Articles by Dave Francisco

New Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 trailer details the Lasombra vampire clan
New Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 trailer details the Lasombra vampire clan

A new trailer for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 introduces players to the Lasombra, one of the game's playable clans.

news by Dave Francisco on 10 October, 2025

Paradox and The Chinese Room reveal the Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 English voice cast
Paradox and The Chinese Room reveal the Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 English voice cast

Paradox Games and The Chinese Room revealed the voice cast of upcoming action-RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.

news by Dave Francisco on 08 October, 2025

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 gets a new trailer detailing the Banu Haqim vampire clan
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 gets a new trailer detailing the Banu Haqim vampire clan

Learn more about the Clan of the Hunt in a new trailer covering the Banu Haqim players can meet in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.

news by Dave Francisco on 28 September, 2025

Hypergryph shows off the prologue of Arknights: Endfield in new PS5 gameplay demo, opens pre-registration
Hypergryph shows off the prologue of Arknights: Endfield in new PS5 gameplay demo, opens pre-registration

Developer Hypergryph debuted a lengthy new gameplay demo video showing off the opening moments of Arknights: Endfield, a new spinoff of Arknights.

news by Dave Francisco on 27 September, 2025

Stellar Blade gets new update adding free mission DLC, new music, and bug fixes
Stellar Blade gets new update adding free mission DLC, new music, and bug fixes

A new update for Stellar Blade adds new missions, new music, "a small gift," and teases for more content, more than a year after the game's release.

news by Dave Francisco on 24 September, 2025

Star Trek Online Season 34 launches, with free Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force armor available to earn
Star Trek Online Season 34 launches, with free Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force armor available to earn

Alongside the launch of the latest major Star Trek Online update, developer Deca Games detailed an exclusive new armor set players can earn for free, based on Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force.

news by Dave Francisco on 23 September, 2025

Shift Up confirms playable Jill, Ada, and Claire characters for NIKKE and Resident Evil crossover event
Shift Up confirms playable Jill, Ada, and Claire characters for NIKKE and Resident Evil crossover event

Developer Shift Up confirmed that three Resident Evil characters will be joining the playable cast of Goddess of Victory: NIKKE during the game's upcoming crossover.

news by Dave Francisco on 19 September, 2025

Star Trek Online Unleashed update launches on September 23, 2025
Star Trek Online Unleashed update launches on September 23, 2025

Developer Deca Games has announced that the 34th Season of the long-running MMORPG Star Trek Online will debut in late September for PC.

news by Dave Francisco on 17 September, 2025

Hades II 1.0 launches on PC, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on September 25, 2025
Hades II 1.0 launches on PC, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on September 25, 2025

Supergiant Games' action RPG Hades II will exit early access and debut its full release on PC and Nintendo Switch in late September.

news by Dave Francisco on 12 September, 2025

Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Resident Evil crossover event announced
Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Resident Evil crossover event announced

Developer Shift Up announces a collaboration with Capcom to bring the worlds of NIKKE and Resident Evil into contact briefly.

news by Dave Francisco on 23 August, 2025

Final Fantasy XIV Moonfire Faire 2025 launches August 13 with new clothing for all
Final Fantasy XIV Moonfire Faire 2025 launches August 13 with new clothing for all

The yearly summer-themed FFXIV seasonal event returns to shuffle players off to Costa Del Sol for some seaside fun.

news by Dave Francisco on 06 August, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows Review
Assassin's Creed Shadows Review

Assassin's Creed Shadows is an impressive synthesis of Assassin's Creed game design principles from across the series' history, ably blending the sprawling scope of later entries with the focus of the game's earlier eras.

review by Dave Francisco on 05 August, 2025

Yasumi Matsuno clarifies the localization scripts used by Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles
Yasumi Matsuno clarifies the localization scripts used by Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles

Yasumi Matsuno says just which version of the Final Fantasy Tactics script the new remaster will be based on.

news by Dave Francisco on 20 June, 2025

Goddess of Victory: NIKKE showcases its Stellar Blade crossover event in a new trailer
Goddess of Victory: NIKKE showcases its Stellar Blade crossover event in a new trailer

Just as Stellar Blade will get NIKKE-themed DLC on June 11, NIKKE will launch a Stellar Blade crossover event on the same day.

news by Dave Francisco on 08 June, 2025

Zenless Zone Zero 2.0 adds a change of scenery and moves that could be enough to recapture lapsed players
Zenless Zone Zero 2.0 adds a change of scenery and moves that could be enough to recapture lapsed players

Zenless Zone Zero 2.0 update adds a new environment for its main story, alongside further refinements that could help revive interest for checked-out players.

feature by Dave Francisco on 06 June, 2025

Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles launches September 30, 2025 with enhanced visuals, UI, and more
Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles launches September 30, 2025 with enhanced visuals, UI, and more

Square Enix announced an enhanced edition of Final Fantasy Tactics for current-generation consoles, due out on September 30, 2025.

news by Dave Francisco and Kite Stenbuck on 05 June, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows Review in Progress – A lush vision of Japan with a fresh take on old stealth
Assassin's Creed Shadows Review in Progress – A lush vision of Japan with a fresh take on old stealth

The early hours of Assassin's Creed Shadows imbue the series with a sense of stylishness that it's always seemed to lack that meshes well with its rendition of Japan and refinements to stealth mechanics.

feature by Dave Francisco on 18 March, 2025

Goddess of Victory: NIKKE launches 2nd Neon Genesis Evangelion crossover on February 20
Goddess of Victory: NIKKE launches 2nd Neon Genesis Evangelion crossover on February 20

A new crossover event featuring characters from Neon Genesis Evangelion is set to kick off in Goddess of Victory: NIKKE.

news by Dave Francisco on 13 February, 2025

Stellar Blade to receive Goddess of Victory: NIKKE crossover, PC version to launch in June 2025
Stellar Blade to receive Goddess of Victory: NIKKE crossover, PC version to launch in June 2025

Developer Shift Up announced a crossover between action RPG Stellar Blade and another game it makes, Goddess of Victory: NIKKE.

news by Dave Francisco on 13 February, 2025

Star Trek Online Unveiled update launches with 15th Anniversary on February 11 for PC, March 11 for consoles
Star Trek Online Unveiled update launches with 15th Anniversary on February 11 for PC, March 11 for consoles

Star Trek Online celebrates its 15th year with a new limited-time event that awards a powerful new starship for participants.

news by Dave Francisco on 10 February, 2025

Nintendo officially reveals the Nintendo Switch 2, teases the hardware and new games, more details on April 2
Nintendo officially reveals the Nintendo Switch 2, teases the hardware and new games, more details on April 2

After a cavalcade of leaks, rumors, and confirmations, the Nintendo Switch 2 is real, finally.

news by Dave Francisco on 16 January, 2025

Zenless Zone Zero 1.5 update dated for January 22, showcases Astra Yao and Evelyn
Zenless Zone Zero 1.5 update dated for January 22, showcases Astra Yao and Evelyn

The next update to Zenless Zone Zero adds two new characters and a handful of limited-time events, alongside new features, events, reruns for Qingyi and Ellen, and new cosmetic skins.

news by Dave Francisco on 10 January, 2025

Branching Path: Josh Tolentino's Top 10 Games of 2024
Branching Path: Josh Tolentino's Top 10 Games of 2024

Frankly, I'm still catching up with 2023's games, but 2024 was a packed year for great titles.

feature by Dave Francisco and Josh Tolentino on 04 January, 2025