Author: Dakota Gordon
A Nintendo fanatic since young, which began with Donkey Kong Country. Eventually grew into a person fascinated with the art of critique and perspectives. Harbors a deep adoration for pixel-art, 2D side-scrollers, and sci-fi. Bonafide hipster, and reads history textbooks "for fun."
MSI Unveils SUPRIM Graphics Card Series
MSI have just released SUPRIM, a new graphics card series and design "built upon decades of circuit engineering and cooling development." With an emphasis on silence and user experience, it's set to hit storefronts across the globe today, N...
Why Was Among Us Allowed to Be a Nominee for the 2020 Game Awards?
Let's talk about Among Us, a game with immeasurable popularity, and try and reason why it's a nominee for the 2020 Game Awards, despite being a 2018 release. While other games have been nominated despite not technically releasing this year,...
League of Legends Quiz: Are You a MOBA Master?
Find out if you know League of Legends with this all-encompassing quiz! With the recent release of Seraphine as a champion, now's a good a time as ever to note the basics as well as the obscure. Despite being over a decade old, League of Le...
Jetboard Joust Review: Sting of the Arcade Era
Ready to fly around and serve as your own bug spray? Jetboard Joust is a game thirty years in the making. Directly inspired by a game buried deep within the arcade era, it morphs the brutal difficulty of ye olden days into the modern roguel...
Prodigal Review: Fragments of an Indie Zelda
Wishing to go back to those retro adventures of yesteryear? Prodigal is the newest foray into the old-time aesthetic, featuring an emphasis on puzzles, exploration, and improving your relationship with the townsfolk. Part adventure, part da...
Axiom Verge 2 Delayed to First Half of 2021
Axiom Verge 2, slated to release in Fall of 2020, has been delayed, according to a blog post from developer Tom Happ. He also goes in depth with why development is taking so long. A sequel to 2015's Axiom Verge, the second title is slated t...
ZeroRanger Developer Announces New Game
System Erasure, developer of 2018's ZeroRanger, has announced via Twitter that they've been working on a new game: VoidStranger. It marks the developer's second game to their name, which they've been working on since early 2019, according t...
Trouble Hunter Chronicles: The Stolen Creed | First Impressions from Steam Game Festival
War, mystery, and Point & Click. A combination potentially invigorating for the narrative-inclined. One of many demos available during Steam's latest Game Festival, Trouble Hunter Chronicles: The Stolen Creed attempts to sweep the player in...
Iota Review: Chillin’ to Killin’ (PC)
Sometimes easy games can be a real drag. Insane difficulty is a feature for iota, the latest "Dark Souls" comparison piece that will destroy your sanity. Play as a single-eyed organism in its quest to traverse the bizarre, oddly calming cha...
A Robot Named Fight!: Ultimate Boss Guide
Your name is Fight. Shouldn't you know how to do it? This boss guide for A Robot Named Fight will teach you the details necessary to making every boss a breeze, even the foul Megabeast. With over 20 bosses to take down, there's a lot of inf...
A Robot Named Fight!: Beginners Guide to Starting Off
New to the meat-infested apocalypse? Peruse this A Robot Named Fight beginners guide to ensure you're ready to take down the Megabeast once and for all! With three years' worth of updates, content, and weaponry, there's a lot to know before...
Moon Raider Review: Gems for Mom
What is a young girl to do when her martian mother is dying from a mysterious illness? Raid the moon for gem energy to nurse her back to health! But hostile forces inhabit the moon, working to thwart her quest to save her mother. Find out i...
SHEEPO Review: Adventure in Sheeper Space
Explore lovely, surrealistic worlds as you conserve the species by becoming the species! SHEEPO brings the flavor of metroidvania with an absurdist lens that attempts to appeal to those veteran and inexperienced. This review of SHEEPO will ...
When Will Waluigi Get His Own Game?
Waluigi has become the prime meme in Mario's storied franchise. With all the recent notoriety, will Nintendo take notice and give him his own game? Given the character's history as a mini-game side character and relevant insignificance, it ...
Love Spell: Written In The Stars Review — That’s A Lot Of Cheese!
Love, comedy, and cheese: a splendid combination for a debut work! From start-up developer Great Gretuski Studios, Love Spell: Written In The Stars provides heart-pounding drama behind every corner. But will the storytelling finesse fall vi...
Baby Dino Adventures Preview: Jurassic Heart (And Condition)
Roll back the rock to the dawn of gaming with Baby Dino Adventures, a platformer inspired by games of old. With colorful pixel graphics and a little dino hankering for meat, there's little doubt that potential is high. Find out how the curr...
Clam Man 2: Open Mic Preview – A Clam Good Time
Welcome to the stage, where your life truly begins. Play as Clam Man, after the events of Clam Man, where reality has become different and RPG mechanics are now the norm. Open Mic is the prologue section of the much longer Headliner, which ...
Min Min Revealed as ARMS Fighter for Smash Bros. Ultimate
Hide your ramen! Min Min has been revealed as the ARMS representative for the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass DLC debut slot. She, along with a number of additional Mii Fighter costumes, will be available for download on June 29th....
Radio Squid Review: Radio Ga Game (Switch)
For all your musically-inclined cephalopod needs, Radio Squid has been released upon the world. Play as the tiniest squid boss you ever did see, but don't let that infer that they ain't got beat. Upon a quest to undo a curse through siren s...
CONSCRIPT, New Take on Survival Horror, Lands on Kickstarter
Providing an intimate view into the terrors of war, CONSCRIPT is a new horror indie title looking for funding on Kickstarter. Inspired by Resident Evil and Silent Hill, this indie title brings the horrors of reality into the 2D realm. With ...
Outbuddies DX Review: Echoes of Improvement (Switch)
Originally released in 2019, Outbuddies has returned with extra detail to most modern consoles, highlighted by the DX moniker. Where does it stand now among the halls of the indie metroidvania hits of yesteryear? All this and more with our ...
Cozy Indie Game Forgotten Fields Arrives on Kickstarter
Looking for new indie projects to back? Frostwood Interactive has now placed their game, Forgotten Fields, on Kickstarter! Starring a man on a nostalgia quest, travel back to a place where he once called home, and re-live his memories as he...
Evan’s Remains Review: Codes and Heart (PC)
With a name such as Evan's Remains, the promise of harrowing tragedy behind exploratory curiosity is nearly guaranteed. Find out what awaits in this narrative-driven platformer about a girl with two names and a boy twisted by time with our ...
7 Kickstarter Game Projects to Back for June of 2020
Shouldn't the world have more games? If you agree, then we have a nifty list for you. For all the successful games Kickstarter has helped bring into the world, we wanted to take part in showcasing all the projects that look to be worth back...
Indie Metroidvania Outbuddies Releasing on Consoles
After seven years of continued development, Outbuddies was fully released on Steam in October of last year. Now, it's coming to modern consoles. Dubbed Outbuddies DX, the game will feature all the updates it received since its initial relea...
Shantae and the Seven Sirens Review: Let the Dance Drop (Switch)
Ready for a return to Scuttle town? Too bad, because we're somewhere else now. Shantae and the Seven Sirens provides a swift combo of tradition and experimentation to create a game that invigorates as much as it detaches, which we will disc...
Upcoming Indie Farm-Sim Snacko Launches on Kickstarter
The Wholesome Direct, broadcast today to showcase some cute-as-heck games, has revealed a new trailer for Snacko, as well as news that it's launched a Kickstarter and is partnering with Armor Games Studios. While only a tentative August 202...
Top 10 K.K. Slider Songs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
There are many KK Slider songs in Animal Crossing, but which are the best? We cover our own Top 10 of the Best KK Slider songs present in New Horizons. With 95 songs to choose from, needling it down to just 10 may take some auditory and men...
ITTA Review: ITT-A Bullet Hell Brainteaser (Switch)
The bullet hell genre has a new member, and her name is ITTA! Uncover the mystery surrounding the lone girl's awakening, the corpses of her family and pet cat lay beside her. Nothing is familiar, and it's hard to feel anything. Where, or wh...
Eternal Radiance Preview: A Novel Work of JRPG
A new tale awaits from the indie scene. Our preview of recent fantasy JRPG Eternal Radiance will provide you the details of what to expect from its Early Access release. Read lots of text, thwart evil threats, and collect a cast of colorful...
Mizuchi Review: Love With a Question Mark
Love comes in all forms. With Mizuchi, the latest visual novel inspired by the Legend of the White Snake, that love doesn't feel quite as resolute. Through a commitment to exploring human behavior from an objective point, this oft-simplifie...
It’s Been 36 Hours and I Already Despise Bunny Day
Remember March 31st, when your island wasn't plagued with eggs? Me, too. That's why this article will explain how it's dumb and bad. Bunny Day is a scourge upon an overall enjoyable and serene game, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons doesn't...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons | How to Catch Wasps Easily
Wasps can be scary. Make them harmless with our Animal Crossing: New Horizons wasp-catching guide, ensured to leave you sting-free! While the world of entomology is vast and varied, we have the info necessary to make those irritating insect...
Animal Crossing New Horizons Review: Patience Is Power
You've been invited to a new horizon: will you take it? The first console Animal Crossing game since New Leaf, New Horizons allows the player to civilize a deserted island, review its structure, and build themselves from scratch. Though the...
Shantae and the Seven Sirens to Release May 28th
Never fear: Shantae and the Seven Sirens's release date is here! Announced via tweet by the official WayForward Twitter account, the sequel to Half-Genie Hero will release on May 28th of this year. Additional details about a physical releas...
Someone from ARMS is Coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Do you like ARMS? Super Smash Bros Ultimate does, which is why someone from the ARMS universe is coming via the second Fighters Pass! Revealed today in a Nintendo Direct Mini, an unknown combatant from the stretchy-armed fighting title will...
Exit the Gungeon Coming to Switch Later Today
Gungeon enthusiasts, take note: Exit the Gungeon can be yours on the Nintendo Switch today! As announced via Nintendo's Indie World showcase this afternoon, Enter the Gungeon's spin-off title is making a home on Nintendo's mobile console be...
Half Past Fate Review: Half Past Okay (PC)
Indie games deserve love, too, and Half Past Fate aims to satisfy! Playing through three different scenarios of romantic intent, the player's job is to kindle the passion for six fate-bound individuals. But will it be able to sate one's des...
6 Things We Want to See in Metroid Prime 4
What are your expectations for Metroid Prime 4? We list 6 things that we are dying to see Nintendo incorporate into the newest edition of the franchise, over a decade later. While the release date has yet to be confirmed, here's hoping they...
Up in the Air Review: Kids Are Monsters and Will Hunt You
Landing onto Steam with appropriate bounciness, Up in the Air is the latest from students enrolled at SMU Guildhall to showcase their development prowess. What's to discover here, with the idea that a balloon animal gets to ground pound dem...