Tag: Hack&Slash

Individual Diablo, Hades and Persona orchestral musical concerts are coming to London, and if last year’s Baldur’s Gate 3 concert was anything to go by, you won’t want to miss them

Individual Diablo, Hades and…

The Game Music Festival returns to London next year with individual orchestral concerts for the music from Diablo, Hades…
Creator of Bayonetta and Devil May Cry, Hideki Kamiya, thinks new action games need more than pretty graphics

Creator of Bayonetta and…

New action games, in the style of Devil May Cry and Bayonetta, need to offer more than just great…
Palworld studio Pocketpair won’t publish games with AI – “we don’t believe in it”

Palworld studio Pocketpair won’t…

Palworld studio Pocketpair won’t be publishing games with AI, Web3, or NFTs in them, because the company “doesn’t believe…
Blockbuster games are “not really sustainable”, says former God of War exec, adding games should be “fun first”

Blockbuster games are “not…

Blockbuster games with outsized budgets and big spectacle are “not really sustainable in terms of the cost of development”,…
Don’t let anyone tell you you’re not skilled enough to enjoy Ninja Gaiden 4 – I’m near-incompetent yet having an absolute blast with Xbox’s hack ‘n’ slash

Don’t let anyone tell…

I have been known to get “well into” games, but I can never predict what they’ll be. For example,…
Sleeping Dogs movie back on track as Marvel star Simu Liu reveals the draft script is “done”

Sleeping Dogs movie back…

The movie adaptation of Sleeping Dogs is not only back on track, but the first draft of the script…
Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki has died, age 58

Dead or Alive and…

Tomonobu Itagaki, responsible for creating both the Dead or Alive and 3D Ninja Gaiden series, has died. Read more…
Ninja Gaiden 4’s high difficulty still emphasises “fairness”, say game directors, as difficulty debate rages on in wake of Silksong

Ninja Gaiden 4’s high…

The Ninja Gaiden series of action games are notoriously challenging, but ahead of the release of Ninja Gaiden 4…
Black Myth Wukong gets an update that’s so big on PS5, you might need to delete the game and redownload it

Black Myth Wukong gets…

Black Myth Wukong is getting an update today, 13th October, across all platforms. It’s a relatively minor update that…
Final Fantasy’s beloved fighting spin-off is soon set to make a return

Final Fantasy’s beloved fighting…

Final Fantasy fighting spin-off Dissidia is soon set to make a return after its PSP heyday, but so far…