Stray heading to Nintendo Switch in November
Such a helluva game. Enjoy news of the best cat game out there. LOS ANGELES – Aug., 8, 2024 – Today, on International Cat Day, publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer BlueTwelve Studio announced that the critically acclaimed award-winning cat adventure game Stray will release on Nintendo Switch on November 19. The official Stray Nintendo Switch release date announcement trailer can be viewed...[Read More]
Neon White Review (Xbox)
Have you ever had one of those games where you’re incredibly skeptical of everyone’s reaction towards it, especially after playing it for a whopping 10 minutes and not fully grasping the uniqueness of it, and not sure where the fun lies? I have had several of those games over the years and I must tell you, Neon White isn’t one of them. To add more credibility to that notion, our own Ben Sheene rav...[Read More]
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Review (Nintendo Switch)
Everything that you have heard and read about this game is absolutely true. It’s another hit from publisher Annapurna Interactive, and a refreshing direction from Simogo, the company that brought you Sayonara Wild Hearts. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is a Twin Peaks-esque journey that is narratively and visually surrounded by oddity and mystery. It features some truly mind-bending puzzles that encou...[Read More]
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Preview (PC)
For the past few weeks, Digitalchumps has been privy to a preview of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, a new game coming from Simogo, the developers behind the wonderful Sayonara Wild Hearts, and ace publisher Annapurna Interactive, who can’t seem to do anything wrong. If you recall, Sayonara Wild Hearts was a beautiful journey through heartbreak and repair, a gorgeous diamond in the video game world’s ...[Read More]
Open Roads Review (PC)
When I saw Open Roads a month and some change ago, I honestly wasn’t too sure about it. The devs were banking on a good story and great acting but didn’t show much interactivity during the presentation. The hands-off preview was just a taste of what was to come, but it was obvious from the get-go that narrative and acting were leading the way with interactivity taking a firm backseat. Now, the lac...[Read More]
Open Roads – Hands-off Preview
Digitalchumps was privy to a preview opportunity to see Annapurna Interactive’s upcoming story-driven title Open Roads. The presentation was a developer-led hands-off experience that showed a strong set of characters and what could only be described and perceived as an emotional journey for a mother and daughter dealing with grief. The presentation from developer Open Roads Team previewed an inter...[Read More]
Cocoon Review
Several times throughout Cocoon I experienced the exhilarating feeling of figuring out the solution to a problem a second too late. In many of the best puzzle games of our time–Portal 2, The Witness, and Inside to name a few–players will spend time gawking at a piece of environment trying to decipher how their given tool set will get them from Point A to Point B. Often, however, the en...[Read More]
Stray Review (Xbox Series X)
Last year, Alex Tudor reviewed Stray for the PlayStation 5 and found an intriguing adventure that was mainly driven by playing a cat in a larger-than-normal cat video game experience. It’s a sentiment that most of us can agree on wholeheartedly. Playing as a cat is something you don’t get to do too often with a story-driven game. Don’t get me wrong, I love playing Catlateral Damage from Manekoware...[Read More]
Maquette set to launch on Xbox and PC July 19th
It’s one helluva puzzle game, folks. Gorgeous to boot. Anyway, the official details are below. OS ANGELES – July 13, 2023 – Maquette, the critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game developed by Graceful Decay and published by Annapurna Interactive, will be launching on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows Games and Xbox Game Pass on July 19, 2023. This new platform expansion follows the t...[Read More]
Annapurna Interactive Showcase announced for June 29th
This is probably going to be good. Check out the official details below. The Annapurna Interactive Showcase provides a first look at new titles, gameplay footage, teaser trailers, and developer partnerships. This year’s Showcase will stream on the official Annapurna Interactive Twitch, YouTube, and Twitter channels. Annapurna Interactive, founded in 2016, works with game creators from around the w...[Read More]
Cocoon uncovered for Summer Game Fest
Check out that trailer below and the official details with it. Anything Annapurna Interactive has my money. Los Angeles – June 8, 2023 – During the Day of the Devs Showcase today, developer Geometric Interactive and publisher Annapurna Interactive unveiled a further look into the highly anticipated sci-fi adventure game, COCOON, sharing a new gameplay video showcasing the exploration of worlds wi...[Read More]
Storyteller Review
I gripe about the lack of three-act narratives and brag about how easy stories can be if you just spend enough time developing them. A good chunk of filmmakers don’t these days, which generally equals out to a crappy movie (looking at you Venom). Anyway, if you have read any of my movie reviews, you know how passionate I am about storytelling in general. The story is the essence of an entire film...[Read More]