If you were asked to imagine a spiritual sequel to Castle of Shikigami, Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire probably wouldn’t be what comes to mind. One is a dark urban fantasy about a paranormal investigation into a series of grisly murders; the other is a comical tale of five …
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The already impressive creative possibilities with Media Molecule’s Dreams have opened up even more, with the latest update giving adding PSVR compatibility. The update gives Dreams creators access to new set of tools designed for crafting virtual reality games, as well as a variety of new tutorials and creation kits. …
It feels like Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has been a long, long time coming, but we finally have a release date for Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. Edelweiss’ Japanese mythology-inspired action platformer / farming sim hybrid comes out November 10 in North America and Japan, and November 20 in …
It looks like the English Nintendo Switch release of Onion Games’ satirical JRPG moon: Remix RPG Adventure is not far away. We still don’t have a release date, but the first official English-language screenshot and a new teaser site suggest we won’t have to wait much longer for the first …
After a successful Japanese launch earlier this year, the mash-up of jet ski racing and third-person shooter that is Kandagawa Jet Girls will see a global release on August 25, for PS4 and PC (via Steam). Kandagawa Jet Girls is a cross-media project involving both an anime series and videogame, …
A long-running joke of mine (that I’m probably the only person who finds funny) is that Deadly Premonition is my favourite game I’ve never played. Surrealism, offbeat humour, a subversive approach to game design norms, and jankiness that unintentionally (?) enhances all those things are Extremely My Shit, so Deadly …
Last year, Google jumped into the game subscription arena with Google Play Pass for Android. It was limited to the United States at the time, but starting this week, though, Play Pass will be available in nine more countries, including New Zealand. Google Play Pass gives subscribers access to hundreds …
Despite the name, Ghost of Tsushima isn’t a game about Tsushima Island. It’s not really a game about the attempted Mongol invasions of Japan, either, despite that being the premise of the story. Ghost of Tsushima is, instead, about a very imaginary, artificial version of these things. There’s nothing wrong …
There’s not much longer to wait before Boomerang Fu lets you slice up your friends in hectic, hilarious local multiplayer battles, and you’ll be able to do so on Switch, too. Today, developer Cranky Watermelon announced an August 13 release date, as well as a Switch version in addition to …
In the last couple of weeks, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town has become my go-to game any time I need to just take a load off. Get home from a long day of work, fire up Story of Seasons. Downtime before going to sleep–Story of Seasons. Not feeling …