Earlier this month, Ori developer Moon Studios announced the 1.0 launch date of No Rest for the Wicked, its isometric Soulslike fantasy action RPG. The Austrian studio's new project will exit early access in October on PC and PlayStation 5, while Nintendo and Xbox fans will have to wait longer, primarily due to ongoing optimization on the weaker Series S and Switch 2 consoles. Following the release news, we had the opportunity to interview Moon Studios CEO and Creative Director Thomas Mahler. Throughout the conversation, we delved into the aforementioned decision to postpone the game on Nintendo and Xbox consoles, […]

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Today, publisher Perp Games and South Korean developer Project Cloud Games announced the release date of the Soulslike game The Relic: First Guardian. The game, previously planned for a 2025 launch, is now set to be available from July 31 on PC (Steam) and PlayStation 5, with ports for Xbox Series S and X and Nintendo Switch 2 coming later in the Summer. PS5 will also get an exclusive retail version, though it'll only be available on September 4. The game takes place in Arsiltus, a once-peaceful world now overrun by a creeping blight that players must push back as […]

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During Summer Game Fest 2026, CI Games confirmed what we had already assumed when the publisher announced it had purchased back the publishing rights for Lords of the Fallen 2: it's no longer an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC. Moreover, the studio also revealed that a Nintendo Switch 2 version is in the works and will be released later this year alongside the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S and X versions. Today, in the tenth episode of the Lifting the Veil videocast series, the developers provided a deep dive into the latest news and other aspects of […]

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While the dual-realm mechanic was one of the standout features of 2023's Lords of the Fallen, many, myself included, felt the Umbral world mechanics left something to be desired, adding more complications than exciting features. In the latest episode of the Lifting the Veil developer series, Lead Systems Designer Dan Rean, Game Director James Low, and Producer Alex Harkin revealed that the Umbral Realm in Lords of the Fallen II has shifted into a sort of "Umbral 2.0," becoming "bigger, bolder, and bloodier," while addressing criticism based on player feedback. "We read the comments. We saw what people thought of […]

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Publisher CI Games and developer Hexworks have released the minimum and recommended PC system requirements for Lords of the Fallen 2, the sequel to 2023's Soulslike game. The specs are listed on the game's Epic Games Store page and match the previous game's CPU and RAM requirements. However, the GPU requirements have increased: from Lords of the Fallen's GTX 1060/RX 590 and RTX 2080/RX 6700 to Lords of the Fallen 2's RTX 2060/RX 5700 and RTX 3080/RX 6800 XT. As a reminder, the game is powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 5, just like the previous installment. Spec Minimum Recommended OS […]

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