Pikuniku is free right now on Epic Games Store

Boots Radical If you’re yet to check out Sectordub’s charming and hilarious indie hitPikunikuthen you might be pleased to hear that it is currently available on PC, free-of-charge,via the Epic Games Store. Originally released by Devolver Digitalin January 2019,Pikunikusees players guide an odd-looking armless fella – “Piku” – through a simplistic and colourful world, solving puzzles and overcoming obstacles with the aid of some lateral thinking and a swift kick in the backside....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · David Thomas

Piranha Bytes, the creator of Gothic, Elex, and Risen, has reportedly shut down

It seems like Piranha Bytes has shut its doors for good. While the studio hasn’t historically enjoyed what you’d call mainstream attention, as it’s focused on RPGs such asELEXandRisen, its classicGothicwas hugely important back in the day, and remains a cult classic even today. This information comes from thePolish gaming website CD-Action, which posted about the purported closure of Piranha Bytes. CD-Action has reportedly been in contact with one of Piranha Bytes’ employees, and they told them that the studio scuttled “on the last day of June....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Margaret Moody

Punch Line coming west to PS4 and Vita, courtesy of PQube

This history isn’t a mistake, Yuta! If there ever was an argument against animation being art, it’sPunch Line. The anime/game combo written byInfinityandZero Escapecreator, Kotaro Uchikoshi, appeals to base desires. There’s the tension of a world-ending catastrophe. There are high-stakes action scenes. But, most of all, women’s underwear is the mot du jour. When main character Yuta sees panties twice in a row, the Earth goes boom. Yes, you read that correctly....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Charles Boyd

Resident Evil Village will appear at Tokyo Game Show 2020

Hello to The Village Capcom has announced that the newest entry in theResident Evilseries,Resident Evil Village, will be showcased at this year’s Tokyo Game Show (TGS), which takes place later this month. Capcom revealed the newsin a tweet earlier this morning, where the famous developer/publisher apologised to fans for a lack of info regarding the gothic horror sequel.Resident Evil Villagewill feature in a TGS presentation to be held on Sunday, September 27....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Shawn Johnson

Reus creator reveals turn-based title Renowned Explorers

You can decide what belongs in a museum Abbey Games may not be a name you immediately recognize, but its god gameReusreceived some much-deserved attention. The studio has announced its new project,Renowned Explorers – International Society, a turn-based PC game starring a crew of explorers scouring the globe for treasure. Only the best of the best will do for the impending World Expo. The game first revolves around assembling your crew, then determining where to explore at which point turn-based strategy becomes a factor....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Jessica Hill

Saints Row IV: Everything you’ve ever loved in a blender

Hail to the chief The Third Street Saints are on the rise. Once a lowly street gang from Stillwater, the crime syndicate achieved celebrity status in conquering the burgeoning metropolis of Steelport. Now, you, their intrepid leader, have inexplicably captured the presidency. Everything is gravy. Well, except for that twenty percent approval rating. Also, there’s an armada of aliens bearing down on the capital and snatching people up like it’sWar of the Worldsor something....

June 22, 2025 · 3 min · 568 words · Russell Quinn

Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS is allowing more customization than ever before

That’s outfits and movesets Today at E3, Nintendo shared a bit more detail about the customization elements inSuper Smash Bros.at their roundtable event. Director Sakurai noted that you can now customize fighters entirely — before, each character had four special attacks, but now you have 12, one for each direction. Each character can also equip up to three items, which give you boosts to attack, defense, and speed. Your equipment will change your style, and with the addition of one stat, another drops (min/maxing)....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Rebecca Mathews

Super Guitar Bros. return with Final Fantasy unplugged

The Super Guitar Bros., for those who don’t remember, are a dynamic duo who jam out to some rather mellow acoustic videogame medleys. They were last heard back in November withtheir contributionto theCastlevaniafan albumVampire Variations. Since then, they had all but vanished. Where did they go? Have they been training their minds and bodies up in the mountains, awaiting the day when the Earth would call upon their heroic services once more?...

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Elizabeth Ortiz

Teen gets took for ?450: Bought a photo of an Xbox One

Not even a nice One Remember when everyone was afraid to buy online because they didn’t want to get took? Well, scammers are happy that buying online has generally worked out, allowing people to let their guard down while they grift. A 19-year old Nottingham resident fell for the whole “sell a picture of an expensive thing” con, theNottingham Postreports. Instead of a new Xbox One for his four-year old, he got a picture that looked like it came out of a printer with low ink levels....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Charles Foster DDS

The adorable Slime Rancher might be the next big indie hit

My impressions of the public pre-alpha After seeing some brief gameplay ofSlime Rancher, I instantly thought, “I feel like this is going to be the next big thing and I need to get my hands on it stat.” I’m very excited to tell you that I believe I was right. After a few hours with the pre-alpha version, I’m extremely anxious for more content to be released for this so-cute-it-hurts first-person ranching simulator, and I don’t even typically like this kind of game!...

June 22, 2025 · 5 min · 902 words · Kimberly Vasquez

This intriguing indie horror game just added Expedition 33, Baldur’s Gate 3 acting icons to its voice cast

A few weeks ago, I covered the announcement of a new psychological horror game fromTales of Kenzera: ZAUdev Surgent Studios because I thought the premise was cool. Now, the game is flexing some talent muscle. Today, Surgent Studios announced two members of the voice cast, and they’re heavy hitters and two of the most sought-after actors in the industry: Ben Starr (Verso inClair Obscur: Expedition 33, Clive inFinal Fantasy XVI) and Neil Newbon (Astarion inBaldur’s Gate 3, Karl Heisenberg inResident Evil Village) will be leading the way....

June 22, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Amy Hernandez DDS

Tokyo Game Show expects to break records with over 700 games, 400 exhibitors

Big show Tokyo Game Show 2014 is going to be good. CESA sends word that they’ve planned a record-breaking year this year with 417 exhibitors showing 731 games. This is 75 more exhibitors than last year and more than double the number of games shown last year. This isn’t even the final count for then number of exhibitors. Oh my. Over 80 of those titles are going to be shown in the Indie Game Area....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Craig Walters

Trading in X-Rebirth looks streamlined and even fun

Space combat/trading game will be out in November Yes, space trading can be fun although to be honest, I can’t think of many activities that wouldn’t be less fun when you’re not doing them in a space ship. Whilst trading in most games is simply a means to an end,X-Rebirthis changing things up to make the process more enjoyable for players. In this lengthy trailer, you’ll see that developer Egosoft is making trading not only streamlined but also occurring inside the gameworld....

June 22, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Rachel Smith