Tag: Action-Adventure

If Absolum, from the devs behind Streets of Rage 4, is a sign of where beat-’em-ups are headed, I’m excited for the future of the genre

If Absolum, from the…

It’s unfair and frankly stupid to say that beat-’em-ups are a “solved” genre. There is no such thing. Especially…
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 mod lets you “sip wine with sphere locals” by turning every woman, animal, and door into a giant blob, while making men invisible

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2…

Sometimes you’re playing a game, and you just think to yourself – this could probably do with a few…
Acclaim rises from the dead, with help from the founder of Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion’s publisher, and a guy who once said “It’s Mr Slap Nuts to you”

Acclaim rises from the…

Remember Acclaim, the publisher of a bunch of classic 90s games including NBA Jam, Turok, and the original Mortal…
Nintendo ambassador Charles Martinet hadn’t even heard of the Japanese company when he auditioned for Mario

Nintendo ambassador Charles Martinet…

Original Mario voice actor Charles Martinet has shared more on how he came up with the voice for Nintendo’s…
Split Fiction review: a breathtaking celebration of creative media that screams Game of the Year

Split Fiction review: a…

Hazelight‘s latest co-operative romp, Split Fiction, is the studio at its best. Read more Source
It’s time to admit Diablo 4 has a treasure goblin problem

It’s time to admit…

I can’t believe I’m about to complain about treasure goblins in Diablo 4. Why would anyone mind them? They…
8-bit classic Head Over Heels is back with chickens, enhanced visuals, and a brand-new world

8-bit classic Head Over…

Beloved 8-bit isometric puzzle-platformer Head Over Heels is back and (not for the first time) getting the remake treatment,…
Frogwares’ Lovecraft-inspired The Sinking City 2 starts crowdfunding this week

Frogwares’ Lovecraft-inspired The Sinking…

Frogwares, the Ukranian studio best known for its long-running series of Sherlock Holmes deduction adventures, is launching a Kickstarter…
Keiji Inafune quit Level-5 last year, leaving Fantasy Life team to “reassess and restructure the project”

Keiji Inafune quit Level-5…

Japanese video game producer and design legend Keiji Inafune left Level-5 in the middle of last year, in the…
Hideki Kamiya still wants to resurrect the cancelled Scalebound

Hideki Kamiya still wants…

Hideki Kamiya is still interested in developing Scalebound, after the PlatinumGames and Microsoft action game was cancelled back in…