Includes hands-on previews, impressions, and other focused pre-release opinions or comments.
Announced at the PlayStation 5 reveal event in June 2020, Resident Evil Village is the eighth and latest upcoming installment in the successful Resident Evil series. The announcement trailer and the most recent trailer from this January highlighted the game’s snowy European setting and improved graphics. It teased the return of familiar characters, a promising storyline, and—to the shock … Read more
One of the most successful action role-playing games in history is the Diablo franchise. It reached its height of success during Diablo II and has carried over to Diablo III. The next installment in the franchise is the much-awaited Diablo Immortal, which was announced back in 2018. While Diablo Immortal is not yet out, Blizzard … Read more
GORSD is a new arena battle game, full of speed and tactics that’s coming soon to PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. GORSD has been in development since 2017. It takes inspiration from Southeast Asian culture. The indie team behind the game, Springloaded, is based in Singapore. The team says that they pride themselves on … Read more
Ubisoft announced a new IP at their Ubisoft Forward event called Riders Republic. It’s a massive multiplayer outdoor sports playground. Here’s everything we know so far. Fans of the extreme downhill biking game Descenders and the snowboarding series SSX should feel right at home here. Riders Republic lets you experience an open world of extreme … Read more
The makers of the indie survival game The Flame in the Flood are back with their latest title, Drake Hollow. I recently had a chance to play over thirty minutes of the game and wanted to share some brief thoughts (and also share the actual gameplay). So without further ado… What is Drake Hollow? This … Read more
The Star Wars: Rogue Squadron fan in me geeked out when EA announced Squadrons this week. Now, we have learned new details on the single-player campaign, multiplayer modes, ships, and more. It’s being described as “the definitive Star Wars pilot experience” thanks to its support for VR throughout the game. And after watching the reveal … Read more
Cepheus Protocol is a new squad-based strategy game from Halcyon Winds. Currently available in Steam Early Access, there are some notable flaws in its current incarnation. However, it also has potential with further development. Editor’s note: Players may find the content disturbing given recent real-world events. The game takes place on a single island where … Read more
If you played the Nintendo DS regularly, you probably recall Clubhouse Games. The compilation included dozens of card, board, and parlor games. Now Nintendo is reviving the franchise on Switch. As the title suggests, Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics comes packed with more than 50 games in one collection. You’ll play everything from some of … Read more
A few weeks ago, we interviewed the developers of the time-manipulation puzzle game Timelie. The game started as a student project and won Microsoft’s Imagine Cup. Now that I’ve gotten a chance to try the game for myself, I wanted to share my impressions. First off, it’s a game that is not going to require … Read more
Panic in the streets, shuttered shops, and a palpable fear of infection. These have been hallmarks of post-apocalyptic video games for decades. It seems almost callous to think that – in the current climate – the idea of returning to the streets of a city riddled with a virus is so enticing. Yet, the Resident … Read more
EastAsiaSoft today confirmed that they are bringing Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story to Nintendo Switch in 2020. Sense is a 2.5D horror adventure game set in 2083 Neo Hong Kong, mixing cyberpunk with Cantonese folklore. The game draws inspiration from classic horror games on PS1 and PS2, such as the Clock Tower and Fatal Frame franchises. … Read more
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is coming to the Switch this Friday. In anticipation of the launch, we thought we’d share what we know so far about the game. Link’s Awakening was originally released on the Game Boy back in 1993. It was re-released on the Game Boy Color. Last year marked the Game … Read more
I’m often on the look-out for games that are different. Bee Simulator fits that profile rather nicely. In it, you see the world through the eyes of a bee. You play as one of nature’s most important pollinators as you set up a home with the rest of your colony in one of Central Park’s … Read more
Planetbase is an indie game that lets you build a space colony on a Mars-like planet and two other extra terrestrial worlds. Players will need to quickly build a habitable environment, extract and manage resources, and survive harsh conditions. Step aside Matt Damon, we’ve got this.
Strap in your boots and load your weapons. A Fistful of Gun is a new indie 2D shooter from Devolver that mixes classic arcade-style gameplay with a Western theme. The game has two main offline modes so far: arcade and story. Arcade mode is exactly what it sounds like; a more casual and score-driven gameplay … Read more
Capcom has not released a Mega Man game in nearly five years. Fans itching for a fix have had to turn to Mega Man clones, ports, or blowing on old dusty cartridges. The closest thing to a “new” game is a recently announced compilation of the original 8-bit games with some NES Remix-like features. Worse … Read more
Humanity has always dreamt big — even over two thousand years ago during the time of the Greek philosopher Plato. “Astronomy compels the soul to look upward, and leads us from this world to another,” Plato once mused. RymdResa is an indie game that dares to dream big, challenging gamers to explore into the unknown … Read more
Dying Light just released this week, and I sat down to play it for about an hour last night. I was looking forward to this one more than any other January release, which is unusual, because I normally don’t care for the whole zombie craze. On the other hand, I absolutely loved the idea of another first-person game … Read more
