Hands-on Impressions – Zorya: The Celestial Sisters
Last year, we had the opportunity to preview Zorya: The Celestial Sisters on PC before going on holiday break. It was a fabulous two-player co-op experience that required gamers to communicate and strategize together. When’s the last time you played a game that did that? That’s right, and it was fun. Anytime players can game together, you usually get a good experience out of it (sans when I play S...[Read More]
QuickSpot launches on the Nintendo Switch today
This looks fun. Enjoy the official details below. SANTA CLARA, Calif., (January 6, 2022) – Leading video game publisher and developer BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. today announced that QuickSpot™, the spot the difference puzzle game, is now available on the Nintendo Switch. QuickSpot stimulates the brain and trains the eyes with fun games where players try to find mistakes, fit pu...[Read More]
Unpacking the accolade trailer
I could not be more proud of that headline. Anyway, enjoy the details and trailer! “Game of the Year” winner for the Australian Game Developer Awards 2021, Unpacking is a zen game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, players are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning ...[Read More]
Where Cards Fall Review
As a kid (decades ago), I used to build structures with playing cards more often than using the cards for their intended purpose. I think the biggest structure I ever made was four-tiered. The adventure of building and developing new ways to use those cards in a structured way was always fun. Now, as an adult with shaky hands and a bajillion kids, the luxury of doing such a thing has long since pa...[Read More]
Doomsday Vault Review
While you’re enjoying this beautiful and unseasonal hot weather outside, and probably not worrying about the climate of the world, Doomsday Vault is reminding us that we have a lot to think about when it comes to ensuring the world we live in is healthy for generations to come. I understand that this is just a game, but the message is sincere in its nature and simple in its structure. That said, t...[Read More]
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania announced from SEGA
Go bananas, folks. IRVINE, Calif. – June 15, 2021 – SEGA of America announced today that Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, a modern HD remaster of the original three Super Monkey Ball games (Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2, Super Monkey Ball Deluxe), will launch worldwide across all console and PC platforms on October 5, 2021. Over 300 lovingly recreated levels and mazes, 12 fun minigames, an...[Read More]
NBA Ball Stars is Available Now
Fast-paced hoop shooting action! Check out the details below. LOS ANGELES – APRIL 6, 2021 – Global mobile game publisher Netmarble Corp officially launches NBA Ball Stars today – an all-new, puzzle-based, mobile basketball game starring 2019-20 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Ja Morant as its cover athlete. Now live on the App Store and Google Play, NBA Ball Stars, created in collaboration with the Nat...[Read More]
DARQ: Complete Edition Review
The space for indie puzzle games is incredibly tight. Not only do puzzle games need to iterate continually to achieve any sort of recognition, but they need to throw in unique flair to stand out from the bunch. Enter Darq, a gothic-horror style 2.5D puzzler that manages to straddle the line of familiarity and uniqueness. From an unsettling art style to mind-bending puzzles, Darq knows exactly what...[Read More]
Maquette Release Date Announced
Challenging puzzle solving! Check Out the details below. Los Angeles – Feb. 26, 2021 – Annapurna Interactive’s upcoming puzzle game Maquette will launch onto PlayStation Plus on March 2. Maquette takes place in a recursive world where players experience the life cycle of a loving relationship and features Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nominee Bryce Dallas Howard (“Jurassic World,” “The He...[Read More]
The Pathless gets physical release
That is a gorgeous game. Details of the physical release are below. Los Angeles – Dec. 8, 2020 – The Pathless, a mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest, is now available in two PlayStation 5 physical editions. Annapurna Interactive and Giant Squid partnered with iam8bit to release two physical editions of The Pathless for PlayStation 5: the Day One Edition is available startin...[Read More]
Odd world: New ‘n’ Tasty Review
When the original Oddworld: Abe’s Odysee was released in 1997, I was only just born into the world. I never knew much about the series growing up, except it was about aliens and food and watched my stepdad play it, and always wondered what the hype was about. Little did I know, the Oddworld series has always been known for being weird and wacky, but that’s what makes it special. Not only tha...[Read More]
I Am Dead Review
I Am Dead are probably words that you’d never hear yourself say or want to hear. But after experiencing I Am Dead by Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg, it’s words that I would love to hear others talking about! I Am Dead is a puzzle adventure game on the Nintendo Switch that has you playing as a man…well a ghost…named Morris Lupton who is of course dead and once owned a museum on his home Island...[Read More]