It’s been about 18 months since I went to a proper gig. Something it seems I have in common with The Wildhearts. Their first gig since the pandemic completely derailed life, the universe and everything; it was clear from the…
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Biffy Clyro announce surprise new album
Scottish rock Gods, Biffy Clyro will release a surprise new project ‘The Myth of the Happily Ever After’ on 22nd October. The record is a homegrown project that represents a reaction to their chart-topping album ‘A Celebration of Endings’ and…
Read MorePunishing plague pelting RPG Thymesia launch date revealed – trailer
Team17 has announced that the debut game from Thai developer OverBorder Studio, the punishing action-RPG Thymesia, will be out for PC on 7th December. Set in a once thriving kingdom now fallen to chaos, only the mysterious plague-masked Corvus – a…
Read MoreRejoice Blasphemous is getting a sequel, and free DLC this December
Team17 and The Game Kitchen have announced the development of a Blasphemous sequel, which is scheduled to arrive in 2023. Currently in the early stages of production, the game will be a direct follow-up to the award-winning action-platformer. Alongside news of the…
Read MoreNew Metroid Dread trailer reveals Samus’ greatest threat yet
Nintendo has just dropped a new trailer Metroid Dread revealing a whole host of new enemies, and like all good trailers leaves us with far more questions than answers. The brand new gameplay trailer, sees Samus under attack from a…
Read MoreTormented Souls out now on PS5, PC – Launch Trailer
Dual Effect and Abstract Digital Works’ Tormented Souls is out today on PS5 and Steam. To celebrate the launch of the old-school survival-horror romp,the game’s publisher PQube has released a new trailer that gives players a taste of the abominations…
Read MoreEat an incredibly spicy burger for a chance to win King’s Bounty II
I’m not sure how many people sit in the middle of the ven diagram of fans of turn based historical RPGs, and incredibly spicy burgers, but if like me you are one of the few people in the world who…
Read MoreClid The Snail Preview – Maybe tomorrow
If you remember Jim Henson’s The Storyteller, you will have a pretty good idea of what to expect from Weird Beluga‘s upcoming isometric twin-stick shooter Clid The Snail. Presented as a dark fable about trying to find a home, Clid puts players in the…
Read MoreSuper Rare Mixtape showcases a slew of games from up and coming indie devs
Super Rare Games has revealed Super Rare Mixtape Vol. 1. A passion project from Super Rare Games, Ryan Brown, The Mixtape contains a curated collection of 30 games and six demos, from a slew of up-and-coming developers. The mixtape showcases…
Read MoreLoop Hero confirmed for Winter release on Switch
Four Quarters’Loop Hero is headed to the Nintendo Switch this winter. Announced during Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase on Wednesday, Loop Hero was originally released on PC and Mac on 4th March. Published by Devolver Digital, Loop Hero sees players navigate a fantasy world…
Read MorePeaceful photographic adventure Toem heads to Switch later this year
Something We Made’s debut game Toem is heading to Steam and Nintendo Switch this Autumn. (I’m not calling it Fall) Featured on Nintendo’s latest Indie World showcase, Toem sees players explore peaceful surroundings while using their photographic skills to solve puzzles and…
Read MoreBomb Rush Cyberfunk coming to Switch next year as timed exclusive
Y’all ready to get funky? Team Reptile is bringing its Jet Set Radio inspired, graffiti skating adventure, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, to Nintendo Switch next year. it was also confirmed during Nintendo’s Indie World stream on Wednesday, that Bomb Rush Cyberfunk will be a timed console…
Read MoreGamers a-grape as Garden Story gets surprise Switch release
Picogram’s adorable fruit-themed RPG, Garden Story just got a surprise release on the Switch eShop and Steam. Part of an impressive bunch of titles shadow dropped onto consoles this afternoon during Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase, Garden Story looks like the…
Read MoreNecrobarista: Final Pour steeps onto Switch
Route 59 and Coconut Island Games. anime-style visual novel Necrobarista: Final Pour is out on Switch, right now. One of the many delightful looking titles shadow-dropped on today’s Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Necrobarista: Final Pour’s developers have described it as…
Read MoreShovel Knight Pocket Dungeon tunnels onto consoles later this Winter
Yacht Club Games has revealed Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon will launch on PC, PlayStation, and Switch later this year. Billed as a ‘puzzle adventure mash-up’, this Shovel Knight spin-off was first announced for Switch way back in February 2020. The game was…
Read MoreNew Nintendo Indie World Showcase tomorrow
Nintendo has announced that their next indie world showcase will air tomorrow, August 11th, at 6pm CEST, that’s 5pm for us lot in Blighty. The presentation will feature roughly 20 minutes of information on upcoming indie titles for the Nintendo…
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