This week: Emma Delage and Studio Camelia’s Alzara Radiant Echoes (GamesIndustry.biz), Square-Enix plans to “aggressively pursue” multiplatform game releases (The Verge), Shin Megami Tensei V to be delisted to make room for SMT V: Vengeance (RPGamer), ATLUS releases massive summary of changes and additions to Shin Megami Tensei: Vengeance, Avoiding the Compliment Sandwich when Mentoring Level Designers (Game Developer), Unreal Engine 5 – Gameplay Ability System – Top Down RPG (Udemy), World of Darkness Unbound (Paradox Interactive),Run=Dim as Black Soul.

As I ween myself off of my nostalgia site and move into a new direction, I thought I would do something with role-playing games, game development, and design. So I decided to put it down here on RPG Workshop. My ideas are addled and still in flux, but I will be...