Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance Review - good idea, great setting, bad execution
I personally find it hard to fault a game when it sports a lower than average asking price on launch, but I cannot recommend Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance to anyone. It's been nothing but a frustrating experience all throughout, with no redeeming gameplay qualities. But hey, at least the cutscenes were nice.
2D platformer Jack Axe set to launch on October 7 for Switch and PC
Developer Keybol Games and publisher Neon Doctrine is set to release the 2D platformer Jack Axe on the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on October 7, 2021. In celebration of revealing the game’s release date, a pretty neat animated trailer.
It's a Watch Dogs: Legion free weekend once again
Those interested in trying out Watch Dogs: Legion for free can do so this weekend as Ubisoft is hosting a Free Weekend for the open world game from September 4 to September 6.
Marvel's Midnight Suns will have a card-based combat system
As promised, developer Firaxis Games released a gameplay trailer to give us our first look at Marvel’s Midnight Suns gameplay, and it reveals that this tactical turn-based strategy game will have a card-based combat system.
Tetris Effect: Connected Review - the circle is complete
This is a Tetris game where you can find yourself playing for hours against other players, or just relax with the soothing melodies and visuals on any of the available game modes. Tetris Effect Connected made me appreciate this beloved classic and see it in a different light, and it’s hard to see anyone deliver a more captivating experience.
Isaac Clarke will talk in the Dead Space remake
During a Twitch livestream presentation, EA Motive announced that protagonist Isaac Clarke in the Dead Space remake will talk and will be portrayed by Gunner Wright, the original voice actor of Isaac in Dead Space 2 and Dead Space 3.
Valheim's Hearth and Home update detailed through short spotlight videos
After some delay on the upcoming Hearth and Home update for Irongate studios’ Viking survival game Valheim, it looks like they’re ramping up it’s release by detailing each change and addition coming in the major update through a series of spotlight videos.
Team-based action game Spine announced by Shadow Fight Creators
Nekki and Banzai Games announced their next title Spine at Gamescom 2021, a cyberpunk 3v3 character-based fighting game currently in development for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and mobile.
New World will have an open beta before it's September launch
Amazon Game Studios announced that their MMO New World will have an open beta before it’s September 28 launch. Players eager to try out the new game can try it out from September 9 through September 12.
Broken Roads is a cRPG that reminds me of Fallout and Wasteland
Team 17 and developer Drop Bear Bytes has revealed Broken Roads, a post-apocalyptic Australia-themed cRPG that hits PC and consoles sometime in 2022. The game is narrative-driven and features a turn-based combat system with a Moral Compass system that can affect various dialogues, quests, and character development.
New TMNT: Shredder's Revenge trailer shows off April O'Neil's Street Fighter moves
During Gamescom Opening Night Live 2021, a new trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge was presented and revealed April O'Neil as a playable character in the beat ‘em up 4-player action game, and she got some moves, moves that actually remind us of Street Fighter.