Something about Europa is undeniably devastating. At first I was too distracted to tell, ambling about a lush green meadow and gazing out at the watercolor panorama of grass, stone, and the vault of blue sky overhead. With a dreamy soundtrack playing as I climb ledges and glide over mossy …
Read More »My favourite indie game of 2018 is getting a “spiritual sequel,” and it looks just as delightful as the original
Once in a while, a game comes along with an imaginative world and colourful characters that truly captures the imagination and lingers in the mind long after the credits have rolled. For me, Forgotton Anne is one of those games, and as luck would have it, it’s getting a “spiritual …
Read More »How the Fort Solis developers made a sci-fi thriller for the Netflix generation
There is a level of polish and visual flair to Fort Solis that belies its two-year, relatively low budget, indie development. It leverages its Unreal 5 engine to create some incredible environments on a Mars-based setting, and includes some impressive facial animation that wouldn’t look out of place in the …
Read More »Tchia hands-on: Zelda: Breath of the Wild exploration meets Journeys calming vibes
Tchia understands that the destination isn’t important – it’s how you get to where you want to go that truly matters. There’s a freedom to Tchia’s underlying design that’s immediately appealing, particularly when you consider the breadth and beauty of the tropical open world that developer Awaceb has so lovingly …
Read More »Immortality is getting rave reviews from critics, and its coming to Game Pass today
Immortality, the new film-game hybrid from Sam Barlow and the team at Half Mermaid, is getting immensely high praise from critics. For those unfamiliar with Immortality, it’s from the minds behind Her Story and Telling Lies, and like those games, this interactive tale is told using full-motion video. This time …
Read More »Immortality review: “One beautiful headf*ck”
I hold the pieces of Marissa Marcel’s life in my head. Tiny fragments of missed glances, passionate kisses, forbidden lust, and things that maybe we weren’t meant to see. Three movies, all unreleased, and at the center of it all – a missing woman. What did happen to Marissa Marcel? …
Read More »Terraria might be the best-reviewed Steam game ever, with over a million reviews and a 97% positive rating
Terraria has well and truly won over the hearts of PC players, with over a million reviews and a 97% positive rating on Steam. The quirky two-dimensional Minecraft-esque game was released on PC all the way back in 2011, and it turns out a lot of people really like it. …
Read More »The Horizon Zero Dawn Netflix series gets a showrunner as first details revealed
The first details of Netflix’s Horizon Zero Dawn TV show have been revealed – including confirmation that Aloy will be the main character. Steve Blackman, who helped bring The Umbrella Academy to streaming, will be writing the show alongside Michelle Lovretta, who created the Canadian cult hit Killjoys. The adaptation …
Read More »Deliver Us Mars gets a dramatic cinematic trailer that gives us a better look at its central mission
Ahead of its early 2023 launch, we’ve just got a rather amazing cinematic Deliver Us Mars trailer as part of the Future Games Show Powered by Mana that’s going to get you hyped for our journey to the Red Planet. In the upcoming title from developer KeokeN Interactive, you play …
Read More »Everything announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022
Here’s everything announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022. From a Sonic Frontiers release date reveal to an actual glimpse at Dead Island 2 gameplay, we saw plenty of new announcements over the show’s two-hour runtime – hey, there was even a Hideo Kojima podcast announcement thrown in for good …
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