PCGamesN’s Joe Robinson gushed about Northgard, the acclaimed Viking strategy game from developer Shiro Games with more than 2 million Steam units sold, in an article about the free Expeditions update, which introduces several new questlines and more than 50 cosmetic treasures to discover. Viking-themed RTS game Northgard has been quietly dominating Read more…
TheGamer’s Sam Watanuki praised the new VZR Model One headphones from VZR Audio in this latest preview. I’m blown away. Near-breathless. My JBL’s have always been the best audio peripheral to make me “feel” the song, but the Model Ones make it reverberate throughout my entire body. I hear the Read more…
Nintendo Life’s Ryan Craddock took a look at the new trailer for SkateBIRD, the avian action sports game from Glass Bottom Games kickflipping onto Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC, and Mac later this year. You might remember SkateBIRD as one of the stars of the December 2019 Indie World Showcase Read more…
Marcus Stewart at Game Informer gave a shout out to the Nintendo Switch release date announcement for UnderMine, the action-adventure roguelike developed by Thorium. Previously only available on Xbox One and PC, what Steward calls “one of 2020’s best hidden gems” is now set to arrive on Nintendo Switch on Read more…
David Jagneaux at UploadVR called attention to the upcoming SteamVR and PSVR release dates for ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos, the sci-fi, anime-style adventure with a twisting narrative and difficult choices from VR industry veterans MyDearest Inc. Last month we reviewed ALTDEUS, which is a spiritual follow-up to a preview VR visual Read more…
Nintendo Life shared the Nintendo Switch release date for Anodyne 2: Return To Dust, the deeply personal lo-fi 2D and 3D adventure game from developer Analgesic Productions and publisher Ratalaika Games S.L.: February 18. Anodyne 2 will release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S simultaneously. You Read more…
Game Rant delivers some spooky news: ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, a dark fantasy metroidvania fairy tale from publisher Binary Haze Interactive, out now on Steam Early Access. Console releases will follow in Q2 2021. Author Jared Carvalho discusses how the world of the game comes together: One major departure that ENDER Read more…
Chris Moyse included Bright Memory Infinite from solo developer FYQD Studio and publisher PLAYISM in Destructoid’s list of Most Anticipated Games Of 2021 among other exciting titles. Bright Memory: Infinite, afforded the resources of a souped-up PC, a next-gen console, and a higher budget, could prove a real sleeper hit Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…