Games to play while waiting for Blasphemous 2

These are some of the greatest games similar to Blasphemous to play while waiting for the much-anticipated Blasphemous 2. For fans of side-scrolling platformers and methodical, difficult but rewarding Metroidvania combat systems, these games will be great additions. Candle Knight A little-known game, Candle Knight is a rather different platformer inspired by the Souls games … Read more

Everyone is Here Again Bundle packs Risk of Rain 2, Dead Cells, Shovel Knight, and more

Steam has a new game bundle for fans of roguelikes. Indie developers Hopoo Games (Risk of Rain) and Motion Twins (Dead Cells) have joined forces to bundle roguelike content for fans. The all-new Everyone is Here Bundle packs roguelikes Risk of Rain 2, Dead Cells, and more. All told, you will get all five games … Read more

Shovel Knight Dig announced

Yacht Club Games revealed a new Shovel Knight adventure today called Shovel Knight Dig. “As a joint development project between Nitrome and Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight Dig has been in development for more than a year!” Yacht Club Games announced on YouTube. “It’s got quite a ways to go still, but we wanted to … Read more

Nintendo Executive Discusses Wii U, Mario Maker & More

In a recent interview with the Reno Gazette-Journal, Nintendo of America’s Bill Trinen opened up quite a bit regarding a variety of topics, including but not limited to the impending future of the Wii U console and some of its upcoming releases. While it wasn’t the first point mentioned in the interview, Trinen seemed decidedly optimistic about … Read more

Editorial | Cliff’s Favorite Games of 2014

To reflect on the past year in video games, 2014 has been…to put it lightly, kind of a disappointment. As the first full year for the “new-gen” PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, I feel like both Sony and Microsoft could have come out a bit stronger. Nintendo’s hardware sales are still nothing to brag about … Read more