Of all the platforming properties that have been on hiatus since the mid-2000s, Kao the Kangaroo was perhaps one of the least likely to get a reboot. Of course, it's got a hardcore dedicated…
April 21, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
Every so often, you'll come across a Kickstarter game that swiftly meets its funding goal and hits stretch goals like nothing -- as was the case with the upcoming Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.…
March 21, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
If you’re a seasoned turn-based RPG player, you know that RPGs from the ye olde days aren’t exactly a walk in the park compared to more modern ones. They’re grindy, have tons of obstacles in the way…
March 3, 2022 | 11:00 EST
After over a decade and a half, video game developer and publisher Tate Multimedia is reviving Kao The Kangaroo, a series that has been dormant since 2005's Mystery of the Volcano. This time around,…
February 21, 2022 | 01:00 EST
A few days ago, I tried out a preview build for the horror game Ikai. At first blush, it appeared to be a straightforward Japanese horror title, pulling direct inspiration from local mythology and…
January 14, 2022 | 10:00 EST
One of my favorite flash developers is Berzerk Studio, but I realize it's not necessarily a household name. I don't think Berzerk got as much recognition as it deserved. This team's signature style…
January 11, 2022 | 10:00 EST
As previously mentioned in my review of Chicory: A Colorful Tale, I have a little bit of insecurity around my skills as a visual artist - that is to say, I’m very bad at it. I don’t know the…
July 19, 2021 | 10:30 EDT
Hot Wheels is a franchise that many people hold dear. After all, when you're a child there's nothing more fun than setting up a plastic track and watching cars shoot around it. Then you get bored and…
June 25, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
You ever see an idea and think to yourself “Why has no one done this yet?” This is the feeling I had playing To the Rescue. Its idea is simple but has the opportunity to be great. To put it simply,…
June 14, 2021 | 04:57 EDT
Graven is proof that looks can't get you everything in life; well, at least as far as video games are concerned. This upcoming action RPG that just released on Steam's Early Access is one of my…
June 9, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
You'd have to be living under a rock to not see how the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona franchise has been exploding in the west as of late. The popularity of Persona 5 and spin-off Persona 5 Strikers…
April 20, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
The Diablo 2: Resurrected Technical Alpha was the first chance for many to play the remaster of a classic action RPG. I spent a good chunk of the weekend exploring if it lives up to the original.…
April 17, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
30XX has hit Steam Early Access and it is a delight. Even in its very early state, it is a marked improvement over its predecessor 20XX in just about every single way. Not only does it push its…
March 15, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
With the Video to Tabletop series, we went over Dark Souls: The Board Game, Resident Evil 2, and much more to see how their gameplay translates to the table. While some successfully do so, others…
March 13, 2021 | 12:00 EST
I am a sucker for a good deck builder. Grab an intriguing combat system, plenty of tacticality, and a charming aesthetic to top that off and you’ll have me there on day one. The Amazing American…
February 19, 2021 | 11:30 EST
Blue Fire feels as though it has been a long time coming. Dark Souls is unmistakably one of the most influential games of the past two decades, and The Legend of Zelda series is one of the few other…
February 4, 2021 | 03:05 EST
With a name like Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, it's hard to know what to expect. It's certainly a mouthful, so it wasn't necessarily the title that caught my attention to this title; rather,…
January 20, 2021 | 10:00 EST
Coming up on almost a year since the Japanese release of Persona 5 Scramble we're now a month away from Persona 5 Strikers getting its global release. Wanting to play more since the Japanese demo…
January 15, 2021 | 10:00 EST
Bleak-core should probably be its own genre at this point. Games that go out of their way to create a world that seems to embody depression, decay, and in many cases, utter failure. I don't know who'…
December 28, 2020 | 01:00 EST
Deicide is a surprisingly common event in video games. Whether it's someone with godly powers or an actual deity, none are safe from resourceful players and the characters they control. Even the term…
December 18, 2020 | 10:00 EST
The ocean is a great setting for video games. Since Sid Meier's Pirates!, people have been settings games on the open sea. It's possibly the sense of freedom and adventure, and possibly it's the…
December 1, 2020 | 08:00 EST
Peanut butter and jelly. Milk and Oreo’s. Strawberries and cream. All things that are great when enjoyed individually - but absolutely fantastic when complemented with their pairing. Add to that list…
November 19, 2020 | 11:00 EST
The 90s may have been the era of guts and gore thanks to games like Doom and Blood, but if Doom 2016 proved anything, it's that there's still room left in the world for some excessively gory action…
November 10, 2020 | 12:00 EST
It becomes rather easy to infantilise the Nintendo Switch. Being easily the weakest console around right now, you sometimes forget some of the great-looking titles that have come from it. Whilst…
November 3, 2020 | 10:00 EST
Another day, another new Nintendo Switch port of a classic game. This time? It’s Nihon Falcom’s Ys Origin, the prequel to their long-running series. Originally released in 2006 in Japan, it was first…
October 19, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
Sometimes a game comes along that simultaneously reminds you of your childhood, while also being the sort of thing that would have both blown your mind, and made you vomit as a kid. Prodeus is that…
September 28, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
"But I didn't do anything!" she tearfully pleaded with the woman thundering down the hall after her. Her attacker didn't stop, instead rearing back. Her gleaming shears were inches from the girl's…
September 18, 2020 | 09:00 EDT
When it comes to mecha series, there are a lot that stands out. The tactical intensity of Battletech keeps players coming back. The critically acclaimed - yet commercially underappreciated -…
August 13, 2020 | 09:15 EDT
It's almost impossible not to fall in love with Windbound the minute its opening cutscene begins to play. Its music enthralled me, its aesthetic warmed me, and its potential excited me infinitely. I…
August 5, 2020 | 10:00 EDT
The prospect of a young hero controlling the seasons at her fingertips is an exciting idea, which is exactly what hooked me into Ary and the Secret of Seasons. It has a lot of cool gameplay…
August 5, 2020 | 09:00 EDT
Gamedec, a Kickstarter from Anshar Studios, promises to be an isometric cyberpunk detective RPG. That's a lot of info to take in as it is, but what I didn't expect is just how much much of this game…
August 3, 2020 | 05:00 EDT
Between Gran Turismo 7, Project CARS 3, and the next inevitable Forza title, the racing genre is certainly becoming a little overcrowded with photo-realistic sims all vying to offer the definitive…
July 16, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Undungeon isn't expected for release until late this year, but we were given a little taste of it during the Steam Game Festival. It's been a few years since the game's initial announcement, so I'm…
June 26, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
There's a lot of games in the world that make sense. A mage and her party going on an adventure, a robot destroying others of its kind, or a photographer taking pictures of squirrels. Then there are…
June 21, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
I haven't played 20XX. To be quite honest it's never even come across my radar before, but seeing 30XX in action at the Guerrilla Collective this week immediately piqued my interest. As a fan of fast…
June 18, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
It was last year at E3 2019 (remember when we had those?) that developers Dreams Unincorporated and SYCK showed off Cris Tales to the masses. Showing off a beautiful world, interesting story, and…
June 16, 2020 | 09:00 EDT
Developer Zen Studios is probably best known for its contributions to virtual Pinball, but the team has a decent catalog of titles across multiple systems. One is CastleStorm, a weird mix of turn-…
May 20, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
As PCs and home consoles get better and faster over the years we've seen racing games split paths. Down one path, they became more beautiful than ever, highlighting the realistic world and racing…
April 8, 2020 | 04:00 EDT
Though I am American born and raised, my family on both sides comes from India. I was raised Hindu, and though I don't actively practice the religion as an adult I cannot overstate the impact that my…
March 24, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Every year since 2016, Three Fields Entertainment releases a new game. Each one inches closer and closer to something resembling Burnout, the franchise that they’re most known for. However, each…
March 10, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
There are some people out there who are tired of Shovel Knight. While I can agree that the character's ubiquity could be overwhelming to the casual observer, I find it delightful that he keeps…
March 9, 2020 | 10:00 EDT
It’s an accepted fact for most that the Nintendo 64 is a hard console to return to. Sure, Mario and Zelda’s first steps into 3D are stone-cold classics, but Nintendo has no trouble recapturing their…
March 3, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Persona 5 is coming back in 2020 in a big way. It is now just a few months from the release of the expanded Persona 5 The Royale, where fans can replay the original game with new content. For…
February 12, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Every now and then, we get a genre-defining game. One that impacts not just the way games are discussed, but the way they’re designed. Perhaps the most explosive of these in recent memory is From…
February 11, 2020 | 09:00 EST
I think it was the adorable tablet face that made Kunai catch my eye. This may be the case for a lot of people, but there's just something about that face that is just hilariously adorable. Whatever…
January 26, 2020 | 11:00 EST
In Ghostrunner, you're basically a time-bending cyber ninja. If that's not enough to make you think "that sounds cool as hell," I don't know what else can be said. At PAX South, I had the chance to…
January 25, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Finally, one of gaming's eternal questions has been answered: do you want to be a grape? The answer of course is an emphatic yes. In Garden Story, you play as the hero grape Concord, who works to…
January 24, 2020 | 01:00 EST
A delayed video game is always a bummer. By nature, players are an impatient lot, and it's always easy to assume the worst when a AAA game gets pushed back a few months for polish and further…
January 21, 2020 | 01:30 EST