RPGamer Round-Up: December 7 – December 14
Welcome to the latest edition of RPGamer’s round-up column, where we look back at some of the articles that we have posted over the intervening period. This article is designed to give reminders of some interesting content and stories that our readers might have missed.
Editorial Content
Level-5’s football RPG series finally makes its return with Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road. Successfully translating its take on the sport to the latest generation, Alex Fuller finds the game breathes welcome new life into the franchise.
Developer Armonica draws inspiration from classic Japanese adventure titles for Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved. Alex Fuller reports that good presentation and an enjoyably told mystery make for a solid five-hour experience.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers’ post-launch updates make widespread changes to its story and gameplay. Jordan McClain examines the ramifications it holds for the permanence of games and experiences in an increasingly digital landscape.
Major News
Larian Studios announced its first title following Baldur’s Gate III. Divinity will see the studio return to the fantasy series of the same name.
To celebrate Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s appearance at The Game Awards, Sandfall Interactive and Kepler Interactive released their free update for the game. It includes a new playable environment, boss challenges, and more.
Remedy Entertainment’s sequel to 2019’s CONTROL is being billed as an open ended action-adventure RPG. CONTROL Resonance puts players in the role of Dylan Faden as he deals with a cosmic entity overwhelming Manhattan.
GPTRACK50 Inc., a new studio founded by former Capcom veterans, revealed its first title, Stupid Never Dies. The game is an action RPG following the zombie Davy and is set to release in 2026.
Lucasfilm Games and Arcanaut Studios revealed Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic. Still early in development, the game’s creation is being led by Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect trilogy director Casey Hudson.
Nippon Ichi Software announced dungeon-crawler Curse Warrior. Set to release in Japan in March, the game sees players try to balance curses that the dungeon will inflict on their party.
Gryphline announced that Arknights: Endfield will release next month. The reveal includes a new song created for it, performed by OneRepublic.
Tactical Adventures and Kepler Interactive announced a March release date for the Steam Early Access version of Solasta II. The companies also revealed a few more members of its lead voice cast.
Capcom showcased Monster Hunter Wilds’s fourth Title Update. The update will release next week, and is led by the addition of Elder Dragon Gogmazios.
Other News
- Phantom Blade Zero Launching in September
- Shooter RPG No Law Announced
- Cassette Boy Arriving on PC in January, Console Versions Revealed
- Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
- Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon’s Sanctuary of Sarras Expansion Launching Next Week
- Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster Announced for April
- Death Howl Out on PC This Week, Coming to Consoles in February
- Nioh 3 Getting New Demo in January
- Fairy Tail: Dungeons Heading to Switch Alongside Content Update
- Deus Ex Remastered Delayed
- System Shock Remake Arriving on Switch, Switch 2 Next Week
- Blightstone Coming to Steam Early Access in January
- Vagrus: The Riven Realms’s At the Heart of Ruin DLC Coming to Switch
- Calamity Angels: Special Delivery Also Shipping to PC
- Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault Roadmap Revealed
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate Switch 2 Version Releasing Next Week
- Alaloth: Champions of the Four Kingdoms Version 1.2 Available
- Gods, Death & Reapers Closed Alpha, Early Access Release Announced
- Quest Master Gets New Update, Full Release Window
- Honkai: Star Rail Version 3.8 Coming Soon
- Palia Receives New Winter Update
- Reality Break Ship Types DLC Coming
New Releases and Media
- Exodus Trailer Introduces Jun Aslan
- Mandrake Introduces the Yolf
- People of Note Gets New Musical Trailer
- Ledgerbound Receives New Trailer
- Lords of the Fallen II Gets New Trailer, Lords of the Fallen Version 2.5 Patch Released
- Aniimo Receives New Trailer, Second Closed Beta
- Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Gets New Screenshots
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Gets Dedicated Switch 2 Release
- New Release Round-Up (December 11, 2025)
Podcasts
On this week’s backtrack, we go back to Dragon Quest with two recent entries in the Monsters sub-series. Technically, one of them isn’t a Monsters title, but started as one, so we counted it anyway. This time we feature a special guest from the Slime Time podcast, Bluestar, along with our regulars Robert and Wheels.
This week in Q&A Quest, the gang discusses the upcoming fourth entry in a major Nintendo franchise. We also answer a series of hard-hitting questions.
Chris is excited that the Switch 2 is a real boy with a Skyrim game of its own. Kelley plays with a jungle cat on the holodeck. Ryan points out it can’t be a bad game if it never existed. Josh is watching with microwave repair videos. Robert is looking forward to an Xillia Christmas. Oh no, not the save files!
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