News by Matt S. I’ve been really looking forward to World of Horror, ever since it was first announced back in 2018. Using retro visuals, like something from an old Apple Mac game, it promised a blend of Lovecraftian cosmic horror and RPG mechanics. Not a Call of Cthulhu RPG…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Almost two years ago, we first reported that a Chinese developer, Azure Flame Studio, was building a fascinating-looking tactics RPG. Banner of the Maid, it’s called, and it’s about the French Revolution and Napoleon, with one exception… all the characters are women. That’s right. You’re going…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The Coma was a 2D, sidescrolling stalker horror game that had a strong premise, but ultimately failed to back that up in a substantive way. The good news is that it sold well enough for the developers to take a second crack at it, and The…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. NISA’s upcoming Langrisser I & II is one of our most anticipated games of 2020. Promising plenty of in-depth tactical action, with a brand new coat of paint, it will hopefully be a renewed start for what by rights should be the competition to Fire Emblem.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Finally! My Time With Dee Dee, Volume 1, The Erotic Thriller launches this week. For those who have been following along, it’s the first full visual novel in the series that we’ve got planned staring the DDNet mascot, Dee Dee. Today, I’m happy to announce that…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Developers, Cherrymochi and Mebius, and publisher Unties have announced Tokyo Dark: Remembrance for a November 7 release on Nintendo Switch (in Japan, at least). originally released on Steam in 2017, it has a nearly universal positive rating there, and is well regarded for its narrative style…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Star Ocean: First Departure R is Square Enix’s next re-release of something from its archives. It’s an enhanced version of the very first Star Ocean, originally released back on the Super Nintendo. It was later released on PSP, and this is the version that we’re getting…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Nintendo’s latest mobile effort, Mario Kart Tour, has a release date. The game will launch on September 25, for both Android and iOS. In Mario Kart Tour, you’ll get to zoom around classic Mario Kart courses, as well as courses modeled after real-world cities. It features…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Ashen, the well-regarded New Zealand-made Dark Souls-like, was previously an Epic Games Store and Xbox One exclusive. Now the game has a release date set for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, as well as Steam and GOG, breaking it free of exclusivity. It launches on all of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Death Mark was everything that I like to see in my horror. Chilling, disturbing, and also at times sensuous, even erotic, the game perfectly encapsulated that contrasting and at time complimentary mix of horror and sexuality that should be there, but often isn’t in video games.…
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