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Gaming News Roundup: Wizardry's Legacy, FOUNTAINS RPG, and Xbox Backward Compatibility

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This cluster covers three distinct gaming news items: the historical influence of the RPG "Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord" on later titles like "Dragon Quest" and "Final Fantasy"; the upcoming release of the Soulslike action RPG "FOUNTAINS" for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Switch in 2026, along with new DLC; and the announcement of Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, which makes four classic Xbox titles available on the platform. AI

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Gaming News Roundup: Wizardry's Legacy, FOUNTAINS RPG, and Xbox Backward Compatibility

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🕹️ The Making Of: Wizardry, The Landmark RPG That Inspired Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy "Technically, they owed us millions, but I think we ended up with a coup

    🕹️ The Making Of: Wizardry, The Landmark RPG That Inspired Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy "Technically, they owed us millions, but I think we ended up with a couple hundred thousand.".Few games can claim to be as influential as Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord.Read the…

    LINKS timeextension.com/…/the-making-of-wizardr…
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Soulslike action RPG FOUNTAINS coming to PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch in 2026 alongside new DLC Publisher Crunching Koalas and developer John Pywell will rele

    📰 Soulslike action RPG FOUNTAINS coming to PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch in 2026 alongside new DLC Publisher Crunching Koalas and developer John Pywell will release Soulslike action RPG FOUNTAINS for PlayStation … 📰 Source: Gematsu 🔗 Link: https://www.gematsu.com/2026/07/soulslike…

    LINKS gematsu.com/…/soulslike-action-rpg-founta…
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC announced; four titles now available Xbox has announced Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, making classic Xbox games from th

    📰 Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC announced; four titles now available Xbox has announced Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, making classic Xbox games from the past … 📰 Source: Gematsu 🔗 Link: https://www.gematsu.com/2026/07/xbox-backward-compatibility-on-pc-announced-four-titl…

    LINKS gematsu.com/…/xbox-backward-compatibility…

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