Opinion by Lindsay M.I don’t believe topics should be ignored in games, but I do believe that certain issues need to be handled delicately; things like mental illness, sexual assault, and war are not topics to be taken lightly. LKA is, to me, best known for approaching some very sensitive…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. This is a short piece of news, but since it involved the local Australian games industry, I feel compelled to write about it. The Aussie-made (Massive Monster development studio) Cult of the Lamb is going to be getting a release on consoles. It was previously released…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Aniplex and developer, DeskWorks!, has announced that the “handmade notebook adventure” game, RPG Time! The Legend of Wright, will launch on PC, Xbox Series and Xbox One, and… what? No PlayStation? No Switch? Really? If I was releasing an RPG, I would certainly consider putting it…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The hawk eyes over at Gematsu have noticed something very interesting indeed: The Paradox Interactive strategy title, Crusader Kings III, has been rated for a release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and Xbox One. This is no guarantee of a release or a formal announcement, but…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Nexomon: Extinction was a really nice surprise when it launched on consoles last year. A Pokemon “clone” that did some interesting things with the Pokemon formula, this was one of the better mobile-to-console ports that we’ve seen. Apparently, it was a success because the publisher, PQube,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites is a re-release of the 2011 WayForward action/platformer that is coming to PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. It now has a release date: September 9. BloodRayne Betrayal was actually one of the earliest games that…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The horror game genre has changed over the years, and these days it’s very focused on jump scares and big action – the kind of thing that goes down well for streamers, basically. And then there’s Yuoni, an upcoming survival horror by Tricore. It looks like…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Who doesn’t like a bit of dark fantasy set in the 17th century – a period where warfare was done both with guns and duelling swords? Well, in truth we don’t often get to see this period in action in video games, and that’s why newly…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Poker is a funny game. It’s gambling, but completely socially legitimised as a game as well. It’s a simple card game, but we do so love the aesthetics of the game. There are plenty of poker games on the market, but Ripstone looks like it’s on…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Publisher, PQube, is responsible for finding some of the most eclectic games from across Asia for publishing (and boy do we love them for that). The latest was announced overnight. Coming from Indonesian studio, Mojiken, A Space for the Unbound is a slice-of-life adventure game about…
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