GamesIndustry.biz named IGDA Foundation Executive Director Nika Nour as one of its “100 Game Changers of 2020.” Nour commented on her work with the foundation as part of the honor: “I joined the IGDA Foundation in 2019 to advance the careers, goals, and passions of underrepresented communities in games,” Nour says. “Too Read more…
A new year means a new crop of games. Polygon’s Nicole Carpenter kicked off 2021 by taking a look at this year’s roster of promising indie projects. Carpenter spotlights 21 highly anticipated games, including 30XX, the follow-up to Batterystaple Games’ acclaimed, best-selling Megaroguelike action-platformer 20XX, and SkateBIRD, the avian action Read more…
TheGamer delivers some spooky news: ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, a dark fantasy metroidvania fairy tale from publisher Binary Haze Interactive, is set to arrive on Steam Early Access on January 21. Console releases will follow in Q2 2021. Author Andrea Shearon talks about some of the talent behind Read more…
Pocket Gamer shared news about the launch of Bio Inc.: Redemption, the medical simulator by DryGin Studios from the series enjoyed by more than 17 million people. Bio Inc.: Redemption is now available on iOS and Android. Pocket Gamer’s Stephen Gregson-Wood shared some highlights of what players can expect in Read more…
Working together with the IGDA Foundation, Stride PR assisted the San Francisco Chronicle on a beautiful piece about the life and impact Jerry Lawson had on the tech industry. He’ll be forever honored by IGDA-F’s Jerry A. Lawson Award for Achievement in Game Development. Through his own research, he discovered Read more…
Slant Magazine has just released its “The 25 Best Video Games of 2020” and Signs of the Sojourner, the introspective narrative from Echodog Games about learning the art of human connection through an emotive deck of cards, made the popular list as “a whimsical life simulator, which, in just a Read more…
Jenni Lada at Siliconera received a calling card from Persona 5 Royal’s Phantom Thieves of Heart. Fan-favorites Violet and Skull have joined Joker and Morgana in Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space, the mobile adventure game from WFS, expanding the playable roster of hundreds of heroes even further: Read more…
Pocket Gamer dove into the details of the launch of Oceans Lite, the digital adaptation of the species building tabletop strategy game Oceans, developed by North Star Digital Studios and out now on Android and iOS as a free download worldwide: The randomly selected Scenario cards also change the seascape of Read more…
Crunchyroll has laid out all details for Act of Reality, the newest event from SINoALICE, the mobile fantasy battle RPG from the mind of Yoko Taro (director, NieR: Automata). “Inspired by familiar stories from all over the world, SINoALICE pits storybook characters against each other in a battle royale in the Library. There, Read more…
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt RED recently announced its highly anticipated open-world game would be pushed back from its latest release date, citing additional time needed for extra polish. Although delays are common, the announcement was met with scrutiny among those critical of crunch culture in the video game industry. Read more…