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Musical puzzle game The Lullaby of Life out now on Switch, Xbox
Midwest Games and developer 1 Simple Game have brought indie award-winning puzzle game The Lullaby of Life to Switch and Xbox consoles (it’s also available on PC). Described as a...Read More
Marvel Rivals Closed Beta Preview: Make Mine Marvel
I finally got my hands on the closed beta preview for Marvel Rivals, an upcoming competitive hero shooter from Netease Games — and instantly fell in love. It’s been eight...Read More
The Smurfs – Dreams takes the Smurfs on an existential journey
Indie French developer Ocellus Services (Marsupilami: Hoobadventure) released a developer diary for upcoming platformer The Smurfs – Dreams, launching this October. The video takes a surprisingly deep dive into the...Read More
Xbox delays Avowed to Feb 2025 because there’s too many games
Anticipated RPG Avowed has been officially delayed from its 2024 release into next year. The new release date is February 18, 2025, clearing the way for Call of Duty: Black...Read More
Zenless Zone Zero 1.1 introduces the first anti-hero with Jane
HoYoverse unveiled the new content coming with the Zenless Zone Zero 1.1 update: new agents, new w-engines, and new story missions. The 1.1 “Undercover R&B” update drops August 14. The...Read More
Valorant launches on consoles sans cross-play “for competitive integrity”
After a summer in beta, Riot Games has officially launched free-to-play shooter Valorant on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles. It’s the first time the League of Legends developer...Read More
Creatures of Ava launching next week with wildlife conservation DLC
Creatures of Ava is releasing August 7 on PC and Xbox Series X/S ($24.99), including Game Pass, alongside special charity DLC. The 3D open-world adventure game is set on a...Read More
Lingokids Study finds educational apps increasingly popular with parents
A recent study by educational tech company Lingokids found that parents increasingly utilize technology and educational apps to help mitigate the summer slide between school years. It’s no surprise that...Read More
Star Wars: Hunters Season 2 adding Imperial Droid, Vader’s Castle map
Underrated hero shooter Star Wars: Hunters is entering its second season this week. Season 2: Empire Resurgent is all about the Galactic Empire, with themed weapons and skins, a new...Read More
Wildermyth: Console Edition adds co-op multiplayer to acclaimed RPG
Auroch Digital is bringing generational papercraft RPG Wildermyth to PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox with the Console Edition on October 22. Wildermyth: Console Edition will include a updated controls and a...Read More
Watch the first gameplay trailer for Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions
Warner Bros. Games revealed the first official gameplay trailer for Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions ($19.99). The flying broom and ball sport involves lots of — well, broom-flying and ball-handling. Play...Read More
My kids can’t get enough of Jeff the Land Shark from Marvel Rivals
The Marvel Rivals closed beta test continues this week, and the hero shooter has recently added Thor and Jeff. Shockingly (or perhaps not), the meme-worthy dog-shark has completely overshadowed the...Read More
Command of Nature Review
Publisher: Unstable Games Age: 10+ Players: 2 or 4 players MSRP: $20.00 Release: Available everywhere Do not be fooled by Command of Nature’s cutesy character art, nor designer Unstable Games‘...Read More
Four new kid-friendly card games from the makers of Unstable Unicorns
Unstable Games is having a big year in 2024. The designers and publishers of fun party card game Unstable Unicorns are releasing three new small-box card games, and as well...Read More
