Sony Hands S-Game a Whole State of Play, and Phantom Blade Zero Is Not a Souls-like
Sony handed S-Game a whole State of Play on August 17, about twenty minutes, and founder Soulframe Liang used it the way a studio should use a solo show: combat, maps, difficulty, and a hard line on what Phantom Blade Zero is not. North America gets the game on October 28, 2026, on PlayStation 5. The rest of the world follows October 29. S-Game’s own site and Steam page also list PC for that...[Read More]
Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta Closes as Horde Siege Heads to October 6
The Gears of War: E-Day open beta closed today at 10:00am PT (1:00pm ET). The Coalition ran two weekends of multiplayer on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and Steam. October 6 is still the launch. This was the last public look at Horde Siege and the refined 4v4 Versus before the full game ships. Early Access ran August 6 at 12:00pm PT through August 10 at 10:00am PT for pre-orders and for Game Pass U...[Read More]
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Hits Switch 2 on August 28
ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition hits Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28, 2026. I checked Nintendo’s own news post and the US store page. Both say August 28. The store lists it at $79.99. That is the number Nintendo of America put on the product, not a guess from a listing aggregator. Nintendo’s August write-up is the “rise, Tarnished” recap. The store SKU is dated 2026-08-28. If y...[Read More]
Pit Panic Review
There is a particular kind of optimism, rare in a genre that usually sends you down, in watching an archaeologist decide the only honest direction is up. The floor is leaving. The water is arriving. The hook in your hand is less a tool than a personality test. Pit Panic, the cartoon rogue-like platformer from Prague’s Flying Rat Studio, is built on that test, and the test is ruder than a sin...[Read More]
Pit Panic
Pit Panic Official Gameplay Trailer Pit Panic is a challenging rogue-like 2D platformer with fast pace, unique gameplay and environmental puzzles. Take on the role of a curious archeologist and race through handcrafted levels, take down ancient bosses and jump up like your pants are on fire. GET HOOKED! Wield the mysterious hook - a powerful omnitool - that digs through blocks, swings yo...[Read More]
The Cabin Factory Review
There is a particular kind of doubt, rare in a medium that usually hands you a flashlight and a map, in watching a newly hired inspector walk through a cabin that is supposed to be a movie prop and deciding whether the family in the portrait just moved. The elevator has terms. The contract updates without notice. The Cabin Factory, the short anomaly-hunting horror from International Cat Studios an...[Read More]
Before Exit: Gas Station Review
There is a particular kind of sweat, rare in a medium that usually hands you a gun and a map, in watching a gas station employee flip a sign to Closed while a pump in the dark asks whether you checked the oil stain. The boss is not a metaphor. Miss three tasks and he is outside. Before Exit: Gas Station, the anomaly-detection closer from Katowice’s Take IT Studio, is built on that audit, and...[Read More]
Halls of Torment Review
There is a particular kind of greed, rare in a medium that usually hands you a skill tree and a map, in watching a pre-rendered hero spin in place while a thousand undead pay rent on the same pixel. The clock is a dare. The Lord is a calendar appointment. Halls of Torment, the horde-survival roguelite from Stuttgart’s Chasing Carrots, is built on that appointment, and the appointment is deep...[Read More]
Fresh Tracks Review
There is a particular kind of flow, rare in a medium that usually hands you a highway and a combo meter, in watching a skier named Skaii cut a line through a forest that is also a song. The trees keep time. The sword keeps a secret. A god in your ear is arguing about genre. Fresh Tracks, the music-action roguelite from Buffalo Buffalo, is built on that line, and the line is ruder and kinder than a...[Read More]
Darkenstein 3D Review
There is a particular kind of loyalty, rare in a medium that usually hands you a nameless marine and a red key, in watching a furious American drifter empty a shotgun because someone took his dog. The castle is not a metaphor. The pie is not a metaphor either. Darkenstein 3D, the bullet-dodging retro shooter from Rowye and MicroProse, is built on that rescue, and the rescue is funnier and meaner t...[Read More]