Author: Jayden Hellyar
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Beautiful Stop-Motion Love Story, Vokabulantis, Meets Kickstarter Goal
Vokabulantis, the stop-motion love story game by Kong Orange, Wired Fly, and Morten Søndergaard, reached its Kickstarter goal a week before it was set to finish. Esben Kjær Ravn, a game developer and studio owner of Kong Orange, states that he “is still shaking, and so is everyone else in the studio.” He compared their…
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What The Dub?!: Endless Laughter – PS4 Review
I love playing party games, and for a period, my Saturday nights mostly consisted of playing Jackbox Party Packs with friends. These types of party games utilise your phone as a controller by going to a specific web page and entering a room code. This is exactly how What The Dub?! is designed, too. In…
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Relive the 80s with Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX, Coming this June
Merge Games, Jankenteam, and Sega have announced a release date for Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX, coming to major platforms on June 24. Alex Kidd has returned in a remake of the classic game from 1986, Alex Kidd in Miracle World. Originally revealed in IGN’s Summer of Gaming last year, the remake promises new levels,…
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E3 is Back Virtually with Nintendo, Xbox, and More Already Confirmed
After the Covid-19 pandemic cancelled last year’s event, the video game industry showcase returns with E3 2021, set to take place from June 12 through to June 15. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has officially revealed plans for a reimagined, all-virtual E3 2021 with early commitments from Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner…
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It Takes Two: The Pinnacle of Co-Op Gaming – PS5 Review
Playing games with friends has always been something I have been interested in. To me, multiplayer games heighten the experience of any game I play. Hazelight Studios’ first game, A Way Out, introduced the mandatory two-player gameplay, which proved interesting and unique. It Takes Two takes the idea and blows it out of the water,…
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The CyberPunk 2077 Patch 1.2 Isn’t Enough – Crater Corner
This week on the Crater Corner podcast, the lads jump into this week’s gaming news, including Landfall Games announcing “Landfall Day”, Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2, and the new big update for No Man’s Sky. We also play our weekly round of “Rate This Game”. How to Listen to the Crater Corner Podcast If you can’t…
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TABS is out of Early Access, introducing Multiplayer and New Factions
Developer Landfall has released Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (TABS) after being in Steam early access for 2 years. The game was originally made “during a game jam that took place at a castle in a really small town in Sweden.” The developers had no idea that it would blow up on YouTube. On April 1,…
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The Brief, Beautiful game, What Comes After, is out now on Switch
From the creators of Coffee Talk and Rage in Peace comes What Comes After, a touching, heartfelt exploration of suicide, life and purpose, releasing today on Switch. What Comes After follows Vivi, a young woman who’s forced to return home when her mother falls sick. One late night, as she’s taking the last train home,…
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April PS Plus Games include Days Gone and Oddworld: Soulstorm
The PlayStation Plus April lineup has been announced on the Playstation Blog, and Oddworld: Soulstorm will be free for PS5 owners. Oddworld: Soulstorm will be accompanied by the dog-eat-dog open world of Days Gone and Zombie Army 4: Dead War. All games will be available to play from Tuesday, April 6, to Monday, May 3.…
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A Ghost of Tsushima Movie is Coming! – Crater Corner
This week the team dives into the BAFTAs, ID@Xbox Indie Showcase, the Ghost of Tsushima movie and discuss video game movies. We also play Rate This Game and discuss the wooden spoon consequences. Timestamps 0:00 – Cold Open & Headlines 2:24 – What we’ve played this week 9:06 – ID @ Xbox Games 18:33 –…
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New Xbox Game Pass Games Unveiled at ID@Xbox Indie Showcase
The ID@Xbox Indie Showcase premiered today and announced over 100 indie games in a 3.5-hour long marathon event. More importantly, we got a look at the next round of games coming to Xbox Game Pass. What is Xbox Game Pass? Xbox Game Pass is a video game subscription service from Microsoft for Xbox Series X/S,…
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Punishing Action RPG, Thymesia, is Coming Later This Year
OverBorder Studio is teaming up with Team17 to release the punishing action role-playing game, Thymesia, later this year. Set in a world ravaged by a plague, Thymesia will challenge players with fast-paced melee combat and weaponised diseases. Play as the mysterious character known as “Corvus” as you make your way through a kingdom of death while uncovering the…