Even a JRPG's combat system needs to evolve alongside its characters if you want to go from rat hunting to god slaying.

This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 153. In September 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War', reverting ...

Pakistan's Pesident Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday approved the appointment of the army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, as the first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) for a five-year term. In this photo ...

President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday (December 4, 2025) approved the appointment of the army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, as Pakistan's first Chief of Defence Forces for a period of five years.

Myth number 1: Article 243 equals ‘army rule’. Reality: The army is the largest service in Pakistan’s threat environment. That is geography, not conspiracy. Yes, the battlespace is land-heavy – ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has codified the most ambitious restructure of its military and judiciary in decades after President Asif Ali Zardari signed his assent to ratify the country’s 27th ...

The questions are simple. Question 1: Will the amended Article 243 make Pakistan a harder target -- sealing frontiers, dismantling TTP networks, strengthening cyber ...

From Tokyo this week came a notable appeal for a unified command of all the nation’s armed forces. Broadcasting a report of his occupation of Japan, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur said: “The ...

China’s recent and massive military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II highlighted concerns around that nation’s “unprecedented military buildup.” And yes, China is ...

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said land forces are the most crucial in any war and stressed that in India’s case, control over land will decide victory. Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) ...

NEW DELHI: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has asserted that theaterisation of the Indian Armed Forces will definitely happen even if it takes time. “Since battle is fought by multiple agencies, ...