Wired Productions’ arcade management sim Arcade Paradise will launch 11st August on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, and Xbox One. Set in 1993, it gives the chance to not just create and expand your own arcade but also features the ability to play the 35+ games contained within. Expect plenty of classic arcade game homages, …
The panned XIII Remake, published by Microids in late 2020, is due an overhaul this September. This free update has been a year in the works and will be accompanied by the feared cancelled Switch version, also due September 13th. French studio Tower Five has been entrusted with the overhaul after leaving the publisher impressed with their …
If you have an affiliation with foxes, feeling a sense of sorrow for the destruction of their woodland homes in particular, Endling – Extinction is Forever is destined to tug at your heartstrings. You play as a female fox ready to give birth. The last of her kind, she’s forced to flee her forest home …
One of the major criticisms aimed at the recent Pac-Man Museum+ was that the PSone’s action platformer Pac-Man World was missing. Now we know why – a fully-fledged remake is incoming. Revealed during today’s Nintendo Direct, Pac-Man World Re-Pac features visuals that bring it up to modern-day standards, along with the return of shooting and …
Some indies make their influences so brazen that it’s impossible to avoid mentioning them – Terror of Hemasaurus is, for all purposes and intent, a modern-day take on the arcade classic Rampage. Giant monsters, wreckable skyscrapers, hapless citizens – you know the score. Terror of Hemasaurus cranks up not just the carnage but also the …
Obscene 3D platformer Hell Pie is being served up next month, arriving on Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5, Switch, and Steam. You play as Nate, the Demon of Bad Taste, who’s out to find ingredients for Satan’s birthday bash – with the centerpiece being the titular hell pie. Nate isn’t alone in his quest, …
Capcom has set a 22nd July release date for the heavily rumoured, and now confirmed, Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium. As per the first Arcade Stadium, it’s a free download where additional titles can be purchased, allowing for a bespoke collection. 1984’s SONSON will be this collection’s freebie, while those who pre-order or purchase Capcom Fighting Collection before 30th …
You’d better believe it – Bear & Breakfast, the cozy woodland ‘bed & breakfast’ management game, will launch 28th July on Steam and Switch. After stumbling across a ramshackle cabin in the woods, Hank the bear and his friends decided to transform it into a quaint B&B for unsuspecting tourists. It’s your job to remodel the …
Next-gen only rhythm shooter Metal: Hellsinger has been given a 15th September release date. A demo version is also available now on consoles and PC. At first glance, it looks similar to other hellish first-person shooters, DOOM Eternal in particular. It plays quite differently, however – shooting to the beat causes more destruction while the …
Following on from Aliens: Fireteam Elite’s success, publisher Focus Entertainment has revealed they have a second Aliens game in the works. Aliens: Dark Descent comes from Tindalos Interactive (Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, Etherium) and takes the form of a single player squad-based action game with real-time combat. Customize your squad of Colonial Marines and send them into battle, …
Roguelike rescue platformer Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue is coming to PlayStation, Xbox and Switch at the end of the month. Indie specialists Thunderful are publishing. Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue DX, to use its full title, is an updated version of last year’s PC only original, reworked following player feedback. The PC version will …
Summitsphere’s well-received Antonball Deluxe is about to get a semi-sequel, Kickstarter depending. Antonblast is a GBA-style 2D action platformer influenced by Wario Land 4, Shovel Knight, and Metroid that stars a hot-headed lead. You’d be mad too if Satan stole your prized collection of spirits. Armed with a hammer, it’s a case of smashing your way …
It has been said that the older we become, the less imaginative we are. Children have that sense of wonder that’s lost over time, succumbing to the drudges of modern-day life. Modern point and click puzzle adventure Lost in Play aims to reignite idle imaginations, offering a feel-good story drenched in gooey nostalgia. Described as …
Following on from this week’s Redout 2 release date reveal, the merry month of May is about to gain another surprise release – side-scrolling shooter Remote Life, due on the 27th. This bio-mechanical affair, boasting some gruesome enemy designs, is the work of just one man. Expect 16 stages, over 20 weapons, three space crafts, …
The zombie survival genre needs a shake-up. Thankfully, it looks like DEADCRAFT is about to give it a significant overhaul, coming from First Studio – creators of DAEMON X MACHINA and God Eater 3. Inspiration from the East, who would have thought it? You play as Reid, a half-zombie trying to cling to his humanity after …