Celebrating Pride Month, a group of Portland Timbers fans erected a massive cutout of Night in the Woods protagonist Mae Borowski during last night’s game, much to the approval of the game and character’s creator. At some point during the Portland Timbers’ match against the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday, the …
Read More »From Ghost of Tsushima to Stray, heres how devs design the most realistic in-game animals
There’s something magical about a well-designed video game animal. Its look may be the work of a team of artists and its behaviors the result of countless lines of code, but every time you encounter one it feels like it’s made of flesh and blood. Whether it’s the cats wandering …
Read More »The 10 best free Switch games you can play right now
If you’re on the hunt for the best Switch games you can play right now, you’ve come to the right place. Happily, there are plenty of great free-to-play experiences you can jump into on Nintendo’s console. Whether you’ve got the original model or Nintendo Switch OLED, you’re sure to find …
Read More »Have you tried… going green with a bear, an axe and cute indie LumbearJack?
Honestly, you should purchase LumbearJack just to support the geniuses behind that perfect pun title, but if that isn’t enough for you there’s plenty more to growl about in this perfect little indie package. You play as the titular ursine tree surgeon, Jack, but – twist – you’re going to …
Read More »My Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals hands-on was eerie and enticing
During my Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals hands-on, I accidentally broke the demo build. Obsessed with a canary trapped in a cage in a coal mine, I ignore the game’s prompts and try desperately to find a way to free it. “The bird’s dead,” Night Schoolers studio director Sean Krankel tells …
Read More »The Last Case of Benedict Fox saved my Hollow Knight: Silksong E3 disappointment
The appearance of Hollow Knight: Silksong during the Xbox and Bethesda Games showcase at E3 2022 was a bittersweet moment for me. Like so many fans of the original Hollow Knight, Team Cherry’s critically-acclaimed side-scrolling Metroidvania of 2017, I couldn’t wait to see more of its elusive and much-anticipated sequel, …
Read More »Unpacking has a hidden clue to the devs next game, and no-one has found it yet
The developer behind Unpacking has revealed that it has hidden a clue to its next game in the organization sim, and no one has picked up on it yet. In a recent newsletter, Witch Beam Games revealed that a pixel art rendition of the key art of its next game …
Read More »Future Games Show 2022: Games from Ukraine
As if game development wasn’t challenging enough, creating video games in the shadow of war amid a still ongoing global pandemic really is a remarkable feat. For the Ukrainian game developers who featured in the Future Games Show Powered by Mana‘s ‘Games from Ukraine’ segment – Weasel Token, Sowoke Entertainment …
Read More »Time Flies is kind of like Untitled Goose Game but with more death
Time Flies is an upcoming indie game that makes you question your own mortality whilst navigating the world as a fly. Originally making an appearance during the Day of the Devs showcase following Summer Game Fest 2022, Time Flies is a morbidly inspirational game about making the most of your …
Read More »Stray Preview: BlueTwelve Studios impressive indie is catnip for cat lovers
Stray producer Swann Martin-Raget sells BlueTwelve Studio’s upcoming indie game without even trying in a single, pitch-perfect moment during our hands-off preview. After pausing mid-way through the demo, he takes questions from journalists in attendance. “I’m not good at talking and playing, I’m not a streamer,” he admits, letting the …
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