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Final Fantasy Resonance’s Combat Was An ‘Experiment’ To Combine FF5’s Job System with FF6’s Unique Characters

Final Fantasy Resonance’s developer put copious amounts of thought into what a modern turn-based game might look like, and that included looking back at key moments of the series’ past

Hayes Madsen Published October 2, 2026

Games

Reigns, Card Shark Dev Is Closing Down As Leads Go Independent Again: ‘I Still Have Things That I Can Say’

'At the moment, you feel like you're in the washing machine and it's turned on and you're like, "Well, oh my God, this is going so fast."'

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 1, 2026

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Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance Aims To Supercharge The Endgame And Increase Difficulty With Master Ranks: ‘We Want To Make Sure It Delivers The Level Of Challenge And Depth That Players Would Expect’

Capcom's biggest entry in the Monster Hunter series to date is ready for its big comeback

Alessandro Fillari Published September 29, 2026

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The Publisher Of Ys, Disgaea, Trails Wants To Do More Worldwide, Simultaneous Game Releases

Ys X: Nordics took over a year to make it out of Japan

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 28, 2026

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Nippon Ichi, NIS America Head Says Company Is ‘Researching’ AI But Personally Doesn’t Think It Will Make Development Faster

'The best way to [apply AI] would be in a way that actually improves the quality of the game'

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 25, 2026

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Xbox’s Restructuring Is A ‘Reverse Acquisition In Slow Motion,’ Analysts Say

Experts call Halo under Activision a 'demotion' and worry that 'Project Helix absolutely must hit'

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 23, 2026

Games

Diablo Himself Didn’t Get Dedicated Diablo 4 DLC Because ‘Diablo’s Very Demanding,’ Devs Say

But he's the star of Diablo 5 now instead

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 16, 2026

Games

Diablo 5 Devs Address The Release Date Skepticism: ‘The Team All Agreed That It Was A Great Time To Tell The World’

'It's important that we are building the game that the community wants'

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 15, 2026

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Games Like Warcraft 3 Are ‘The Best Storytelling Medium Warcraft Has Had,’ Says Director

'An MMO can be challenging in terms of building up and conveying a connection to characters'

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 15, 2026

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Warcraft 3 Leads On Why Forsaken Kingdom Launched With Graphics Mismatch, No Dubs: ‘BlizzCons Don’t Come Along Very Often’

Also, the Forsaken Kingdom campaign may get some dubbed languages added

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 15, 2026

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Warcraft 3: Reforged Devs Explain Why New Campaign Is Always Online

'The LAN party has gone global'

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 15, 2026

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8 New Things We Just Learned About World Of Warcraft: Forever From Its Lead Designers

No shaman tanks at launch, PvP progression, add-on restrictions, and more

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 14, 2026

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Brutal Cult-Favorite Indie Survival Game Is Almost Free After Years Of Legal Limbo With Adult Swim’s Defunct Publishing Label

Start of a new cycle

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 11, 2026

Games

How Stardew Valley Inspired A Game About Blasting Freaky Monsters Into Piles Of Guts

'I'm going to be like a regular man and just go fishing'

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 11, 2026

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s Director Is Leaving It All On The Field: ‘I’m Approaching The Development As If There’s Never Going To Be Another Final Fantasy 7 Game’

Naoki Hamaguchi talks side quest rewards, political messaging, and more

Tom Regan Published September 10, 2026

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The 1001 Threads Of Mizan Director Avoids Answering A Simple Question At Gamescom

'This is a really decentralized company. We [are] completely decentralized'

Lex Luddy Published September 4, 2026

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Square Wants Final Fantasy Resonance To Be Both A Tribute To Its Past And A Gateway To Its Future

The retooled version of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius shoulders more than just the responsibility of bringing its previous iteration back from the dead

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 4, 2026