RPGamer Round-Up: October 27 – November 3

Welcome to the latest edition of RPGamer’s round-up column, where we take a quick look back at some of the articles we’ve posted throughout the week. This article is designed to help give reminders of some interesting content and stories that our less regular visitors might have missed.

Major News

• Diablo IV, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Announced

The opening presentation for BlizzCon featured some new announcements. The big ones for RPGamers are Diablo IV and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands.

• Nioh 2 Launching in March, Beta Starts Tomorrow

Nioh 2 is currently in the middle of ten-day beta. Just ahead of the beta’s launch, we received a date for the game’s full release.

• Monster Hunter: World’s Iceborne Expansion Coming to PC in January

The Iceborne expansion for Monster Hunter: World now has a PC release date. PC gamers will be able to join their fellow console-based hunters in Hoarfrost Reach in January.

• Vaporum: Lockdown Announced

Fatbot Games is giving its steampunk dungeon-crawler Vaporum a prequel. Vaporum: Lockdown is expected to launch early next year.

• Sega Hosts Yakuza: Like a Dragon Gameplay Stream

Sega held a Japanese livestream today for Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The hour-long presentation includes some gameplay footage showing the game’s new combat, job system, and play spots.

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance Modding Tools Released

Official PC modding tools are now available for Kingdom Come: Deliverance. The tools will let users add new items, replace assets, and create brand new quests for the game.

• Disco Elysium Coming to Console Next Year

Urban fantasy detective noir RPG Disco Elysium released for PC just a few weeks ago. Developer ZA/UM is now turning its attention to creating a console version of the game.

Additional Selected Stories

• Everreach: Project Eden Pushed to December, New Trailer Released
• Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission Gets Fourth Update
• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Shows Vegeta in Action
• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Trailer Shows Some Fusions
• SteamWorld Quest Physical Release Announced
• The Surge 2 Season Pass Revealed
• Tales of Crestoria Pushed to 2020, New Characters Revealed
• Conglomerate 451 to Fully Launch in February
• Yaga Launches on Apple Arcade
• Atelier Ryza Now Available in North America, Europe
• Dusk Diver Out Now
• Disgaea 4 Complete+ Out Now
• Yakuza 4 Now Available on PlayStation 4
• Vampyr Available Now on Nintendo Switch
• Project Sakura Wars Highlights Anastasia
• Fairy Tail Gets Trailer for Paris Games Week
• Conception Plus Launch Trailer Released
• Digital Store Weekly Round-Up (October 31, 2019)

Podcasts

• RPG Cast – Episode 520: “Spider Sores”

This week, Anna Marie is so excited about BlizzCon that she forgets the order of the show. Despite that, Chris, Kelley, Peter, and Josh eventually cover what they’ve been playing and the latest RPG news.

• Episode 137: The Lost Levels – Q&A Quest

Q&A Quest took an impromptu break last week following a bungled recording. Never fear, we have some fresh answers to listener questions to replace those that were lost.