GameSpot’s Alessandro Fillari went hands-on with Stela, a cinematic platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world, at PAX West 2019. In a round-up of the coolest titles GameSpot saw and played at PAX West, Alessandro praised Stela’s unnerving gameplay and moody atmosphere, citing the Read more…
Paste Magazine’s Holly Green had a lot of kind things to say about indie games at PAX West 2019, but Ysbryd Games‘ World of Horror ended up on her “Best Games of PAX West 2019” list. Green had this to say about her experience with the 8-bit horror demo: This game Read more…
A TIME Magazine article titled “No, Video Games Don’t Cause Mass Shootings. But The Conversation Shouldn’t End There” featured a statement by Renee Gittins, executive director of the International Game Developers Association. “Blaming video games distracts from the broader issues at hand. There is an overwhelming amount of research that finds there Read more…
Comicbook.com led the charge today with a slew of Viking news about Shiro Games‘ Northgard. The game will be getting a console release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on September 26. The expansion for the PC version, titled Northgard: Conquest, will be completely free, add a procedurally-generated campaign mode, and Read more…
Kotaku’s Ethan Gach shared word of a new adventure beckoning to Nintendo Switch owners: Riverbond. This four-player shoot-and-slash dungeon crawler from Cococucumber embarks on a Nintendo Switch quest later this year with a brand-new world also coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Gach remarked on how well Riverbond fits the Switch : The beautiful Read more…
PlayStation LifeStyle’s Annette Polis fell in love with Gravity Ghost: Deluxe Edition, the beloved planetary platformer, in her recent review. Available now on PlayStation 4, Annette summarizes her reasoning on why she loves Gravity Ghost: Deluxe Edition: So why do I love this game so damn much? The puzzle difficulties are perfectly Read more…
Game Informer’s Javy Gwaltney recently dropped some great news for 90s’ shooter fans: Ion Fury, the old-school first-person shooter developed by Voidpoint and published by 3D Realms as well as 1C Entertainment, launches on Steam August 15, with Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions launcher at a later date. Ion Read more…
It’s a Viking’s life for PC Gamer’s Fraser Brown. Brown recently shared news of The Clan of the Kraken, a seafaring addition to Northgard, the acclaimed Viking strategy game from Shiro Games. PC Gamer’s coverage includes some details about the rough-and-tumble Krakens: The clan gets some new buildings, including a fishery Read more…
Hardcore Gamer‘s Kyle LeClair recently shared news about the latest chapter in Read Only Memories saga—a monthly comic book series coming in December 2019. MidBoss partnered with acclaimed comic publisher IDW to bring a story set between 2064: Read Only Memories and its upcoming sequel Read Only Memories: Neurodiver. In the Hardcore Gamer story, LeClair shares some additional Read more…
Giant Bomb’s Ben Pack and Jason Oestreicher are no strangers to fighting games. The duo recently ran a few sets of Fantasy Strike, the new fighting game from Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix lead designer David Sirlin to see who’d become the unofficial Giant Bomb Champ. There’s plenty to see in Read more…