GameSpot recently went hands-on with Hindsight 20/20, the single-player action-adventure game with morality-based decisions from BioWare, ArenaNet, and Sucker Punch veterans at Triple-I Games. Jordan Rameé provided a quick glimpse into the choice system: The concept of choice is at the center of every part of Hindsight 20/20, a game aptly named Read more…
Nintendo Life went digging through the eShop and found a bunch of hidden gems, including Hand of Fate 2, the acclaimed action RPG from Defiant Development, Armello, the fantasy digital board game from League of Geeks, and City of Brass, the Arabian Nights-inspired first-person rogue-lite adventure from the BioShock veterans at Uppercut Games. Author Gavin Lane describes why these titles made the Read more…
Metro recently shared their review of VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, the booze em’up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life which has sold more than 300,000 copies on Steam from Ysbryd Games and developer Sukeban Games. GameCentral came away particularly impressed by how VA-11 HALL-A‘s non-linear storytelling: The non-linear nature is extremely impressive for Read more…
Gamasutra recently shared their feature on Astroneer, the accessible interplanetary survival sandbox played by more than 2 million space explorers while in Early Access. Gamasutra’s Katherine Cross talks about her experience with the challenging world in Astroneer: Astroneer excels at managing the critical balance between stress and triumph. As irritated and lost as I Read more…
Destructoid served up some potent potables in its PAX East preview of N1RV ANN-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, the sequel to VA-11 HALL-A – the acclaimed booze ‘em up about waifus, technology and post-dystopia life that’s out now on PS4 and Switch from publisher Ysbryd Games and developer Sukeban Games. Destructoid’s Peter Glagowski runs down Read more…
GameSpot recently shared their list of games worthy of our attention from PAX East 2019. The list included Killer Queen Black, the strategic eight-player arcade action platformer from Liquid Bit and BumbleBear Games, and TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE, the turn-based strategy game of intrigue with a distinct Japanese flavor from Sony publishing Read more…
Hardcore Gamer put together the clues and uncovered the news that The Forgotten City, a time loop murder mystery from Modern Storyteller, reimagines the award-winning mod with more than 2 million downloads on Xbox One and PC and will release in late 2019. Author Adnan Riaz discusses what to expect from the experience: Players are transported to Read more…
Kotaku recently interviewed the creator of Paper Beast, a playful exploration game from Éric Chahi, the legendary designer behind Another World and From Dust, coming to PlayStation VR this year. Éric had this to say about creating Paper Beast: From the beginning, we decided to create a VR game”, Chahi says. “We have this desire to explore Read more…
Destructoid walked away “very impressed” by WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, a dark fantasy horror FPS powered by the original Quake engine from 1C Entertainment and 3D Realms in collaboration with developer KillPixel. Author Peter Glagowski discusses how the game carves out its own style in his preview from PAX East: Quake was all about tight corridors and reckless abandon, but Wrath is about open Read more…
PocketGamer recently reported that Projection: First Light, the puzzle platformer from developer Shadowplay Studios and publisher Blowfish Studios, comes to Apple Arcade this year. Dan Sullivan clues us in to what makes a successful platformer: Platforming games tend to succeed due to excelling in either mechanics, pace or design. From what has already Read more…