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Platformer Furwind Getting Console Ports and Limited Physical Edition

Smurfee Mcgee - April 16, 2019

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Kickstarter Game of the Week: Chained Echoes

Jordan Ashley - February 22, 2019

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Battle Princess Madelyn Pays Homage to Some Classics

Alana Dunitz - January 29, 2019

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Kaze and the Wild Masks Preview: 16-Bit Nostalgia Done Right

William Worrall - January 2, 2019

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Alana’s 2018 Indie Games List of Shame

Alana Dunitz - January 1, 2019

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Nogalious Review: 80’s Revival Gone Wrong

William Worrall - December 19, 2018

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64-Bit Yooka-Laylee Is Coming But It’s Not Quite Right

Jordan Ashley - November 14, 2018

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Toby Fox’s Next Mystery – Deltarune Reviewed

Matt Dawson - November 5, 2018

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Some Unflinching Love for Door Kickers: Action Squad

Alana Dunitz - October 4, 2018

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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is the Best Castlevania Game in...

Alana Dunitz - September 21, 2018

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Fantastic Retro RPG Sikanda is Struggling on Kickstarter

Josh Griffiths - September 7, 2018

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80’s Synthwave-Infused Acrobatic Platformer Rifter Out Now

Future Friends Games - July 13, 2018

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Nostalgic Fatigue: Has the Retro Homage Worn out its Welcome?

Stephen LaGioia - January 29, 2018

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Plan Your Perfect Assault in Tactical Team Shooter Due Process

Kyle Rogacion - January 22, 2018

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The New 8-Bit Heroes: The Difficulty of Realizing Childhood Dreams

Joanna Mueller - January 10, 2018

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Redefining Nostalgia with Nightkeep

Nic Reuben - December 18, 2017

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From Fan Art to Film Crew: RJ Palmer Talks Detective Pikachu
The recent quality and appeal of CG-heavy films like the upcoming Cats, and Disney’s remakes of The Lion King and Aladdin have been called into question. The film adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog has experienced tumultuous development, with a universally reviled design undergoing revision. A desire for a return to 2D animated cinema has been […]
Women in Gaming: Borderlands 3 Mission Designer Kate Pitstick
In the veritable shadow of larger-than-life statues of new Borderlands 3 characters at E3 2019, mission and level designer Kate Pitstick got to see her work showcased to thousands. During the bustling exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Pitstick took the time to talk about her career and work on the latest entry in […]
Equipping Your Emotions in Crystar
Though action RPG Crystar is already available in its native Japan, it will be heading to North America and Europe later this month. Along with promising action-packed gameplay, Crystar carries its own philosophy on emotions. Published by Spike Chunsoft and FuRyu, and developed by Gemdrops, Crystar follows Rei Hatada’s efforts to revive her dead sister, […]
A Community’s Lifespan in Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies
Embodying the spirit of encompassing all gaming, the IndieCade showcase at E3 2019 featured tabletop games too. This included Thorny Games’ Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies. But before players can reach the destruction of a language, they have to create it first. Communally Created Words “For every turn of the game, […]
#Voices4Devs: Voice Actors Give Online Support for Game Unionization
As more people working in video games try to form their own union, they’ve recently gotten another burst of online support. Apparently starting on April 2, voice actors united under the #Voices4Devs hashtag on Twitter to call attention to the developers they work with on games. A wide variety of voice actors from AAA titles […]

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