Backlog Burndown 27- Christmas in March?
Greetings Backloggers! Hooray, another Backlog, and it didn’t take me five months this time! That said, I also picked a Christmas game with a theme that made perfect sense when I started it during Christmas break, but significantly less sense finishing it in March. The game in question being Winged Cloud’s Christmas themed visual novel Sakura Santa.
AurumDust Releases Meet The Team Video for Ash of Gods: Redemption
We love behind the scenes videos here, especially when they offer the chance to get a look behind the scenes at a new team. It’s a joy to see a team like AurumDust release a Meet the Team video ahead of the release for their upcoming RPG Ash of Gods: Redemption.
Indie MEGABOOTH Announces 100 Indie Game Lineup for PAX East
Here we go. With PAX East 2018 only three and a half weeks away, the announcements are starting to fly for who’s going to be on the show floor, and with what. Now the Indie MEGABOOTH (IMB) has dropped their announcement, that they will be at PAX East with one hundred indie games, spanning video games and tabletop gaming across three different booths!
EA and WBIE Partnering To Bring Batman Games to Origin Access
Now this is a shock: EA recently announced that the Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) catalog is coming to Origin Access. This makes WBIE the first major publisher outside of the EA family to bring their games to EA’s vault.
Ash of Gods To Receive Console Release
Ash of Gods, the story-focused tactical RPG from AurumDust, has been on our radar at least since their story trailer hit the intertubes last month. Originally slated only for PCs, they’ve just made a big announcement which will massively increase the potential audience for this promising looking turn-based RPG.
TERA Open Beta Event Weekend Coming For Consoles March 9-11
Console gamers, get ready to experience the world of Tera! The gorgeous MMO, still going strong on PCs several years after release, is finally coming to consoles, as we covered previously. Now the official release is drawing significantly closer, with publisher En Masse Entertainment announcing the first Open Beta weekend, coming March 9-11. Accompanying the announcement was a new console focused ...[Read More]
New Closers Event – Tina Versus Harpy Puts Players In Charge of Next Wolf Dog
I’ve been spending a lot of game time playing Closers since it came out of Open Beta last month. It’s got a good blend of action, unique stories for each character, and a mission design that’s perfectly playable in short bursts. Publisher En Masse Entertainment continues to support the game with new content, and has announced that the next big update is being put into the hands of the players them...[Read More]
PAX East 2018 Announces Featured Indie Showcase Games
With PAX East happening just a month from now, the four games that will be featured in the mobile games Indie Showcase have been announced. They are Bouncy Smash, Hexland Heroes, Jenny LeClue – Detectiveu, and Warhammer: DOOMWHEEL.
The Void Rains Upon Her Heart Preview (Steam)
Peanut Butter and Chocolate. Milk and Cookies. Beer and Curling. All great combinations that go great together. It turns out that SHMUPs and roguelikes are another great examples, two great game styles that blend great together.
KOEI TECMO Releases New Attack On Titan 2 Gameplay Trailers
Prepare for battle, because the alarms are sounding once again. KOEI TECMO has released a trio of new trailers for Attack on Titan 2, and things are getting intense. With videos highlighting multiplayer, combat, and custom characters, there’s something in today’s news for everyone.
Ubisoft Announces Inside Eden’s Gate, a Far Cry 5 Short Film
Ubisoft today announced Inside Eden’s Gate, a short film series set in the universe of Far Cry 5, which delves deeper into the backstory of The Project at Eden’s Gate, and its ruthless leader Joseph Seed. Produced by Asylum Entertainment, and streaming exclusively on Amazon via Prime Video Direct (formerly Amazon Video Direct), the first episode will premiere on March 5th.
Harebrained Schemes’ Turn-Based BATTLETECH Game Gets Release Window
It’s actually happening! In a Kickstarter update released to backers today, Harebrained Schemes LLC announced an April launch date for the turn-based Battletech game that they’ve been working on for the past two years!