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Super Mario Bros. 35 Launches Today on Nintendo Switch!
My personal favorite series of all time, Super Mario, is celebrating it’s 35 year anniversary! Back on September 3rd, Nintendo revealed a ton of new Mario merchandise, during it’s “Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct“. Some of these announcements include the already released Super Mario 3D All-Stars, a Mario themed Game & Watch handheld, and a Switch port of Super...[Read More]
Shiro Games Darksburg Pax Online Interview
Summer has come to an end and it is easy to say that it has been one of the oddest in recent years. Throughout the summer, events were either canceled, postponed, or held online. Typically at the end of summer, cosplayers and gamers can look forward to PAX West. Sadly due to the ongoing pandemic, PAX West was canceled and replaced with PAX Online. Unfortunately, an online gaming experience is not ...[Read More]
New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Fighter – Minecraft Steve -Revealed Oct. 1st
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has truly proven to be the biggest entry in the series. Ultimate’s roster is currently sitting at 69, in addition to 7 downloadable characters. With Arm’s Min Min releasing this past June, many are eager for the next playable fighter. Fortunately, fans don’t have long to wait. Nintendo confirmed this morning on their official Twitter, that a new DLC fig...[Read More]
Alien Hominid Invasion Interview – An Alien Hominid Comeback
From the manic masterminds that brought you Castle Crashers and BattleBlock Theater comes the sequel to the title that kicked them off: Alien Hominid Invasion. Back in 2004, The Behemoth brought the simple, yet colorful and chaotic Alien Hominid. Four years later, the indie hit Castle Crashers debuted. Now, with Alien Hominid Invasion on the horizon, we managed to secure an interview with Erin Jun...[Read More]
Button City Interview – Cute Gaming Animals Preventing Greed
The Albuquerque based developer Subliminal is getting ready to release its adorable, narrative adventure Button City. The story follows the fox Fennel and their buddies as they try to save their local arcade from being shut down by the greedy cat Peppermint Pepperbottom. During that, they (and the player) will also find some time to play some goofy arcade games. Since Button City caught our eye, w...[Read More]
Haven Interview – The Game Bakers’ Newest Project
Back in 2016, The Game Bakers made a bit of a splash in the gaming community with their visually stunning and fun to play hack and slash game Furi. Now they are getting ready to release their next title, Haven, and we wanted to learn more about this new project. This colorful and intriguing game Haven caught our attention at PAX West 2019 and merited our Best Indie award. Though its color palette ...[Read More]
Toodee and Topdee Developer Interview
Initially starting as a small Indie Jam, Toodee and Topdee was shown off during Gamescom Online via Indie Arena Booth Online. Toodee and Topdee is combining 2D side-scrolling platforming, with top-down block pushing. Developer dietzribi’s unique concept has players solving increasingly difficult puzzles, with the goal to restore peace to the universe. While this genre-bending title is still ...[Read More]
An Interview with Gaffer and the Skullbottians, maker of Gone Viral
Gone Viral went quite viral last weekend during Gamescom Online. After making a debut at PAX EAST this past March, Gone Viral has officially announced plans to launch for Steam Early Access on September 24th. We are awarded the Gone Viral team as one of the very best indies showcased at PAX EAST, lauding it for its excessively entertaining combat, entertaining setting, and innovative integration w...[Read More]
Bending an Elbow With Grundislav Games
During the recent Indie Arena Booth Online event, I got a little hands-on time with the Point and Click game Rosewater from Grundislav Games. One thing that caught my eye while searching through all the games was the art style of the game. As someone who grew up with quite a few Point and Click games, I really wanted to see a take on the genre from this indie team. On top of this, I was watching t...[Read More]
Frank’s Top 5 Gamescom Indie Arena Booth Picks
With the announcement that Gamescom 2020 was canceled, Gamescom Online was quickly announced. Taking place of the physical tradeshow, Gamescom Online spotlights many games, through a unique virtual show experience. Day one officially kicked off yesterday! One of day one’s big events was, the still ongoing, Indie Arena Booth. Indie Arena Booth Online features titles from 185 different indie d...[Read More]
Fallen Knight Launching in 2021 for consoles and PC
PQUBE announced yesterday that it’s unique side-scrolling action game Fallen Knight, is heading to consoles and PC in 2021. The news comes on the heels of a stellar lineup of games PQUBE has released recently, including Warborn, Arcade Spirits, and Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon. Fallen Knight appears to be a heartfelt inspiration sidescrolling adventure, with the action and tenac...[Read More]
Ultraman Day 10 Shows and Movies to Ease into the Franchise
SHU-WATCH! It has never been a better time to be an Ultraman fan. Franchise creators Tsuburaya Productions have finally settled their legal troubles with a fraudulent company that claimed foreign ownership rights over the series and with that we’re getting not only official simulcast of the latest series, Ultraman Z, but here in the United States, we’re getting the various shows and mo...[Read More]