Choirs in Hell: The making of Diablo 4's iconic soundtrack
As Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion reaches a climactic finale, composers Ted Reedy and Leo Kaliski tell us how its music changed to fit. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Choirs in Hell: The making of Diablo 4's iconic soundtrack
📅 10/07/2026
Devs don't buy Steam disclosure claiming gen AI was a necessity: "I'm literally unemployed and I still make all of my assets by hand"
A new action RPG released on Steam sparked heated discussion among other game developers after its creator argued that using generative AI to expedite development was essential, but insisted reliance on the tech could be reduced with more money coming in. Bluesky user Aura/Moom, or game dev and animator Aura Triolo, flagged the Steam AI disclosure of Bahast, a new "dark fantasy idle ARPG." (Triolo only shared the blurb, but other people quickly dug up the game.) The disclosure reads: "This g
📅 09/07/2026
Steam Pulls Final Fantasy Game Ahead Of Full Shutdown
Final Fantasyis looking to the future with the 2027 release of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, but one game in the franchise will officially be left behind this year. Alongside the long succession of mainline games, the franchise has experimented with plenty of spin-offs that don't always stick around forever.
📅 09/07/2026
There are apparently going to be "changes" to one of Persona 4 Revival's most important characters, but what exactly does that mean?
After a long period of not knowing much about the upcoming remake, Persona 4 Revival,, we last month finally learned that Atlus' re-do of one of its most popular games is launching on 18th February on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. But the game isn't a straight one-to-one remake of the 2008 RPG. Similarly to Persona 3 Reload, it will see differences to the source material. Read more
📅 09/07/2026
Brutal Soulslike Mortal Shell 2 chooses violence, sets release date in the 2026 August traffic jam
Mortal Shell 2, the inventive Soulslike RPG from developer Cold Symmetry, has an official release date. The game will arrive 20th August on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. While Mortal Shell 2 has always been set for release this year, its release window was the biggest mystery. Read more
📅 09/07/2026
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis Will End Service This Year
In a social media post and a blog post, Square Enix has announced that the mobile and PC game Final
📅 08/07/2026
Less than 3 years after it launched on Steam, the Final Fantasy 7 gacha game is closing
Less than three years after it went live on Steam, Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis is calling it quits. Square Enix said in an end-of-service announcement that the sale of Red Crystal in-game currency has already been halted, and the game itself will be taken offline on October 6... Read more.
📅 08/07/2026
I almost missed the fantastic Granblue Fantasy: Relink. It just got even bigger - so don't make the same mistake
Granblue Fantasy Relink's Endless Ragnarok expansion brings more story, challenge modes, and summons to the underrated action JRPG. Read the full story on PCGamesN: I almost missed the fantastic Granblue Fantasy: Relink. It just got even bigger - so don't make the same mistake
📅 08/07/2026
Steam Dev Makes 2025 Roguelite RPG 100% Free
A game called Grit the Dark World, which previously sold for around $4.99, has switched to a completely free-to-play model on Steam. At this point, it could be argued that removing the price tag to attract more players is becoming a trend on Steam, as Grit the Dark World is far from the first game to make the switch this month.
📅 08/07/2026
After Xbox Pulls Funding, Hitman Dev Is Closing A Studio And Laying People Off
Hitman and 007: First Light developer IO Interactive has confirmed that it is closing its Istanbul office, laying off staff in the process as part of cuts that the studio said were "necessary" to help the company stay afloat in the future. IO said it made these cuts after Xbox dropped out of funding Project Fantasy, the company's mysterious upcoming RPG. IO has now "regained full ownership of the project and our IP" related to Project Fantasy, and IO will now fund it independently. However, this
📅 07/07/2026
New RPG on Steam is Basically a Love Child of Fable and Crimson Desert
Steam is filled with great sprawling RPGs for players to dive into and explore, with Crimson Desert being one of the most memorable entries in the genre this year. The wait for upcoming AAA Steam RPGs like Fable and The Elder Scrolls 6 will drag on for some time still, but fans itching for a new fantasy RPG experience won't have to wait long to get their fill. Forsaken Realms: Vahrin's Call looks like the perfect mix of Fable and Crimson Desert, and it comes out later this month.
📅 07/07/2026
New Official Solo Leveling Release Confirmed for 2026
The Solo Levelingfranchise is expanding once again, and this time it’s leaning hard into action RPG territory with a roguelike twist. With the series continuing to grow across anime, games, and even upcoming film projects, Solo Leveling: Karma arrives as another major step in pushing Sung Jinwoo’s world deeper into video games ahead of its planned 2026 launch.
📅 06/07/2026
Cyberpunk 2077 Just Hit Another Massive Sales Milestone
Sales of CD Projekt Red's 2020 RPG Cyberpunk 2077 continue to grow, as the game has now passed 40 million copies sold. This counts copies sold through July 3, including sales of the base game and copies sold through the game's ultimate edition. "Thank you all for helping us reach this amazing milestone," the developer said. The big new sales milestone came after Steam's latest sale saw the game's price fall down to $18, representing a discount of 70%. It's on sale for that price until July 9.
📅 06/07/2026
"Tons of new chooms": Cyberpunk 2077 hits highest Steam player peak in 3 years and CD Projekt Red is thanking Edgerunners and Wuthering Waves
Mere days after celebrating 40 million sales overall, CD Projekt Red reveals the RPG has hit its highest Steam player peak in three years. That's right – CD Projekt Red just can't seem to stop winning. The neon light-laden gem has officially hit over 1,000 players on Steam (101,558, to be exact, as per SteamDB), which just so happens to be the highest number CD Projekt Red has seen for its game since 2023. It isn't quite toppling the 274,526 player peak it saw then… but it's nonetheless an imp
📅 06/07/2026
Marvel Tokon Blocked in 132 Countries, and It Looks Like PSN Requirements Are to Blame
PlayStation and Arc System Works' Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has been blocked in 132 countries in what appears to be another example of Sony's PSN requirements barring players from access on Steam. Fans of the upcoming tag-team comic book fighting game have prepared to skip out on its August 2026 launch after it was revealed that a long list of regions will be blocked (via SteamDB). The full list of 132 countries includes Afghanistan, Haiti, Serbia, Zimbabwe, Egypt, and more. Why Marvel Toko
📅 05/07/2026
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is blocked in 132 countries due to Sony's controversial PSN linking requirement – but its Steam page is still visible
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is blocked in 132 countries, once again due to Sony's controversial PSN linking requirement. Read more
📅 05/07/2026
Atlus never added her to Persona 3 Reload, but the 2009 JRPG's female protagonist is finally making a comeback in spin-off The Phantom X
Although Atlus didn't bring female protagonist Kotone Shiomi back from Persona 3 Portable in Persona 3 Reload, she is making a comeback now – albeit not in a mainline game. She'll be returning to Persona, but she's not joining her male counterpart Makoto Yuki in Reload – instead, she's part of a new Persona 3 Portable crossover event in Persona 5 gacha spin-off The Phantom X. It's a strictly mobile and PC game, but it is free to play, so fans of Kotone will finally be able to play as her shoul
📅 03/07/2026
See over 15 minutes of Kyoto Xanadu gameplay footage on PlayStation 5 in Korean
Ruliweb had the opportunity to get an early look at the upcoming action RPG.
📅 02/07/2026