The realm of Etheria needs new heroes. Armies of goblins, orcs, and devious dark elf archers have appeared once more, intent on destroying all-important crystals holding the land together. As chaos returns, Shacknews’ Greg Burke answered the crystals’ call, diving into Dungeon Defenders: Awakened to review developer Chromatic Games’ epic multiplayer tower defense action role-playing game. Burke’s video review examines Dungeon […]
Visual Novels offer a unique spin on storytelling, unfolding differently than their verb-heavy counterparts. They instead elect to explore intimate character portrayals with punchy writing and static scenes rather than explosive bombast. VGChartz’s William D’Angelo recently highlighted an upcoming visual novel, Milky Way Galaxy: The Vampire Star, for its intention of diving the oft-taboo topics of idealization and […]
Following MomoCon’s latest digital event MomoConline, which ran from May 21-24, Nintendo Life’s Liam Doolan recapped new details revealed during a stream with Suda51. As part of a day of streams from industry icons, the broadcast featured an hour-long discussion with the acclaimed game director and explored the likelihood of Grasshopper Manufacture’s older titles getting a modern release on Nintendo Switch. During MomoCon’s Twitch livestream, […]
Bleeding Cool’s Gavin Sheehan highlighted the commencement of the Second Annual Summer of Pride, presented by MidBoss. From now until June 30th, celebrate diversity by watching streamers play queer-positive games to fund-raise LGBTQ+ charities. If you’re not familiar with last year’s event, this is a celebration of LGBTQ+ diversity in games. Starting at 9am PT and running all […]
PC Gamer shared the new release date for WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, the dark fantasy horror FPS powered by the original Quake engine from publishers 3D Realms and 1C Entertainment and developer KillPixel. Now slated for February 25, 2021, the game, currently on Steam Early Access, will also receive Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One for its 1.0 […]
Gamer Escape’s Eliot Lefebvre recently embarked on a digital road trip, the likes of which, they’ve never experienced before. Lefebvre’s journey through Signs of the Sojourner, an interactive narrative by Echodog Games about learning the art of human connection through an emotive deck of cards, culminated in a thoughtful review of the game. From the review: One […]
The Guardian’s Keza MacDonald and Keith Stuart worked together to create a list of the best games 2020 released so far. One game that made the list is Pixel Reef‘s VR wonder Paper Beast. Odd geometric creatures, Dalí-esque landscapes, and an unnatural-looking take on the natural world make this an unforgettably surreal bit of VR eco-tourism. It’s […]
Twinfinite’s Alex Gibson laid out the plans for BitSummit‘s upcoming online event, BitSummit Gaiden. On June 27-28, the annual independent game celebration will exhibit a 75 game showcase, streaming events ranging from thought-provoking talks to music performances, and hot new demos. Gibson elaborates: Further, thanks to a partnership with Utomik, during the event, attendees will have […]
Sal Romano of Gematsu fills everyone in on the good word about Keen – One Girl Army, the tactical turn-based puzzle adventure from publisher Phoenixx and developer CatNigiri, which is skating onto Steam and Nintendo Switch on June 25. Gematsu included an overview of Keen – One Girl Army‘s puzzling gameplay, writing: Guide Kim, a grumpy little girl raised by her […]
PocketGamer’s Cameron Bald shared the news of The Gardens Between, The Voxel Agents‘ time-manipulating adventure puzzle mobile game, launching into open beta on Android devices everywhere. The news today is that the game has entered open beta for Android. It’s available globally barring the US. That being said, the US will of course be included in the global launch […]