News by Matt S. In this, the year of character crossover fighting games, one of the most ecclectic and yet fascinating is Blade Strangers. Featuring characters from the Umihara Kawase series, Code of Princess, Cave Story, Hollow Knight and The Binding of Isaac, it’s something of the misfits indie brawler,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Bullet Girls Phantasia is the next super-pervy anime game that will get an English release exclusively in Asian markets. Likely because the developers assume that the game will get all kinds of heat (or outright banned) were it to go down standard publishing routes, releasing it…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of the most delightful Australian-developed games, the non-violent open world exploration game Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, has a firm release date for May 17 on Nintendo Switch. Related reading: Our review of Yonder on the PlayStation 4 That is for the digital edition of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. What an odyssey this has been. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA was released on PlayStation 4, with a PC release expected soon after. But then the nightmares started for publisher, NISA. A localisation so controversial the team needed to go back and re-localise from scratch. Issue…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. City of Brass is a roguelite FPS – i.e. it’s similar to games like Immortal Redneck or Ziggurat in that it features random level design and players venture deeper and deeper until they’re finally defeated, at which point they start from scratch all over again. What…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Square Enix has announced the release date for the hotly-anticipated Dragon Quest XI in the west; the game releases on PlayStation 4 and PC on September 4. This game is so highly anticipated because it represents the first time that a single player Dragon Quest title…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Get ready for the waves of controversy, folks! The sequel to Gal*Gun: Double Peace, which turned more than a few heads when it was released back in 2016, will land on the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on April 13 in Europe, and April 24 in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Birthdays: The Beginning wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea. The reviews and consumer response to it has been largely mixed. It’s because you don’t kill stuff in Birthdays. It confuses a lot of people into thinking a game’s no good if it doesn’t involve shelling an enemy’s…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Dragon’s Crown Pro – the remaster of the glorious throwback to arcade-style brawlers from Atlus and Vanillaware, will land on consoles on May 15. And to celebrate, Atlus has also released some silly Valentine’s Day cards that you can customise, email, share on Facebook, or download. Because…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Nippon Ichi held a press event overnight, the bulk of which was regarding games that the studio has in development for the Japanese market. But there was one really neat bit of news; we’ve got a firm release date for The Witch and the Hundred Knight…
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