There’s a recurring theme running through games featuring Conan the Barbarian. Almost every one adopts the gory and gruesome style of Robert E. Howard’s original character. The sole exception being…
January 20, 2020 | 12:00 EST
A Long Way Down, developed by Seenapsis Studio and published by Goblinz Studio and Maple Whispering Limited, is a unique blend between turn-based card battlers and rogue-like dungeon crawler RPG. The…
January 16, 2020 | 12:00 EST
If you like 2D Sonic the Hedgehog games but wouldn’t mind the super speed being toned down in favor of more platforming, Polyroll will offer you an engaging time. It’s a sidescrolling platformer…
December 29, 2019 | 12:00 EST
I think it's safe to say I'm a massive fan of Stardew Valley. I have over 500 hours in the game, a number that is worryingly large to some and hilariously small to the really dedicated folks out…
December 23, 2019 | 11:00 EST
The Haven demo was one of more than a dozen games launched as first-look demos as part of The Game Festival, a special event created by The Game Awards to give upcoming games a bit of exposure via…
December 20, 2019 | 12:30 EST
Fitness games aren’t a new thing. From Stadium Events on the NES to Nintendo's punishing Ring Fit Adventure and every fitness app on the Xbox One at launch, it's not a novel idea to try to use your…
November 19, 2019 | 01:00 EST
I can't get Blacksad out of a basement. He's trapped there. Help. Okay, look. We got a copy of Blacksad: Under the Skin, an upcoming adventure game based on a well-loved French comic book series. It…
November 11, 2019 | 12:00 EST
Rhythm games. From local arcades to peripheral-driven parties like Rock Band and Guitar Hero, the genre has been a staple of gaming since time immemorial. It seems fallen out of favor as of late, but…
October 30, 2019 | 11:02 EDT
Video games based on comics aren’t exactly a new thing. The Interactive Adventures of Dog Mendonca and Pizza Boy, The Wolf Among Us, and the entire Batman catalogue all stand to show that medium…
October 23, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
The history of the Story of Seasons series has become increasingly confusing over the years. Originally called Harvest Moon, the series effectively split in two back in 2012. Natsume continued to…
October 22, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
My Hero Academia may be the most popular anime in America right now, or you’d think so given the amount of chatter about it. After the release of the fighting game My Hero: One’s Justice in 2018,…
October 21, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
Sometimes, it's pretty obvious that a game is hard. A gritty aesthetic, overdesigned boss battles, and serious "tough guy" music are all ways to set the stage for a bruisin'. Other games are far more…
October 19, 2019 | 01:30 EDT
Playing the demo of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 at the Crunchyroll booth at New York Comic Con was my first exposure to the franchise since I read the first 25 volumes of the manga in high school…
October 19, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
When you think of returning sports franchises you have your NBA, your Madden, and your NHL. All tentpoles of what sports fans expect to play on current-gen hardware. A big part of returning sports…
October 3, 2019 | 12:55 EDT
As sometimes happens, I suddenly found myself on the way to New York City to check out a pair of upcoming games with my colleague Jeffrey Lerman. While Jeffrey took on coverage duties for Sparklite,…
October 1, 2019 | 07:45 EDT
Sometimes, revisiting classic games can be something of a challenge. While it's hard to deny the classic status of games like Ocarina of Time and Goldeneye, going back and playing them through a…
September 30, 2019 | 07:31 EDT
Growing up in the early 2000s, the original Xbox and PlayStation always drew my attention. I don’t know why, but for whatever reason, I was never a Nintendo person until the Nintendo Switch. That’s a…
September 25, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
Whenever people talk about influential, iconic JRPGs from the past few decades, some major franchises very quickly come to mind. I’m sure names like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest crept into your…
September 12, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
If you're a fan of cyberpunk, then these next couple of years have you covered. Of course, the big one is Cyberpunk 2077, but there are a ton of games coming out with a cyberpunk setting. Gamedec is…
September 11, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
The first time I saw Stela, I was immediately reminded of Playdead's INSIDE, which I would argue is one of the best games released in the past few years. I didn't get too much hands-on time with…
September 11, 2019 | 01:30 EDT
From a distance, Raji: An Ancient Epic caught my eye immediately. There are some things that show you the promise of a pretty quality game right away, and from the animations on screen and the art…
September 10, 2019 | 01:30 EDT
Cyber Shadow is the first game being published by Shovel Knight maker Yacht Club Games. It's being developed entirely by one person, with some advice offered by Yacht Club Games, which makes the game…
September 9, 2019 | 01:30 EDT
The Arcade Crew, which published the excellent Blazing Chrome, has another potential hit under its wing. KUNAI makes a strong case for being the next indie Metroidvania to be excited for. With its…
September 9, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
The striking art and the writing are likely what draw most people to Haven. It follows a couple, Yu and Kay, escaping an unknown threat and living together on a deserted planet. They have an…
September 6, 2019 | 11:30 EDT
Puzzle games are difficult to get right. Make them too easy and you alienate puzzle fans. Make them too hard and regular players might not reach the end. The key to making a middle-of-the-road puzzle…
September 5, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
Ride-share services have become a prominent part of everyday life, to the point where “taxi” sounds like a foreign word. Neo Cab latched onto that concept and put a unique twist on it. You play as…
July 9, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
Vampires and werewolves certainly had a showing on the show floor of E3 this year. The highly-anticipated Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 and brawler Werewolf: The Apocalypse might have…
June 26, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
When looking for racing games on the Switch, you’re really limited to a handful of mostly mascot dominated titles. And while I’m a a huge fan of Mario Kart and the vastly superior Crash Team Racing…
June 25, 2019 | 01:30 EDT
Trine has never been a massive series, but it is pretty well-known and is definitely one of the better ones falling between the indie and AAA labels. In 2015, Trine 3 released and saw some not so…
June 23, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
It's hard to find entertaining games that cater to children, teens, and adults. At E3, I found two great upcoming indie titles that you could hand to your kid and allow them to have a good time. But…
June 22, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
Dragon Quest built a legacy for itself in the past few decades. With a slew of acclaimed JRPGs and spin-off titles under its belt, the series has had a celebrated history. Back in 2016, Square Enix…
June 20, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
The announcement of another Darksiders game so soon after Darksiders III was quite the surprise. Knowing now it's not Darksiders IV or something else in the mainline games, I was even more intrigued…
June 19, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
The name "John Romero" is synonymous with old-school, hardcore shooters like Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, and more recently, SIGIL. When Paradox announced a partnership with Romero Games, one could hastily…
June 18, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
It was much to my surprise when I discovered that Killer Queen Black was the sequel to an arcade game. An actual arcade game cabinet, in fact, and with apparently only 100 or so in existence. Nor did…
June 17, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
Entries in the Luigi's Mansion franchise are few and far between. With only two installments in nearly two decades (and a shiny port of the first game to the 3DS), it's time once again for Luigi to…
June 15, 2019 | 02:29 EDT
We've seen more than our fair share of new games over this past weekend spanning platforms and genres but one title caught my eye at the PC Gaming Showcase. Developers, Modus Games showed off their…
June 14, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
One of the most surprising things about 2016's Doom was how well it develops the character of "Doomguy." No longer a simple face, the Doomslayer is now a motivated force of will with clear intentions…
June 10, 2019 | 12:32 EDT
Children of Morta is a game that just wasn't on my radar when I was first invited to check it out by 11 bit studios. It's a shame that it wasn't—a quick look at some of the media that's come out for…
June 3, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
When Super Mario 64 released to the public in 1996, audiences were blown away by the incredible 3D visuals. The transition from a series known for being completely 2D to the next dimension was…
April 4, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
Playing with perspective has long been a tradition of video games. Games like Echochrome and Monument Valley give gamers a chance to try and reshape how they see the world so they can advance in it.…
April 4, 2019 | 11:00 EDT
I’m a pretty casual fan of fighting games. I’ve enjoyed my fair share over the years, but I’ve always sucked at them. They’re deep and intense, presenting an intimidatingly high skill ceiling that…
March 28, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
Pillars of Eternity was supposed to play just like Baldur’s Gate. BioWare’s first CRPG popularized pausable real-time combat back in the 90s, successfully implementing the Dungeons & Dragons 2nd…
January 22, 2019 | 10:00 EST
Supergiant Games is one of those developers that manage to build an outstanding reputation within the community despite a very limited lineup of releases. That is bound to happen when every single…
December 15, 2018 | 02:00 EST
I'm usually not one for artsy games. I care about the mechanics of a game first and foremost. The narrative comes second, and elements like graphics and sound are a distant third. I got to play GRIS…
November 8, 2018 | 10:00 EST
Last year Assassin's Creed Origins came out and caught me completely by surprise. It was a thrilling new entry into the series that totally rewrote the rules, and did so with such a grace that I came…
October 1, 2018 | 08:00 EDT
In 2008, Sega released Valkyria Chronicles. This weird PlayStation 3 exclusive caught many eyes thanks to its mixture of genres and strong art style. While the game got a pair of iffy sequels on…
September 25, 2018 | 01:20 EDT
Super Meat Boy Forever is the sequel to Super Meat Boy, and it started out being developed as a mobile game. Really, the idea for the game began immediately after the release for the first, when the…
September 11, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
While at PAX West, I had the opportunity to check out developer The Arcade Crew's Young Souls. It's a sidescrolling RPG beat em up strongly focused on its narrative about two twins, Jenn and Tristan…
September 7, 2018 | 12:30 EDT