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Sintopia Release Date Announced

It always helps to lift my spirits when I unexpectedly find good news in my email. You might remember I wrote a preview of a city-building god game by the name of Sintopia back in September of last year. Just a few…

Atomic Owl Gets Console Release Date

To intentionally misquote Van Halen: “Nobody rules these streets at night but me – the Atomic Owl!” Atomic Owl, the self-described “gorgeous avian side[-]scroller” from developer Monster Theater and publisher Eastasiasoft, will soon be coming home to roost on several consoles. Atomic…

RuneScape Expansion ‘Havenhythe’ Raises Bar for Iconic MMORPG

It’s hard to define how much RuneScape has meant to the online MMORPG genre and community. There are still players discovering the game in 2026, just as there are longtime ‘Scapers logging in regularly to play characters they’ve developed for decades. Now, over…

SoulStream Saga Devs Announce Prologue Demo

If there’s anything I keep an eye on like a bloodhound to chicken, it’s a good JRPG. Indie RPGs usually have a good vibe to them and at least attempt to meld the ideas of yesteryear with modern conventions. Now, the devs…

Another Pokémon Classic Joins Nintendo Switch Online Library

There’s a real momentum to the Nintendo Switch 2 right now. Off the high of Pokopia, the stock for the company is on the rise, and players can’t get enough of the new system’s latest additions. With Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass,…

Board-based Rogue-lite Beatrix Gets Demo

Earlier this year, I played Hell Maiden’s demo, which is a Rogue-lite based on Dante’s Inferno. It turns out that it isn’t the only game in the works set in that world, twisting it on its head. Now, Developer Tambu Digital is…

Electrician Simulator is free on Epic

Monday, Dave goes diving in a jungle this year, and Pokémon Sleep adds a stopwatch because the one already on your phone isn’t enough. Tuesday, the only billionaire who is liked is releasing a week early, and Arma/Battlefield-like ’83 currently has a…

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Announces New DLC

2025 was a good year for ninjas. Between Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and the Ninja Gaiden series, fans of ninjas were well fed. Now, it seems that 2026 is continuing the trend, with new content for Joe Musashi’s latest adventure. Shinobi: Art…

Mythright to release co-op survival clean up sim, Cleaner Company

Blending games together is kind of the MO of a lot of interesting ideas. High speed crash + how to make the most money out of an insurance claim = Burnout 3: Takedown‘s crash mode. bland colors + boring gunplay + kicking…

Olympique de Marseille joins Copa City

Football video games naturally turn to the whole playing the game itself, but there is an increasing number that aren’t so focused on that anymore. Between football management games and business sims in general, as well as my beloved Hooligans: Storm Over…