scrolling through, I notice a bunch ofMega Man,Devil May Cry,Monster Hunter,Street Fighter,Breath of Fire, andAce Attorney....

No sign of Matt Dillon though Well, I have to admit I didn’t see this one coming, even with the current resurgence of obscure fighting titles. Publisher 3goohas announcedthat it is preparing to rerelease obscure arcade fight franchiseThe Rumble Fishon modern console platforms. Specific platforms were not announced. The Rumble Fish, which launched in Japanese arcades in 2004, is a 2D fighter developed by Dimps and utilizing the then-popular Atomiswave hardware....

Cyberpunk 2077is celebrating two milestones at the moment, starting with the one-year anniversary of theCyberpunk: Edgerunnersanime. Theofficial Twittermade sure to remind us that, somehow, an entire year has passed since the series premiered on Netflix. Add in the fact that thePhantom Libertyexpansion is looming on the horizon and you have reason enough to revisit Studio Trigger’sevocative take on Night City. One of Trigger’s heavy-hitters helped celebrate the anniversary and point us toward the upcoming release....

Incoming character, stage, and ouftit DLC As much as I like the idea of thathunks-in-swimsuits storysitting at the top of the site’sDead or Alivefeed for eternity, release date news and screenshots of another character and stage inDead or Alive 5 Last Roundare worth touching on. The next few content drops are going to be crossovers. Naotora Ii fromSamurai Warriorswill debut inLast Roundfor PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on Jun 14, 2025, followed by an appearance in the PC version on March 29....

The Shovel Knight three-pack is the only other current offering Nintendo has really ramped down when it comes to amiibo announcements. After a giant salvo of characters at E3 and their subsequent release a few months later, the amiibo market is basically at a standstill. Yacht Club Games has their Shovel Knight three-pack currently available for pre-order, but that’s really it — until now. By way of theirDetective Pikachuproject, Nintendo just confirmed the existence of a Detective Pikachuamiibo, which will unlock in-game hints....

DreamWorks Studios has acquired the film rights toNeed for Speed, the company and Electronic Arts announced today. Production of the movie is planned to commence early next year, with the full release scheduled for 2014. The original story was developed by George and John Gatins, while the former is writing the screenplay. The press release specifically says that it’s “based on theNeed for Speedseries, but is not based on an individual game,” which should paint a picture of what this thing is likely going to be....

The Tokyo Game Show has closed its doors on another year, and what a year it’s been! Between thebooth babes,cosplayers,strippersandsweat, I’m as surprised as you that our esteemed editors managed to getanywork done, let alone filedozensof newsworthy nuggets about the hottest upcoming games and hardware. Go team! Now that our boys are safely back in their home country, it’s time foryouto look back on what you saw and pick your favorites!...

EA Sports has released the first trailer forMadden 25(the 2024 version), and there are plenty of interesting additions in store for gamers. While many of the old features and game modes will return from last year’sMadden 24, the developers have made a few changes under the hood as well. The upcoming American Football simulator is now available for pre-order on all platforms, and there are two editions to choose from....

And a polar bear with a cannon on its back If there are two things I love, they areTerraria, and outer space. So naturally, I have been waiting impatiently for every bit of news aboutStarbound. However, it seems that Handyman Studios may be beating Chucklefish to the punch with their Steam Greenlight title,Edge of Space. The trailer above shows off a few things thatTerrariafans should already be familiar with, including exploration, building, and combat against wacky creatures....

UK’s premier trade show postponed once again Meet the new year, same as the old. The organizers of Britain’s largest video game trade show,EGX, have announced that EGX Birmingham has been canceled. The show was set to make its grand return to the Birmingham NEC in March of this year, but has been postponed to 2023 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which contains to impact the UK in general and the global community as a whole....

420 cars, 90 tracks Gran Turismo 7has been in the works for a long time, and just like the prior entries,it’ll reflect that with its content. Thanks to a Japanese flier for the game that’s advertising its impending March 2022 launch, we have more of an idea of what to expect. Allegedly, it’ll contain roughly 420 cars with 90 tracks. The flier comes via Twitter user bookkyamp, who located it at a Japanese Yodobashi Camera that was sitting out....