Tis the season...for some action! Publisher Assemble Entertainment and developer SmokeStab deliver the holiday cheer this year with Orbital Bullet’s new “Holiday Season” update. Stay frosty with four new weapons to master, fresh in-game skins, and, most excitingly: new game modes including Hard Mode in the Eternity Tower, and the eternal insanity that is Endless Mode. Dash through m... more.

Clear River Games and developer Elden Pixels have today released the acclaimed retro metroidvania platformer Alwa’s Legacy on PlayStation 4 for $17.99 / £13.99 / €14.99. Find out why Nintendo Life called the Switch version “the special sort of game that only comes around once in a great while,” and awarded it a 9/10. Alwa’s Legacy is a standalone sequel to Alwa’s Awakening that off... more.

Independent developer Room C Games in co-production with Croteam and in partnership with indie publisher Versus Evil today announced the latest major content update for their rogue-lite RPG game The Hand of Merlin before the game leaves Steam Early Access in early 2022. Titled ‘Gathering of the Gods’ the latest update introduces new features to the game including two new Guardians to aid pl... more.

Rollers of the Realm: Reunion, the next game in Phantom Compass’ Rollers of the Realm series, is a bigger, bolder, and deeper “RPG meets Pinball” experience than ever before, and part of that is due to an entirely revamped map and overworld. Today, we’re providing a never-before-seen look at the “Roll-around-able World Map” and all the nifty features that come with it! In the origin... more.

Thunderful Publishing & Dejima’s roguelite indie firefighter Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue is coming to PC on December 14th, with console versions landing in 2022. A new launch trailer has been released showing never-before seen sections of the game and giving a hint of the mystery that acts as a catalyst for the story at the centre of the game. Firegirl: Hack ’n Splash Rescue is a ... more.

The Switch edition of Life is Strange: True Colors has been optimized for the platform with enhanced visuals and performance capabilities, allowing players to become completely immersed in the supernatural mystery that was recently awarded the Golden Joystick for Best Narrative in a game. In this award-winning narrative adventure, players take on the role of Alex Chen, a young woman with the se... more.

There’s nothing quite like a first date. Getting to know one another, sharing stories, laughing at each other’s awkward jokes, and discovering that your date is actually an Eldritch Terror capable of bringing about the world’s destruction. OK, so that last one may not happen on most first dates, but it definitely happens in DreadXP’s upcoming Lovecraftian dating sim, Sucker for Love: First... more.

Ahead of Thunderful Publishing & Dejima’s release of roguelite indie firefighter Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue on PC December 14th, Dejima has released a new developer commentary offering a deep dive into the title’s core mechanics and its compelling gameplay. In order to ensure that the game meets Thunderful and Dejima’s quality standards, the console version of Firegirl: Hack �... more.

(NOTE: Please keep in mind that this is by all counts an ongoing editorial that's based on my thoughts, feelings, findings, and observations. I'm not here to finger-point or name-blame, just sharing things from my perspective.) In all my years of gaming and being part of the industry as a whole, never did I think that Blizzard -- the gods of PC and console gaming, at least as far as I was conce... more.

Grim reapers Acid Nerve and soulless publisher Devolver Digital have disobeyed their parents and opened the forbidden (but critically acclaimed) Death’s Door, unleashing the off-beat action-adventure onto unsuspecting PlayStation and Nintendo Switch owners today.   In addition to today’s digital release, Special Reserve Games has opened pre-orders for the exclusive physical editions of ... more.