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DNF Duel reveals new character “Swift Master” via new trailer

June 10, 2022

Nexon and Arc System Works have unveiled a new video for their upcoming fighting game, DNF Duel, which features a fresh new character. The Swift Master is a figure who, according to the description, is “a powerful wizard of the wind who upends all those who resist him with the…

Recap: Day of the Devs (June 9, 2022)

June 10, 2022

Double Fine Productions/News

Day of the Devs is a recap I’ve added to my (long) list at the last minute; I somehow missed its announcement. Day of the Devs is from two companies I respect quite a bit, Double Fine and iam8bit. This is it’s tenth anniversary, so happy birthday to yoooou! What…

Earth is doomed, so gather your friends and head to Mars in Highwater

June 10, 2022

News

Climate change (the Great Climate Catastrophe, specifically) has caused what is basically the apocalypse on Earth, but Mars… Mars has hope. The region of Hightower is flooded and acts as a safe zone between two dry (and unsafe) regions. There are rumours of an escape to Mars, so Nikos begins…

Recap: Upload VR “Summer” Showcase (June 9, 2022)

June 10, 2022

News/VR

This week picks up a little bit today, with multiple showcases scheduled. We’ll be covering two of them. Up first is the Upload VR Showcase. Now, I’m not going to lie: I’m not fully invested in VR. It’s not that I don’t think it’s a great idea, it’s more because…

Recap: Black Voices in Gaming (June 8, 2022)

June 9, 2022

Guerrilla Collective/News

The week is about to get very, very hectic when it comes to gaming showcases – despite there being no E3 this year – but today we only have one showcase to focus on. Black Voices in Gaming is a non-profit created to highlight and support Black game developers, and…

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes – I’m so happy I could cry

June 9, 2022

Video/Video review/Video reviews

Fire Emblem makes me happy. Warriors make me happy. Put the two of them together and you get some of my favourite gaming experiences. This video is a (totally spoiler-free) preview for one of the most exciting games that Nintendo is releasing this year. The first Fire Emblem Warriors was…

Mario Strikers: Battle League – This is how Mario Sports titles should be

June 9, 2022

Nintendo/Video/Video review/Video reviews

I’ve struggled with the Mario Sports titles in recent years. I’ve enjoyed them enough, but as someone who loved the earlier games because they were arcade sports games with Mario added, the increasing focus on powerups and specials has made these games a little too gimmicky for their own good.…

Preview: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes has had me singing “Hilda, Hilda” until my throat is sore

June 9, 2022

Nintendo/Nintendo Switch/Preview/Previews

There aren’t many combinations that are more specifically “me” than Fire Emblem and Koei Tecmo’s Warriors (Musou) formula. One is my favourite tactical JRPG series of all time. The other is my favourite action brawler formula. Both series’ love their fan service and beautiful people, and both have persisted on…

Review: Mario Strikers: Battle League (Nintendo Switch)

June 8, 2022

Nintendo/Nintendo Switch/Reviews

Mario Strikers: Battle League is the perfect example of how a modern arcade sports title should behave. It is fast, furious, and heavily reliant on twitch reflexes and speedy precision. Just like you’d want from an arcade game. It’s also instantly accessible and, at a basic level, a pure joy…

Review: Pinku Kult Hex Mortis (Nintendo Switch)

June 7, 2022

Indie/Nintendo Switch/Reviews

The developers of Pinku Kult Hex Mortis are on to a good thing. The creative vision is exceptionally strong, and the blend of Halloween-aesthetic horror, mystery and RPG is an intriguing one. If only the execution wasn’t so maddingly pedestrian. Pinku Kult is set in a dark and foreboding metropolis…

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