Remember Lords of the Fallen? Not the original 2014 game, the sequel that came out in October last year and was fairly divisive. The game’s developer, Hexworks, never really stopped working on it.
]]>Last year's Lords of the Fallen reboot is getting a sequel, as its publisher CI Games signs a deal with Epic.
]]>Looks like Game Pass subscribers will be able to play Lords of the Fallen and Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 at some point this year.
]]>Lords of the Fallen developer HexWorks has delivered one final major update, rounding out the game’s months-long roadmap of new content and patches. Available today, the 1.5 Master of Fate update is the culmination of over 30 patches released since the game’s launch last October.
]]>It’s common to hear 2023 referred to as one of the best years we’ve had in a while when it comes to the quality of video games consistently releasing throughout the year. But I’d like to argue that it’s also the year many B games established themselves as more than just the stuff you skip past when you’re looking at the calendar.
]]>I never thought I’d be writing this, but the idea of building a new PC is nowhere near as exciting to me as it used to be. Putting together the right build, taking the budget as far as it could, hunting for deals, buying from different retailers just to save a bit of money (and the act of opening so many Chrome tabs that precedes all that) have always brought me so much joy.
]]>The latest round of free content for Lords of the Fallen has been released, and it celebrates a rather interesting character.
]]>About two weeks ago, Hexworks, developer of the flawed but ultimately worth playing Lords of the Fallen, made an unusual announcement. The studio shared a roadmap for the game, just after the Halloween event had ended.
]]>CI Games and Hexworks have announced a schedule of upcoming content for Lords of the Fallen, outlining the roadmap for the remainder of the year.
]]>Lords of the Fallen developer Hexworks clearly thought you were all having too nice of a time, so the game's most recent patch has made a number of bosses tougher.
]]>These days, you can expect Halloween events in spooky games, wholesome indie games, as well as live service games that will jump on any and every opportunity to sell $20 skins. But it's rare for the type of game that Lords of the Fallen is - Souls-like action RPG - to host its own.
]]>Spider-Man 2 clearly hasn't sucked all the air out of the proverbial October room when it comes to big releases. Lords of the Falen, a smaller game by comparison, managed to sell 1 million units in under ten days, 54% of which were made on consoles.
]]>Things clearly move very quickly in the world of game development, and that's especially true in the case of Lords of the Fallen. Just days after the developer addressed a major point of criticism, saying it will remain as it is, things have already started to change.
]]>If you've been playing Lords of the Fallen yourself, or followed any coverage about the game since its release, you'll be immediately familiar with one particular complaint that most players and reviewers have with the game.
]]>My time with Lords of the Fallen started out very positive, but it was disheartening to see my opinion on it turn the more of it I played. It’s a game with some genuinely brilliant ideas, and a high-level vision of how to set itself apart from other Souls-likes. But that vision did not seem to have been shared by everyone on the team.
]]>Lords of the Fallen hasn’t had the smoothest launch. Though it previewed well, got a lot of credit for how beautiful it looks, and received a good selection of scores when the review embargo lifted, CI Games’ loyal take on the Soulslike genre has come under fire from some sectors of the internet. There were performance issues on every platform, but Xbox users had it worst, thanks to the fact the game shipped with an outdated build.
]]>As a Souls-like, Lords of the Fallen's animations will be judged harshly by players in the saturated genre. Boss animations in particular tend to get the most attention, because of the amount of work that goes into them, as well as their relevance for players going through the game.
]]>Lords of the Fallen has officially been out for a few days, and the initial reception from players has been fairly negative. Although there's a lot to like about Hexworks' first project, not least just how next-gen it looks, the main problem everyone seems to be running into is just how poorly it runs.
]]>I didn’t know quite what to expect from Lords of the Fallen. This is also a sentence I know I must’ve uttered ten years ago, prior to the release of Lords of the Fallen (2014). The two games looked visually impressive in trailers, and you could tell it was a point of pride for the developers of both games to really show how their work outshines its inspirations – and plenty of games available at the time.
]]>After what seemed like years, a developer switch-up, and a bizarre name change - Lords of the Fallen is finally days away from release. That's 14 days, to be exact, as of this writing.
]]>The September lineup of PlayStation Plus games for the Premium and Extra tiers has leaked.
]]>Lords of the Fallen, the debut game from Hexworks, is a game that dares to ask: “What if Soul Reaver, but Dark Souls?” Just in case you've somehow missed all the recent coverage - including this chonky gameplay trailer - the game showed up today at Gamescom's Opening Night Live.
]]>You can’t play Lords of the Fallen (the PS5/Xbox Series one, not the last-gen one) even for a second and not see the similarities it has with the critically-acclaimed, goth-favourite, action-adventure PlayStation and PC game, Soul Reaver.
]]>One of Lords of the Fallen’s biggest and most exciting features is the ability to pass from the land of the living (Axiom) into the land of the dead (Umbral) on a whim. You can’t come back as easily – you need special, sacrosanct places to do that. But when you’re in Axiom, you carry around a lantern that allows you to peer into the world of the undead whenever you want, unpicking the fabric between worlds and seeing what’s different on the other side.
]]>You are fighting a boss – a grudge-bearing religious sort, in a graveyard, that’s not a million miles away from Father Gascoigne, if I’m being honest – and you whiff an attack with your zweihander. The penitent one carpes the diem and impales you, skewers you like a pig. You’re down. Dead. Usually, you’d respawn at your bonfire, or shrine, or lantern, or Site of Grace, or whatever flavour of checkpoint you’re using today. But in Lords of the Fallen, the game continues.
]]>If you play enough action RPGs, particularly Souls-likes, you're going to notice certain moves and attack patterns by the biggest bosses. FromSoftware's even re-uses certain animations from its earlier games all the time, but the developer is typically good at recontextualising them so it doesn't look like the same exact move.
]]>Lords of the Fallen, not to be confused with Lords of the Fallen (2014), is the reboot that was initially titled The Lords of the Fallen. If you haven't already clicked off the page, you're actually in for a pretty solid few minutes.
]]>Lords of the Fallen got another gameplay showcase yesterday, showing off its "Dual Worlds" and tough looking bosses.
]]>Lords of the Fallen has finally gotten its first gameplay trailer, as well as a release date locking in the game for this October.
]]>During GDC 2023, CI Games studio Hexworks revealed a technical showcase for its dark-fantasy action-RPG Lords of the Fallen as part of Epic’s State of Unreal keynote.
]]>The Lords of the Fallen, a reboot of the original fantasy action-RPG Lords of the Fallen, was unveiled during gamescom Opening Night Live tonight.
]]>CI Games announced today that the PS5 version of Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2, will be delayed due to unforeseen technical issues discovered in the weeks leading up to launch.
]]>Coming from CI Games has revealed more information about Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 and released a new trailer for the game, showing off its trademark gunplay.
]]>Star Citizen developer, Cloud Imperium, has issued a new progress update on the title's single-player campaign, Squadron 42.
]]>CI Games has established a new studio to develop Lords of the Fallen 2
]]>Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts has been released.
]]>Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts is out later this year, and this gameplay footage gives you an idea of what to expect.
]]>The contracts are signed. Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts is opening fire this November.
]]>The Lords of the Fallen sequel has had a complicated development, and it's just gotten even more tangled.
]]>Hidetaka Miyazaki, the Director of Dark Souls and the upcoming Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice once said in the Dark Souls Design Works interview that he “didn’t want to make a game that fits into the games industry’s mould”.
]]>The Sniper Ghost Warrior series will return next year with Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts.
]]>CI Games has announced a new publishing deal that will see a New York-based studio at the helm of Lords of the Fallen 2 development.
]]>CI Games admitted it should have focused on tactical shooting over open-world gameplay.
]]>Here's a new Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 video for you, featuring a track from Royal Deluxe.
]]>An open beta for Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 is running this weekend, and if you're not trying it out, have a look at what you're missing via the latest trailer.
]]>Those who pre-order Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 will be handed the Season Pass for no additional cost.
]]>Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 has come a long way since its reveal.
]]>Want a look at Sniper Ghost Warrior 3? Then check out the video and screenshots below.
]]>It was almost inevitable.
]]>CI Games has said to expect Lords of the Fallen 2 to arrive sometime during 2017.
]]>CI Games will show off Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 at E3 in June, according to the event's official website.
]]>A mobile version of Lords of the Fallen is in the works.
]]>Work has begun on the sequel to Lords of the Fallen.
]]>Lords of the Fallen players will be pleased to know CI Games has fixed an issue which causes players to fall into the Catacombs pit and become stuck.
]]>Lords of the Fallen reviews have started coming in, and we've collected them all.
]]>Lords of the Fallen's release date has been moved forward to tomorrow, October 28 worldwide.
]]>The first episode in a series of developer diaries for Lords of the Fallen is out. In it, developer Deck 13 walks us through some of the main design goals and philosophies that went into the game.
]]>Lords of the Fallen is coming soon, and today we have a treat for you: the game's associate producer talking you through some gameplay footage.
]]>The world Harkyn resides in isn't very benign. It fact it is rather foreboding. See for yourself in the latest Lords of the Fallen video below.
]]>A Day One Edition of Lords of the Fallen has been announced, and those who pre-order the game will receive this version instead of the standard issue.
]]>Lords of the Fallen has been dated for a October 31 launch by Deck13 and CI Games. The RPG comes from Witcher 2 producer Tomasz Gop and has a lot in common with Dark Souls. We mean this in a good way, of course.
]]>Enemy Front tasked the player with using various tactics to thwart Nazi forces, and Sniper Elite alum and the game's executive producer, Steve Hart, tells you all about it in the video below.
]]>Lords of the Fallen, the action-RPG set in a medieval fantasy world from CI Games, has a new video available.
]]>Enemy Front is getting a $50 limited edition with exclusive content and special packaging.
]]>Enemy Front has a new video available showing various tactics which can be employed in order to best Nazi forces. CI Games has also released pack shots for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 shooter. All assets are below. Enemy Front releases June 10.
]]>Enemy Front has a new teaser trailer available from CI Games focusing on the devastation of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 during World War 2. The area is one of the main battlegrounds in Enemy Front as players strive to defeat Nazi forces. The game is slated for release this summer on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
]]>Lords of the Fallen, the new game from Witcher 2 lead Tomasz Gop, has finally been shown in action; take a look at the dark RPG's combat plus a little bit of exploration.
]]>Enemy Front has been pushed back to summer 2014, according to the game's official website.
]]>Lords of the Fallen is the first new RPG project from Witcher 2 producer Tomasz Gop. VG247's Dave Cook talks with him about the game's setting, its tough difficulty and how sometimes being an evil sod is actually the best course of action.
]]>CI Games has brought Steve Hart and Paul Robinson on board to be part of its creative development team. Hart, who has 18 years of experience under his belt, joins as executive producer and previously worked for Rebellion on Sniper Elite v2. Robinson, who has worked in the industry for 20 years, joins the senior creative and design team after having worked for firms such as NovaLogic, Pandemic and Guerrilla Games. Both will be working on CI's upcoming World War 2 shooter, Enemy Front, which releases next year on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
]]>Alien Rage developer CI Games has released the shooter's launch trailer ahead of its release today. Watch it here.
]]>CI Game's Enemy Front, announced back in 2011 as Stuart Black-designed World War 2 action game, will be release in spring 2014.
]]>City Interactive has released a new gameplay trailer for Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2. It's all about headshots made using a "well-executed long-range takedown." Hit it up below. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 hits PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 March 15.
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