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Ex-Phoenix Labs devs reveal now scrapped 'Project Dragon' game

Game Developer

Concept art for Phoenix Labs' cancelled game reveals a fantasy crafting-RPG in the vein of Minecraft and Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

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The sense of wonder in Verne: The Shape of Fantasy by Gametopia “It’s a tribute”

PreMortem.Games

In Verne: The Shape of Fantasy players take on the role of famous sci-fi writer Jules Verne and venture into a fantastical, parallel world built from his own imagination. Daniel Gonzáles (top) and Diego Adrada Verne: The Shape of Fantasy has been out since the summer and sales have been steady but not spectacular.

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My Final Fantasy 16 Review

Keith Burgun

Over the last few years, I have went through a lot of the Final Fantasy series. I have recently beat 5, 9, 10, 13, 13-2, Remake and Rebirth (which I reviewed here), and I also played a lot of almost every other non-MMO mainline entry in the series (in the distant past I have also beaten final fantasies 1, 4, 6, and 7), plus direct sequels.

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The gorgeous visuals of Bionic Bay that Juhana Myllys calls Painterly Pixel Art

PreMortem.Games

The game started as a demo shown on Reddit, but picked up momentum when Badland art director Juhana Myllys offered to mix and match his distinct artwork with the gameplay. I told them I had already created some early concept art and design work for my next game and that it would fit perfectly into it.

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The sense of wonder in Verne: The Shape of Fantasy by Gametopia “It’s a tribute”

PreMortem.Games

The Jules Verne Museum in Nantes, his hometown, has recently selected the game Verne: The Shape of Fantasy to be part of their collection. In Verne: The Shape of Fantasy players take on the role of famous sci-fi writer Jules Verne and venture into a fantastical, parallel world built from his own imagination.

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Scaravan 66 by Lithic Entertainment is a car-combat-roguelike straight out of hell

PreMortem.Games

Co-founder Al Bellemare explains: “We were originally picturing it more like a fantasy caravan, but we wanted fast-paced action for this one. That was tough to manage in a low-tech fantasy world.” I wanted a bit of Overwatch, a bit of Hades, a bit of Psychobilly poster and t-shirt graphic art.

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The Heart of Gaming Is the Power Fantasy

The Bottom Feeder

Video games function best as power fantasies. We've seen debates about whether video games can be art. Video games are a very young art form. Art is a slippery thing. As soon as you say art IS THIS, it goes “Whoopsie!” Not all games are power fantasies, and not all gamers want that. It VANISHES.

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