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Rise of the Spellbaker Wants You to Fight With Pastries
Kalypso Media and Realmforge Studios have announced Rise of the Spellbaker, an action-adventure game where players use magical baked goods as weapons. The game is set to launch in 2027 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, PlayStation 5, and PC. Players will explore the corrupted realm of Khemia, discovering recipes and fighting creatures with unique pastry-based attacks, and can team up with up to five other witches in multiplayer.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Review | TheXboxHub
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy shifts focus to Sophia, fifteen years before A Plague Tale: Innocence and Requiem, blending Greek mythology with action-adventure gameplay. While the combat can become tiresome, the game excels in its exploration, puzzle-solving, and stunning visuals, offering an emotional and personal story within the A Plague Tale universe.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Review – Blood and Glory
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Entertainment, offers a departure from the series' stealth roots with action-adventure gameplay and a prequel story set before A Plague Tale: Innocence. While the game features stunning visuals, a compelling central mystery, and strong performances, its combat and puzzle design are criticized for being repetitive and lacking depth, ultimately feeling like a shadow of its predecessors.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy review: "As an Uncharted fan, this snappy sword fighting take on treasure hunting hooked me"
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a thrilling action-adventure game that blends snappy sword combat and puzzle-filled temples, drawing comparisons to Uncharted and Tomb Raider. Developed by Asobo Studio, the game offers a standalone story that expands upon the Plague Tale series lore, featuring protagonist Sophia on a treasure hunt. The review highlights its engaging puzzles, satisfying combat, and impressive production values, though notes some limitations in combat area variety and traversal.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy review: Break the curse
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy shifts focus to combat with a new protagonist, Sophia, who is burdened by a curse and seeks answers on Minotaur Island. The game features stunning, photorealistic visuals and precise facial capture, reminiscent of first-party PlayStation titles like Uncharted. While the combat can become repetitive and stealth segments may feel samey, the emotional character relationships, clever puzzles, and tense horror elements make for an engaging experience.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy review - sturdy prequel descends into a labyrinth of misery
A Plague Tale: Resonance, a prequel to the series, introduces toe-to-toe combat and hands-off puzzling, effectively enhancing the established formula. While the game features impressive visuals and a smartly paced action-adventure structure, its second half becomes excessively grim, detracting from the overall experience. The review highlights the game's 'double-A' spirit, characterized by unique design choices and a scrappy outsider feel, despite its darker narrative turn.
The Beauty and Horror of A Plague Tale: Innocence
A Plague Tale: Innocence is lauded as a visually stunning and emotionally powerful action-adventure game that was overlooked upon its 2019 release. Despite its indie marketing reach, it featured blockbuster production values and compelling gameplay centered on stealth and survival in medieval France during the Black Plague. The article highlights its harrowing yet beautiful presentation of history and the enduring human spirit, noting that even its successors struggle to replicate the original's unique impact.
Hit 2026 PS5 Adventure Game Shadow-Drops Free Enhanced Version
Pearl Abyss has released a free enhanced version of their 2026 PlayStation 5 action-adventure game, Crimson Desert. This update adds new narrative content, dialogue, and five new voiceover languages, alongside Arabic subtitles and UI. The enhanced version is available now, with a limited-time 20% discount bringing the price down to $55.99.
Here are Some of the Biggest Game Reveals from Gamescom ONL 2026
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 showcased numerous game reveals and updates, including Mega Man: Dual Override, HoYoverse's new co-op title Nodus Fall, and Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Tactics. Other highlights included Tides of Annihilation, Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, a Snoop Dogg collaboration for Hitman: World of Assassination, Metro 2039, Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake, Zoopunk, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past. Many of these titles are slated for release in 2027.
Tides of Annihilation Deep Dive Video Showcases Mid-Game Combat, Lancelot Knight Abilities
Eclipse Glow Games provided a deep dive into Tides of Annihilation, showcasing mid-game combat and the Lancelot knight's abilities. The action-adventure game, inspired by Arthurian legend, features protagonist Gwendolyn facing an otherworldly invasion. Tides of Annihilation is in development for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
1666: Amsterdam Celebrates Early Access Launch With New Trailer
1666: Amsterdam has launched in early access, accompanied by a new trailer. The game features a mix of witchcraft and time travel elements, with players guiding a protagonist named Noa Brooklyn and her companion Aaron through a dangerous city. The article notes the game's past funding issues and expresses anticipation for its development over the coming months.
Popular Open-World PS5 Game Is 75% Off on PlayStation Store
The action-adventure open-world game Judgment is currently on sale for 75% off on the PlayStation Store, priced at $9.99 for PlayStation 5 and $7.49 for PlayStation 4. This limited-time offer, from SEGA, ends on August 27, 2026. The game follows disgraced attorney Takayuki Yagami as he investigates a series of murders.
Turok: Origins delayed to Spring 2027, new trailer released
Saber Interactive has announced that Turok: Origins, an action-adventure game featuring dinosaurs and aliens, has been delayed from its original fall release to Spring 2027. A new trailer for the game, confirmed for Nintendo Switch, premiered at Gamescom Opening Night Live.
Turok: Origins delayed to Spring 2027, story trailer
Saber Interactive has announced that Turok: Origins has been delayed from its original 2024 release to Spring 2027. The game will feature players taking on the role of Turok warriors battling dinosaurs and aliens, with DNA-based upgrades and a story across various planets. A new story trailer was released alongside the delay announcement.
1001 Threads of Mizan announced for Nintendo Switch 2
1001 Threads of Mizan, a co-op action-adventure game set in an Arabian fantasy world inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, has been announced for the Nintendo Switch 2. The game is planned for a 2027 release and features three heroes on a quest to defeat an ancient jinn king.
1001 Threads Of Mizan Could Be The Arabian Nights Game You’ve Been Waiting For
1001 Threads of Mizan is a new action-adventure fantasy title from MBC Game Studio, inspired by the folklore of One Thousand and One Nights. Players will choose one of three heroes to battle Jinn and their bosses, utilizing a unique magic carpet mechanic for both ground and air combat. The game is planned for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, with Scott Lussier and Lars Bonde serving as director and creative director respectively.
Ananta’s New Trailer Goes Hard On Memes
NetEase revealed a new trailer for its upcoming open-world anime action-adventure game, Ananta, during Gamescom Opening Night Live. The trailer showcased cityscapes, gameplay featuring various traversal methods, and numerous internet memes. Ananta is set to release on January 15 for PC, PlayStation 5, and iOS, with players taking on the role of an influencer aiming to save the world by going viral.
Murals is the next game from the makers of Disney Illusion Island
Dlala Studios, known for Battletoads and Disney Illusion Island, has announced Murals, an original isometric action-adventure game. The title features players exploring hand-drawn worlds based on Grimms' fairy tales, engaging in melee and ranged combat augmented by roguelike-inspired boosts. Murals is slated for a 2027 release on PC.
Murals Turns Famous Fairy Tales Into A Silly Action-Adventure
Dlala Studios, known for Disney Illusion Island, has announced its new isometric action-adventure game, Murals. Set to launch on PC in 2027, Murals reimagines classic fairy tales like Hansel and Gretel and The Little Mermaid with a dark, humorous twist. Players will control a nameless hero utilizing mystical companions called Eeries to battle through these altered narratives.
PlayStation Plus Adds 2025 Surprise Hit Action Adventure Game
PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers in the US, UK, and Japan have received a surprise addition of the 2025 action-adventure game Hell Is Us. The catalog also includes Umamusume Pretty Derby – Party Dash, Two Point Museum, Metro Exodus, and Dying Light 2. Hell Is Us is a semi open-world third-person title combining melee combat and exploration in a war-torn country.
