During this morning’s PlayStation Showcase, Square Enix unveiled a new trailer for Luminous Productions’ upcoming fantasy action-adventure game Forspoken. While that trailer is great—and more on that in a moment—perhaps the more exciting thing is the reveal of a star-studded cast and crew that includes, among other big names, Amy …
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was one of the first games I ever got a platinum trophy for. I’ve never been much of a trophy hunter, but when this dropped in 2012, something about it just grabbed hold of me and made me want to see and do everything there is …
Magical academy stories sure have become popular lately, especially in the last five years or so. The Dawn of the Witch follows those same footsteps, but with a slightly unusual twist: rather than taking place in the school itself, it follows a group of students and their eccentric teacher on …
When it comes to videogames, Warhammer might be best known for its strategy games—and fair enough, given the series’ tabletop wargaming origins. But it’s a world and setting that also lends itself naturally to Diablo-style action RPGs, with a whole assortment of monsters, character classes, heroes, and villains to draw …
The Hunt is On, the first volume of Nie Jun’s Seekers of the Aweto graphic novel series, is something truly beautiful. Drawing inspiration from everything from traditional Chinese art to contemporary western comics, its watercolour style and vibrant, almost psychedelic colours are simply mesmerising, bringing a mythological adventure and the …
After the runaway success of Rat Queens, you might expect Dryad—a collaboration between Rat Queens writer Kurtis J Wiebe and artist Justin Barcelo—to be a similarly comedic affair. But Wiebe knows his way around drama, too (let’s not forget Green Wake), and Dryad is testament to that. Dryad isn’t without …
People generally gloss over animated television series, deeming them inferior and immature compared to live-action. However, Avatar: The Last Airbender proves them all wrong. Despite being released 15 years ago, this critically-acclaimed and multi-awarded series remains to be one of the best shows of all time. Recently, it soared to …
Wadjet Eye consistently puts out some of the best modern point and click adventure games. You can always rely on them to weave a gripping and insightful story, whether it’s the post-apocalyptic musings of Shardlight and Primordia or the ghostly escapades of the Blackwell series. They always deliver classic adventure …
Australi #1 is a fine start to what’s sure to be great series, drawing on Australia’s wealth of untapped potential for fantasy. Australia is a land of stories. For 40,000 years, Indigenous Australians shared knowledge and culture in the stories passed down from generation to generation. The sands of time …
A couple of days ago, I did something unprecedented: I clicked on a promoted tweet to find out more. Normally, I just gloss over promoted tweets; sometimes I dismiss them. If they’re particularly offensive (weight loss ads, looking at you) I’ll tweet my disdain, and then dismiss. But not this …
