<![CDATA[ Latest from GamesRadar+ AU in Action-rpg ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:11:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Legendary Capcom artist says Elden Ring's visuals hold up against higher fidelity games like Crimson Desert because "the viewer's imagination is constantly stimulated to the fullest" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/legendary-capcom-artist-says-elden-rings-visuals-hold-up-against-higher-fidelity-games-like-crimson-desert-because-the-viewers-imagination-is-constantly-stimulated-to-the-fullest/ yXsysEJpxEjDM37iQBem6k Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:11:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Monster Hunter and Pragmata creators praise The Legend of Zelda as the series turns 40: "A source of inspiration in countless ways for so many game creators" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-legend-of-zelda/monster-hunter-and-pragmata-creators-praise-the-legend-of-zelda-as-the-series-turns-40-a-source-of-inspiration-in-countless-ways-for-so-many-game-creators/ 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https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/arknights-endfield-lead-says-good-gacha-systems-dont-impact-the-players-ability-to-enjoy-the-gameplay-and-endfield-is-trying-to-fix-its-confusing-gacha/ nzNysXCAUBBecksdY8vdRU Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:40:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Resident Evil director's new AAA studio is "joining forces" with Stellar Blade developer Shift Up "to create a masterpiece of a game" – and no, this isn't an April Fool's joke ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/resident-evil-directors-new-aaa-studio-is-joining-forces-with-stellar-blade-developer-shift-up-to-create-a-masterpiece-of-a-game-and-no-this-isnt-an-april-fools-joke/ cPQZ4qygnGvMu2Sq6jHuii Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:28:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Even Elden Ring legend Let Me Solo Her can't always solo her, as he admits defeat to Malenia: "Bro has sometimes known defeat" ]]> 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Mar 2026 16:18:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We referenced Elden Ring" on Nioh 3 and "the Soulslike label is correct," says lead dev, but it's not a "response to or interpretation" of FromSoftware's work ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/we-referenced-elden-ring-on-nioh-3-and-the-soulslike-label-is-correct-says-lead-dev-but-its-not-a-response-to-or-interpretation-of-fromsoftwares-work/ Q6g4XcGUtjR4heMbUYFz38 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:36:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Crimson Desert is staking everything on its open world: "I'm more hyped for this game than GTA 6" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/as-crimson-desert-hype-reaches-fever-pitch-the-massive-rpg-looks-set-to-live-or-die-by-its-open-world/ wiBJMWjXAXiWh88xNrFpjA Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:28:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Seven Deadly Sins Origin codes (April 2026) for free Draw Tickets, Gold, and more ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/the-seven-deadly-sins-origin-codes/ qJSrEmv3qrUeBcRt37HLYi Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:30:26 +0000 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:40:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Crimson Desert release times and pre-loading ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/crimson-desert-release-time-preload/ gaPWK7EoTqtFfxAmicA5mF Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:36:08 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:50:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Monster Hunter Stories 3 hits a record player count on Steam for Capcom's cozier spin-off RPG series ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/monster-hunter/monster-hunter-stories-3-hits-a-record-player-count-on-steam-for-capcoms-cozier-spin-off-rpg-series/ btA3ByiTG6wWUPRF6fuSic Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:45:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nier Automata's Yoko Taro thinks his generation of directors has "a lot of weirdos", himself included, because "games weren't mainstream like they are now" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/nier-automatas-yoko-taro-thinks-his-generation-of-directors-has-a-lot-of-weirdos-himself-included-because-games-werent-mainstream-like-they-are-now/ fmnBuArRYbU9ufyrPKLka6 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:55:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Diablo 4's endgame is about to look a lot more like Diablo 2's with low-level loot that can become legendary ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/diablo/diablo-4s-endgame-is-about-to-look-a-lot-more-like-diablo-2s-with-low-level-loot-that-can-become-legendary/ pQpRnTWdsgXePewajKtCuG Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:12:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nier Automata-inspired indie includes a system that Yoko Taro "stopped" being added to his own action RPG, and one of his fellow lead devs is "honestly a little jealous" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/nier-automata-inspired-indie-includes-a-system-that-yoko-taro-stopped-being-added-to-his-own-action-rpg-and-one-of-his-fellow-lead-devs-is-honestly-a-little-jealous/ m4AYNNhz5Q3WKPXoTdfTdc Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:03:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ I played Elden Ring Tarnished Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 and fat-rolled across the Lands Between as the new Knight class ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/i-played-elden-ring-tarnished-edition-on-nintendo-switch-2-and-fat-rolled-across-the-lands-between-as-the-new-knight-class/ K2wxMY7tKN95ugTRLdQBzP Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nier creator Yoko Taro thinks the indie game dev scene is "too intimidating for me to even think of entering": "It's not something an old man like me should be attempting" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/nier-creator-yoko-taro-thinks-the-indie-game-dev-scene-is-too-intimidating-for-me-to-even-think-of-entering-its-not-something-an-old-man-like-me-should-be-attempting/ BXtFBzoCGAVSzDC2ZbzfsZ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:14:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's going to be really f***ing hard": Diablo 4 is getting 8 new difficulty tiers in Lord of Hatred because Blizzard wants OP builds to actually have to try ]]> 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https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/new-bandai-namco-sword-art-online-action-rpg-is-not-a-soulslike-dev-says-but-its-still-very-easy-to-die-which-is-bad-news-if-youre-playing-on-the-mode-that-deletes-your-save-when-you-die/ EvNxwrxjYr4S6h45XgGA5k Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:39:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ 15 years after Dark Souls, Nioh 3 devs faced the exact same design problem: "That might be one reason some people felt that the game was a little bit easier" ]]> https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/15-years-after-dark-souls-nioh-3-devs-faced-the-exact-same-design-problem-that-might-be-one-reason-some-people-felt-that-the-game-was-a-little-bit-easier/ 8abZmDwrxnjBNk4Ex5bNfa Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:59:56 +0000