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Square Enix has shared new details about the upcoming Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World. The game follows Bianca and Nera from Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride as children, searching for the fabled Leaves of Life that will supposedly heal their sick fathers. They meet a strange creature called Fluffy, who leads them to the Witherwood and bestows them with the power to befriend monsters.The Witherwood is your base of operations, from which you'll set out to explore a vast

Infinity, produced by Corvus Belli, is a 35mm skirmish-style wargame set in a cyberpunk future one-hundred and eighty-five years from now, requiring players to focus on tactical combat, utilizing a mixture of troop abilities, awesome terrain and environments, and various missions to succeed. We’re lucky enough to have the brand new Operation Mazebreaker 2 Player box sent our way, along with an additional squad of models, and even a pre-order exclusive, and in this article, we’

CI Games has released a new episode of its ongoing developer roundtable series, 'Lifting the Veil,' offering a deeper look at the upcoming Lords of the Fallen II. The episode unpacks the action-packed 'Battle for Thorngar' trailer first shown at Summer Game Fest, surfacing details you may have missed and confirming that the game will launch on Steam this fall alongside its previously announced platforms. The team pulled back the curtain on new biomes, including a Japanese-ins

There are some rules updates coming to Warmachine for the Final Hunt that allow them to fight for both of the Dusk armies. You can check out the full Dev Diary on the Steamforged website.

Buying a gaming chair usually means choosing between two embarrassments. You could get a fake Formula 1 bucket seat and pretend the racing stripes helped your aim, or you could buy a classic office catalog but not quite feel like a gamer. The FlexiSpot Sentinel-Pro belongs to a newer, hybrid wave of chairs. It calls itself a gaming chair, looks like ergonomic office furniture, and prices itself right at the border between mainstream and premium. After a couple weeks with the chair, I finally hav

I do not generally play games like Crimson Moon, I do generally listen to the music IN Crimson Moon. So, I thought it would be cool to give the genre another chance with a heavy metal vibe to a gritty and intense game. I was surprised to find the game extremely intuitive and fun to work through. Punishing, yes, but never unfair. I had an enjoyable experience with the Crimson Moon demo I got to play at Summer Game Fest. I played solo for the demo, but there is indeed co-op!Dropped in with limited

I had a chance to sit down with Recur during Summer Game Fest and had a blast. This small team, named Kaleidoscube, has created a game where you play as a mailman who finds himself able to turn back time by walking left while turning time forward by walking right. The goal: to save the world from being torn apart by a company’s exploding factory. Opening of Recur!As I began the demo, I was stopping a car from falling on the mailman’s head. I quickly figured out the vibe of the

While walking around Summer Game Fest: Play Days, you’ll see so many games. You’re probably running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to make your appointments, but in those moments of calm in the storm, some games catch your eye that you HAVE to try and see. Thankfully, I was able to snag an appointment with Bub by Paperfrog last minute. This game is unlike anything I’ve seen and is a testament to the importance of believing in yourself, your talent, a

I had the chance to sit down with Demi and the Fractured Dream during Summer Game Fest. The game is if you combine elements of The Legend of Zelda with a darker theme (at least from the dungeon I worked through). While I didn’t fully get the “vibes” for this per se, there are some excellent elements to go through. The movement is the right kind of floaty as it helps make the game feel fast-paced and allows for some cool dodging and attacking moments. Your main weapon wi

Imagine you’re lost in a jungle with no idea where you are, what you’re doing there, or how to find help. Now imagine that, but you’re uncovering a mystery about the island as a whole. NOW imagine you’re doing all of this while being tracked down by a hungry Allosaurus. Terrifying, right? Well, get ready for The Lost Wilds.Dinos around every corner in The Lost Wilds!One of the big goals for The Lost Wilds was to make the dinosaurs feel more like animals than monsters.

In a little under a week from now, GamingTrend will be at Origins Game Fair 2026! Origins is one of the premier tabletop conventions in North America. Five days of gaming, tournaments, seminars, workshops, and interacting with our favorite publishers. Attending conventions and being completely immersed in the hobby is hard to beat. What gets us most excited, though, is seeing the new 2026 releases and sneak peeks at what is coming next year. You can find a full list of previews over on BGG,

When you think of a cozy game, what do you think of immediately? Farming, fishing, meeting the neighbors, taking care of animals; those all seem right! What about murder? No? What about otherworldly murder? Well, Grave Seasons combines cozy farming simulators with horrifying murder mysteries for you to solve. Water and boats in Grave Seasons!You start your journey on a boat, making your way to the island where your new farm is located. When you arrive, you spend one night in your house and

Pergola from Rebel Studio is a cozy gardening game where players set out to turn their backyards into point-generating landscapes full of lovely plants buzzing with friendly insects. It is an action-selection game with just a hint of player interaction and a sandbox of a player board on which to grow your garden.The player boards freeform. It's up to you to decide where things should go.Gameplay in Pergola is pretty simple. It is a point salad game where everything you do generates some amo

Rereleased earlier this year by Atomic Mass Games, the ATT Battle Tank has hovered its way back onto the tabletop army for many Droid Armies. A few minor engineering improvements in the build of the tank made the assembly much easier than the first version released by Fantasy Flight Games. I am excited to add this unit to my army from my Separatist Alliance Starter Box, and I hope you find this guide helpful to go from gray to play!Star Wars: Legion - AAT Battle TankThis pack is a reissue of the

There are some games you see for the first time and just have to play. Blood Message is one of those. It boils down to morbid curiosity in this case; how can a game that looks this stunning possibly be real? Plenty will look at the shiny nature of the trailers and assume Blood Message won’t ever reach those heights. I finally got my hands on the game at Summer Game Fest, and although it’ll need some polish to reach the visual fidelity we’ve seen, there’s a solid game

IllFonic has unveiled the single player story mode for Halloween: The Game, the upcoming asymmetrical stealth horror title, during the 2026 Future Games Show. Digital pre-orders are now open, with the Standard Edition at $39.99 and the Deluxe Edition at $59.99, which includes an exclusive Michael Myers skin, two exclusive Civilians, and additional surprises. The game launches September 8, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.The storymode lets you step into the

The official Lorcana Collector’s Guides are hardcover books that cover groups of 4 Lorcana sets. The books serve two purposes. The first part dives deep into the lore of each set and expands on the narrative story that each set is telling. Collectors who spend hours poring over the card artwork and pondering the quotes found on each card will be thrilled to have such a trove of additional information to sink their teeth into. The whole first part of each book features full page artwo

MineGeon Renegades, the co-op bullet-hell roguelite from Kickstone Studio, announced that it will be available on July 14. On top of a launch date reveal, the game got a trailer to showcase its combat, biomes, and expeditions.You can check out the trailer and the press release below:Crash-Land into Bullet-Hell Chaos as MineGeon: Renegades Announces July 14th Release DateTeam Up With Up to Two Friends to Scavenge, Survive, and Strike It Rich Beneath PAIMO[June 4th, 2026] – Kickstone Studio

Ascend to ZERO, the upcoming title from Flyway Games, has released an updated demo that could get players some goodies ahead of the game's launch on July 13.The event, titled the "ZERO Rush Challenge," will run from now through June 26 and offers some prizes. Hit the link and get churning: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2697940/Ascend_to_ZERO/Be sure to check out the trailer below.The top 10 players in the ZERO Rush Challenge event will walk away with prizes including:- 1st Pl

The PC Gaming Show on Sunday was loaded with over 20 world premiers and dozens of other featured games, including several roguelites, FPS games, and a deep dive into CONTROL Resonant. The showcase was almost 2 hours long, with many of the games and DLC becoming available over the next six months and several demos that are playable right now! Here's a recap of everything announced.Watch the Show Here!Wielders of the EssenseLooking like something out of a mobile ad, Wielders of the Essence is