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6:00 PM on 06.18.2013

Escape Goat 2 goes Metroidvania with new map system

While the unique puzzles and platforming featured in the original Escape Goat made me a fan, the new map system being introduced in Escape Goat 2 immediately had me thinking of the 2D handheld Castlevania games. Rooms are now...

Jayson Napolitano

4:30 PM on 06.18.2013

Humble Bundle debuts several games on Android

Eventually, the Humble Bundle team is going to run out of games to feature. Eventually, I will stop giving it all of my money. Today is not that day, especially since this bundle brings more games to my beloved Android platf...

Darren Nakamura

12:00 PM on 06.15.2013

Review: Mighty Switch Force! 2

I've been in love with the WayForward's eShop titles ever since Mighty Flip Champs! dropped in 2009. It was a beautiful, challenging, vibrant game that was followed up by Mighty Milky Way and Mighty Switch Force!, with the la...

Chris Carter

8:45 PM on 06.14.2013

Blow's enigmatic The Witness is the highlight of the PS4

Braid-creator Jonathan Blow's The Witness is probably my most anticipated PS4 game -- almost definitely among games that are coming to the system this year. It, in its own way, stole the show at Sony's PlayStation 4 announcem...

Steven Hansen

1:15 PM on 06.14.2013

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood shows promise

A spiritual successor to Max and the Magic Marker, Press Play's Max: The Curse of Brotherhood was about what I expected in terms of platforming. While the handling is a bit loose, I will say the magical marker itself co...

Jordan Devore

5:45 PM on 06.13.2013

Magrunner: Dark Pulse looks really darn cool

Magrunner: Dark Pulse is a game that you may brush off as a Portal imitator at first - but I urge you not to do so. After playing through some levels on the E3 show floor, Magrunner has caught my attention not just with its delightful puzzle-solving mechanics but through the world and story itself.

Caitlin Cooke

2:00 AM on 06.11.2013

Stylish, sultry Contrast available on PS4 at launch

I'm in love. Contrast is slated to come to PC, PS3 (PSN), and Xbox 360 (XBLA) by year's end, but according to the game's website it will also be available for PS4 at launch. Also, the above YouTube trailer is designated "(PS...

Steven Hansen

3:15 PM on 06.10.2013

PopCap announces Peggle 2 for this year

During Electronic Arts' E3 2013 press conference, PopCap kicked things off proper with an announcement of the ridiculous, shockingly great-looking Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. Right after a live demonstration, the pres...

Jordan Devore

11:00 AM on 06.07.2013

Solving your own murder in Murdered: Soul Suspect

"What if John McClain died in Die Hard and became a ghost?" That little idea is what gave birth to the whole concept of Murdered: Soul Suspect. "He wouldn't just give up, he wouldn't stop," senior design producer Eric Stude...

Hamza CTZ Aziz

5:00 PM on 06.06.2013

Review: Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe

It has become somewhat of a running joke that indie developers only ever make puzzle platformers, with famous titles like Braid, Limbo, and The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom on the list of the most successful indepe...

Darren Nakamura

12:00 PM on 06.05.2013

Two Tribes is holding a Toki Tori 2 Miiverse contest

Two Tribes is holding a rather unique contest for Toki Tori 2, challenging gamers to draw Miiverse illustrations for a chance to have your drawing appear in-game. All you have to do is go to the Toki Tori 2 community, adhere ...

Chris Carter

10:30 PM on 06.04.2013

Bundle Stars bundles ten games together for five bucks

Bundles seem to be all the rage these days. With the Humble Bundle, Groupees, and the Game Music Bundle, I'm building up a huge collection of content that I might never get around to experiencing. Since I clearly needed anoth...

Darren Nakamura

8:00 PM on 06.04.2013

WayForward releases Mighty Switch Force 2 next week

Mighty Switch Force 2 will release on Nintendo 3DS eShop in North America and Europe next week, WayForward has announced. This time around the puzzle-platforming action revolves around fire, as series protagonist Patricia Wa...

Kyle MacGregor

4:15 PM on 06.04.2013

Humble Indie Bundle 8 adds more games and soundtracks

A week ago, the Humble Indie Bundle 8 impressed us as one of the biggest and best collections to date, including titles such as Hotline Miami, Awesomenauts, and more. Indie game fans ravenously scooped up the bundle and trade...

Darren Nakamura

2:00 PM on 06.04.2013

Review: Men's Room Mayhem

Men's Room Mayhem is basically Flight Control, with blood, poop, and urine (often times all at once). Instead of tracing lines on the screen to direct different types of aircraft towards a landing strip to prevent an accident...

Chris Carter

5:00 PM on 06.03.2013

Review: Gunpoint

Gunpoint begins with a man falling several stories out of a shattered window. The man, Richard Conway, is a freelance spy, subscribes to the Humphrey Bogart school of fashion, and is the owner of a newly acquired pair of Bull...

Fraser Brown