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Featured storyIllustrated Rose Belmont raises a whip amid monsters beside the Castlevania: Belmont's Curse logo.
Castlevania / 15 October

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse sends Rose through 1499 Paris

Rose's whip, seven weapon categories and boss-born Arcana define the new adventure.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 25 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
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Plants surround a bed beneath a large aquarium window inside a Rivage crew room.
Rivage / The missing crew

Rivage's missing crew are written into its rooms

A.R.E.S. is empty, but its rooms still have the habits of the people who lived there.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 24 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Lu Bu sits on Red Hare in an official Dynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition Remastered image.
Free demo out now

Lu Bu is waiting in Dynasty Warriors 3's free demo

Six officers enter Hulao Gate, but a familiar bonus fight is hiding beyond Dong Zhuo.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 24 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
A fighter jet flies towards towering white clouds with a green flight display over the scene.
Ace Combat 8 / 2 October

Ace Combat 8 gives its campaign and online mode separate progression

REX has a war story to finish; online pilots build their own mercenary career.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 24 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Snow-covered ruins and mountains in the northern region of Norgan.
Dragon's Dogma 2 / 9 October

Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen opens Norgan and 12 new dungeons

Norgan and Lost Rites give new and returning Arisen two different paths into the expansion.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 24 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Glimmer faces a large white masked creature with long arms inside a dark Well Dweller arena.
Well Dweller / Storybook bosses

Well Dweller's storybooks give its bosses a past

The boss arena is only one part of the story in Well Dweller's grim little kingdom.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 23 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
A bright courtyard and a floating island meet at a vertical seam in Order of the Sinking Star.
Puzzle adventure / 8 October

Order of the Sinking Star's four worlds

Four puzzle paths begin separately, then combine as their characters and worlds meet.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 23 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Three people stand in a neon-lit penthouse beside Nighthawks dialogue choices.
Narrative RPGs / City design

Nighthawks gives every stop in its vampire city a consequence

Nighthawks and Citizen Sleeper show how a location list can make a city feel personal.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 22 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Two ornate airships fly side by side above a sea of clouds in Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter.
JRPG launch / Estelle Bright

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter lets Estelle take the long road alone

Estelle's solo journey gives the remake sequel a story with room to breathe.

GamerGuru Spotlight Desk · 18 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
A character looks across a sunlit waterside district in Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter.
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter / PC demo

How to continue your Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter demo save on PC

Open the full Steam release, load your demo slot, and do not confuse it with the 1st Chapter clear-data bonus.

GamerGuru Guides Desk · 17 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
A dense vertical city of neon signs, roads and towers at night in Nivalis Nights.
Cyberpunk life sim / PC

Nivalis Nights starts with noodles, then asks you to build a life

ION LANDS' return to Nivalis begins with a noodle stand, then spreads through restaurants, curfew streets and homes above the rain.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 17 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

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