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Watch the first gameplay trailer for Riven: The Sequel to Myst remake
Cyan Worlds (yes, the same original Myst-developer Cyan Worlds) released the first gameplay trailer for the remake of Riven. It’s launching later this year on PC, VR, and consoles. Riven...Read More
Retro-inspired JRPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is out now
Four years after a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, Japanese indie studio Rabbit & Bear Studios have released Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes on PC (Steam, Epic, GOG), PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox...Read More
Tales of the Shire is a cozy Hobbit life sim set in Middle-Earth
Wētā Workshop and publisher Private Division have announced Tales of the Shire, a new game set in the Lord of the Rings universe. Tales of the Shire will release later...Read More
Planet Zoo Barnyard Animal DLC adds chickens, cows, and sheep
Frontier Developments has announced the newest DLC for Planet Zoo. The Planet Zoo: Barnyard Animal Pack DLC will release on April 30 on PC ($9.99), adding seven new animals, 60...Read More
Steam’s Earth Appreciation Festival features cozy builders and dystopian survival games
April 22 is Earth Day, where we raise awareness of global environmental issues (as well as usually mark the first day of Spring). PC gaming platform Steam is celebrating the...Read More
Colonize new planets and avoid ecological disaster in Imagine Earth
Delightfully named German indie studio Serious Bros announced their sci-fi city builder Imagine Earth will release on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation on May 9. Imagine Earth is currently available on...Read More
Club Koala is indie Animal Crossing with AI NPCs and User Generated Content
Singaporean indie game studio Play for Fun has launched the Alpha Test for upcoming life sim and social party game, Club Koala on PC in the West. Request Alpha access...Read More
Beat Builder combines base-building with music beats in Fortnite
London-based game studio Karta is celebrating a big milestone: reaching 100,000 players in their base-building rhythm game, Beat Builder. It helps that the game is available within Fortnite, and uses...Read More
Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide DLC adds new end-game content, out now
Square Enix has released the final DLC for Final Fantasy 16. The Rising Tide DLC adds new areas, sidequests, weapons, Eikon abilities, increased level cap, and end-game survival mode. It’s...Read More
Nintendo Indie World Showcase features cats, turtles, and robots
The latest Indie World Showcase presented by Nintendo showcased several new and upcoming indie games coming to the Switch throughout 2024. And half of them feature either cats, ninja turtles,...Read More
IGDA releases statement supporting the 8,700+ developers affected by layoffs
Over the last year the game industry has experienced an unprecedented number of layoffs. Thousands of game developers, producers, writers, and designers were affected, with many questioning whether the volatile...Read More
5 fun dinosaur games for kids in 2024
Kids love dinosaurs. Kids love video games. Dinosaurs are in video games. Dinosaur video games inherit the Earth! While many dinosaur games (or games with dinosaurs) involving shooting dinosaurs, or...Read More
Chill to remixed hip hop Zelda music with Zelda’s Lofi Kingdom
German-born hip hop producer and world traveler Jokabi (Chilltendo) has produced Zelda’s Lofi Kingdom, a collection of chill beats inspired by music from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the...Read More
Pokémon GO is getting a major overhaul in 2024
Pokémon GO, once the most well-known and seemingly popular game on the planet, is getting a major update this year. The 2016 mobile game is getting a graphical overhaul to...Read More
