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Fans have waited 12 years for a new Castlevania game, but Belmont's Curse is an even greater gift for swine like me who have never played the series

Opinion | After years of being told to play Symphony of the Night, along comes something far more manageable

The Dead Cells and Rogue Prince of Persia devs have announced a new game, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, and I need it now

The Dead Cells and Rogue Prince of Persia devs have announced a new game, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, and I need it now

Konami has announced Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, a new entry in the long-running 2D-action series co-developed by the Dead Cells and the Rogue Prince of Persia creators.

Dead Cells devs' new Castlevania game is just "the beginning," Konami says there are "numerous new products" in the works around the beloved Metroidvania series

Dead Cells devs' new Castlevania game is just "the beginning," Konami says there are "numerous new products" in the works around the beloved Metroidvania series

"This year marks the 40th anniversary since the original 'Akumajō Dracula' first saw the light of day. In this commemorative year, 'Castlevania' will be revived."

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Castlevania celebrates 40th anniversary with Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse

New 2D Castlevania launches in 2026.

Castlevania is finally back, and it's in exactly the right hands

Dead Cells studios Evil Empire and Motion Twin are working on a new 2D Castlevania adventure, Belmont's Curse.

New 2D Castlevania game announced: Belmont's Curse looks perfect for fans of the Netflix anime and was made with 2 of the best indie devs to ever do it

The first in well over a decade

After games like Hades, players expect more from Steam early access games than they did even 5 years ago, Dead Cells creators say: "But that's fair, because, in a way, they are buying the game"

"It's up to us to catch up with their expectations"

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Dead Cells studio opted to make a new game despite 'super strong' pressure for a sequel because 'we are driven by what we want to make'

Dead Cells studio opted to make a new game despite 'super strong' pressure for a sequel because 'we are driven by what we want to make'

Dead Cells was a huge hit, but Motion Twin wasn't interested in doing another one.

Dead Cells 2 isn't happening right now because the studio behind the legendary OG roguelike is driven by "what we want to make" and not pressure from fans

Dead Cells 2 isn't happening right now because the studio behind the legendary OG roguelike is driven by "what we want to make" and not pressure from fans

Fans of the roguelike disagree: "No one asked for Dead Cells 2. We just didn't want Dead Cells to be unceremoniously discontinued"

You can try a taster of the Dead Cells dev's next roguelike Windblown ahead of its early access debut later this month, courtesy of Steam Next Fest

You can try a taster of the Dead Cells dev's next roguelike Windblown ahead of its early access debut later this month, courtesy of Steam Next Fest

It's pretty dang tasty already.

"How can we do better than Dead Cells?": Motion Twin follows a roguelike icon with a co-op game under huge but "good" pressure with "millions" waiting

"How can we do better than Dead Cells?": Motion Twin follows a roguelike icon with a co-op game under huge but "good" pressure with "millions" waiting

Dead Cells is a legendary roguelike, so Windblown has a lot to live up to

Dead Cells developers felt "pressure" to match the roguelike's high bar in their next game: "It's awful and very, very cool at the same time"

Dead Cells developers felt "pressure" to match the roguelike's high bar in their next game: "It's awful and very, very cool at the same time"

Windblown has very big shoes to fill

After 7 years of Dead Cells updates, devs share hopes for their new roguelike to get just as much support: "If we can, why not? If we are lucky enough"

After 7 years of Dead Cells updates, devs share hopes for their new roguelike to get just as much support: "If we can, why not? If we are lucky enough"

"We have a ton of things to do and a ton of things to say"

The new co-op roguelike from the Dead Cells team launches this month, and there's an unmissable demo coming soon too

The new co-op roguelike from the Dead Cells team launches this month, and there's an unmissable demo coming soon too

Windblown hits early access on Steam in just a few weeks

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7 Years Later, A Roguelike Mega-Hit Gets Its Final Huge Update

'Dead Cells' is now officially complete, as it finishes its seven-year run with one final content update, appropriately called The End Is Near.

Legendary roguelike Dead Cells gets its final update after 7 years, with new mobs, weapons, accessibility options, and more

It's the end of an era for Dead Cells

Dead Cells developer shows off upcoming roguelite Windblown and its stylish, fast-paced 3 player co-op

It's inspired by the sleek action of Devil May Cry and Bayonetta.

The Rogue Prince of Persia is an unlikely roguelike slant on the 35-year-old series from one of the best genre developers in the business

Preview | The Rogue Prince of Persia is a strange but welcomed roguelike take on the newly revitalized series

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For their new roguelite, the Dead Cells team scrapped 2 years of work on combat and redid it in just 3 weeks: 'We need to be able to dare to kill a feature when it doesn't work'

Motion Twin ditched Windblown's combat just a month before its reveal.

The new roguelite from the developers of Dead Cells has one big goal: matching the intensity of Japanese action games like Devil May Cry, but with online co-op

Windblown moves so fast, it makes Dead Cells looks dead on its feet.

Ex Dead Cells developer says Motion Twin's decision to stop development on the game was 'a rather logical marketing stunt'

A former Dead Cells lead designer has commented on developer Motion Twin's decision to stop updating the game.

Dead Cells' designer livid at former studio for ending support for the game in 'worst a**hole move imaginable'

"I can honestly say I'm glad to not be part of this anymore."

Dead Cells is calling it quits 7 years after its meteoric early access release

A hell of a run.

After 7 years, roguelike legend Dead Cells ends development with a final update as its original devs pursue their new co-op game

Motion Twin and Evil Empire are finally moving on

Windblown is the next game from Dead Cells creators Motion Twin

Motion Twin has revealed its next game Windblown.

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