Author: Danny

It seems that Monster Energy (MEC), the well-known energy drink company, is quite eager to protect its trademark rights when it comes to the use of the common English word “monster.” At least, that’s what the actions of its trademark lawyers appear to be indicating. 1. It's well known that @MonsterEnergy is a notorious trademark troll. Unfortunately, they're at it again. For a company that likes to target their drinks at gamers, they also like to try to bully & bankrupt game studios with lengthy high dollar litigation. #indiegamedev #gamedev pic.twitter.com/8xvg7iWqQe— Vincent Livings (@VincentLivings) March 29, 2023 Glowstick Entertainment has…

Released on Nintendo Switch (28/3/2023) and Steam (3/11/2022) for €/$ 11,99 and £ 10,79.Developed by GameAtomic and published by Elden Pixels. Kraino Origins makes no effort to hide its inspiration. It intentionally clones Castlevania, complete with all the classic tropes that the the first Castlevania offerings cemented. Before the advent of the Metroidvania genre. To spice things up, developer GameAtomic (which is solo-dev Angel Dorantes), added some unmistakable references to Shovel Knight as well. Despite its lack of originality in gameplay, at first sight, Kraino Origins has an authentic visual flair that is instantly appealing to me. If it executes…

The 2D-HD remaster of Square Enix’s Super Famicom classic, Live A Live, will soon be released on PS4, PS5, and Steam, on April 27th. After its original release on Nintendo Switch last year, the only platform left without the game is Xbox, unfortunately. Square Enix is causing some confusion with their releases on different platforms. Octopath Traveler was released on Switch and Xbox, but not Playstation. However, with Octopath Traveler and Live A Live, Square Enix has made a complete reversal and released them Playstation after their original release on Nintendo Switch and Steam. Similar to the Final Fantasy series,…

According to the developer Magic Cube, Merge & Blade, an auto-battler puzzle game, achieved over 400,000 users within a month of its official launch on Xbox, Game Pass, and Steam. Looking at the game’s Steam record, it’s evident that Xbox Game Pass is the primary channel responsible for its high user count. The game’s accessible gameplay and favorable reviews, blending grid-based puzzle mechanics with auto-battle strategy components, appear to have lowered the threshold for downloading the game, attracting an substantial following. To retain its player base, Magic Cube has revised its update plan to release three new characters every two…

Terminist Arcade announced ‘Another Space Opera – Episode 1: The Wake Of The Giant’ six months ago and has recently released a second trailer for their upcoming 2D pixel-art shooter at PAX East 2023. The developer promises a fast-paced cinematic action game with hand-drawn pixel art and full voice-overs. The game features 12 levels, and players can enjoy it alone or with a friend with (couch) co-op mode. The game also has procedurally generated loot, among other features. You can wishlist the game on Steam right now and is expected to be released on PS, XBOX, and Nintendo Switch.

Along with the announcement of securing a publishing deal with Playstack, 2Awesome Studio released a bonkers game trailer for their upcoming roguelite shooter ‘AK-Xolotl’. And if that’s not enough, the studio also officially launched their demo on Steam in the same tweet. If you’re interested (and why the hell not), here is the link to the AK-Xolotl Steam page. No fixed released date is set for AK-xolotl jet, but it should be available pretty soon.

There was some mysticism surrounding the Xbox version of Sabotage Studio’s upcoming retro-inspired RPG, Sea of Stars. It was first mentioned on its crowdfunding pages early last year but eventually slipped from recent communication about the game by its developer and publisher. When asked about it on Sabotage’s Discord server, representatives left the release up in the air, with no clear answer, while pre-orders for digital and physical versions for Switch, PC, and Playstation were already on sale. Thankfully, Sabotage Studios made the announcement in a tweet, giving Xbox owners something to look forward to this summer. The game will…

With the recent announcement that the highly regarded bullet-absorbing shmup Schildmaid MX would launch on Steam and consoles, developer HitP studio have released an almost revamped version of the original Itch.io release for its awaiting new player base. The Steam release is out today, and players can expect new modes, a replay option, new languages, additional ship colors, balance changes and lots of small fixes and improvements compared to the original release a year back. HitP Studio has been very busy with supporting the original with a slew of updates during its initial run on Itch.io. Still, now it promises…

The game certainly has a lot going for it. First and foremost the interesting character designs which tap into the world’s themes directly in a very fever dream approach. Also the creative level design keeps you on your toes and makes you want to finetune your character’s build, even for levels specifically. Too bad Neotro could not be bother to create a more immersive narrative to bind the levels and the world together to keep me hooked all through to the end, without having to rely on perseverance.

Select Game Boy games are being added to Nintendo Switch Online! On Nintendo Switch, you can play these games anytime, anywhere – just like you could back in the day. You can use Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket or Game Boy Color screen filters to help customize your play style. And, up to two players can play compatible games together locally or online for the first time. Here’s the full list of classic games that will be available at launch, with more games being added in the future: Launch Lineup of Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online Plus, Game Boy…