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Mito Games’Tupi: The Legend of Arariboiaintroduces players to the rich, multi-layered story of the titular Arariboia as he journeys to save his people and rebuild his once-mighty village.Tupi,which won the Abragames Pitch Contest atGamescom LATAM 2025, incorporates figures from Brazilian folklore as both NPCs and spirits that players can recruit and befriend. In addition, several spirits are based on real-life plants and animals that call Brazil their home. Game Rant spoke toTupi: The Legend of Arariboiagame director Leon Zigoni and lead programmer Rafael Calmon about the game’s inspirations, both fictional and factual....

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment’s story about the imprisoning war seems to star Zelda, but it must have a strong supporting cast in order to fill out the character roster. Some of the characters who will play an important role in the story are that era’s sages, but they need to be much more interesting characters inHyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonmentin order to stand out to players. InTears of the Kingdom, it was established that while Link was preparing to fight Ganondorf in the present, Zelda was in the midst of battling him in the past....

Final Fantasyis still as iconic as ever, but one could easily argue that it’s fallen from its position as the leader of its genre. Certainly, something like the well-receivedFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthhas the potential to make waves and even influence future RPGs, but in terms of innovation and inventiveness within the JRPG space,developers like Atlusare quickly usurping Square Enix as luminaries. It looks like Sandfall Interactive can share space with JRPGs powerhouses like Atlus and Square Enix as well, even if it’s not actually a Japanese company....

Tentatively announced back in September 2021, Team Clout’sILLquickly made the rounds online thanks to its first wave of concept trailers, depicting some seriously gruesome and grotesque monster designs in all of theirUnreal Engine 5glory. Though it was clear these trailers were more of a proof of concept than anything else,ILLgained quite a cult following ofhorror gamefans. Flash forward almost four years, andILLhas officially entered full production, thanks in no small part to the recent partnership struck between Team Clout and Mundfish Powerhouse....

Eight years before the release of the originalFinal Fantasy 14,Final Fantasy 11was the first online game that offered players a chance to be a part of the famous RPG series. Many features that players adore during their Eorzean adventure were first found when exploringFF11’s Vana’diel. Customizable characters belonging to specific races, real-time battles, and even a personalized mount chocobo were all featuresFinal Fantasy 11passed down toFinal Fantasy 14.FF14may have taken the torch somewhat, butFF11is still going strong and is looking to celebrate its 23rd anniversary soon....

Summary During the ninth generation of video game consoles (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S), launched in November 2020, numerous great games have been released, including several critically acclaimed titles that have joined thepantheon of the highest-rated gamesever made. With open-world RPGs established as one of the most popular modern genres, many games of this generation offer vast worlds to explore and an array of optional quests and activities, providing dozens, if not hundreds, of hours of playtime for fans willing to fully immerse themselves in their fictional universes....

Summary Recent job postings indicate thatUbisoft Milanis working on a new triple-ARaymangame. This is exciting news forRaymanfans, as it’s been a while sinceUbisoftreleased any mainline game in the franchise, and the developers of the popular titleMario + Rabbids Sparks of Hopeseem to many fans to be a perfect fit for the project. The firstRaymanwas originally released in 1995, and it quickly became a classic. The title received sequels in 1999 and 2003, which were followed byRayman Originsin 2011....

Summary Marvel Rivalshas revealed patch notes for a major update filled with bug fixes and cosmetics that will be coming to the popular hero shooter on June 19. NetEase Games recently launched Season 2.5 ofMarvel Rivals, which gave players the opportunity to earn the free Binary Arrow skin for Hawkeye by completing Cerebro Database challenges. While NetEase Games has been busy adding a wide variety of cosmetics to the game, some fans have requested that the developer releasedisco skins inMarvel Rivals....

TheMonster Hunterfranchise has often been known to crossover with different game series, andMonster Hunter Wildsis no exception to this rule. The Free Title Update Roadmap forMonster Hunter Wildsrevealed that new events, quests, and monsters would be added to the game, as well as a Capcom collaboration to close the update out, and this has since been revealed to beStreet Fighter. Players have been eagerly anticipating what quests and items the collab could reward them with, but what was shown goes against what previousMonster Huntergames have established....

Last week, I had the chance to attend thePokemonNorth American International Champions, or NAIC for short, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Having only ever seen Pokemon competitive Trading Card Game (TCG) and video game (VGC) events on livestreams, it was a unique opportunity to immerse myself in the competitive scene and experience all it has to offer. Surprisingly, after spending a full weekend walking the show floor, sitting with fans and watching matches, and exploring every nook and cranny I could, NAIC felt like much more than a Pokemon tournament....

Whether justified or not, isekai has a reputation for producing low-budget series lacking in production value or much in the way of artistic merit. Each season has a few otherworldly stories that suffer from static animation, uninspired art direction, or are just unpleasant to look at. While the genre’s bottom-of-the-barrel releases tend to be very rough,beautiful isekai animeare not unheard of, and a couple of shows have genuinely top-tier animation that compares favorably to anything else on the market....

Summary Quick Links My Hero Academiais undoubtedly one of the most, if not, the most popular shōnen anime and manga franchises ofthe “Post-Big Three Era"of Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. The manga ended in 2024 after a ten-year run, while the anime is set for its eighth and final season, which is set to premiere in October. The series' spin-off,My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, debuted in Shueisha’s Jump GIGA in August 2016 (where Yuki Tabata’sBlack Cloverwill publish a new chapter every quarter) before moving to Jump’s digital counterpart, Shōnen Jump+, in October that same year....

Summary June 13 is going to be a massive day forMagic: The Gathering, as the highly anticipated crossover withFinal Fantasywill finally become available for purchase, and its cards will be playable across all formats - including Standard. Despite the controversy surrounding Universes Beyond sets due to concerns that this dilutes theMTGIP, something that became even more prominent within the community after the announcement that UB sets in 2025 would be Standard-legal, theFinal Fantasyset holds great promise in terms of cards and how faithful the adaptation is....