Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption, the boss battler action RPG from publisher Another Indie and developer Dark Star Game Studios, was DualShocker’s favorite Indie game at Tokyo Game Show 2017. The team praised Sinner‘s “great production values” and “ruthless Souls-like core.” DualShockers believes that the game is “very well positioned to carry the Read more…
Speaking with Caty McCarthy of US Gamer about Necrobarista, the visual novel that dominated headlines earlier this year, Kevin Chen, lead designer at Route 59 Games and art director for the title, spoke about the team’s inspirations and drive, and why you should be following the game. “[Since] the 1990s, visual novels Read more…
Projection: First Light, the puzzle platformer from Shadowplay Studios and Blowfish Studios will come to the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC Q2 2018. Projection: First Light follows the adventures of Greta, a girl living in a mythological shadow puppet world, as she embarks on a journey of self-enlightenment with Read more…
Jerry Holkins, co-founder of Penny Arcade, sat down with GeekWire at PAX West 2017 to chat about the past, present, and future of PAX, new projects such as the Automata Series, and his current favorite game console. With more than two decades of experiences in the industry to drawn from, Holkins offered up his Read more…
Touch Arcade’s Jared Nelson named Morphite, the Sci-Fi atmospheric FPS from Blowfish Studios, Crescent Moon Games, and We’re Five Games, its game of the week! Nelson praised that Morphite has “that special sauce that makes a game just fun to play,” and that it’s a “fantastic game for creating your own Read more…
Game Informer’s Dan Tack sat down with Penny Arcade legend and PAX Co-Founder Jerry Holkins at this year’s PAX West; from his favorite video games, developers and game designers, to the phenomenon and ever evolving nature of PAX, and his role within it, Holkins shed light on what he sees are the games industry’s best, worst, Read more…
Geek & Sundry dropped by Route 59 Games’ booth at PAX West 2017 and left calling Necrobarista one of their 5 favorite indie games at the show. Drawing comparisons to Atlus’ beloved Persona series, Geek & Sundry’s Kelly Knox said “Necrobarista oozes atmosphere.” “The cel-shaded anime art style is gloomy and mysterious, immediately Read more…
Games developers will always face incredible competition in the games industry, and earning visibility in the space can be difficult for smaller developers. GamesIndustry’s Brendan Sinclair interviewed Assault Android Cactus developer Witch Beam’s Tim Dawson during GDC and shared Tim’s journey from working for Sega to becoming part of a Read more…
Defiant Development has revealed Hand of Fate 2, the sequel to Defiant’s action RPG hybrid with board game and collectible card game elements. IGN’s Luke Reilly shared the reveal with his readers, highlighting Hand of Fate 2’s new enemy suits, equipment types and early 2017 release on Windows, Mac and Read more…
Epistory is an atmospheric adventure where players guide a girl and her tri-tailed young fox through a origami world, unfolding new areas and the game’s narrative as the journey progresses. Kotaku’s Mike Fahey braved Epistory’s molten dungeon and S-H-A-R-E-D his impressions with a writeup and gameplay clip, complete with voiceover. Read more…