Inspired by games like F-Zero and Wipeout, Redout by developer 34BigThings is an anti-gravity, 3D racing game that is set in a distant, post-apocalyptic future. The game includes 30 race tracks in 6 locations (i.e. Earth, Jupiter’s moon Europa and ‘Boss’ Circuits), 6 racing teams (each with their own driving style), 24 customizable vehicles (with different colors and liveries) and 10 upgrada... more.

Crystal Crisis by developer Nicalis is a love letter to Capcom’s Super Puzzle Fighter II:Turbo, a Tetris-style puzzle game starring the fighters from the Street Fighter II franchise.  Crystal Crisis is essentially the same concept, but with characters from various Nicalis IPs (i.e. Cave Story, 1001 Spikes, Code of Princess etc.). The game’s premise involves a group of villains - Akuji, Ba... more.

The Caligula Effect: Overdose by developer Aquria is essentially a remake of The Caligula Effect, a Japanese Role-Playing Game that first released on the PSVita in Japan back in June 2016. The game would eventually see a release in both European and North American territories by May 2017. A Playstation 4 release would launch roughly a year later, but with additional in-game content. This ‘conten... more.

While it doesn't happen very often, just recently I came across a game that caught me completely off-guard.  As I was thinking it was going to be one certain way, it instead threw me a huge curveball, totally by surprise.  And in case anyone was wondering, "RIOT:  Civil Unrest" from Merge Games Ltd. is this particular game. R: CU is a RTS of history lesson proportions, that puts ... more.

Originally developed by TAD Corporation, Toki is a 2D platformer shmup that first appeared in arcades back in 1989. The game stars Toki, a muscular, loincloth-wearing caveman turned ape after his potential bride, Princess Miho, is captured by the evil witch doctor, Vookimedlo. Unique for its time, Toki combines the game mechanics from both the platformer and shooter genres to produce what is now c... more.

Adult Swim Games has a penchant for developing unusual, but creatively zany games, and Duck Game - a run-and-gun shooter starring a customizable duck who can ‘quack’ on command - is their latest release for Nintendo Switch. Where conventional game mechanics and level design are concerned, Duck Game takes everything that has been fundamental for a cross-genre release and literally kicks it thro... more.

Hello one and all, my fellow gamers.  So I have an interesting question to ask all of you.  Have you ever felt like you have played a particular game -- or type of game -- before, but yet there is something different about it at the same time, that it adds a level of uniqueness to it?  That's what Curve Digital's entry, "Smoke And Sacrifice", had me feeling…in a good way, naturall... more.

A sequel to 2016’s The Division, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 by developer Massive Entertainment continues the story of a deadly virus (known only as the ‘Green Poison Outbreak’) that was responsible for wiping out most of America’s population. The Division 2 takes place just seven months after the events of the first game, and it begins with a group of Strategic Homeland Division (SHD) a... more.

Developed by Atlus, Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight is a rhythm game that stars the main cast of the role-playing game Persona 3, which launched on the Playstation 2 back in 2006.  The player - who takes on the role of an unnamed protagonist - is whisked away with the P3 cast (i.e. Akihiko, Junpei, Yukari, etc.) to a dream realm only known as ‘Club Velvet’. The player is reintroduced to E... more.

Published by NIS America, the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection for Nintendo Switch is a compilation of retro arcade games from SNK’s back catalogue of IPs. This release contains near-perfect renditions of P.O.W. (Prisoner of War), Ikari Warriors (and its sequels), and the much-coveted Psycho Soldier, to name just a few. The game also provides a good amount of nostalgia via ‘Museum’ mode, wher... more.