Rock Paper Shotgun’s Dominic Tarason recently touched down to share news about Astroneer, the accessible interplanetary survival sandbox from System Era Softworks, and its new Lunar Update. Tarason broke down the Lunar Update’s features and how it commemorates the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, writing: To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar Read more…
Nintendo Life’s Ryan Craddock feels the need for interstellar speed. Craddock recently shared the news Subdivision Infinity DX, the gorgeous and pulse-pounding space shooter from Blowfish Studios and Mistfly games, lands on consoles and PC August 8, 2019. In the post, Craddock pointed toward Subdivision Infinity DX‘s old-school inspirations and high-octane combat, writing: Inspired Read more…
What do living statues, sinners, and time paradoxes have in common? A lot, actually, as Rock Paper Shotgun’s Katherine Castle discovered at PAX East 2019 during a demo of The Forgotten City, a time loop murder mystery, by Modern Storyteller. Castle spent 30 minutes exploring The Forgotten City before sitting down with developer Nick Pearce to Read more…
There were plenty of video games at E3 2019, but only a few really resonated with the LA Times. Writing for the storied publication, Todd Martens recently shared the games that resonated with him, including Keen, a tactical turn-based puzzle adventure following 12-year-old Kim, the newly appointed guardian of her remote village, from developer Cat Read more…
Nintendo Life has shared the good word of Northgard‘s upcoming console release. Shiro Games‘ acclaimed Viking strategy game embarks for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One later this year. The game went into Early Access on Steam in February 2017 and officially launched just over a year later. Steeped in Norse Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…