Based on recent comments from Kadokawa’s game division Elden Ringis a huge task for both From Software and Kadokawa Games, who is bankrolling the operation: and it might not see the light of day for another year, at least. So it’s important to build the framework of the story here so you aren’t asking “what does Kadokawa Games have to do withElden Ring?! Well, From Software, ofSoulsfame, is owned by the Kadokawa Corporation, who also specializes in anime, manga, and many other cross-media projects....

‘Sudden loss of limb’ So far we’ve seenStrengthandPerception, so moving onto the next letter in S.P.E.C.I.A.L. brings us to E for Endurance. As it turns out, navigating the post-apocalyptic wasteland requires a bit of toughness. Who would have thought? As with the past videos in the series, it’s a mostly lighthearted/gruesome affair, but it offers some potential information about gameplay as well. Eating and drinking play a role in staying healthy, and Vault Boy even resorts to autocannibalism....

From ‘Team MMBN3D’ If you loved theMega Man Battle Networkseries, you might want to pay attention to this new fan project. A collective of developers called “Team MMBN3D” has come together to create a 3D remake, which is set to drop on the PC this summer. Of course, battle chips, navis, and program advance mechanics return, so it plays fundamentally the same. It’s not the best looking game, but I’m interested in getting my hands on it....

Tetsuya Nomura is on the case Famitsu recently caught up with Tetsuya Nomura, who is heading up theFinal Fantasy VII Remake, to sort of clarify some of the reveals that dominated headlines at this year’s E3. One of the biggest topics is Materia, which Nomura says is getting an overhaul. He notes that you will indeed still be slotting them into weapons and armor, but because the battle system has changed, we will get new Materia and some of the older ideas will be removed....

Not competing with Kingdom Hearts 3 Final Fantasy XV, first announced in 2006 asFinal Fantasy XIII: Versusbeforere-branding last E3, is “quite far into development,” series producer Yoshinori Kitase toldVideoGamer. I bloody well hope so. It’s beeneightgod damn years. It “is being given a very high priority within the company itself” and is not “in competition withKingdom Hearts 3for resources,” which wasn’t a fear I had, but maybe now sort of is....

Yes, seriously Final Fantasy: All the Bravestmay well be the sleaziest, scummiest exploitation of a beloved videogame franchise this side of bootlegged Pikachu dolls. The “game” exists solely to leech cash from the “player,” but Square Enix isn’t done there. It’s now compounding its shamelessness with official merchandise. Yes, you can get your very own set ofAll the Bravestkeychains, for when you’ve run out of ways for Square Enix to fleece you in the award-winning iOS adventure masterpiece!...

And it does look so good Every so often theFinal Fantasy XIVteam shares a bit of their inside development process, and it rules. The team is clearly very proud of whatFinal Fantasy XIVhas become: escaping the legacy of the original failedXIVand forging its own path with the leadership of Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida. You may have missed it, but the most recent incarnation of that shared passion for the game is the “Creation ofFinal Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers” mini-documentary series, which focuses on different facets of the game across an episodic format....

I finished reading L.B. Jeffries’ critique ofFar Cry 2over atMoving Pixelsless than a few hours after completing my third complete playthrough of the game (on Hardcore difficulty, this time). It’s definitely worth reading for yourself, but in it Jeffries takes a relatively popular critical position on the game — namely, that it is partially successful in its attempts to coerce the player into using progressively more brutal and amoral methods of problem solving as the game wears on, using the game mechanics to subtly turn the player into a sort of anti-hero within this virtualHeart of Darkness....

Smallfry looks great We took the entireSplatoon 3amiibo line for a spin at launch, but there’s still three missing! A trio is due out this “holiday season,” and while we don’t have a full picture of what they’ll unlock, we can see them up close thanks toa new YouTube video from Gaming Boulevard. Taken at the Heroes Comic Con/Made in Asia convention in Brussels, Belgium, this past weekend; and were on display thanks to the Made in Asia portion of the convention (which features manga, anime, video games, YouTubers and cosplay)....

We also have a PlayStation Home shirt for all those times you use PlayStation Home You may recall about a year-and-a-half ago, when we unveiled theDestructoid line of merchandisefor your Xbox Live Avatars. At the time, the biggest request was that we get a Mr Destructoid helmet to join the cool shirts and hoodies and stuff we had. Well, that time has finally come! Click this link right nowto deck out your Avatar with the only piece of virtual merchandise you can ever buy and not feel completely bad about....

This is the best way to show that you love someone Despite my love of board games, I rarely get a chance to play any. My friends and the people I can occasionally stomach socializing with have little interest in sitting down and playing them with me, so I have to content myself with merely looking at them online and in shops while wishing I had better friends. Friends likethis fellow, who made aFalloutversion ofMonopolyfor his extremely lucky missus....

Like, way way waaaaay better Mama didn’t raise no fool. We’ve heard about all aboutBattlefield 1‘shorse-riding options, but I’ll politely decline. See these tanks? Yeah, sign me up for one of those. Call me crazy, but I feel a little bit safer inside the impenetrable metal box. I suppose mustard gas can still get in, but I’ll take my chances. At least I’m not perched atop a wild steed like some sort of top-point target in a shooting gallery....

Fields of Mistriajust made its Early Access, and I’ve fiddled around with the settings enough to have some useful tips. Whether you want to see more of the landscape at once or do more with less clicks, the Settings menu has plenty of little tweaks to help you. Fields of Mistriamay lack a few of the usual options expected, such as resolution and volume controls, but there are also some others that become incredibly helpful in specific circumstances....