Gaming

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess release date announced

Preorders now available

Published

June 10, 2024

Manila Connoisseur

Capcom has announced that Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is officially releasing on July 19, 2024. The new action-strategy game will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Windows, Steam, and Xbox Game Pass. In addition, preorders are now available. Preorder bonuses include Mazo Talismans (Walking Basket, Astral Projection) for Soh, and a Mini Artbook.

Capcom has also released a new short trailer, showing more of the village warriors of Mt. Kafuku in battle against the evil spirits called Seethe that come out of cursed Torri gate portals.

The action-packed clip also highlights the game’s Kagura-inspired design and character art, with graphics fit for modern consoles. In case you’re new to Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, check out the comprehensive gameplay trailer here.

Stained land

The game is set in the once lush Mt. Kafuku that serves as the home of the Goddess. However, an ominous black substance has since engulfed the mountain and turned it into a shadow of its former self. This sad, pestilent state is called Amatsutsumi.

Moreover, this mysterious evil has defiled the Torii gates spread across the mountainside, and has also stolen the 12 masks containing the Goddess’ power. This is where players must step in to stop the havoc and bring everything back to normal by commanding villagers and purging the defilement.

Day and night

The action-strategy title has two main parts: day and night. While the fighting starts at nighttime, daytime is also just as important for players to strategize. Before dusk, players must purge defilement across villages. They should also rescue villagers and give them roles and positions to prepare for the battle at night.

At nighttime, the fight against the Seethe begins. Aside from using the portals, the insect-like, creepy, and disgusting-looking evil spirits also wield the power of the stolen masks. Players may use dance-like sword techniques to defend the Maiden, purify the gates, and restore Mt. Kafuku to its previous beautiful state.

Behind-the-scenes footage released

To further understand the upcoming Kagura action strategy better, Capcom has released behind-the-scenes footage featuring the title’s development process. Here, viewers can see how the game brings its characters to life, as well as the environment’s art and background music, and more effects.

As discussed in previous announcements, the game will have players bracing for the Seethe, which they will have to defeat with a “Sword Dance”. When they have cleansed previously defiled areas, they may utilize them as bases. There, they may improve their characters. For instance, they may customize their sword by adding a “Tsuba Guard” or changing the “Mazo Talisman” they carry. The Tsuba Guard contains Spiritual Powers, enabling players to deal significant damage to the Seethe. Furthermore, villagers may be given roles such as Woodcutter, Archer, or Ascetic, using Masks which improve their overall capabilities.

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Gaming

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 bags record-breaking 12 nominations at Game Awards

These include Game of the Year and three Best Performance nods.

Published

November 18, 2025

Luigi Leonardo

Gamers today will rightly point out that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the game that will most likely bag the coveted Game of the Year award for 2025. Ahead of December 11, the popular turn-based RPG has not won yet. However, the nominations have just been announced, and it’s now safe to say that Expedition 33 has a real shot for the award.

The annual Game Awards has a lengthy list of awards it usually hands out. Of course, the highlight is Game of the Year. Besides Expedition 33, five other titles are vying for the crown: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.

Besides the coveted award, Expedition 33 also got 11 other nominations, totalling 12, which is the most a single game has gotten in the twelve-year history of The Game Awards. This includes Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Audio Design, Best Independent Game, Best Indie Game Debut, and Best RPG.

If you’ve been counting, that’s just nine nominations. The remaining three of the 12 need their own spotlight. For Best Performance, the game single-handedly got three nominees in: Ben Starr, Charlie Cox, and Jennifer English. That’s half of the list, rounded out by Ghost of Yotei’s Erika Ishii, Silent Hill f’s Konatsu Kato, and Indiana Jones’s Troy Baker. Notably, even 2023’s Baldur’s Gate 3 didn’t get multiple nominees in the category.

While Expedition 33 has a real chance with running away with a good chunk of the awards, viewers can control 10 percent of the vote via the fan voting process already up now. Plus, the awards will soon include a Players’ Voice award, which goes up on December 1.

Entertainment

The Legend of Zelda film gets its first official photos

Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth play Zelda and Link, respectively.

Published

November 18, 2025

Luigi Leonardo

The Legend of Zelda might be one of the hardest video games to adapt. After all, how do you write a script for a protagonist who never talks? But, by God, Nintendo is doing it anyway. Now, the company has released the first official images from the upcoming live action film’s production.

The upcoming Zelda film has had a long production cycle. First announced in 2023, it was only earlier this year when Nintendo put a date to the film’s premiere: March 26, 2027. Even now, we don’t know much about the film.

Over the weekend, unofficial photos showed that product started its filming in New Zealand. Unofficial photos don’t really mean much except for those who hang around the rumor mill, but they can spiral towards those excited for the film’s release. To get ahead of the rumors, Nintendo released official photos, over the Nintendo Today app, which show both Link and Princess Zelda.

Notably, Zelda, the archetypal princess in distress, isn’t wearing her usual princess’s garb. Rather, she’s wearing the blue gear from the Breath of the Wild duology, where the princess had a more active role in saving Hyrule. Bo Bragason, who plays the princess, will likely take on a more front-and-center role.

Link, played by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, is wearing his more traditional green clothing from the past games. Though the film looks like it’s adapting the most recent duology, it might be an entirely different story, based on Link’s different clothes.

Gaming

Anno 117: Pax Romana is available now for PC, consoles

Published

November 17, 2025

Luigi Leonardo

As we discovered during a preview of the game, Anno 117 might be one of the coziest strategic simulators today. The new title does away with the intensity of pure combat to have players build up their version of Rome as an inexperienced politician thrust into the role of a Roman governor. Now, after the brief preview period, Anno 117: Pax Romana is available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

While other simulators might have its players build an army to overwhelm everyone by force, Anno 117 has players build up their corner of Rome from the ground up.

For both beginners and veterans of the series, the game has a lengthy campaign mode to teach players the ropes of the new title. Specifically, the campaign features two character paths: Marcus — a young man desperately trying to earn his place in the aristocracy — and Marcia — Marcus’s sister who wants to prove that women can also forge their destiny in Rome.

Otherwise, the title also has a sandbox mode that has player pick between two starting areas. Latium is a safer option that offers safety near the heart of the Roman Empire. Meanwhile, Albion is a wilder province that provides seasoned players with more challenges.

The Standard Edition of the game is already available on Steam, Ubisoft Connect, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

On the other hand, the Gold Edition bundles the base game with the Year 1 Pass. This Pass includes three DLCs coming down the line: Prophecies of Ash, The Hippodrome, and Dawn of the Delta.