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 from Skyride Studios. With a panel made mostly of composers, Luis Zavala, Jason Lester, and Mike Bearden; Neon Tide was discussed…
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 an action RPG that follows Ajna as she travels the world and allies herself with new individuals—otherwise known as “incarnations”—she…
While adventuring as anthropomorphic dice in the Dicey Dungeons demo at E3 2019 via the Indiecade showcase, players were also treated to a superb chiptune beat. In an interview with Gamasutra, designer Terry Cavanagh said that the game’s composer and sound designer Chipzel (also known…
Hill Agency: BARK & byte is a unique game right off the bat: a futuristic cyber-noir detective game with an entirely indigenous cast. The game is currently campaigning on Kickstarter and its imaginative world has already generated a lot of interest. It even managed to…
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 Chipzel (Interstellaria, Spectra), and artist Marlowe Dobbe (Lost Wage Rampage, The World Next Door), Dicey Dungeons is an amalgamation of…
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 seems like each week a new survival game is being released. Unlike most ‘trends’ in the past, survival games don’t seem…
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 a robotic arm. All these unique quirks and features give Neo Cab its cyberpunk vibe. However, underneath those cyberpunk trappings is…
Sniper Elite v2 brings the 1945 Battle of Berlin to the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and the PC. Rebellion Developments, who are an independent video game developer from England, have remastered their Sniper Elite v2 game that first appeared on the Xbox 360. It’s…
E3 is an exciting time for many gamers, and the indie sphere is no exception. Since there was so much to digest at the show I decided to take a more extended look at some of the most interesting announcements. The show was stacked out…
The global game developer conference, Gamedev.world, starts today for anyone with an Internet connection. Created by Vlambeer co-founder Rami Ismail (Super Crate Box, Nuclear Throne) and voiceover artist Sarah Elmaleh (Katie in Gone Home, female Freelancer in Anthem), Gamedev.world is another free digital conference debuting…
Cliqist continues its discussion with Chance Agency creative director Patrick Ewing about what makes Neo Cab an emotional survival game. (The previous part can be found here.) While exhibiting at IndieCade during E3 2019, Ewing not only oversaw demos of Neo Cab—both the short and complete…
While ridesharing giant Uber was announcing plans for commuter flight last week, Chance Agency kept their feet firmly on the E3 show floor. Here they presented Neo Cab, their own fictional take on the ridesharing experience. Published by Fellow Traveller and described as an emotional…
During the Xbox E3 2019 briefing, we got our first look at the upcoming Blair Witch Project tie-in game from Bloober Team. Having proved themselves with the eerily atmospheric, Layers of Fear, the team is ready to bring fans back to the forest. No Rest…
Entering its 25th year, E3 2019 featured massive AAA demos, displays, and reveals. Square Enix’s demonstration booth for Final Fantasy VII Remake featured a replica of a Mako reactor with actual smoke drifting out of the top. The massive crowds are just part of the…
There’s an old saying that what you think about during the day will become what you dream about at night. At least this was Freud’s line of thinking. The psychoanalyst’s theories may be largely discredited today, but what if he was on to something? The…
A few months ago we released a video about Miasma Caves. It was an indie survival game with no combat which had been released onto early access perhaps a bit too early. In the comments for that video, we were contacted by Leyline Studios. They are…