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CD Projekt Red says The Witcher IV is targeting a 2028 release window with no exact date yet. The game won’t be shown at Opening Night Live or playable on the show floor, but will be teased at Gamescom and showcased at CDPR’s booth. First revealed in 2024, The Witcher IV stars Ciri and is expected to tie into the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt DLC Songs of the Past (2027). Fans should expect further updates around Gamescom as development continues.
The Blood of Dawnwalker, from Witcher 3 veterans Rebel Wolves, is a dark fantasy RPG set in 14th‑century Vale Sangora. You play Coen, a half‑vampire, who has 30 days to rescue his kidnapped family, alternating between day as a mortal swordsman and night with wall-walking, teleportation, and brutal powers. Time advances as you complete quests, and every choice—and your blood hunger—reshapes the world, with multiple playthroughs unlocking deeper stories. The developers envision a trilogy, and it releases on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on 3 September.
This Week in Gaming (Week 34) highlights Mortal Shell II as the major release, a standalone ARPG with expanded combat and open-world exploration. It also profiles The Lantern of the Laughless Saint (Morrowind‑inspired RPG in early access), The Sinking City 2 (1920s Arkham‑style survival horror), Hearth and Hamlet (cozy medieval city-builder), Gallipoli (WW1 frontline), and Vholume (movement‑centric adventure), plus additional launches Stars Reach, Twisted Tower, Vapor World: Over The Mind and Brigador Killers, with brief descriptions of each title’s setting and genre.
Neo Berlin 2087, a PS5 open-world RPG from Elysium Game Studio and ByteRockers' Games, announced in 2021, finally has a release window targeting 2028, with a trailer and a plot about Nolan, a police officer in a cyberpunk 2087 where access to technology defines status and malfunctioning machines threaten the city.
A preview of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave for Nintendo Switch 2 highlights a deep, story-driven RPG from Intelligent Systems, featuring four diverse protagonists led by Leda, a vibrant hub city, a board-game–style world map for strategic travel, optional recruitable side content, and a new save-and-suspend mechanic to switch between campaigns, all backed by satisfying turn-based battles and a Sept. 17 launch date.
Fortune’s Weave lets players switch between four protagonists to experience multiple intertwined stories in one Switch 2 playthrough; while the tactical combat and RPG depth shine, the paths share a largely repetitive quest-and-cutscene structure that dampens some novelty, though the reviewer remains engrossed and curious to see how all narratives resolve.
Kotaku reports Persona producer Wada Kazuhisa says a remake of Persona 1 and 2 is something the studio “definitely should do,” though there are no concrete plans yet. The remark comes as Atlus revisits older titles with Persona 4 Revival and continues development on Persona 6, and follows a pattern of modernizing classics to fit today’s generation. A 1–2 remake would align with fan interest in the series’ origins and with Atlus’s ongoing remake/visual upgrade approach, even as the exact project remains unconfirmed.
Kotaku’s Warp Week piece confirms Camelot is making a direct Golden Sun sequel for the Game Boy Advance, featuring a new four‑person party led by Felix with Jenna and Sheba, new Psynergies and summons, wind‑themed dungeons and sailing, with a release set for early next year.
Nintendo Direct revealed Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, a new tactical RPG for Nintendo Switch 2 arriving September 17, with four new heroes (Cai, Dietrich, Theodora, and Leda) in the capital Dagsion, plus arena training, dungeons, and Free Time activities; the game uses weapon durability and health-based Blaze Arts, features Sothis from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and a Progenitor God-summoned soul as the true protagonist amid a time-skip twist. A prologue manga launches September 4 and a Dagdan Collection edition is planned.
Game Freak’s PS5 action RPG Beast of Reincarnation launched on the PS Store with a starting price of $59.99. Critics are mixed, holding a Metacritic average of 73/100 from about 50 reviews, but players are praising it, with a PS Store rating of 4.56/5 from roughly 1,000 verified votes. The post‑apocalyptic Japan-set story follows Emma and her dog Koo as they battle powerful Bosses to capture their powers, suggesting cult‑hit potential.
Rumors from Jez Corden suggest InXile Entertainment is early in development on a Fallout-adjacent RPG, potentially leveraging Microsoft/Xbox inter-studio collaboration and focusing on a major franchise. The project remains unconfirmed and could be abandoned or altered as it is in the very early stages, with Clockwork Revolution existing separately at the studio.
Kotaku’s Rebekah Valentine curates eight follow-ups for fans of The Adventures of Elliot, spanning HD‑2D, story-heavy RPGs (Octopath Traveler and Triangle Strategy), action RPGs (Bastion and Hades), a Zelda‑like (Link’s Awakening on Switch), a long-form indie (CrossCode), Mina the Hollower, a Souls‑like twist (Death’s Door), and a classic time‑travel RPG (Chrono Trigger)—offering diverse vibes and pacing while chasing the same sense of adventure.
Kotaku highlights a slate of PlayStation 5 RPGs currently discounted in Sony’s Summer Sale (through Aug. 13), including heavy hitters like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at deep cuts, plus other notable titles such as Digimon Story Time Stranger, Persona 3 Reload, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Trails in the Sky, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Live A Live, Fallout 4 GOTY, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, and Wizardry: Proving Grounds, with further picks like .hack//G.U. Last Recode, The DioField Chronicle, Resonance of Fate, and Persona 3 Portable. The piece suggests these are easy-to-recommend RPGs for the genre and explains why each title stands out, noting the sale ends August 13.
At a Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest in Berlin, Naoki Yoshida praised Naoki Hamaguchi, director of Final Fantasy VII Remake Revelation, fueling fan speculation that Hamaguchi could lead Final Fantasy XVII. Hamaguchi dodged a direct answer, and while Revelation isn’t due until early 2027, industry timelines suggest FF17 wouldn’t arrive before around 2030 given Square Enix’s usual multi-year gaps and the remake trilogy’s development pace.
Obsidian’s upcoming Fallout game will likely emphasize hard, imperfect choices over total player mastery, as director Josh Sawyer argues RPGs shine when players feel limited control. Citing Pillars of Eternity 2 and Pentiment, he stresses that tension and moral ambiguity come from not being able to solve every problem with brute force, suggesting Fallout 5 will lean into consequential decisions rather than let players “fight every problem.”