New Gameplay Video From Overpass
Ready to get dirty? Don’t mind a little mud on your undercarriage, or some grit in your teeth? The ground may still be frozen solid across much of North America, but in the world of Overpass, it’s almost time to fire up your favorite quad and get racing. With the game’s PC release less than a week away, publisher Bigben just released a new gameplay video detailing Overpass’s two types of available...[Read More]
Hands (and Face)-On With SoundSelf: A Technodelic
There was no way to miss the Andromeda Entertainment booth at PAX South this year. While the surrounding booths featured the typical demo layout of big screens and up-front action, Andromeda centered their booth around a tea ceremony. People walking through the hall at any time of day could see company founder Robin Arnott or one of the other employees pouring small cups of tea for folks waiting t...[Read More]
TT Isle of Man 2 – The Cure For the Wintertime Blues?
As I start writing this bit of news about TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge 2, it’s -8F degrees outside my office, with a twenty mph wind making it feel like -31. When I went outside to my car earlier, the wind literally took my breath away. My beloved Harley-Davidson Sportster is slumbering in the garage, hooked up to a battery tender, and hasn’t moved since November. At this rate, she may not mo...[Read More]
World of Horror – A PAX Hands-On Redux
Astute readers may recall last year’s PAX South hands-on with World of Horror, a black-and-white horror game that harkens back to much earlier days of computer gaming. At the time, the game was expected to be released sometime in 2019, however, that schedule slipped into 2020. For PAX South this year, that meant that World of Horror was back at the Ysbryd booth, showcasing both the school story fr...[Read More]
Hands-On With The Artful Escape
With its unique art style and a blend of side-scrolling and rhythm game mechanics, The Artful Escape made for a splashy, eye-catching demo at PAX South this year. The game places players in the shoes of Francis Vendetti, a teenage guitar prodigy preparing for his first major performance. Before that happens, however, Francis must set out on a psychedelic multidimensional journey which will inspire...[Read More]
Hands-On with Ghostrunner from PAX South
Take one part Mirror’s Edge-style seamless first-person view parkour running. Add a dash of cyberpunk design – because it’s 2020, after all! Mix in some one-hit-kill sword-swinging action, and blend it all up with a bullet-time slow-mo sauce. What comes out is Ghostrunner, an absolutely fascinating experience that this writer was able to go hands-on with during PAX South this year.
Streets of Rage 4 – A PAX South Hands-On
How do you resurrect a classic game series that’s been dormant for over twenty years? For some, the answer is a gritty reboot, and a new title that bears little resemblance to the source material save for the name. For others, it’s to craft a flawless recreation of the original. Developers Guard Crush Games and Lizardcube have chosen a middle path with their upcoming Streets of Rage 4 title, tryin...[Read More]
PAX South 2020 Overall Wrap-Up
The annual opener to the PAX show season, PAX South started off 2020 by showcasing the theme for this year’s PAX merchandise, along with some game announcements, and a few significant layout changes.
3D Realms Announces Kingpin: Reloaded at PAX South 2020
From their PAX South booth this year, 3D Realms (Duke Nukem, Shadow Warrior, Ion Fury…) announced a new project for 2020: Kingpin: Reloaded, a remastered version of 1999’s Kingpin: Life of Crime. Arriving later in 2020 for Microsoft Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4, and PCs, Kingpin: Reloaded updates the original Quake II engine with 4K resolution, ultrawide monitor support, controlle...[Read More]
NAVGTR 2019 Nominations Announced
It’s that time of year again. Award season is in full swing, Today, the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) released their annual award nominations list. What differentiates the NAVGTR awards from most other game awards is that the voting audience for the NAVGTRs is made up primarily of game journalists and other industry professionals. 2019 was a featured a huge variety ...[Read More]
Bus Simulator (PlayStation 4) Review
Most people, while stuck aboard a smelly, late, overcrowded bus have probably had this thought at one time or another: “I bet I could do drive this. I could definitely manage this better. How difficult could it possibly be?” Enter Bus Simulator, a consolized variant of Bus Simulator 18, a title that gives gamers a chance to answer that question for themselves.
Ghostrunner Adds Support From 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks
We may not have flying cars and replicants here in 2019 yet, but 2020 is looking like a great year for fans of Cyberpunk-style games. The future gets a little closer now with publisher All in! Games and One More Level (God’s Trigger) have announced a partnership with 3D Realms (Ion Maiden, Duke Nukem 3D) and Slipgate Ironworks (Rise of the Triad) to distribute upcoming first-person cyberpunk adven...[Read More]