Gamasutra recently shared their feature on Astroneer, the accessible interplanetary survival sandbox played by more than 2 million space explorers while in Early Access. Gamasutra’s Katherine Cross talks about her experience with the challenging world in Astroneer: Astroneer excels at managing the critical balance between stress and triumph. As irritated and lost as I Read more…
Andrew Freeth, co-founder of Juicy Cupcake, spoke to Harold Goldberg of The Washington Post about what makes a great fighting game. This comes ahead of the May 7th release of Brief Battles, a fast-paced, underwear-fueled platform fighter. Adding his feedback alongside a selection of other fighting game creators and competitors, Freeth Read more…
Destructoid served up some potent potables in its PAX East preview of N1RV ANN-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, the sequel to VA-11 HALL-A – the acclaimed booze ‘em up about waifus, technology and post-dystopia life that’s out now on PS4 and Switch from publisher Ysbryd Games and developer Sukeban Games. Destructoid’s Peter Glagowski runs down Read more…
GameSpot recently shared their list of games worthy of our attention from PAX East 2019. The list included Killer Queen Black, the strategic eight-player arcade action platformer from Liquid Bit and BumbleBear Games, and TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE, the turn-based strategy game of intrigue with a distinct Japanese flavor from Sony publishing Read more…
Hardcore Gamer put together the clues and uncovered the news that The Forgotten City, a time loop murder mystery from Modern Storyteller, reimagines the award-winning mod with more than 2 million downloads on Xbox One and PC and will release in late 2019. Author Adnan Riaz discusses what to expect from the experience: Players are transported to Read more…
Dean Abdou of Xbox Achievements recently reported that Brief Battles, a fast-paced, underwear-fueled platform fighter from Juicy Cupcake that’s easy to approach and rewarding to master, will wage underwearfare on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 7, 2019. Brief Battles challenges friends and foes alike to see whose britches are Read more…
Kotaku recently interviewed the creator of Paper Beast, a playful exploration game from Éric Chahi, the legendary designer behind Another World and From Dust, coming to PlayStation VR this year. Éric had this to say about creating Paper Beast: From the beginning, we decided to create a VR game”, Chahi says. “We have this desire to explore Read more…
Destructoid walked away “very impressed” by WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, a dark fantasy horror FPS powered by the original Quake engine from 1C Entertainment and 3D Realms in collaboration with developer KillPixel. Author Peter Glagowski discusses how the game carves out its own style in his preview from PAX East: Quake was all about tight corridors and reckless abandon, but Wrath is about open Read more…
PocketGamer recently reported that Projection: First Light, the puzzle platformer from developer Shadowplay Studios and publisher Blowfish Studios, comes to Apple Arcade this year. Dan Sullivan clues us in to what makes a successful platformer: Platforming games tend to succeed due to excelling in either mechanics, pace or design. From what has already Read more…
TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE, a turn-based strategy wargame of intrigue with a distinct Japanese flavor from the AAA veterans at AREA 35, Inc., will report for duty on Nintendo Switch in Spring 2019. Nintendo Life’s Damien McFerran shared the situational report on this epic sequel: Tiny Metal really hit the spot Read more…