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NISA shares trailer for upcoming nightmare, Yomawari: Lost in the Dark

May 26, 2022

NISA is on to a good thing with the Yomawari series. These might look like humble little indie anime games, but they know how to throw an emotional and horrific gut punch and a half. The publisher has a third on the way later this year and has shared an…

Gadget Review: Corsair HS55 Stereo Headset

May 26, 2022

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review

If you think of a Corsair HS55 as a general-purpose, all-day working and gaming tool, it’s hard to be disappointed by it. It’s certainly not a premium headset, but I can see so many uses for this, and indeed I find myself reaching for it more than any of the…

A “Wuxia-style pixel RPG” from China? Sign me up!

May 25, 2022

News/RPG/trailer

We’ve seen China grow rapidly as an international game development hub, and one of the most exciting things about that nations’ game development scene is that they seem to be every bit as enamoured with the RPG format as their neighbours in Japan. Codename: Wandering Sword is basically “what if…

Creature collection RPG Temtem set to leave Early Access for a full launch on consoles, PC

May 25, 2022

Indie/News

A massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure, Temtem has been in Early Access for over two years and it is finally time for a full launch. It’s similar to Pokémon in a lot of ways, but also has it’s own unique features and charm. The game is now nearly ready for its…

Subscription services are a detriment to the discoverability of art

May 24, 2022

Opinion/Xbox Game Pass

I don’t usually report on individual tweets, but one tweet from Xbox started off a storm of discourse today, and it got me thinking up some thought bubbles of my own. To get the lede out of the way: the assumption that many people have that subscription services are good…

Review: Touken Ranbu Warriors (Nintendo Switch)

May 24, 2022

Koei Tecmo/Nintendo Switch/Reviews

Touken Ranbu is a game about pretty boys. Who are swords. And travel around time, Quantum Leap-style. I’ve got to be honest with you, if you had told me that at some point in my life I’d be playing an anime boys game whose closest direct comparison is an ‘80s…

Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open is the first full-length game in the series, and it’s looking incredible

May 24, 2022

Chorus/News

If you haven’t played Paper Ghost Stories: 7PM yet, you absolutely must; as a bonus, it’s free to play on PC via Steam until June 2! It’s the first in the Paper Ghost Stories series, and a relatively quick play. The next game in the series was announced today. Titled…

Final Fantasy Tactics-inspired Banchou Tactics launching in 2023

May 24, 2022

FlyHigh Works/News

Turn-based strategy is great. These games are kind of like chess, as each player takes one turn by moving and using one character, then another character goes, and so on. Generally, there is no time limit on these moves, so you can really think through what you’re about to do.…

Review: Snow Bros. Special (Nintendo Switch)

May 23, 2022

Arcade/Nintendo Switch/Reviews

Before there was Bubble Bobble, there was Snow Bros., and the original remains the best. I should explain. Bubble Bobble did actually come first chronologically, but Snow Bros. (the “clone”) was the first single-screen platformer I personally played. Way back on the Game Boy, there was a shrunk-down version of…

Interesting games on Itch.io: May 23

May 23, 2022

Indie/itch.io

I’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,…

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