World War 2 continues to be one of the most in-demand theatres of war for strategy and/or tactical games. That makes sense for many reasons: The battles themselves and the tactics that were on display lend themselves to video game mechanics in ways that other wars at around the same time (WW1, Vietnam, Korea) don’t. It also goes without saying…
It’s amazing that Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is only a few weeks away at this point. It’s Nioh, but set in the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. It’s almost certainly going to be amazing, and the release is coming up so quickly now. To remind us all of just…
Read MoreMagical rings are such a well-trodden fantasy trope that they’re now at the point of clichéd symbolism that would score you an “F” grade in your creative writing course. With rings being the focus of Fire Emblem Engage, and Engage itself being a loving homage to everything that came before…
Read MorePQube and developer, Crazy Goat Games, have announced that its Heroes of Might & Magic-like, The Dragoness: Command of the Flame, is coming to PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch this year. This is a game that we actually previewed last year, and walked away with a…
Read MoreBlack Myth: Wukong is one of the more exciting upcoming releases out of China. As the name suggests it is inspired by the all-time classic novel, Journey to the West, but it’s a rare case of actual Chinese developers adapting one of the novels the nation is most proud of,…
Read MoreWhite Day: A Labyrinth Named School is one of those horror games that we just love. It’s been around for many years at this point, and as we wrote in our review of the game: “White Day: A Labyrinth Named School is, simply, an excellent game. If you haven’t played…
Read MoreShe was Her host’s slave no longer. She was the mistress, nuclei Her servants. She would be able to create a daughter of Her own will, a life form even more perfect than She. An Eve for the new world. The goal of a lot of great horror is to…
Read MoreI’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows you to be transgressive,…
Read MoreIf Lone Ruin had been released three years ago, it would have been noteworthy. If it had been released a decade ago, it would have been celebrated. The game itself is an excellent example of taut, intense mechanics, a well-designed (and challenging) difficulty curve, and moody aesthetics. Unfortunately, it’s a…
Read MoreYou probably haven’t heard of Sailing Era, a new simulator our of China, but it just launched on Steam and the Epic Games Store. It’s one worth checking out, because it has some gorgeous aesthetics and sounds really interesting. Also, it’s coming to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch later on, so…
Read MoreWe had a special guest on the Digitally Uploaded podcast this month – Lachlan, from Lached Up Games! He’s been on the podcast before, but because we love his fanservicey take on Australian visual novels, and the fact he has a new one just out on Steam, we couldn’t resist…
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