Monstrum 2 Enters Steam Early Access January 28th
2015’s first-person survival horror game Monstrum flipped the genre on its side. It mixed perma-death and procedurally generated level design with traditional first-person survival. Monstrum proved to be very successful for Team Junkfish. The devs have officially revealed that Monstrum’s multiplayer sequel Monstrum 2 will be entering Early Access on January 28th, 2021.
Meet the Deve Team Behind Space Otter Charlie
Space Otter Charlie is an upcoming “Zero-G Puzzle Platformer” from the newly formed studio, Wayward Distractions. The studio may be new, however, the developers each bring expertise from past successes. Featuring insight from many veterans of the industry, Wayward Distractions has released some information; to get to know the team behind Space Otter Charlie.
Nintendo Reveals New Bowser’s Fury Trailer and New Mario Switch Console
Nintendo’s Super Mario 35th Anniversary celebration has been pretty exciting so far. The Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch brought back the long lost Game & Watch line of handhelds. The recently released Super Mario 3D All-Stars brought 3 of Mario’s strongest titles to the Nintendo Switch. Continuing on with the Mario themed releases, Nintendo revealed, via a post on their officia...[Read More]
Nintendo Download – January 8th
Nintendo’s eShop is already filled with a ton of great games. This week’s Nintendo Download features 18 games hitting the eShop, as well as an all-new event in Tetris 99!
Kirby Themed Tetris 99 Maximus Cup Starts Tomorrow
Nintendo and Akira’s Tetris 99 has evolved substantially since it’s 2019 release. Nintendo has been slowly rolling out Maximus Cup events, which grant players exclusive themes. These themes are generally to coincide with a new 1st part release. Previous events have featured themes based on Animal Crossing, Pokemon, Paper Mario, and even Xenoblade. For the 19th Maximus Cup, Tetris 99 wi...[Read More]
Brand New Game Boy Horror Game Deadeus Is Getting A Physical
Retro-inspired new releases have become commonplace, in the video game industry. Many developers will stylize their games to look like those of the past. Examples include 2013’s indie darling Shovel Knight, or the recently announced space-shooter Habroxia 2. Most of these retro-inspired titles end up releasing on current generation hardware. What isn’t common, is developers releasing n...[Read More]
Earthbound Inspired Citizens Unite!: Earth x Space Releases Later This Month
back in 2015, Eden Industries released their role-playing title Citizens of Earth. Labeled as a spoof on Earthbound, Citizens of Earth scratched an itch, left to many 90s gamers. Releasing to arguably mixed reviews, Citizens of Earth developed a cult following, much like its inspiration. It was successful enough to spaw a sequel, Citizens of Space. Eden Industries has teamed up with Japanese publi...[Read More]
January 2021 PlayStation Plus Games Revealed
The PlayStation Plus 2020 lineup has been very hit or miss. Some months offered up heavy hitters, such as Bioshock The Collection and Bugsnax. Other months felt very “bargain bin” with their inclusions. Thankfully Sony appears to be heading in the right direction for 2021. Today saw the official reveal of January’s PlayStation Plus lineup, via the PlayStation Blog.
Nintendo Announces Super Nintendo World Focused Nintendo Direct for 12/18
Back in 2011, Nintendo launched their first Nintendo Direct. This marked a new beginning for Nintendo, and how they would showcase upcoming releases. Nintendo Direct’s have gone through many iterations in the past 9 years. Some examples include the Indie World Showcase, and Nintendo Direct Mini. Each iteration has had a common theme; a major focus on video games. Today Nintendo officially br...[Read More]
Dicey Dungeons Shadow Drops onto Nintendo Switch – Out Today!
Back in 2019, Irish indie developer Terry Cavanagh released his roguelike deck-building game, Dicey Dungeons. Receiving an overall score of 80 on Metacritic, it released to generally favorable reviews. Terry has been very vocal regarding porting his creation over to other platforms.
Nintendo Announces Next Indie World Stream for 12/15
Nintendo’s Indie World showcase has been Nintendo fan’s go-to for upcoming indies heading to Nintendo Switch. Each stream contains many upcoming releases. The presentation is very similar to that of Nintendo’s own Nintendo Direct. Fast-paced announcements, with lots of variety. There’s something announced that will surprise and delight gamers of all kinds.
Final Fantasy’s Sephiroth Seals His Fate As The Next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Fighter
Fans of Masahiro Sakurai’s Super Smash Bros. franchise were promised a reveal during yesterday’s Game Awards. Whenever a character reveal is announced, fans always tend to go all out on their predictions. While many, including myself, predicted Sony’s old mascot Crash Bandicoot, I think many were shocked by the actual reveal. RPG fans can rejoice, as Final Fantasy’s Sephiro...[Read More]