Announced during the Japanese Nintendo Direct on September 15 (it was not shown in the Western version), Shiren the Wanderer 6: Toguro Island Expedition Record is the sixth mainline entry in the series. For the last month, Spike Chunsoft has been quiet regarding a Western launch, but it has now…
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It wasn’t so long ago that THQ Nordic dipped deep into its back catalogue of vintage PC games to release Risen on the Nintendo Switch. That Western RPG “classic” remained a fun time for its Caribbean-fantasy-with-pirates theme, despite being almost unplayable in places. Now it’s Gothic’s turn, and you’ve got…
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One of the more interesting announcements that occurred around Tokyo Game Show this year was that the next Romance of the Three Kingdoms would actually be a case of looking back: Rather than moving to Romance of the Three Kingdoms XV, as might have been expected, we’re instead getting a…
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It’s honestly a bit of a bummer that I’m writing about PowerWash Simulator VR‘s launch while the original game broke months ago for me on Nintendo Switch, but that’s my own issue. If I could play in the VR format (migraines prevent me) I’d still be jumping on PowerWash Simulator…
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Whitethorn Games is a publisher I like to keep a close eye on, as its variety of games is nearly unmatched. Its catalog includes cozy games Apico, Calico, Botany Manor, Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island. Cozy games aren’t the only thing in its portfolio, though. Enter The Forest Cathedral, which first launched…
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Here’s a scenario for your consideration: “Hey, so that Koei Tecmo developer is doing some interesting things,” said one executive, sitting at a table and deciding what to do to fill out the Dragon Quest release schedule as the next numbered one continues in development. “I know, right? How good…
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Some free advice for headset manufacturers: If it’s going to cost an extra $20 to add Bluetooth to a device (I’m just guessing at a price there… for all I know it’s cheaper), and it’ll cost an extra $10 to have a 3.5mm headphone jack… then add those costs. It…
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Train games are definitely on-trend lately; for example, voxel art railway sim Station to Station is launching tomorrow. Train Valley first launched via Steam in 2015, spawning a sequel in 2019. Train Valley 2 seems to have done very well on Steam. Its reviews sit at an all-time score of…
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Upcoming factory building game Foundry has been in development for a while, and is now being developed under the Channel 3 Entertainment name. The game gives players the freedom to build the factory of their dreams in a voxel procedurally-generated world. Today, Paradox Interactive and Channel 3 Entertainment announced a…
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Late last week, Sony PlayStation head, Jim Ryan, announced his resignation. Good. Ryan joined the company in 1994, just before the launch of the PlayStation. That’s a 30-year tenure, and there’s no doubt that he was instrumental in the company becoming the entertainment behemoth that it is today. During that…
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