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After Beating Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Help Dracula Rebuild In This Awesome Roguelike
Let’s face it, if you are a Castlevania fan or just love metroidvania games in general, you’re probably sinking your teeth into Belmont’s Curse. And why not? After all, it just got a glowing review from our own Steve Watts, and like plenty of the rest of you, I’ve also been eagerly waiting for a...
How To Climb The Clock Tower In Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
Having made your way into Dracula's Castle, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse throws a rather huge curveball almost immediately: a long ascent up the Clock Tower. Now, veterans of the metroidvania series will know making it to the top is no easy feat, with these areas typically housing some fiendish...
How To Enter Notre Dame in Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
Chances are, if you're reading this, you are a little stuck as to how to proceed in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse after falling for Death's trap. After all, that pesky clock is part of the problem, warping Rose to Dracula's lair before she's meant to fight him and leading to a less-than-desirable...
ReVamp – Beta Sign Up
ReVamp is a castle-defense roguelite where you rule as Dracula, shaping your fortress and commanding an army of monsters against relentless mortal invaders. In ReVamp you are cursed by Achlys, goddess of the night, condemned to defend your throne through endless sieges. Build and reconfigure your...
10 New Movies to Watch This Weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, and HBO Max (October 16-18)
On this weekend's streaming and VOD movie column, there's the most recent take on Dracula and a horror movie about the plushy star of a kids' TV show.
How Many Bosses, Zones, and Weapons Are in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse?
Here's how long you can expect your next trip to Dracula's Castle will last in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse.
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Is a Worthy Heir to its Legacy
Just like that pesky Count Dracula, the Castlevania series refuses to stay dead. 40 years after legendary vampire hunter Simon Belmont’s debut, and 18 (!) after the last original 2D entry, Rose Belmont is here to whip undead ass and show that this portmanteau parent to the “Metroidvania” genre of...
Round Up: The Reviews For Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Are In
Here's what the critics think. It's been a while, but this week Konami's Castlevania series resurfaces with the new entry, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. This 2D action-exploration title, set 23 years after Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, is developed by the team at Evil Empire (Rogue Prince of...
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Review
Nearly two decades after the last mainline 2D Castlevania game,the team behind 2023’s Dead Cell’s Return to Castlevania DLC has been given the keys to Dracula’s Castle for real. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse aims to breathe fresh life into this 40-year-old series with a creative blend of old and new...
Review: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (PS5) - The Classic Series Returns in a Perfectly Fine Metroidvania
Rose's arm's red, violence ensues. Like Dracula himself, Konami has risen from a lengthy slumber and has spent the last few years reviving its most popular series, like Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill. Now, it's Castlevania's turn. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, developed by Evil Empire, is the...
Roguelite Tower Defense Game ‘ReVamp’ Launches March 25, 2027, on Steam
Developer Digital Sun has announced that its roguelite tower defense game ReVamp will launch for PC via Steam on March 25, 2027. ReVamp features Dracula, cursed by Achlys, the goddess of night, to defend his throne against endless attacks. Dracula’s lost love and supernatural punishment force him...
Spooktacular Game Review
Opening Credits With spooky season just around the corner, the quest to find seasonally appropriate games moves to the forefront of my gaming sessions. Sure, you have the classics like Fury of Dracula, Betrayal at House on the Hill, and any flavor of Horrified, but I’ve always felt like I haven’t...
Dracula: Book IV - The Undead Concludes an Epic Vampire Saga
We've got an exclusive preview of Dracula: Book IV - The Undead, as Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones' landmark vampire saga comes to a close.
Games from the Crypt #23 - The A-hole Dracula Paradox
Today in Games from the Crypt, MB1975 talks about the deduction boardgame Fury of Dracula, and the specific qualities it requires in its titular vampire.
Anniversary: Castlevania Changed The Shape Of Gaming 40 Years Ago
What is a man?! Gaming franchises really don't get much more iconic than Castlevania. First launched as Akumajō Dracula for the humble NES on 26th September 1986, the series has now turned 40 years old. And despite a few ups and downs (it really felt like it was dead and buried for a while there,...
I wasted 3 weeks of my life finding Castlevania's hottest monster | Unraveled
Castlevania's bestiary is terrifyingly large. In this Unraveled, Brian David Gilbert tries, multiple times, to understand the monstrosity of Dracula's domain, and ends up with something strangely hot.
"I Feel Very Fortunate" - Castlevania's Kinuyo Yamashita Celebrates 40 Years Of The Vampire-Slaying Classic
In another fang-tastic interview from Dongled. Given its legacy in gaming, you'd be forgiven for thinking we know pretty much all there is to know about the Making Of the original NES Castlevania (known as Akumajō Dracula in Japan) by now. However, due to some fairly shoddy crediting and the...
Expand your horizons past DnD with these fantasy RPGs for 92% off
Dungeons and Dragons will be the perpetual point of comparison for every TTRPG ever. Much in the same way that all vampire media will inevitably be compared to classics like Bram Stoker's Dracula or 1998's Blade. However, that's no reason to keep one's eggs in this fantasy basket. It's a wide world...
I'm Utterly In Love With 'Cute Alucard' In This Early Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night Design Document
Kid Dracula 2? Castlevania turns 40 this year, which makes me feel utterly ancient, as it's perhaps my favourite video game series of all time. Of the many amazing games in this franchise, the one that stands out to me (and no doubt many others) is 1997's Symphony Of The Night, an epic fusion of 2D...
Castlevania: Grimoire Of Souls Has Been Archived Following Last Week's Shutdown
I condemn you to living (offline) death. Last week, the curtain fell on Konami's mobile actioner Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls. The developer dropped the scythe on Dracula and Co.'s pocket-sized adventure on September 3, following six years of operation. Fortunately, at least for the history...
Fury of Dracula (5th Edition) Board Game Review
The “hidden movement” genre of board games is one of my favorites and I still remember where I discovered this type of game. I was watching Wil Wheaton’s “Tabletop” series, when the game of the week was “Fury of Dracula”, a game where one person assumes the role of Dracula, spreading terror and...
Fury of Dracula (5th Edition) Board Game Review
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Trailer Features a Legendary Theme, Teases Dracula
Bloody Tears has been rearranged for Evil Empire's take on Konami's Metroidvania series, and it's every bit as good as ever.
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Brings Back Graham McTavish As The Big Bad, Dracula, in New Casting Trailer
As the release date for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse approaches, KONAMI has revealed the cast for the title, and Graham McTavish is reprising his role as Dracula. One of the reasons the animated Netflix Castlevania series took the world by storm when it first launched in July 2017, was due to its...
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