The full release of metal rhythm shoot-’em-up Double Kick Heroes is just around the corner—it’s coming to Switch and leaving Steam Early Access on August 13, with an Xbox One and Windows 10 release to follow on August 28. To help get you ready for launch day, developer Headbang Club …
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt from my time with the early access for GolfTopia, it’s this: designing a golf course is easy, but designing a good golf course is hard. Building a course that people actually want to play, that’s challenging without being too hard, while also retaining whatever …
I’ve never been able to get into Fairy Tail, despite giving both the manga and anime a few goes over the years. On paper, it seems like my kind of thing, but the characters and storylines never grabbed me, and there’s something about the art style—I still can’t quite put …
We finally know more about the mysterious swordsman who showed up at the end of the very first trailer for Guilty Gear Strive: his name is Nagoriyuki, and he’s a vampire. During today’s Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable, Arc System Works shared the latest character reveal trailer for Strive, confirming …
Koei Tecmo and Gust have shared the first English trailer for Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy, alongside the launch of the game’s official website. Taking place three years after the previous game, Atelier Ryza 2 opens the door to a new adventure for Reisalin Stout (aka …
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Update: With the release of the Episode 4 update, Phantasy Star Online 2 is now available in an additional 33 regions, including Australia and New Zealand. It’s not limited to the Steam version—the Xbox One and Windows 10 versions are also officially available in the same territories now. It’s possible …
I honestly think the RPG spinoffs are the Mario franchise at its best. Games like Super Mario RPG, Paper Mario, and Mario & Luigi have long used the more dialogue-heavy format of the genre to dial the series’ humour up to another level, while creatively blending platform and RPG elements. …
Last week, the creators of the Suikoden series announced a spiritual successor in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, with plans to launch run a Kickstarter campaign this week. That campaign launched this morning, and in less than a day, it’s raised over NZD $2 million—almost triple its initial goal. The Eiyuden …
If you want to throw some support behind an absolutely adorable bakery management sim, Lemon Cake is now available to wishlist on Steam. Lemon Cake is the latest creation from 3D artist and indie developer Éloïse Laroche, who’s focus is on “creating cute and cozy simulation games”. As the new …
Naka Yūji and Ohshima Naoto, co-creators of Sonic the Hedgehog and NiGHTS Into Dreams, are teaming up for the first time in 20 years for Balan Wonderworld, a delightful-looking 3D platformer due out next year. Balan Wonderworld takes place in an imaginary Wonderworld behind the curtains of a mysterious theatre, …
