The holiday season is that special time of the year when it is better to give than to receive. Digital Extremes, the studio behind the free-to-play action RPG Warframe, has the holiday spirit. For a limited time, one of their older titles Dark Sector is available on Steam for free!
CRKD has been killing it with their video game peripherals. Earlier this year they released the CRKD NEO S, a line of retro-inspired Switch and PC controllers with a wide selection of visual designs. The company has just unveiled their latest edition to the NEO S product line, the NEO S Purple Wave Fortnite Festival Edition.
Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda series is often credited as revolutionizing top-down action-adventure games. This is evident by the influence the franchise has had on the genre. Examples include indie darling Tunic and the upcoming Mina the Hollower. The impact Zelda’s gameplay has had on the industry is proof Nintendo struck gold in 1986. Indie newcomer All Possible Futures’ first title The Plucky...[Read More]
In 2022, the Canadian indie team Red Nexus Games released their Pachinko-inspired Roguelike, Peglin, to Steam Early Access. Two years later, the little turn-based RPG has garnered high praise for its addicting and rewarding gameplay. During today’s Nintendo’s Indie World presentation, Red Nexus Games shadow-dropped Peglin onto the Nintendo Switch eShop!
Have you ever looked forward to a game and when the game finally released, something killed your excitement for the game? That excitement and anticipation you held onto and kept you going forward. When this has happened, how did you get past it? Did you try powering through and try to enjoy the game? Did you put it into your backlog and come back to it later? This is what happened while we were pl...[Read More]
Recent years have seen quite the resurgence of Metroidvania games. Titles like 2021’s Metroid Dread, or this year’s Prince of Persa: The Lost Crown show how evolved the genre has become. Metroidvanias such as Cave Story and Ori and the Blind Forest aimed to diversify the genre in scale and budget. Lone developer Billy Basso sought to reinvent the wheel in his first release, Animal Well. Earl...[Read More]
In 2017, Playtonic Games, a studio formed of ex-Rare alumni, released their first game, Yooka-Laylee. Inspired by Rare’s Banjo-Kazooie franchise, Playtonic’s Kickstarter-funded title would initially receive mixed reception, due to many performance issues. Although most of Yooka-Laylee’s issues were fixed, in later patches, many felt the game didn’t live up to its predecesso...[Read More]
As someone who spends time catching up on anime on multiple apps, online, and the massive collection of DVD/Blu Rays in the house. One series I’ve yet to get into, but have heard of is That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. Today, Bandai Namco Entertainment has some exciting news. Step into the fantasy world of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime like never before! Bandai Namco Enterta...[Read More]
This is the year of JRPGs with so many fantastic games announced and coming out this year. Today we had a special treat announcement from NIS America for Ys X: Nordics is coming in Fall 2024 to Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and PC (Steam, Epic Game Store, and GOG). This entry in the legendary Ys series offers exhilarating, fast-paced combat, a moving story of unlikely allies, and naval exploration ac...[Read More]
Nightingale is an exciting and highly anticipated PVE survival-crafting game currently being developed and published by Inflexion Games. The game takes players on a thrilling adventure into the mysterious and enchanting world of Faewilds, where they can uncover a plethora of secrets, explore beautiful landscapes, and fight to survive against a variety of dangers. Set within a Victorian gaslamp fan...[Read More]
Slave Zero X is an upcoming 2.5D hack & slash brawler from developer Poppy Works. Acting as a sequel to 1999’s Slave Zero, Slave Zero X sheds more light on its ludicrously dark and deranged dystopia. Slave Zero X doesn’t release until late February of this year. To tide fans over, the team at Poppy Works has released a standalone prequel, Episode Enyo. The catch, it’s a Quake...[Read More]
There are many Isekai anime out there, but none have had quite the impact of Konsuba – God’s Blessing On This Wonderful World! The acclaimed anime has been known for its mature comedy, vibrant animation, and memorable characters. Just in time for the third season, Konsuba – God’s Blessing On This Wonderful World! is getting its own visual novel that is befitting of the anim...[Read More]