“If listening to a record could change your past, what would you change?” That’s the question posed by a trailer for Across the Grooves, a hand-painted musical adventure that’s coming to Nintendo Switch and PC on June 17. Developed by French indie studio Nova-box, Across the Grooves tells the story …
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I have to admit: I’ve grown very weary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe of late. I loved Marvel films early on, when they were just big, fun superhero action flicks, with maybe a cameo or an easter egg at most. But then the whole cinematic universe kicked off, and with …
Famitsu has published a new interview with Bravely Default II producer Takahashi Masashi and Bravely series creator Asano Tomoya, with a lot of interesting insights into the development of the new game. Among other things, they revealed that, early on, the game was internally nicknamed “Bravely Default Automata“—a name meant …
Spike Chunsoft’s acclaimed visual novel Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition is now available for mobile, on both Android and iOS. Originally released for PSP in 2010, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc sees Makoto Naegi selected to attend Hope’s Peak Academy, a special high school for students who are the ultimate …
Until 9am on May 26 PDT (2am on May 27 AEST / 4am on May 27 NZST), you can get the Starter Edition of Final Fantasy XIV Online on PlayStation 4 for free, and it’s yours to keep. Final Fantasy XIV Online: Starter Edition comes with everything from Final Fantasy …
If you want to take Iron Man’s armour out for a spin before Iron Man VR comes out later this year, you’re in luck, with an “extended playable demo” now available on the PlayStation Store. Here’s what’s in the demo: “Malibu” tutorial mission Interactive Stark Jet cinematic starring Tony, Friday …
If you could use a little more brightness in your life (and who couldn’t), you might want to mark May 26 in your calendar—that’s when Wholesome Games will be running its inaugural Wholesome Direct, an online video showcase to put the spotlight on more than 50 cute, friendly, compassionate, cozy, …
In April this year, Japanese game company G-Mode launched the G-Mode Archives project, with the aim of bringing some of its old flip-phone games to Nintendo Switch. The first four such games are already out on the Japanese eShop, and and G-Mode announced the next two—Sukebooo Man and Shijō Saikyō …
Ratings board listings might have stolen the thunder about the existence of definitive editions of the Mafia games, publisher 2K still had one nice surprise in the games’ official announcement: Mafia II: Definitive Edition and Mafia III: Definitive Edition are available right now, on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam. …
Lonely Mountains: Downhill manages to be both incredibly chill and exhilarating, both relaxing and tense—not just in equal measure, but at the same time. I can’t remember ever playing a game that made me feel, at once, so on edge yet so at peace. A lot of this comes down …