Some people like to charge straight into battle, guns blazing, to take out as many foes as they can before going down for the final count. I totally get that -- it's cathartic to run into the fray like a madman and cause mayhem in that shor...

If you were to tell me that your Uncle Who Totally Works At Sega said that Valkyria Chronicles 4, the latest game in the tactical role-playing franchise, was actually developed in 2009 as the original sequel to 2008's Valkyria Chronicles, a...

[Update: As part of today's Nintendo Direct presentation, we got to see the trailer for this exciting new port. You can check it out at the foot of the article. Amazing how the epic title is being scaled down for Nintendo's baby.]The award-...

Let's talk about Artifact. The card-based battler was shown off to the public for the first time last weekend at PAX West, and I got to go hands-on with it during the show and speak with a couple of the game's developers. It's significant m...

Japanese merchandising company Chara-ani has released the debut trailer for their double pack of '90s strategy RPGs Langrisser I & II, which are currently being remade for release on PS4 and Nintendo Switch in 2019.The short preview sho...

Announced for a Japanese release earlier this year, Sega confirmed at its PAX West 2018 panel today that the original Valkyria Chronicles will be heading to Switch in the West. Coming out on October 16 (not even a month after the launch of ...

Earlier this week, Japanese merchandisers Chara-ani announced the surprising news that the classic early '90s strategy RPGs, Langrisser and Langrisser II, are to be remade for PS4 and Nintendo Switch.The Langrisser series, which began way b...

Ubisoft Blue Byte is heading to the 19th century for its upcoming city builder Anno 1800. Previously dated for winter 2018, the historical game has now settled into a February 26, 2019 launch on PC. It should be a nice break from the recent...

For everyone who thought they had an excuse when I asked them why they don't play grand strategies, think again! This morning ahead of Gamescom, Paradox Interactive announced that its runaway hit Stellaris would be the first grand strategy ...

If I was a soldier during an ancient era where they used the "wooden figures on a drawn out map to show our battle plan" concept I'd definitely sneak in and play with them like toys from time to time. I love miniatures, which explains why I...

[Update: The demo should be rolling out today on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Valkyria Chronicles 4 is now available to pre-order digitally ahead of its release on September 25. Huzzah!]We are bearing down on the Western release of Se...

The Banner Saga began as an inkling of a Kickstarter in 2014 from Stoic, a studio with just a few people under its banner at the time. Slowly gaining a strong fanbase over the years, The Banner Saga has now evolved into a three-part story o...

This is the most excited I've been for video game news all year. Please hear me out. You might not be the type of person to notice who is writing these news posts. If you are, you might have noticed that I've been flitting between scarcely ...

I thought I was in the clear after Steam's mega summer sale. I figured I would be good until at least the Fall season before nabbing all kinds of indie games on the cheap. Leave it to Humble Bundle to yell, "CHEAP GAMES!" and get me worked ...

After not hearing about Frozen Synapse 2 for two years, I honestly forget it was originally announced. It seems like developer Mode 7 Games has been hard at work on finalizing the title, though, as a new developer diary video has come out. ...

Bandai Namco has fully revealed Digimon Survive, a new "survival RPG" bringing turn-based battles and visual novel story sequences to Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One next year. Can you believe the original anime is about to celebrate...

I can't say I keep up with reality competition shows. I've never been into "American Idol" or any of its various knock-offs, but sometimes contestants will come on and belt out something worth paying attention to. When that something happen...

[Update: Switch is happening as per Ronimo's Twitter, and more info is coming "in the near future".] On June 20 developer Romino Games put up a Kickstarter campaign to add more content to Swords and Soldiers II: Shwarmaggedon, itself an enh...

Bandai Namco is going in a different direction with Digimon Survive, an upcoming Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 title coming to Japan next year. Details are light ahead of the publisher's full reveal, but it's a strategy RPG that incorp...

On paper, espionage and turn-based strategy games sound like uneasy allies. They represent two sides of a tactical coin. Counterintelligence operations and cover-based shootouts seem like discrete skillsets, agents of different gameplay ide...

The wastes are calling again. inXile Entertainment is currently putting the finishing touches on its Nintendo Switch port of Wasteland 2: Director's Cut. The CRPG sequel first made the rounds on PC back in 2014, and the studio has kept itse...

I love the indie market. Unbound from major publishers that want to reach as many people with a single strike, indie developers operate on their own rules. These smaller teams are perfectly set up to find a niche in gaming, hone in on what ...

It's kind of hard to believe that the Valkyria Chronicles series is still going.  I mean the original is a classic at this point (it's been a decade, we can call it that), but after that Sega kind of lost that momentum, especially in t...

I really, really enjoyed Swords & Soldiers II when it hit the Wii U in 2015; but the Wii U's low install base didn't help it set the world on fire. It's a shame it didn't get talked about more as Ronimo really struck a good balance...

"We weren't really satisfied with Hard West's depth; it always felt rushed. So this time around, we were constantly afraid of making a game that felt too shallow. Sometimes, I think we overdid it." Kacper Szymczak finishes his statement wit...