Good news for anyone wanting to try out Guilty Gear Strive: Arc System Works today announced details for a closed beta test in April, and opened sign-ups for those who wish to take part. Anyone with an internet-connected PlayStation 4 system and a PSN account from North America, Japan, the …
The Good Life, a “debt repayment daily life RPG” from White Owls Inc and Suehiro “Swery” Hidetaka*, is coming to Nintendo Switch this year, Nintendo revealed today. The game follows Naomi, a journalist from New York who moves to a sleepy British town called Rainy Woods in order to pay …
In a very welcome surprise release, Exit the Gungeon—a sequel to Dodge Roll’s acclaimed Enter the Gungeon—is now available for Nintendo Switch and PC (via Steam). Publisher Devolver Digital describes Exit the Gungeon as a “bullet hell dungeon climber”. Where Enter the Gungeon was a top-down dungeon crawler that saw …
Few games are quite as relaxing as farming simulation RPGs. Growing crops, raising livestock, and getting to know—and eventually marry and settle down with—charming townspeople is such a soothing way to pass the time, especially in a medium that’s so obsessed with grand adventures and saving worlds. That’s what made …
With Final Fantasy VII Remake‘s 10 April release date drifting ever closer, Square Enix have released the first part of a behind-the-scenes video series. There’s also a new batch of screenshots, showing off key characters and locations from the Wall Market part of the game, the Leviathan summon, and more. …
If one thing’s become clear in this console generation, it’s that there’s a lot of demand for customisable controllers. A handful of third parties have made “pro” controllers their bread and butter, with things like buttons that are fully remappable at the hardware level, hair-trigger switches, and extra buttons conveniently …
A third entry in one of the best sports game series’ around is on the way, and much sooner than expected: not only is Super Mega Baseball 3 a thing, it’s out next month, developer Metalhead Software announced today. Where most sports games lean heavily into either detailed simulation or …
The coral Nintendo Switch Lite turned a lot of heads when it was first announced for Japan and America—my own included. Any Kiwis and Australians who were thinking about importing one might want to hold off: Nintendo Australia announced this week that it’s getting a local release next month. Related: …
Picross, dating sims, and superheroes haven’t historically had much to do with one another. Pixel Puzzle Makeout League looks set to change that when it comes out later this year on Nintendo Switch and PC. Described by developer Rude Ghost as a “comedy/romance superhero adventure”, Pixel Puzzle Makeout League follows …
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night—one of the all-time videogame greats—is now available on mobile devices for just a few dollars, thanks to a surprise release from Konami. Originally released for PlayStation in 199, Symphony of the Night is responsible for the “-vania” part of “Metroidvania”. It coupled the non-linear exploration …
