Stop the (french) press! PC Gamer’s Jody MacGregor brewed an update on Necrobarista, the gorgeous cinematic cel-shaded visual novel from Route 59. Necrobarista wakes up Steam for PC on August 8, 2019. MacGregor’s story has hints of praise and strong notes of anticipation: A couple of years ago at PAX Read more…
Writing for Screen Rant, Scott Baird awarded Brief Battles, a fast-paced, underwear-fueled platform fighter from Juicy Cupcake that’s easy to approach and rewarding to master, four stars out of five. With a focus on local multiplayer and empowering underwearriors with magical underpants, showdowns in Brief Battles are challenging and rewarding: Brief Battles Read more…
Andrew Freeth, co-founder of Juicy Cupcake, spoke to Harold Goldberg of The Washington Post about what makes a great fighting game. This comes ahead of the May 7th release of Brief Battles, a fast-paced, underwear-fueled platform fighter. Adding his feedback alongside a selection of other fighting game creators and competitors, Freeth Read more…
Gematsu recently shared the news about Caravan Stories, the free-to-play, anime-inspired MMORPG played by more than 2 million adventurers in Japan from developer Aiming, Inc., coming to North America exclusively to PlayStation 4 this summer. The game, scheduled to release in July, is currently available in the Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand PlayStation Read more…
Twinfinite shared the new gameplay video for Wing of Darkness, the upcoming high-speed 3D aerial shooter from Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) publishing label UNTIES and developer Production Exabilities. Released ahead of the game’s Western debut at PAX East 2019, it features 13-minutes of action-packed shooting through open skies.. Watch the “very promising” gameplay below: Read more…
Variety’s Brian Crecente did a preview at PAX East 2019 of WORLD OF HORROR, the unsettling cosmic horror retro RPG from Ysbryd Games and Pantasz, and dubbed the game a “frightening 1-bit masterpiece.” Also praising the title for “taking gaming expos by storm,” Brian was not sparse with compliments for the game: “What’s most striking initially about the game Read more…
Dean Abdou of Xbox Achievements recently reported that Brief Battles, a fast-paced, underwear-fueled platform fighter from Juicy Cupcake that’s easy to approach and rewarding to master, will wage underwearfare on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 7, 2019. Brief Battles challenges friends and foes alike to see whose britches are Read more…
Variety’s Stefani Fogal covered the changes in leadership in the International Game Developers Association (IGDA): Vesa Raudasoja has stepped into the role as the new chair of the board of directors while board member Emily Greer transitioned into the vice-chair position. In her coverage, Fogal touches on the departure of David Seltzer Read more…
Eurogamer’s Matt Wales praised System Era‘s interplanetary survival sandbox Astroneer for its “beautifully vibrant low-poly art-style” while reporting its launch date of Feb. 6, 2019. In the article, Matt also detailed all the new features that will roll out with the launch, including a new “exploration-focused adventure”, new narrative elements and Xbox One Read more…
Paste Magazine’s Shonté Daniels reviewed Destination Primus Vita – Episode 1: Austin, the episodic first-person space puzzler crafted by a team of Ubisoft veterans. Daniels praised how Austin’s role in the episode allows for the personalities of other crew members to come through, and how the episode balances exploring the narrative of Crew Read more…