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Fortnite Teases Star Wars Event Featuring Anakin Skywalker

Epic Games is quite successful with its collaborations with popular IP. In fact, when I was playing zero build Fortnite earlier this week, I was playing as Harley Quinn and was killed with a kinetic blade by John Cena. I mean, what…

Breathedge Is Free On Epic

Monday, Street Fighter 6 had a showcase to excite people I find genuinely scary. Tuesday, Shadows of Doubt released into early access after I did a preview of the impressive though slightly stunted Poirot/Columbo ’em up. Wednesday, Dead Island 2 sold one-fifth of the copies that the original did in two years, and next…

Camper Van: Make It Home Reaches Kickstarter Goal

I noticed Camper Van: Make it Home a few weeks ago as I was checking up on the status of a game I backed on Kickstarter. At the time, the Kickstarter campaign wasn’t ready yet. Now, it seems that the Kickstarter is…

Honkai: Star Rail is Out Now

The game development studio miHoYo has established itself as one to look out for. While they had quite a few games under their belt already, it was in 2020 that their popularity exploded with the hit release of Genshin Impact. The fantasy…

Games of Poland Steam Fest Revealed for May

One thing I’ve been enjoying about Steam’s latest push for festivals showcasing games is the diversity on display. While I wish demos would be available on a more permanent basis for those of us who have limited time to spend with them,…

Dead Island 2 Sales Surpass One Million

Dead Island 2 is a sequel that many liked to jokingly say would never exist. The series has seen a memorable first game, an expansion, and many spin-offs, but the 2014-announced sequel continued to be quietly passed around through multiple development teams.…

Shadows of Doubt Now in Early Access

I love a good detective sim, and there have been quite a few solid ones in recent years. Games like Gamedec and Murder Mystery Machine let you drift into a unique world and solve cases like it’s 1970 and you’ve got a…

Street Fighter 6 Showcase Breakdown

With Street Fighter 6 releasing this June, Capcom held a special showcase this week which detailed a bunch of new information surrounding the latest game. There’s a lot to cover so let’s dive in. The showcase began with a new glimpse of…

Beyond Blue Is Free On Epic

Monday, EA showed off Doctor Strange – The Game, and Halo: Master Chief Collection was apparently “cursed,” probably by Phoebe as Prue shouted and Piper took painkillers for the migraine this caused. Tuesday, it was announced that Tony the Tiger will be opening a casino…

Indie World Direct April 2023 News Rundown

Every year we get a few Indie-focused Indie World Direct presentations that give us an idea of what Indie titles are coming to Nintendo Switch. Other big gaming companies showcase Indie devs, but no one really does it quite like Nintendo. Yesterday,…