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Hades II Technical Test Details

The indie world was taken by storm when Hades was released in 2020. The perfect time-killer during lockdown, it was the biggest Rogue-like since The Binding of Isaac, and managed to get everything right from an engrossing story to pulse-pounding gameplay. On top…

Skybound Developing New Invincible Title

I briefly touched on the potential of the Invincible comic series within the gaming industry back when Skybound released the Atom Eve visual novel. Now it seems my wishes have been granted. This week Skybound Entertainment has opened a regulation A+ crowdfunding…

The Witcher 3’s Modding Toolkit is Being Playtested

A lot of games have in recent years adopted an in-game solution to modding or similar ways of adding to the gameplay. We’ve seen it with the Creation Club for Skyrim and Fallout 4, Ready or Not has an in-game library of mods, and the questionable Cities: Skylines…

Kill It With Fire 2 Now on Early Access

I’m not a fan of spiders, and the original Kill It With Fire was both exciting and terrifying because of that. It was fantastic to go around striking fear into the hearts of arachnid-kind with household objects. Now, with the sequel, we…

Atomic Owl Now on Kickstarter

I love a good bit of Synthwave. The neon-infused, almost 80s vibe of the Synthwave genre catches my attention and has for a while. Monster Theater Games has brought their newest project to Kickstarter, capturing that Synthwave vibe. Atomic Owl is a…

New Game Mode Coming to Darkest Dungeon 2

A few months ago I covered the latest DLC coming to Darkest Dungeon II, and it appears that more content is on the way. Last week, Red Hook Studios announced that Darkest Dungeon 2, will be receiving an exciting new game mode.…

Xbox Adds Titles to Free Play Days for April 2024

Xbox adds titles every so often to a feature of its digital store titled Free Play Days. As you might imagine, these are days when Xbox owners can try a game out for free. A great array of titles will join the…

Ghostrunner is Free on Epic

Monday, Gigantic: Rampage sees the return of the indie MOBA, and Mega Man is heading to Exoprimal. Tuesday, Sheba: A New Dawn is out now. Wednesday, Ermac is like Santa, coming to Mortal Kombat 1, and SEGA has dubbed it the Year of Shadow. There aren’t enough anti-depressants to save me…

Korra Waterbends Into Fortnite

You may have noticed the latest season of Fortnite has a Greek Mythology theme. While not part of Greece’s rich storytelling history, The Legend of Korra features similar influences from things like nature, the elements, and supernatural powers. If you have the latest Battle Pass,…

SEGA Declares it Year of Shadow

Oh sweet baby Jesus, do we really need to go back to 2005 and listen to My Chemical Romance? Despite Nintendo declaring it to be the year of Luigi, Sega is firing up the old rivalry by declaring that it is the Year…