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, …
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 …
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 …
