Stellar Blade - Sharp Stuff! Stellar Blade comes damn close to living up to its own adjective in a slick action-adventure. Just don't play it when your nan is over. 2024-04-26 4.0Overall Score Battlefield Earth Flooded, devastated cities, violent mutated bug monsters, a general sense of hopelessness… no, not modern Britain but the premise of Stellar Blade! Stellar Blade is an action adventure game that borrows from many sources, with admittedly few of its own tricks. As a new first-party exclusive published by Sony and developed by Korean developer Shift Up, this follows Rise of the Ron ..read more

Rebellion has released a heart-stopping new trailer that teases the blood-curdling story campaign for Zombie Army VR. The game’s campaign takes place alongside the events of the Zombie Army series and sees you take to the field as one of the Deadhunters, an elite squad that is hunting down zombie war criminals. You fight your way through undead hordes near the bombed-out city of Nuremberg to help Captain Hermann Wolff, the Deadhunter’s legendary leader, find his scattered family, and fight to free Europe from the zombie apocalypse. Developed in partnership with XR Games, Zombie Army VR will be ..read more

Indie publishing company Wired Productions is throwing open the door to its secret games room with the revival of Wired Direct. This digital showcase will shine a spotlight on the publisher’s exciting 2024 lineup, including sensational new games, release dates, first looks and a couple of surprises on the night. Hosted by Wired alumni Aaron Cooper and Jake Kulkowski, Wired Direct will feature esteemed developers such as Tomas Sala (BAFTA nominated for the Falconeer and Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles), Nosebleed Interactive (Arcade Paradise), Pathos Interactive (Hotel Archite ..read more

SelectaPlay has announced a new global digital and physical publishing deal for Hungry Pixel’s dark-humoured 2D action-adventure narrative game NetherWorld. Coming to PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo eStore and physical boxed edition will take you on a crazy adventure full of sex, drugs and . . . worms?! Since smashing its Kickstarter funding target, developer Hungry Pixel has been busy creating a unique narrative adventure experience with NetherWorld. Follow the story of the crestfallen protagonist Medoo, the weird jellyfish, after being abandoned by his wife. While drowning ..read more

Outcast - A New Beginning: The Sequel You Never Thought You Needed 2024-04-08 3.0Overall Score Reader Rating: (0 Votes) An Old Story for a New Beginning For people out of the loop (myself included), Outcast – A New Beginning is a sequel to the 1999 classic action-adventure Outcast by Appeal. In its heyday, Outcast caused quite a ruckus to its genre. Said ruckus included being named “Action Game of the Year” by Gamespot in 1999! Nonetheless, not many people may know it, Outcast – A New Beginning has some pretty large boots to fill. It may not be fair to callously compare both titles to each o ..read more

Granblue Fantasy: Relink - soaring the skies with wonder Take to the skies in this compelling and wondrous action RPG. 2024-04-02 4.5Overall Score Reader Rating: (0 Votes) Granblue Fantasy is a fascinating franchise. It has a vast and wondrous story as well as interesting characters and it has some engaging beat ’em up titles. What it has been missing for me though is a proper RPG. This is where Granblue Fantasy: Relink comes in. It’s an absolute blast. Following the crew of the GrandCypher as they make their journey to the fabled land of Estalucia, players play as the Captain. Players can s ..read more

iam8bit, together with developer Crows Crows Crows, have announced that premium goods will soon be available for The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, the brilliant and expanded re-imagination of the experimental narrative-driven first-person game The Stanley Parable. 20 per cent of net proceeds from all purchases of The Stanley Parable merchandise will be donated to the non-profit charity 350.org to fight climate change.  True fans can choose from: The retail edition, available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 for $29.99, available at retailers worldwide starti ..read more

Rogue-like resource management sim Undead Inc. will launch on the 2nd of May on PC. Stepping into the role of managing director of their very own Endswell Medical franchise, players will be tasked with growing the business, stuffing the coffers, and meeting the demands of an increasingly hungry board of directors, all while keeping their reputation in check, money flowing, and the bodies buried. As the public-facing arm of Endswell Medical keeps things running above ground (and above board) its nefarious underbelly is where the real transformative and lucrative magic happens. Players will rese ..read more

Set sail for adventure in the Age of Discovery! Sagres, the open-world sailing simulation RPG, is coming soon to Nintendo Switch. In Sagres, players explore the Seven Seas circa the 1400s as the fresh-faced ship captain Fernando. You can customise your ship, battle against pirates and sea monsters, and assemble a crew to delve into the mysterious disappearance of the legendary explorer, Sir Antonio. After Sagres’ celebrated release on Steam (85% positive reviews at the time of writing) we’ve been hard at work getting the game ready for launch on Nintendo Switch. It’s great exploring the whole ..read more

ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom In The Mist, the sequel to the critically-acclaimed dark fantasy metroidvania fairy tale ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, which sold more than 1.4 million copies from publisher Binary Haze Interactive as well as developers Adglobe and Live Wire, has launched on PC via Steam Early Access. Cleanse a crumbling kingdom where mysterious fumes contaminate both humans and artificial life forms. Guide Lilac, an “Attuner” through abandoned cities, through massive factories, and into dungeon-filled depths on a quest to absolve corrupted beings. Each defeated boss becomes a fri ..read more