While the Metroidvania genre is certainly alive and well with dozens of titles adapting the challenging mechanics of puzzles and platforming, the Early Access title Dead Cells has drawn acclaim in the past few years for its unique spin on the genre with roguelike elements, with the title set to officially release next month. Developer Twin
Runbow recently released digitally on PS4 and Nintendo Switch, but this actually came after a two month delay. Another casualty of this delay was the game’s physical release, Runbow Deluxe Edition, on these platforms. Today, 13AM Games, Headup Games, and Merge Games announced that Runbow Deluxe Edition will be available physically in Europe on August
Developer Milestone announced Ride 3, the newest entry in their popular motorcycle racing game series, back in May. Today, a brand new video for the game that showcases a new track centered around Garda Lake and the Strada della Forra in Italy was released, and Ride 3 got a firm release date: November 8. In
When Sonic Mania launched last year, it gave the Sonic the Hedgehog series the speed boost it needed. Following several underwhelming or outright bad titles, Sonic Mania ended up becoming one of, if not the best game in the series as it was crafted by loving fans-turned-developers and channeled the best parts of classic Sonic games.
Today marks the launch of the Nintendo Switch version of The Lion’s Song, Mipumi Games’ episodic point-and-click adventure game. To celebrate, the indie developer released a brand new trailer for the game, highlighting each of the episodes included in the full season. Gregor Eigner, CEO of Mipumi Games, also discussed bringing the adventure title to
Video games have birthdays, too. Instead of going to Olive Garden and eating too much endless pasta like us, they usually end up celebrating with something a little more fun. Case in point, Rocket League, the high octane soccer game, just turned three years old, and it’s celebrating with its very own Anniversary Event. 🚀Our
In the current age of the battle royale phenomenon and going up against major hits like Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Xaviant’s cult hit The Culling is taking another stab at letting players unleash their bloodlust against one another with the surprise announcement and launch of its sequel, The Culling II, coming within the next 24 hours. Developer Xaviant
As the game that is on everyone’s mind at the moment, there haven’t been many opportunities to escape from the grasp of the ever-popular Fortnite, though the title now appears to be bleeding between the lines of digital fantasy and IRL reality with an apparent new ARG/scavenger hunt from Epic Games. In the lead-up to Season
As one of the most hotly-anticipated titles coming this fall, Battlefield V will be bringing players back to the front of WWII with more detail and immersion than before, but EA and DICE are also turning their attention to Battlefield titles of the past in a series of events in the coming months. Over on the game’s
If you play Hand of Fate 2 on other consoles and you’ve been looking to bring the game with you wherever you go then you’re in luck. Today, developer and publisher Defiant Development announced that the dungeon crawling/card hybrid game will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in just a few days. To celebrate the announcement of the
If you’re a fan of the NASCAR Heat series and you’ve been hoping for more, then you’re in luck. This weekend, developer Monster Games and publisher 704 Games officially announced the next entry in the series, which of course is a direct follow-up to last year’s entry, and is set to be titled NASCAR Heat 3. The biggest
After two more than two months, Season 4 of Fortnite is finally coming to a close. While we don’t know exactly what the theme will be, Epic Games began to tease the upcoming season both in the third-person shooter and now outside of it. Today, the developer released a brand new tweet on their official Twitter account
Anthem Executive Producer Mark Darrah is continuing to answer questions about the game on Twitter, providing some interesting design about the gameplay of the upcoming online action-RPG. Below you can read the most relevant among the many details he provided in a handy summary. The lore of the anthem IP includes sports. Yet, they’re not playable.
Sega Week is here! All week long, Fanatical is hosting a sale specifically for Sega games! During this limited time, you’ll find discounts on tons of popular Sega titles including Sonic, Warhammer, Bayonetta and more. Follow this affiliate link to see the full sale for yourself. Here’s a list a few of the games included in
Electronic Arts announced this afternoon that it has added Industrial Toys, the 14-person development team from Pasadena, California to the company’s Worldwide Studios organization. Industrial Toys was founded in 2012 by Alex Seropian, Tim Harris, and Brent Pease. Seropian, the CEO of Industrial Toys, is well-known for his previous role as Bungie’s co-founder and as a co-creator
In very late June, I discussed my first-hour impressions of The Crew 2, and it did not make for a good entry into the title. There is space for a great arcade-style racing game, and Ubisoft’s open-world racer has the potential of filling those shoes. Its giant map of the United States, a slew of racing
Dan “Killinallday” Acosta is the youngest competitor in this year’s HCT (Hearthstone Championship Tour) Summer Championship. However, don’t mistake that for lack of experience. Acosta has been a part of competitive Hearthstone for quite awhile now but has yet to break through the qualifying rounds. That changed this year as he is one of four
The UK sales chart for the week ending on July 7 have come in, and once again, Activision’s Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has taken the top spot. While it couldn’t unseat Crash, Jurassic World: Evolution, which launched physically last week, made its debut at number 2 on the sales charts. Its arrival pushed down The Crew 2, FIFA 18, Mario Tennis
Fans were shocked when they learned last month that the upcoming expansion Destiny 2: Expansion will kick off with the death of the beloved character Cayde-6. This dark note kickstarts the events of Forsaken and will lead players down a path of vengeance. In a new video, members of the team at Bungie and High Moon Studios discuss
Today NPD Analyst Mat Piscatella released a new blog post making his prediction for the US market in the holiday season 2018, and for the whole year. According to Piscatella, it’ll be a very tight race for games, but Red Dead Redemption 2 will be the best-selling game (in dollar sales) of both the fourth quarter
Until only a few moments ago, I didn’t realize how much of a Bomberman fan I actually was. While the series’ releases are best defined as sporadic-at-best since the 2010’s, I’ve invested a serious amount of my childhood with Bomberman, err… White Bomber. I started playing with Super Bomberman on the Super Nintendo, and have a ton of great
Developer Bit Kid Inc. first began working on Chasm, a procedurally generated Metroidvania game, all the way back in 2012. Now, six years later, the studio has announced that Chasm will finally be available on PC, PS4, and PS Vita on July 31. Chasm follows a new recruit for the Guildean Kingdom’s army who is tackling their
Today Bandai Namco Entertainment America released a new batch of screenshots and a few more details about the upcoming action-JRPG God Eater 3. We get a direct-feed look at the new character (whose name has been officially transliterated Zeke Pennywort), the new aragami Barbarius, and more aragami from past games. We also get specific information on
Anthem‘s presentation at EA Play 2018 generated a lot of questions among the fans, and Executive Producer Mark Darrah and Lead Producer Michael Gamble have been responding many on Twitter. We learn that while players start with a Ranger javelin, they will then be able to choose in which order they unlock the other suits afterward.
Since THQ Nordic skipped E3 this year, news surrounding one of the publisher’s most highly-anticipated 2018 titles, Darksiders III, has been sparse. Thanks to a recent leak, though, we may have just figured out when we’ll finally be able to get our hands on the game. According to a recent listing on the Microsoft Store that
Following the announcement made yesterday at Anime Expo 2018, Bandai Namco released today a gallery of new screenshots of its upcoming anime game Tokyo Ghoul:re CALL to EXIST. We learn that the game includes both an offline mode and an online mode in which the main objective is to survive taking sides on the battle
Today Furyu announced Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san: Yukemuri Meikyuu (Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs: Hot Water Labyrinth), a brand new game from the anime and manga series Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san (Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs). The game is a rogue-like RPG and will be released in Japan for PS4 on November 15th priced at 7,980 yen plus
Today Sega announced the Japanese release date of VR Figure from Shining. If you’re unfamiliar with the title, it’s a standalone VR minigame featuring Kirika Towa Alma from Shining Resonance Refrain. The game will release in Japan exclusively for PlayStation VR on July 11th, and it will be distributed via Japanese PlayStation Store for 1,000
If your version of vacation is a little less PG-13 than Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation, Bandai Namco’s family-friendly Go Vacation may be your cup of tea. And while news of the party game’s Nintendo Switch re-release has generally been light on details, a brand new trailer gives a bird’s eye view of what is available
Another week, another content update from For Honor — Ubisoft’s premier physical weapon fighting experience. And this week Ubisoft has a lot to answer for when speaking to the community. After a very brief uproar about the Montreal-based studio removing content (which they had since reneged on), many fans of the game were looking forward to