This morning, Sony’s PS5: Future of Games livestream gave the world a first look at the design of the PlayStation console and some of the games in the pipeline for it. The hour-ish long broadcast showed off more than 20 games, covering everything from first-party blockbusters like Spider-Man: Miles Morales, …
Buy The Last of Us Part II from nzgameshop.com [affiliate link] In the couple of years since its announcement, there’s been a lot said about the violence in The Last of Us Part II. I know I’ve been critical of the graphic depictions of torture that were used to market …
It’s been more than a year since the announcement of console versions of retro action RPG CrossCode, but we’ve finally got a release date. It’s getting a digital release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 9 July, followed by a retail release of the Switch and PS4 …
I’m the sort of person who, as soon as I see an incomplete map in a game that gets filled in through player exploration, will go out of my way to ensure every inch of every room just to make sure I don’t leave any gaps. This is why I …
Buy Shantae and the Seven Sirens (PC version) from Humble Store [affiliate link] Few games are as consistently charming and delightful as a Shantae game. The eponymous half-genie hero is one of the most endearing characters you’ll meet, and her adventures are full of humour, oddball characters, and fantastic places …
After putting out an open call to developers earlier this week, itch.io today launched its Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality with over 700 works included. The bundle is pay-what-you-want with a $5 minimum, with all proceeds being split 50/50 between the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Community Bail Fund. The …
Slightly Mad Studios and Bandai Namco Entertainment have announced Project CARS 3, coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC this year. Project CARS 3 introduces a new Career Mode that sees drivers working their way up through the racing world. The mode will focus on upgrading your stable of …
Orange Juice’s bullet hell shoot-’em-up Flying Red Barrel – The Diary of a Little Aviator is finally coming to Steam and in a remastered form on June 19, publisher Fruitbat Factory announced today. Flying Red Barrel takes place in an world where planes have only recently been invented. Outlaws and …
itch.io is standing with #BlackLivesMatter and everyone protesting racial injustice and police brutality in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Tony McDade, and so many others at the hands of police. The store has put out a call for developers who want to include their games in a …
Buy 51 Worldwide Games from nzgameshop.com (affiliate link) 51 Worldwide Games has exposed me. Despite my newfound love of strategy games in things like Civilization, when it comes to those classic games of pure strategy—shogi, chess, mahjong—I still collapse. I go play slot cars or toy tennis instead. Slot cars …
