The Hollywood Reporter reports the return of PAX West, the West Coast’s most attended gaming event, this Labor Day weekend on Sept. 3-6, 2021, after almost two years since the last PAX West. Festival organizer ReedPop announced that the video game conference will take place in a reduced capacity at Read more…
Crunchyroll’s Joseph Luster expresses his excitement for the Nintendo Switch release of Mushihimesama, the beautifully detailed fantasy bullet hell shooter from genre masters CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd and publisher Live Wire. Originally released in arcades back in 2004 before returning in updated form in 2011, Mushihimesama is one of the Read more…
When the sun goes away, the Infected come out to play! After sitting with a developer from Techland for the PC Gaming Show, Andy Kelly at PC Gamer gave us some juicy details about the new day/night system in Dying Light 2, and how it affects gameplay, Infected behavior, risks, Read more…
Gavin Lane at Nintendo Life shared the news about Garden Story, the adorable action-RPG where a young grape protects and rebuilds the Grove, developed by Rose City Games. Garden Story is set to arrive on Nintendo Switch this summer. Previously announced in the August 2020 Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Garden Read more…
IGN’s Joe Skrebels brings the noise with the exclusive reveal announcement of AudioClash: Battle of the Bands, the free-to-play auto-battler born from the imagination of The Living Tombstone and Big Boat Interactive coming to Steam in 2021. (more…)
Digital Trends’ Otto Kratky highlights SkateBIRD’s new trailer and official summer release date. The avian action sports game from Glass Bottom Games will be coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and Amazon Luna on August 12, 2021. Naturally, SkateBIRD lets players do everything you’d expect in a regular skating Read more…
GameSpot exclusively premiered a brand new gameplay trailer for Bright Memory Infinite. The high-octane, visually stunning first-person slash-and-shooter by solo developer FYQD Studio and publisher PLAYISM launches later this year on PC and Xbox Series X|S. The trailer showcases heroine Shelia as she faces off against some of the fantastical Read more…
Jody Macgregor at PCGamer highlighted the announcement for WarTales, a medieval open-world tactical RPG following a mercenary warband, developed by Shiro Games. Speaking with game director Nicolas Cannasse, learn more about the setting and gameplay: It’s got a strategy layer that’s part survival, part management sim. Then there’s the turn-based Read more…
CNN’s Michael Andronico considers Cat Cafe Manager the best indie game of E3 2021 in his best games and gadgets of E3 2021 list. The fun and friendly feline management simulator published by Freedom! Games is planned to release in Q2 2022 on Nintendo Switch and Steam. We really enjoyed Read more…
GamesRadar’s Patrick Dane reports on the debut of Salt and Sacrifice, the next installment in the million-plus selling soulslike platformer Salt and Sanctuary series by Ska Studios. Prepare to dine on mage hearts on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in 2022. (more…)