Thirsty Suitors' thrilling fights and sexy exes are giving me major heart palpitations

HomeFeaturesThirsty Suitors Thirsty Suitors' thrilling fights and sexy exes are giving me major heart palpitationsBad romance Bad romance During last year’s Game Awards,Falcon Agedevelopers Outerloop announcedThirsty Suitors, a stylish story-driven RPG aboutbattling your exes and disappointing your parents. Since then, the team have been keeping game details under wraps, but now thanks to theAnnapurna Interactive showcase, Outerloop have released a free Steam demo, meaning now we can all have a go at beating the pulp out of our exes - a dream come true....

July 29, 2022 · 4 min · 687 words · William Johnson

Every game reveal from the Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2022

HomeNews Every game reveal from the Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2022New games from Hollow Ponds, Keita Takahashi, the Kentucky Route Zero devs and more New games from Hollow Ponds, Keita Takahashi, the Kentucky Route Zero devs and more Today saw indie publisher Annapurna Interactive’s second showcase, highlighting all the new games that you can expect from them over the course of the next year and beyond. There was some fresh gameplay forThirsty SuitorsandHindsight, plus a newly revealed game from Wilmot’s Warehouse devsHollow Ponds....

July 28, 2022 · 6 min · 1148 words · David Davidson

Fire Emblem creator's new strategy RPG is out now on Steam

HomeNewsVestaria Saga 2: The Sacred Sword Of Silvanister Here’s the release date trailer from last month: Vestaria Saga II: The Sacred Sword of Silvanister - Release Date Trailer | PCWatch on YouTube Vestaria Saga II: The Sacred Sword of Silvanister - Release Date Trailer | PC Vestaria Saga 2 continues the story from the first game, with the same main character, Zade. It’s a strategy RPG, which means you’ll be moving units around a grid-based map and making decisions about weapons, armour and attack moves, but also that chats with allies confer “stat boosts and other advantages” that help you out during battles....

July 28, 2022 · 1 min · 169 words · Nicole Dennis

Grounded will hit 1.0 on September 27th with "biggest update ever"

HomeNewsGrounded Grounded will hit 1.0 on September 27th with “biggest update ever"Its final early access update is in public testing now Its final early access update is in public testing now It wasannounced during E3 2022that honey-I-shrunk-the-survival-gameGroundedwould leave early access and hit version 1.0 this September. An update on Twitter earlier today offered info on what the final early access update, which enters public testing today, has in store for players....

July 28, 2022 · 2 min · 246 words · Susan Bailey

Lord Winklebottom Investigates review: a dapper murder mystery with not enough detective work

HomeReviewsLord Winklebottom Investigates Lord Winklebottom Investigates review: a dapper murder mystery with not enough detective workThe game is ahoof The game is ahoof Hear me out a minute. Imagine Sherlock Holmes, but instead of a pompous eccentric, he’s a well-mannered, top hat-wearing… giraffe. And in replacement of his partner John Watson, there was instead a plump hippo in a dapper suit who is constantly quaffing tea. No, you’ve not accidentally picked up the famous detective’s opium huffing habit, these two curious characters are Sherlock and Watson’s animal counterparts in zoological adventureLord Winklebottom Investigates....

July 28, 2022 · 4 min · 794 words · Dawn Benton

Players say Minecraft: Java Edition update could get them banned from their own servers

HomeNews Players say Minecraft: Java Edition update could get them banned from their own serversMojang defend update 1.19.1, but players aren’t happy about the new player reporting system Mojang defend update 1.19.1, but players aren’t happy about the new player reporting system An update toMinecraft: Java Editionis causing frustration among players over the possibility of being kicked out of their own private servers. Minecraft’s 1.19.1 update released yesterday, but its introduction of a player reporting tool has been worrying players since the update went into pre-release in June....

July 28, 2022 · 3 min · 602 words · Michael Garcia

Sherlock Holmes is taking on Cthulhu again in a remake of 2007’s The Awakened

HomeNewsSherlock Holmes: The Awakened Sherlock Holmes is taking on Cthulhu again in a remake of 2007’s The AwakenedWill Creepy Watson return though? Will Creepy Watson return though? Name’s Sherlock: Prologue Trailer | Sherlock Holmes Chapter OneSherlock Holmes: The Awakened is an Unreal Engine 4 remake of Frogwares' 2007 original, but there’s no trailer yet.Watch on YouTube Name’s Sherlock: Prologue Trailer | Sherlock Holmes Chapter One The developers have been thinking of remaking The Awakened for a while now, but felt this was the perfect time....

July 28, 2022 · 3 min · 442 words · Gabrielle Becker

This dinosaur survival horror game summons thoughts of a modern Dino Crisis

HomeNewsThe Lost Wild This dinosaur survival horror game summons thoughts of a modern Dino CrisisThe Lost Wild proves there’s no such thing as an ‘Annapurna game’ The Lost Wild proves there’s no such thing as an ‘Annapurna game’ First-person indie survival horrorThe Lost Wildwas one of the standout games featured in today’sAnnapurna Interactive showcase. It has plenty of that most scary of things: big, toothy dinosaurs. Watch the trailer below to see for yourself, but bring along some anti-lizard flares....

July 28, 2022 · 2 min · 350 words · Amanda Scott

Wilmot’s Warehouse devs reveal co-op alien bird adventure Flock

HomeNewsFlock Wilmot’s Warehouse devs reveal co-op alien bird adventure FlockTime to take flight Time to take flight Image credit:Annapurna Interactive Image credit:Annapurna Interactive There were a lot of exciting announcements at today’sAnnapurna Interactive showcasebut multiplayer co-op flying simFlockwas an instant standout. Weird alien birds, colourful landscapes, pure whimsey, and charm - there was a lot going on. Just watch the trailer below to see for yourself. FLOCK | Reveal TrailerZip through gorgeous landscapes on your giant bird friend, collecting creatures as you go....

July 28, 2022 · 2 min · 327 words · Jacqueline Roberts

Disney Dreamlight Valley looks like Animal Crossing meets Mickey Mouse

HomeNewsDisney Dreamlight Valley Disney Dreamlight Valley looks like Animal Crossing meets Mickey MouseFishing with Goofy confirmed. Gawrsh! Fishing with Goofy confirmed. Gawrsh! When licensed life simDisney Dreamlight Valleywas revealed in June, I cringed while simultaneously letting out a little “ooh” of excitement. See,Animal Crossingand animated Disney movies have both long been big deals in the Wheeler household, and the new game seemed to be riffing heavily on the former. A fresh gameplay trailer, watchable below, only cements that further....

July 27, 2022 · 5 min · 858 words · Michael Carroll

Elden Ring, Monster Hunter, and the end of my affair with health bars

HomeFeatures Elden Ring, Monster Hunter, and the end of my affair with health barsWhy keeping boss HP a mystery adds depth to a scrap Why keeping boss HP a mystery adds depth to a scrap Think FromSoftware and your mind instantly flits to a skeleton doing a forward roll doesn’t it? Or an electrified goat that rolls. Or a bald man cackling as he kicks you down a hole. And, of course, the tricky boss fights with deformed dragons and Fell Omens from the West Country....

July 27, 2022 · 5 min · 958 words · Joseph Nolan

GTA 6 report says its first female protagonist will be part of a Bonnie and Clyde double-act

HomeNews GTA 6 report says its first female protagonist will be part of a Bonnie and Clyde double-actIt suggests Rockstar might have got their act together on crunch, too It suggests Rockstar might have got their act together on crunch, too The Criminal Enterprises, Coming July 26 to GTA OnlineGTA Online’s Criminal Enterprises update addresses some issues facing the real world right now.Watch on YouTube The Criminal Enterprises, Coming July 26 to GTA Online...

July 27, 2022 · 2 min · 396 words · Veronica Tate

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic remake delayed indefinitely

HomeNews Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic remake delayed indefinitelyInsiders say the game could be years away from release Insiders say the game could be years away from release Image credit:Embracer Group Image credit:Embracer Group The Force isn’t strong with the remake of classic RPGStar Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic, which has been delayed indefinitely following a badly received demo shown internally at the end of June. Bloombergreportsthat the game’s design director and art director were subsequently fired from developers Aspyr Media during the week after the demo was finalised....

July 27, 2022 · 2 min · 250 words · Julie Mccormick