Hideaki Itsuno

The blemishes of beloved video games are sometimes referred to as their “jank.” The term encapsulates things in a game that may be slightly broken or inherently peculiar — aspects that should be detrimental to the experience, but aren’t. Ideally, these broken bits are overshadowed by a game’s superior elements, be they intricate combat systems, rich stories, or unique worlds.

Capcom has raised its full-year earnings forecast after new and older games sold well during the 12 months ended on March 31, 2024.

Capcom has released the latest Dragon’s Dogma 2 update for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

Capcom has detailed a Dragon’s Dogma 2 update planned for release on all platforms this month.

Dragon's Dogma 2 has received a mod that removes all restrictions from its fast travel system. The vast open world of Dragon's Dogma 2 requires the Arisen and their Pawns to traverse much of it on foot, as the game's inherent fast travel is severely limited. However, this new mod makes fast travel a universal feature.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 sales have surpassed 2.5 million units, ten days after its March 22 release date, Capcom has said.

Capcom has released an update for Dragon’s Dogma 2 on PS5 and PC, adding a frame rate cap option on consoles, improving DLSS quality, and more.

When you boot up Dragon’s Dogma 2, you get all the standard boilerplate warnings, a Capcom logo, and then the game’s title screen. Except it’s technically not the game’s name, because it’s missing a 2.

Capcom is seeking feedback on Dragon’s Dogma 2 following the game’s release last week.

Dragon's Dogma 2director Hideaki Itsuno has shared that the game's most devastating feature was being considered as early as the series' 2012 original.

If you just started Dragon’s Dogma 2, it might have come as a shock that this sprawling open-world, role-playing epic is missing one common feature: fast travel. Well, it’s not quite missing, but it’s extremely limited in ways that run counter to the normal rhythms of this hugely popular genre.

Dragon's Dogma 2 players aren't impressed by the enemy variety in the RPG and feel let down by the promises its developer made before release.

Dragon's Dogma 2's most divisive feature, the dreaded Dragonsplague, was first thought about 10 years ago but couldn't be realized because of the technological shortcomings of the time.

The Dragon's Dogma 2 community has been left shaken by the existence of Dragonsplague – a deadly illness introduced in the sequel that can result in entire towns being killed. Left unchecked, the contagious disease –  which can be spread game-to-game by hiring infected Pawns – has the potential to result in numerous NPCs, including important quest-givers, being wiped out overnight. 

If I were to write a list of all the things that made Skyrim special, it’d be as long as The Elder Scrolls themselves. Considering that’s a massive waste of parchment, I can boil Skyrim’s magic down to one word: dragons. Few games have recaptured the thrill of Tamriel’s wyrms crashing down from the sky to interrupt an otherwise run-of-the-mill fetch quest. But I’ve got good news: that very same sense of awe, terror, and excitement fuels Dragon’s Dogma 2, a game where a towering cyclops can unexpectedly emerge from the forest’s edge, or a terrifying drake swoop down from on high, all in unscripted, emergent moments.

Capcom has detailed some of its planned updates for Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a fascinating open-world fantasy role-playing game that gives players great freedom to explore and deep customization options to build their character and party. Dragon’s Dogma 2 is also incredibly restrictive. It doesn’t care much about your expectations of it based on other games you might’ve played (e.g., Elden Ring, Baldur’s Gate 3), nor does it follow many conventions of modern game design.

Hideaki Itsuno, the director behind Dragon's Dogma 2, recently recommended that new players use either the Archer or Thief class and explained his reasoning. However, players looking to jump into the newly released Dragon's Dogma 2 might want to know about its recent controversy.

Capcom took to the Steam forums to address Dragon's Dogma 2 player backlash after the game was review bombed. Most of the negative criticism is due to the appearance of several microtransaction items after Dragon's Dogma 2 was released on Steam, including some that jeopardize all the claims that director Hideaki Itsuno and the team have made about the game's intended design.

has just been released, and along with it comes a large, open-world map filled with content. The original, released in 2012, took place on the sprawling island of Gransys, which was quite big in its own regard. That said, ups the ante and features an even larger map, taking place in the two new regions of Vermund and Battahl, with a host of other new locations and towns added to the game.

Capcom has responded to Dragon’s Dogma 2 players who have criticised the game’s use of microtransactions as well as performance issues on PC.

Getting around the massive map of Capcom’s RPG sequel can feel like a chore if you’re not in the mood to walk everywhere. Fortunately, there are a couple of ways to fast travel in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 has enjoyed near-universal acclaim from critics, though in the immediate aftermath of its release, the open world action RPG has sparked controversy following the emergence of an in-game microtransactions store, on top of technical and performance issues found in the game’s PC version. In an update on Steam, Capcom has addressed a number of these issues, as part of which the developer confirms that it will also be adding the option to start new saves to the game’s Steam version.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 has enjoyed a huge day-one on PC, but it has also sparked a vociferous debate about microtransactions.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 has released to mixed reviews on Steam, with numerous players expressing unhappiness at the game’s list of microtransactions.

Rise of the Ronin is a victim of a genre in decline.

It's been almost 12 years since the first Dragon's Dogma dropped on PS3 and Xbox 360, and four years since the anime, but it's finally time to return to the world of the Arisen.

Dragon's Dogma 2's director has revealed his personal setup for the RPG sequel and advised newcomers on which Vocation to choose.

In the run-up to the release of open world RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2, developer and publisher Capcom has revealed that it is aware of inconsistencies in the game’s frame rate performance on PC in particular. In a statement to IGN, Capcom has revealed that it is looking into ways in which it can improve the performance of the game.

Capcom's highly anticipated fantasy RPG, is finally due to be released on March 22, 2024, more than a decade after the release of the original game, but PC players may want to hold off on purchasing the game for now. Recent reports indicate that the game experiences severe frame rate performance problems on the platform.

It's taken 12 years, but Dragon's Dogma 2 is finally swooping onto store shelves this week, and judging by the early review scores, the wait has been worth it. 

Dragon's Dogma 2's character creator is so detailed and vast because its developers scanned "nearly 80 faces for base head variations."

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is going to be a nightmare for completionists.

Dragon's Dogma 2's director says we no longer need to call the original RPG a cult game due to its sales figures and popularity.

The Dragon's Dogma 2 devs have revealed that the new Beastren race has been on their minds since back in the Xbox 360 and PS3 days.

One Dragon's Dogma 2 player has taken the Character Creator demo too far by recreating Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's ugly Moogles in Capcom's sequel.

Following an early Dragon's Dogma 2 stream, further gameplay details and spoilers have been leaking since.

The director of Dragon's Dogma 2 has embraced its release date rival Rise of the Ronin by telling fans "it's okay if you buy both" next week. 

Nearly 12 years after game director Hideaki Itsuno released Dragon’s Dogma on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is finally almost here. Since the original game debuted, Capcom has released Dragon’s Dogma spinoffs, semi-sequels, and ports to varying degrees of success, but the highly anticipated sequel looks poised to break out.

Dragon's Dogma 2's lead developers have said that players don't need to worry about the game's restricted fast travel due to the game's interesting world.

If you were hoping to dive into Dragon's Dogma 2's huge open world alongside your friends at some point in the future, you might want to temper those expectations. According to director Hideaki Itsuno, the devs haven't been considering "any form of multiplayer" at all.

is already known to feature a map much bigger than the original game but not even the developers can agree on how much the space has grown. While the first boasted an expansive open world for players to explore at their will, it was also criticized for feeling empty and barren given the vast amount of space players needed to traverse to reach major locations. Capcom has confirmed that the sequel is looking to fix this issue by not only expanding the map but also including more interesting landmarks to discover.

We know that Dragon’s Dogma 2 has a much larger world than initially claimed, “more interesting and engaging Vocations” over the first game and up to three simultaneous bosses on-screen. With all the details about Pawn Specializations, the Dragonsplague and Vocation Maisters, one has to ask: What about Affinity?

A whopping 12 years following the release of Dragon’s Dogma for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is on the horizon, set to hit PC and modern consoles in only a few short weeks. Despite fans of the first game begging for multiplayer elements in Capcom’s newest title, director Hideaki Itsuno has shot down this dream in a new interview with Automation Media.

Dragon's Dogma 2's pre-load is seemingly available on Xbox Series X/S, and it's surprisingly under 70GB.

Capcom and director Hideaki Itsuno’s vision for the original Dragon’s Dogma was to develop a purely single player experience that, through the use of its AI-controlled companions known as Pawns, would emulate the feeling of an MMORPG with other players. The upcoming, long overdue Dragon’s Dogma 2 is set to expand on its predecessor in a number of ways – from a larger open world to how much content it’ll offer and much more – but that focus on delivering a purely single player experience isn’t changing.

If it weren’t obvious already, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a big game. Capcom has discussed how the world is four times larger than the original and the sheer amount of side content, which some may players may end up skipping. However, when speaking to Automaton-Media, director Hideaki Itsuno revealed that it may actually be much larger than initially announced.

From newcomers like the Mystic Spearhand and the Trickster to returning favourites like the Fighter and the Warrior, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is set to offer a number of different Vocations for players to play as, each offering a completely different play style. Unlike the first game, however, in the sequel, each Vocation is going to be much more limited in what it’ll be able to do, in that each of them will generally specialize in a single weapon type.

Much has been said about Dragon’s Dogma 2, especially with new previews and a free Character Creator going live last week. However, the scale of the experience is still relatively unknown, especially given that the world is four times larger than the original. Speaking to Automaton-Media, director Hideaki Itsuno discussed certain feats possible on current-gen hardware.

Dragon's Dogma 2's enormous open world might be several times larger than its predecessor's, but according to its director and producer, we shouldn't feel the need to skip through it as fast as possible. 

The Dragon's Dogma 2 size has been revealed on Xbox Series X as the game's pre-load on Microsoft's console has gone live.

During the recent Capcom Highlights showcase, one particular quote from Dragon's Dogma 2 director Hideaki Itsuno caught everyone's attention. He stated: «Over 1,000 characters inhabit the world [of Dragon's Dogma 2], each with their own unique stories and motivations.» That's a lot of NPCs.

Dragon's Dogma 2 will let you permanently kill off NPCs, unlike the first game which had them respawn and recover from death after a week of in-game time.

Ahead of the release of Dragon's Dogma 2 later this month, Capcom has made the character creator available to download.

Dragon's Dogma series director Hideaki Itsuno has announced that the meat you can cook in Dragon's Dogma 2 is, in fact, "real meat". There's been a certain amount of PlayStation-instigated speculation about whether the meat is CGI-generated, following the last round of Dragon's Dogma 2 previews. Speaking to Japanese site 4Gamer, as translated by Automaton, Itsuno revealed that the game's scenes of sizzling flesh are derived from live action film of steaks being grilled - partly for the sake of authenticity, and partly to save money versus creating computer models of meat products. You can cook several types of meat in Dragon's Dogma, each of which has its own cutscene, and a number of Dragon's Dogmatists are already performatively salivating at the prospect on social media.

Capcom has released a character creator and storage for Dragon's Dogma 2 ahead of the game's drop date. Those who are awaiting the release of the upcoming RPG will be able to plan ahead and have their avatar ready when they start playing. This will help further pump up gamers who have been waiting quite some time for Dragon's Dogma 2.

Dragon's Dogma fans have been anxiously awaiting a demo for the sequel, and while today's Capcom Highlights stream didn't announce a gameplay demo, it did reveal that the character creator and storage will be available today.

Dragon's Dogma 2 is out in just a couple of weeks, with Capcom doing everything it can to get people ready and hype them up for March 22. We've had several new looks at the game over the past few weeks, including new bits of info regarding the game's frame rate, features, and strangely realistic cooking cutscenes, but Capcom is now letting players get their hands on the game itself by releasing a standalone character creator for the title.

For weeks, it was assumed that Dragon’s Dogma 2 would receive a playable demo before launch (based on Steam activity). That’s turned out to be true…to an extent. During Capcom Highlights Day 1, director Hideaki Itsuno announced that the Character Creator and Storage will go live today.

The hype for Dragon’s Dogma 2 is picking up, and during Capcom Highlights Day 1, director Hideaki Itsuno dropped some new gameplay footage and details. Check it out below.

Dragon’s Dogma 2’s director Hideaki Itsuno has recently revealed that the upcoming open-world RPG will use live-action scenes of cooking meat instead of CGI. Dragon’s Dogma 2 is set to be one of 2024’s most exciting games, and it seems like steak enthusiasts will have a special reason to look forward to it.

One of the sillier aspects of the original Dragon's Dogma was accidentally falling head over heels for some rando innkeeper, and having them appear aside you as your sweetheart during the end credits, much to the surprise of many players who didn't realise they were hitting on every NPC they did a favour for.

The director of Dragon's Dogma 2 has warned future players to take care of their favorite NPCs, as the developer takes death "seriously" and isn't afraid to kill characters off. 

Capcom has confirmed that yes, the sizzling meat in Dragon's Dogma 2 is real.

Now that Dragon's Dogma 2 is right around the corner, we're starting to get a much better picture of what the game will include. From all the pre-release footage we've seen so far, we've been given brief glimpses at some terrifying monsters and impressive spell-slinging, but one thing that has stood out among all of that is the game's visually stunning cooking cutscenes.

With the preview embargo lifting ahead of Dragon's Dogma 2's 22nd March release, the internet is awash with answers to our burning questions about Capcom's imminent action RPG. If that wasn't enough, courtesy of PS Underground, we've got 18 minutes of developer-led gameplay, with director Hideaki Itsuno illuminating us on many aspects of the game and showcasing the Magick Archer vocation.

Update: We're glad Dragon's Dogma 2 is out soon, because this ongoing debate over the game's PS5 frame rate is already out of control. Yesterday, a bunch of fresh previews for the action RPG dropped — and just about every single one of them gushed over how good the game is shaping up to be. Some even went as far to call it a guaranteed Game of the Year contender.

Capcom shared how long it will take to beat Dragon's Dogma 2, comparing the game's main story length with the first Dragon's Dogma. The action RPG is set to release on March 22nd, so having insight into the time investment necessary to play Dragon's Dogma 2 proves crucial for those looking to organize their backlog.

Dragon's Dogma 2 players are feeling pretty called out by some of the Pawn voice lines in the sequel.

There is an action RPG that is set to launch this month, which I’m sure is on plenty of players’ radars. Capcom has been gearing up to launch Dragon’s Dogma 2 into the marketplace. It’s a game that will have players exploring a vast fantasy world filled with dangers and quests beckoning a hero like yourself. But you’ll need to tread carefully as this game only features a single save file. 

Dragon's Dogma 2's release is right around the corner, and given that it's launching over a decade after its predecessor, there's no doubt that plenty of us are excited to see what the sequel has in store. 

Following several new details and gameplay for Dragon’s Dogma 2, Capcom has released a new trailer focusing on the Trickster Vocation. It’s available exclusively to the Arisen and servers as a support Vocation. Check out some of its techniques in the trailer below.

Dragon's Dogma 2's director, Hideaki Itsuno, has explained why the game only has one save file and pointed out that it gives you a few options to get over that limitation.

Dragon's Dogma 2 could never run at 60 frames per second on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S due to their slow CPUs, but a 30 FPS cap is achievable with some tweaks to the game's only display mode.

The console versions of Dragon’s Dogma 2 won’t have any graphics modes, according to director Hideaki Itsuno.

Fans looking forward to the release of may want to set aside a healthy amount of free time before leaping into the action. Capcom's long-awaited sequel to the cult-classic action role-playing game is set to expand on the original's monster slaying formula with a larger open-world, more in-depth combat mechanics, and a wealth of quests that will require players to use all their wits to bring down towering beasts. Much like the first, the second game will be massive and will take a while to complete.

Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 has received new impressions and gameplay footage, showcasing the open-world action RPG’s combat and world design. However, following a tweet about the game running at an uncapped frame rate, Game Informer asked director Hideaki Itsuno about the same.

There’s been no shortage of massive games in 2024 already, but there’s still plenty more to come, and among them, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is probably the one that has the most eyes on it. Capcom has previously revealed that the open world action RPG is going to boast a massive open world that will be roughly four times as large as the first game’s map, but is that going to translate to a longer runtime as well?

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is an open-world action RPG but features many unorthodox aspects from other similar games. There are no quest boards or markers, with quests discovered as one explores and only one save file. The latter is in keeping with the first game, but given that the sequel’s world is four times larger, it does create some concern.