Posts By Bryan Lawver
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3.1KReviewsDogs of war — Wargroove review
Developer Chucklefish seemed to go the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” route with Wargroove. Anyone who remembers Advance Wars will...
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2.1KPreviewsAnger management — Rage 2 preview
When Bethesda first revealed that Rage 2 was on the way, it took a lot of folks by surprise. For one thing,...
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2.8KNewsThe Stillness of the Wind, follow-up to Where the Goats Are, launches on Switch, PC, and iOS next week
The Stillness of the Wind, from solo developer Memory of God, is set for release February 7 for the Nintendo Switch, iOS,...
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1.5KNewsGame within a game CrossCode is coming to Switch this year
Nintendo laid out plans today for some high-profile indie games coming to the Switch soon. Among them was the announcement that CrossCode...
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1.3KNewsGenre-bending deckbuilder SteamWorld Quest brings steam and sorcery to Switch this year
Announced as part of a Nintendo indie game showcase today, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech is set to release later this year...
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1.7KNewsThink fast or die in Katana Zero this March
Katana Zero recently got a flashy, blood-soaked new trailer, and it’s packed with details that already has us itching to see more...
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2.2KNewsAer developer prepares to shut down, releases demos of in-progress games
The head of Forgotten Key, the developer behind Aer: Memories of Old, announced today that the studio is preparing to close. In...
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3.5KReviewsClipped wings — Vane review
Vane’s developers have been quiet about the game for its entire production, sharing only snippets of information and short gameplay trailers up...
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6.1KReviewsSwitch sparring — Fitness Boxing review
If you’re not into the idea of starting your video game with a good round of stretches, Fitness Boxing is not going...
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1.5KNewsAvian adventure Vane lands on PS4 next week
Vane, a mysterious adventure starring a shape-shifting bird, is set to launch next week on PS4. I wish we could tell you...
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5.6KReviewsFast and furious — Bladed Fury review
At first glance, you could mistake Bladed Fury for Vanillaware’s classic Muramasa: The Demon Blade. It’s clear that NEXT Studios took a...
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4.7KReviewsLove without borders — Bury me, my Love review
We’re used to making choices in video games that decide the fate of millions, so how is it that a game about...
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1.4KNewsArise, again — Dragon’s Dogma lands on Switch in April
Dragon’s Dogma got a fairly positive reception when it was released in 2012, but it’s held in much higher regard among a...
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1.4KNewsBury me, my Love arrives on PC and Switch next week
Bury me, my Love, originally released in 2017 for Android and iOS, is headed for PC and Nintendo Switch January 10. Taking...
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8.3KReviewsA place to call home — Ashen review
What does it take to save the world? In most games, the answer is destroying some great evil, but in Ashen, it’s...
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4.0KReviewsHeart of darkness — Below review
In its opening moments — a long, slow zoom in on a sailboat moving through stormy seas — Below comes across as...
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2.5KNewsCall a family meeting, Children of Morta delayed until 2019
Children of Morta, the upcoming action game that lets you play as several members of the same family, has been delayed until...
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1.5KNewsTime after time — Omensight: Definitive Edition is out on Switch today
When Omensight launched earlier this year, our review heaped praise on everything from its combat to its sound design, saying, “The more...
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8.4KReviewsPoetry in motion — Gris review
I always feel some amount of fear when I start playing a game that I’m looking forward to from a fledgling developer....
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6.4KReviewsHot hand — Book of Demons review
Plenty of games have either taken inspiration from Diablo or been developed as direct successors to it. Most of them try to...
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4.4KReviewsI’ve been through the desert on a bike with no name — Desert Child review
You’ll pretty much know how you feel about Desert Child within the first 10 minutes. Not only because the game is so...
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1.6KNewsObsidian’s The Outer Worlds may be a better Fallout than Fallout
Less than a month after being acquired by Microsoft, Obsidian has announced its next game at tonight’s Game Awards, and it may...
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1.6KNewsHades, from Pyre dev Supergiant, is out now in Early Access
Just a year and a half after the release of Pyre, Supergiant Games’ next game is already out — with some caveats....
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1.4KNewsDauntless goes cross-platform next year, new content available today
Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs announced their next phase of plans for the free-to-play monster slayer at this year’s Game Awards, including cross-platform...
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1.4KNewsSayonara Wild Hearts revs its engine in toe-tapping announcement trailer
Sayonara Wild Hearts was one of several games publisher Annapurna Interactive announced at this year’s Game Awards, and it may also be...
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1.8KNewsThe Pathless, from Abzu developer Giant Squid, announced for 2019 release
Of the many announcements at tonight’s Game Awards, one of the most eye-catching was The Pathless. While its announcement trailer didn’t tell...
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2.4KNewsPassive co-op action RPG Ashen out now on Xbox One and Epic Games Store
One of many surprises to come out of this year’s Game Awards was the announcement that Ashen, a game that we still...
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1.6KNewsCapy’s Below will finally see the light of day next week
Hot on the heels of its Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery Switch port, Capy announced today that Below will soon emerge from development...
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8.2KReviewsRoad to nowhere — Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden review
I’ve always had a somewhat strained relationship with turn-based tactical games. In theory, the idea of coordinating a squad and cleverly using...
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1.9KNewsHell hath no fury like a viewer scorned — Dungeons & Streamers brings stream integration to Book of Demons
The only thing scarier than a dungeon full of monsters is a vengeful streaming audience — at least, that’s the theory behind...
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1.9KPreviewsSpace race — Desert Child preview
Oscar Brittain, developer of the upcoming racing RPG Desert Child, has said he took inspiration for the game from the anime Cowboy...
