Author: Dari Bazile

Howdy, I'm Dari, an aspiring game developer and game journalist. I run a review focused joint called Indie Hell Zone that's mainly focused on indie games, but here I'm willing to be all over the place. Avatar is drawn by @ladysaytenn on Twitter!

CROSSNIQ+ Anti-Sale Coming Soon

CROSSNIQ+ is a fast-paced puzzle game that released a while ago that’s bathed in a Y2K aesthetic. Now, on the upcoming Black Friday weekend, people can pick up limited time merchandise to embrace CROSSNIQ+‘s aesthetic in their every day life. Typically, Black…
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Half-Life: Alyx Announced

Half-Life has been a franchise stuck in limbo for a long time, with fans waiting years for a follow-up to Half-Life 2: Episode 2, which released back in 2007. Now, Half-Life has emerged from its slumber, albeit in a form that nobody…
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Shenmue III Finally Released

Gaming culture has all sorts of cryptids, games that are announced or teased but don’t seem to be coming out anytime soon. Recently, however, a lot of those cryptids are crawling out of the woodworks. The release of the first part of…
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GameMaker is Turning 20

The GameMaker line of engines, by YoYo Games, is one of the more well-known game engines for developers. Aimed at making 2D games, GameMaker’s been an accessible tool for developers for years, up to the 2017 release of GameMaker Studio 2. Tomorrow,…
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The Legend of Bum-Bo Out Now

Edmund McMillen’s the Binding of Isaac has been a cornerstone of indie games for a while now; being the quintessential roguelike shooter and Nicalis’ bread and butter. In that game, you played as a sad boy that can shoot at enemies with…
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Terry Bogard Joins Smash

As of Wednesday, SNK mainstay Terry Bogard has joined the cast of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Previously revealed in a September 4th Nintendo Direct, Terry was met with a bunch of skepticism from people that never played an SNK fighter. Then again,…
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