– Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Review

If you’ve been playing your Nintendo Switch as much as I have, you’re probably already eagerly awaiting any new epic RPG that comes out. We’ve had Breath of the Wild, we got Skyrim, and Disgaea 5, but for many JRPG fans, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be the first really exciting release on the Switch. And I’m here to say that it’s been worth the wait for the follow up to the Wii’s original classic. This is our Xenoblade Chronicles 2 review for the Nintendo Switch.

– Microtransactions & the 19-Year-Old Who Spent $13,000

Kotaku has a fascinating and corroborated interview with a 19-year-old gamer named “Kensgold” who has spent over $13,000 on microtransaction purchases over the last several years. His open letter to EA was posted on the Star Wars: Battlefront II Reddit: “My choices are my own, and so is my addiction. I just wish someone had told me of the dangers before I started.”

Destiny 2 – Bungie’s Mea Culpa & a Promise to Keep Communication Lines Open

Rather than run a Destiny 2 live stream today, Bungie opted to post a detailed blog to provide players with insight into its lack of transparency over the recently discovered XP mechanic. Over the course of the last week, players have been loudly castigating Bungie for what it felt was a way to unfairly treat high end players. “Our intention was to keep slower-paced activities as rewarding as high intensity grinding without confusing variations in displayed XP values”, Bungie wrote.

MapleStory – Nova: Liberation of Cadena Content Update Arrives

MapleStory has been updated with a significant patch to bring Nova: Liberation of Cadena on board with a number of significant features. These include Cadena, the new original character, the fifth job skills, increased character slots, item drop notification, new achievements, the Spirit Savior dungeon and several events.

– Dungeoneers: Recreating that Classic Table-Top Feel

Have you played Dungeoneers? Have you heard of it? It’s likely the answer to both questions is no, and that’s a shame because Rogue Sword has created an excellent and addictive RPG in your browser. It’s also coming to mobile devices next year if that’s more your speed. Read on for our impressions of Dungeoneers: a classic take on the dungeon crawling of tabletop RPGs.