Calling all JRPG, 2D action, and strategy fans. There's going to be a slew of awesome Xbox Game Pass titles coming your way if you've subscribed to this service. I mean, why not? It's pretty dang cheap. Highlights for 15th October include Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition (PC, Xbox), Katana Zero (PC, Xbox), and A

Last time we heard from the deep and dark samurai platformer, Katana Zero, the developers added a very important feature; to be able to pet the cat, alongside hard mode and speedrun mode for true Ronins. Oh, and it's also one of our top 30 games of 2019.  Recently, developers askiisoft have already announced on Twi

I was just trying to keep alive. I grew up spending hours trying to keep alive playing side-scrolling games like Ninja Gaiden, Battletoads and Contra. My personal favourite of that era was Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight (which was not even really a Street Fighter game or Final Fight game). I had the Famicom versi

Any game that starts with a pitch that goes "You play as a samurai..." is already enough to convince a lot of folks. Katana Zero takes that pitch and slaps on a bunch of other really cool video game ideas. The premise is simple and cool. You play as a samurai assassin called The Dragon. It all starts out with you do

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, macOS Genre: 2D twitch-action platformer, with a time-bending samurai and tons of death and attempts (sounds familiar...) Katana Zero is what happens when you give Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice some acid and some speed, and tons of neon. It's Super Meat Boy but with the superna

PlayStation has updated the package artwork for last year's awesome action-adventure title Ghost of Tsushima. The new package adds the additional post-launch multiplayer blurb and also removed the "Only On PlayStation" banner. Yep, let the speculation begin. After all, other former PlayStation exclusives Days Go

Games are ultimately an art medium, and art can be made in many different ways. There are games that are just text, there are games that rely on sound, and there are games that make you question - was this even really a game? Lots of stuff out there! To make a game nowadays, there are a variety of options out there,

We've had our fair share of 2D action games with rewind mechanics like 2019's Katana Zero. How about one set in a cyberpunk world, has 3D graphics, and has a time loop narrative element? Enter Loopmancer, a 3D horizontal roguelite action game for consoles and PC from publisher Yooreka Studio and Beijing-based devs e

The Steam PC Lunar New Year Sale has started. You have until the 16th of February (GMT+8) to start buying the best games on PC on the cheap. As usual, here are our top picks (priced at RM/MYR and SG/Singapore Dollars). We'll add more titles as the days pass; it's CNY right now and we need a well-deserved weekend bre

It's been a month or less since we've heard any developments from the upcoming sequel to Sega's Streets of Rage/Bare Knuckle from Dotemu, Lizardcube, and Guard Crush Games. So it's only apt that the latest from the trio of publishers and developers is focused on the heart and soul of the series: the music. The game's

Update: We'll just post the full video here. All 30 games in one awesome 30-minute video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW_5PFsUKHc We'll be posting all the write-ups and guest posts here. Roundups Our best stories of 2019 #1-#5: Sekiro, What The Golf?, The Outer Worlds, Astral Chain, Outer Wilds #6-#10: Ace Co

It has been quite a while since I've sat down and pondered upon how the gaming industry has grown over the past decade. In fact, I was very lucky to have witnessed its growth alongside my very own. I'm sure you saw how great the industry thrived as we grew older. 2019 was the year where I began to intimately understan

2020 is already here. Let's celebrate the beginning of the year by looking back at last year's best video game soundtracks. https://youtu.be/B8I6FwfCeoM 2019 Tracklist: 1:00 - Borderlands 3 1:45 - SaGa Scarlet Grace 2:37 - Hypnospace Outlaw 3:09 - Heaven's Vault 3:59 - Kind Words 4:42 - Astrologaster 5:24

The Steam Winter Sale has begun, and with it comes a new sales mechanic and a bunch of titles with slashed prices. It'll last from today until 2nd January 10am PST. Customers can now earn Festivity Tokens by buying marked-down games or completing Holiday Quests. These tokens can be spent in the Holiday Market where yo

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, one of the toughest-yet-rewarding action titles of 2019, won Game of the Year at this year's Game Awards produced and hosted by alleged Death Stranding supporter Geoff Keighley. To which we say "good save", but let's not sour the moment. Sekiro beat out not only Death Stranding, but also Re

Update: the article's original headline said that Death Stranding had 10 awards; it has 9. Kakuchopurei regrets the error. The Game Awards 2019 is happening soon in the next few weeks, so it's apparent that the nominations are primed and ready.  Turns out that it's chock-filled with Death Stranding. No, really: th

It's the halfway point of 2019, and we've seen a whole slew of titles big and small already out on shelves and on the digital platforms of your choice. And because some of you want to find out what else is there to play apart from the first two games we're going to mention on this "Best Games Of 2019 So Far" List, we f

This news page will be updated on a daily basis. As such, this story is bumped up from its 25th June publish date. Check back here often for the best deals and recommended picks!  So yeah, the Steam Summer Sale has started and will last from 25th June to 9th July. You know what to do: splurge on games and make t

Here's the second part of the massive reveal by Kinda Funny Games. If you missed our Part 1 writeup, you can head over here. 31. Undermine (PC) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8I7YxRTHcI] Undermine is an action-adventure roguelike RPG which has you crawling intro procedurally generated dungeons, upgrading yo

I'll just say it: Katana Zero and Cadence Of Hyrule. That's all you need to get my seal of approval for today's indie announcements. Peace out. ... .... Okay, fine. I'll talk about the other indie game highlights from the latest Nintendo Direct video. Keep in mind that some of these games are also available on PC, P