UploadVR said ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos, the sci-fi, anime-style adventure with a twisting narrative and difficult choices from VR industry veterans MyDearest Inc., is “designed for replayability” in its four-star review of the game now available on Oculus Quest 2. Author Henry Stockdale talks about the game’s branching paths and multiple endings: Some (choices) are less consequential […]
IGN Travels Back to 1993 in Hands-On Video of Echo Generation
IGN showcased hands-on gameplay from Echo Generation, the turn-based adventure from Cococucumber where a gang of kids investigate supernatural occurrences to save their small town. The nostalgia-filled voxel-art RPG, set in a sleepy Canadian town in the summer of 1993, arrives on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC in Q1 2021. Check out IGN’s […]
Game Informer Showcases “Choice and Consequences” from Where the Heart Leads
Game Informer’s Marcus Stewart gave readers a look at the “Choice and Consequences trailer for Where the Heart Leads, a surreal narrative journey through one man’s past where he will reevaluate a lifetime of important decisions, from renowned developer Armature Studio (ReCore, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, Dead Star). Where the Heart Leads is coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation […]
Screen Rant reviews digital adaptation of North Star Games’ Evolution
Screen Rant took their turn at reviewing Evolution Board Game, the strategy game of adaptation from North Star Digital Studios with more than 3 million players worldwide across physical and digital editions, for Nintendo Switch. Reviewer Laura Gray noted how this version contains plenty of modes for offline play, including campaign, pass-to-play local multiplayer and […]
GamesIndustry.biz Names IGDA Foundation’s Nika Nour as a Game Changer of 2020
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 often, I witnessed poor treatment […]
Polygon Points Out 2021’s Most-Anticipated Indie Games
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 sports game from developer Glass […]
Binary Haze’s ENDER LILIES: Quietus Of The Knights Haunts Steam Early Access on January 21
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 the game: The project brings […]
Pocket Gamer Scrubs Up for Launch of Bio Inc.: Redemption on iOS and Android
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 the new mobile game: The […]
San Francisco Chronicle and IGDA-F Honor the Life of Jerry Lawson
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 that ham radio stations transmitted […]
Signs of the Sojourner Makes Slant Magazine’s “25 Best Video Games of 2020” List
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 few hours, powerfully demonstrates the […]