Play in a Chinese Painting with Meet in Rain
SIGGRAPH 2019 featured an array of posters with diverse topics, many of which clearly focused on future technologies. One immediately stood out though, invoking...
Lab Zero Animator Mariel Kinuko Cartwright on Working in Games
While a demo of Lab Zero Games’ action RPG Indivisible was available for people to play in the exhibit hall at Anime Expo 2019,...
Lovecraftian RPG Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is Coming to PC
Hand-drawn, Lovecraftian RPG, Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, is coming to PC this September following a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2016. Publisher 1C...
Kingdoms of the Dump Looks Like Anything But
Crowdfunding is a constantly swinging, double-edged sword, as exemplified by polar opposites, Shovel Knight and Mighty No. 9. Each game perfectly represents the extremes...
Lantern Studio’s Beidi Guo on Bringing LUNA: The Shadow Dust to Life
Hand-drawn puzzle game, LUNA: The Shadow Dust, has had quite the journey since it came to Kickstarter in 2016. Developed by four-person team, Lantern...
Morphies Law: Remorphed Makes a Comeback on PC and Switch
Morphies Law developers Cosmoscope GmbH have gone back to the drawing board on their team-based shooter to bring a reworked version to PC and...
Pixel Ripped 1989 and Beyond
Going from a troubled Kickstarter to an award-winning title after launching last July, Pixel Ripped 1989 feels like a well-deserved happy ending for creator...
Learning More About Cat Lady From Producer Corey Warning
Only a few months after releasing The World Next Door, Rose City Games’ first game made in partnership with VIZ Media, the Portland-based studio...
Emphasizing Sound in Neon Tide
A panel for upcoming cyberpunk visual novel Neon Tide at Anime Expo hosted five speakers—moderator Simon Tse, and most of the game’s development team...
Exploring Indivisible at Anime Expo 2019
Besides showcasing demos of their first hit release Skullgirls at Anime Expo 2019, Lab Zero Games had their upcoming Indivisible ready to play.
Indivisible is...
Chipzel Captures the Sound of a ‘90s Game Show in Dicey Dungeons
While adventuring as anthropomorphic dice in the Dicey Dungeons demo at E3 2019 via the Indiecade showcase, players were also treated to a superb...
Hill Agency: BARK & byte is an Indigenous Cyber-noir Mystery
Hill Agency: BARK & byte is a unique game right off the bat: a futuristic cyber-noir detective game with an entirely indigenous cast. The...
Marlowe Dobbe on the Art of Dicey Dungeons
Popping with color, Dicey Dungeons caught the attention of players at the IndieCade showcase during E3 2019.
Developed by designer Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon), musician...
Why Do We Enjoy Survival Games? [VIDEO]
Survival games have been experiencing a boom for at least a decade now. Since Minecraft came along and became the most popular thing since breathing, it...
Welcome to Los Ojos: Building the Cyberpunk World of Neo Cab
The scenery drips in hues of blue and purple and practically everyone has at least one accessory that glows. Occasionally, you'll spot someone with...
Sniper Elite v2 Remastered Explodes Onto the Switch
Sniper Elite v2 brings the 1945 Battle of Berlin to the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and the PC. Rebellion Developments, who are an...