News by Matt S. I’m not entirely sure how you could look at the classic tale of Pinocchio, then look at Dark Souls, and decide to combine them, but that’s what developer Round8 Studio has done, and that’s what we’re getting with Lies of P; a “dark reimagining of the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Sony Interactive Entertainment Spain (SIE Spain) and Aeternum Game Studios have announced that Aeterna Noctis, a “hand-drawn Metroidvania,” will release on PlayStation 4 and 5 on December 15. This game looks absolutely gorgeous. It’s going to be a huge game, with 16 levels, 100 regular enemies,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S.When it rains, it pours. We just got a duo of excellent detective noir visual novels from Nintendo in Famicom Detective Club, and now maverick publisher, PQube, has a big announcement to follow up on that; its detective otome VN, Bustafellows, will release on PC and Nintendo…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The original Valthirian Arc was a pretty decent little game. It wasn’t something completely memorable, but as we noted in our review: “Valthirian Arc: Hero School offers a quaint, if not overly original concept… It’s easy to pick up and play for short bursts, and as…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The quality of Dungeons & Dragons games has been up and down over the years, but Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance was one of the better ones. While it shares its name with the greatest western RPG ever, Dark Alliance isn’t the same kind of turn-based narrative-driven…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Nintendo has announced a new “educational” software/game application, Game Builder Garage, which has been designed to be the perfect way for kids to start learning the logic and structure of game development. “For anyone who has always wanted to make their own video games, Game Builder…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Apsulov: End of Gods first launched on PC back in 2019, where it ended up getting a very positive response. Now it’s finally getting a console release, across PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch. One thing that helps the game stand…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Developed by Deconstructeam (what a name) and Devolver Digital, Essays on Empathy looks like exactly the kind of narrative-driven experience that I want to support. Releasing on PC next month (May 18), Essays on Empathy is a compilation of ten short stories about life. As per…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Developer, Logic Arts, has already taken us to the time of the Vikings and the Conquistadors with its Expeditions franchise. Now, in partnership with publisher, THQ Nordic, it’s going to take us to Rome. As someone who has always found the politics and warfare of that…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Treasures of the Aegean is being developed by Undercoders and published by Numskull Games, and will release at the end of this year for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. It is billing itself as a “historical action thriller”, and the game has a…
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