GameSpot’s Tony Wilson named City of Brass, the Arabian Nights-inspired first-person rogue-lite adventure from the BioShock veterans at Uppercut Games, a can’t miss game at PAX East. Watch the video below for Tony’s rundown on how City of Brass works and a glimpse at its captivating Arabian Nights-themed world. City of Brass is Read more…
Game Informer’s Javy Gwaltney reviewed City of Brass, the Arabian Nights-inspired first-person rogue-lite adventure from the BioShock veterans at Uppercut Games, and enjoyed hunting treasure in the cursed city. In his review, Javy explained how City of Brass takes notes from many of the traditional elements expected from the rogulike genre. Read more…
VG247’s Sherif Saed reported on 3D Realms and Voidpoint’s use of old-school tech to create its new FPS, Ion Maiden. Powered by the Build Engine, the same tools that powered such classics as Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood, Ion Maiden looks like those games on the surface but is more capable under the Read more…
After eagerly awaiting the console version of Uppercut Games’ upcoming Arabian Nights-inspired rogue-lite, City of Brass, Rich Meister of Destructoid finally got the chance to go full-on “Indiana Jones” with one of the game’s core mechanics: the whip. “I can’t think of another first-person game that makes use of a Read more…
Bleeding Cool’s Gavin Sheehan went hands-on with City of the Shroud, the real-time tactical RPG and social experiment from Abyssal Arts, at PAX East last month. Gavin mentions that City of the Shroud has a “few new tricks” as a tactical RPG. After an explanation of the Combo Wheel, he Read more…
Peter Glagowski of Destructoid reported on the release date for EuroVideo’s FOX n FORESTS, which will launch on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mac and Linux on May 17, 2018. FOX n FORESTS is a retro action platformer telling the tale of Rick, a mischievous fox with the ability to change seasons on a Read more…
VG247’s Kirk McKeand interviewed Question Co-Founder Jordan Thomas about cooperative paranormal horror mystery The Blackout Club. In this long-form interview, McKeand explains that Thomas’s history with horror goes back a couple decades through games: “As well as creating the infamously unsettling Shalebridge Cradle level in Thief: Deadly Shadows, he is the designer responsible for Read more…
PC Gamer’s Austin Wood reviewed Solo, the introspective puzzler from Team Gotham set on a gorgeous and surreal archipelago. Wood praised Solo’s art style and enjoyed its “wistful commentary.” He went on to explain the game’s flexible puzzle mechanics, describing one in particular he was fond of. Virtually every puzzle has multiple solutions, Read more…
John Abrena of PlayStation LifeStyle recently shared the details of Defiant Development’s new Endless Mode in Hand of Fate 2. John reports on the new Endless Mode, which allows players to climb the ranks of the leaderboards in the card-based dungeon crawler with the addition of infinite quests! These are replayable and bring Read more…
Alissa McAloon of Gamasutra covered MSNBC’s interview with International Game Developers Association (IGDA) executive director Jen MacLean. In her coverage, Alissa gives context to the interview as it originally aired just as President Trump was meeting with representatives from the video game industry. The interview comes at a time when Read more…