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New Trine 5 Trailer Spotlights Sneaky Zoya The Thief

THQ Nordic and Frozenbyte have released a new Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy trailer showing off the skills of Zoya the Thief. We've already gotten a look at what Pontius the Knight can do with his…

August 9, 2023 | 09:44 EDT

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Trine 5 Release Date Confirmed With New Pontius The Knight Trailer

The Trine 5 release date has been revealed, thanks to a new trailer spotlighting the hero Pontius the Knight. Frozenbyte's physics platformer will launch on August 31st, having been announced…

July 24, 2023 | 09:21 EDT

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Planet Of Lana Release Date Sets Out For Adventure Later This Month

Thunderful Publishing and developer Wishfully have announced a Planet of Lana release date. The painterly sci-fi puzzle-platformer will arrive on PC and Xbox on May 23rd, which is just a few weeks…

May 3, 2023 | 08:46 EDT

Zoya and Pontius battling a clockwork enemy together in Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
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Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Announced For PC And Consoles In Summer

Are you a fan of the Trine series of physics-based puzzle-platformers? If so, you'll be delighted to know that a fifth installment is on the way. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy has been announced,…

April 12, 2023 | 09:12 EDT

A peacock stands atop several shelves of items in Animal Well, the first project from Dunkey's publisher Bigmode
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Dunkey's Publisher Bigmode Announces Its First Project

Bigmode, the publisher set up by gaming content creator Dunkey (also known as videogamedunkey), has announced its first project. Animal Well is a 2D Metroidvania platformer with echoes of …

January 9, 2023 | 08:02 EST

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Everything Announced At The Nintendo Indie World Showcase

Nintendo dropped another Indie World showcase earlier today, and as you might expect, it came complete with a number of exciting indie announcements for games coming to the Switch. Still no Hollow…

May 11, 2022 | 11:05 EDT

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Erik Wolpaw Wants to Make Portal 3 While He Still Can

Portal co-writer  Erik Wolpaw wants to help make a third Portal game a reality sooner rather than later, noting that he may soon be "too old to work on Portal 3." The Portal franchise is fairly well…

April 18, 2022 | 01:49 EDT

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Minute of Islands Is Full of Mystery

Minute of Islands made its debut at the Guerrilla Collective with its intriguing trailer courtesy of Studio Fizbin. You play as Mo, a skilled tinkerer living with her family on a pastoral…

June 14, 2020 | 01:40 EDT

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PHOGS! Release Date Delay Pushes Back Launch to Later This Year

If you're looking to play a cute game about adorable puppers, prepare to be disappointed: Bit Loom Games and Coatsink have announced a PHOGS! release date delay. What's PHOGS! all about? Check out…

June 3, 2020 | 01:00 EDT

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Order's Up -- BurgerTime Party! Plates October Release Date

XSEED and Marvelous announced that the long-awaited return of the arcade classic BurgerTime Party! is hitting via the Switch on October 8th. Marvelous subsidiary G-Mode is developing the title after…

September 13, 2019 | 11:15 EDT

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The Liar Princess and The Blind Prince Sees Light Next Year

NIS America announced that gorgeous puzzle-platformer The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince will be coming to PS4 and Switch sometime in 2019. Initially revealed as part of the "Summer of Nippon…

August 8, 2018 | 02:00 EDT