Posts By Bryan Lawver
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2.2KNewsSakuna: Of Rice and Ruin E3 demo has us hungry for more
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin was originally announced for release on PS4 and PC before adding the Nintendo Switch to that list...
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1.5KNewsBecome one with nature in Lost Ember on July 16
This year’s Kinda Funny Showcase at E3 highlighted 60 indie games coming soon to all platforms, and one that caught my eye...
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1.2KNewsGunfire Games announces headstart for Remnant: From the Ashes pre-orders, debuts new story trailer
Gunfire Games debuted a new story trailer for its upcoming game Remnant: From the Ashes today. The trailer shows off “the Root,”...
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1.1KNewsDevolver Bootleg is somehow a real game, and it’s available now
Devolver Digital may not always bring earth-shattering announcements to its E3 presentations, but it definitely has more fun making them than anyone...
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1.9KNewsDevolver Digital premieres “reverse horror game” Carrion, launching next June
Devolver Digital’s E3 press conference was gorier and more action-packed than some actual video games, and the publisher used its presentation to...
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1.6KNewsTimespinner heads to Xbox One and Switch next week
There’s certainly no shortage of retro-styled Metroidvanias coming out these days, but Timespinner caught our eye even in such a crowded field....
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1.5KNewsEmotional adventure game Sea of Solitude sets sail July 5
We first saw Sea of Solitude during last year’s EA Play event at E3. Now, just a few weeks before another E3,...
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4.4KReviewsHead in the clouds — Project Nimbus: Complete Edition review
High-profile games like Battletech and Daemon X Machina are a welcome sight for mech fans who’ve gone too long with a big...
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3.1KReviewsFar from paradise — Eden Rising: Supremacy review
Eden Rising: Supremacy has an intriguing pitch, combining tower defense with survival crafting mechanics, and putting it all online. Rather than just...
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4.0KReviewsRat in a cage — Rage 2 review
Rage 2 feels like a lot like a trip to an amusement park. You’ll spend a lot of time just walking from...
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2.7KReviewsCaged bird — Falcon Age review
Falcon Age has one of the strongest pitches I’ve ever heard for a game: You play as an indigenous woman imprisoned by...
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5.6KReviewsWolves hunt in packs — Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen review
Dragon’s Dogma isn’t a new game, but seven years after its initial release, there’s still nothing else like it. Recently released on...
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1.8KNewsStreaming narrative game convention LudoNarraCon debuts on Steam mid-May
This May, LudoNarraCon, a first-of-its-kind streaming convention will be hosted on Steam. Organized by indie publisher Fellow Traveler, LudoNarraCon is an online-only...
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19.4KReviewsRunning on fumes — Days Gone review
Though I didn’t know it at the time, the opening hour of Days Gone is a surprisingly thorough preview of how the...
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5.0KReviewsWinning hand — Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech review
Image & Form Games may not usually top the list of people’s favorite developers, but with every game the studio releases, it’s...
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8.6KReviewsUnstuck in time — Katana Zero review
If you judge just based on its trailer, Katana Zero appears to be a fast-paced, gory, stylish action game with a killer...
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3.5KReviewsPlatforming by numbers — Unruly Heroes review
What happens when a team of talented developers takes a classic Chinese novel and turns it into a game of one of...
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7.5KReviewsPrepare or die — Outward review
The second time I died during Outward’s tutorial, around section 32, I started to wonder if volunteering to review this game was...
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1.9KNewsGive colonizers the bird in Falcon Age this week
One of the most high-profile PS VR games in recent memory is set to launch April 9. First announced last summer, Outer...
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1.4KNewsLinguistic adventure Heaven’s Vault spills its secrets on April 16
Heaven’s Vault, the upcoming archaeological adventure from Inkle Studios is set to launch April 16 on PC and PS4. The game casts...
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3.1KReviewsDust in the wind — Windscape review
One of the best parts of both crafting survival games and action RPGs is how they start small (forging an axe, helping...
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28.3KReviewsImmortal blade — Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice review
Ever since it was announced, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has been the subject of rampant speculation. Some people were worried that it...
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8.2KReviewsFlash in the pan — Mana Spark review
It must be difficult to make a roguelike that stays feeling fresh when the whole concept is based around repetition. It’s not...
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2.9KNewsAstrolago’s Witch + Craft Kickstarter campaign casts a spell on 5e crafting
A new Dungeons and Dragons 5e supplement on Kickstarter aims to infuse some magic into crafting. Witch + Craft, from Astrolago Press,...
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2.9KPreviewsSoul of a shinobi — Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice preview
The curse of having made one of the best games of all time is that your future work will always be compared...
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3.1KPreviewsDust buster — Anodyne 2: Return to Dust preview
Plenty of games mine nostalgia recklessly, chucking in cheap jokes and references to keep players entertained. But I can’t think of a...
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1.5KNewsTokyo RPG Factory’s Oninaki launches this summer on PS4, PC, and Switch
During the February 13 Nintendo Direct, Square Enix and Tokyo RPG Factory showed off a new action RPG, Oninaki. Despite its fairly...
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2.4KNewsDungeons and Dragons turns upside down with Stranger Things Starter Set, out in May
The first season of Netflix’s Stranger Things introduced plenty of viewers to Dungeons and Dragons, and sent veteran dice-rollers into fits of...
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1.7KNewsPlatinum Games debuts Switch action game Astral Chain with snappy trailer
Platinum Games debuted a new game during today’s Nintendo Direct, complete with a flashy trailer. Developed exclusively for the Nintendo Switch, Astral...
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1.9KNewsActivision Blizzard cuts nearly 800 jobs amid record earnings
On a fourth-quarter earnings call on February 12, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick announced that the company had achieved “record results” in...
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1.5KNewsDaemon X Machina “Prototype Missions” demo available on Switch eShop now
During today’s Nintendo Direct, producer Kenichiro Tsukuda announced that Daemon X Machina is receiving a demo, available for download on Nintendo Switch...
