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 Read more…
Hardcore Gamer’s Jason Bohn felt like a hero dashing through the cyberpunk streets of Ghostrunner at PAX South 2020. The first-person cyber-punk parkour action game from developers 3D Realms, One More Level, Slipgate Ironworks™ and publisher All In! Games, showed off an action-packed demo at the show featuring the main wall-running and quick-paced sword Read more…
GamesBeat’s Dean Takahashi interviewed current executive director of the International Game Developers Association IGDA), Renee Gittins, about the outcomes of its recent industry survey. The survey is based on responses from more than 1,000 game developers and Takahashi engaged in an extensive discussion regarding the data it showed. Gittins indicated to Takahashi that while “we’re clearly not Read more…
WORLD OF HORROR, the unsettling cosmic horror retro RPG from panstasz and Ysbryd Games, has enthralled Engadget’s Christine Fisher ahead of its Steam Early Access release on Feb. 20. Fisher unravels developer Pawel Kozminski’s inspirations, spanning from Japanese horror artist Junji Ito to eldritch horror master H.P. Lovecraft. These culminate in a mysterious Japanese town full Read more…
Speaking Simulator, from Affable Games, released a campaign trailer ahead of the upcoming launch with Shacknew’s Sam Chandler sharing the news of earth’s new potential overlord leader. The hilarious game about an android struggling to infiltrate human society revealed it will bring its tongue-flapping, teeth-flying action to Nintendo Switch alongside PC in late January. Chandler remarked Read more…
PlayStation LifeStyle devoured Super Cane Magic ZERO, the co-op comedy action RPG from publisher Intragames and developer Studio Evil, and discovered it to be quite delicious in its review of the PlayStation 4 version. Author Paulmichael Contreras describes how everything in the world of WOTF is edible, and the interest effects that come Read more…
PlayStation LifeStyle’s Dale Wilson reported the release date of Caravan Stories, the free-to-play, anime-inspired MMORPG played by more than 2 million adventurers. On July 23, endless stories and the adventure of a lifetime will come to PlayStation 4 in North America. Wilson describes the world of Iyarr, teeming with things Read more…
Rock Paper Shotgun’s Dominic Tarason served readers with the news that Necrobarista, the gorgeous cinematic cel-shaded visual novel from Route 59 Games, hits Steam for PC with a double-shot, no water kick of magic, myth, and necromancy on August 8, 2019. In this modern-day tale, players serve up foamy, caffeinated drinks Read more…
TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE, a turn-based strategy wargame of intrigue with a distinct Japanese flavor from the AAA veterans at AREA 35, Inc., will report for duty on Nintendo Switch in Spring 2019. Nintendo Life’s Damien McFerran shared the situational report on this epic sequel: Tiny Metal really hit the spot Read more…
IGN’s Tom Marks praised WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, a dark fantasy horror FPS powered by the original Quake engine, after sitting down with a preview build. Publishers 3D Realms and 1C Entertainment, alongside developer KillPixel Games, are crafting a literal ’90s shooter with modern sensibilities: It may be an old engine but the Read more…