Following on from video game adaptations such as Mortal Kombat, Super Mario Bros., Street Fighter, Bloodrayne, Alone in the Dark - and more recently Monster Hunter and Uncharted - Apple has officially confirmed pre-production has started on...

Before today, I never got to tell the Picross people that logic puzzles are back on the menu. If you've been dutifully keeping up with Jupiter's Picross S series, the new entry – Picross S5 – is releasing digitally for Nintendo...

Playing Bugsnax while starting a diet is probably not the ideal way to enjoy the game. I'm sitting here doing my best to not think about food and the Grumpuses of this island keep asking me to chase down grinders with googly eyes or ci...

When Abzu came out in 2016, I blew through it in a day. While it had its limitations in terms of storytelling, I mean that more as a compliment, as studio Giant Squid clearly had a knack for creating beautiful worlds worth exploring. F...

Whether you're a first-time Tetris Effect player or you're showing up for the new timed-exclusive multiplayer modes, Tetris Effect: Connected is worth checking out – especially with Xbox Game Pass. Aside from the original Tetris Effec...

Xbox-owning fans of the mind-trippin' Tetris Effect will have reasons to be cheerful today, as publisher Enhance Games has launched a brand new edition of the PS5 VR puzzler, which is available to purchase on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC...

The Physical Media vs. Digital Media war rages on, and it's a battle that I feel passionately about. Gimme codes for everything. I don't need mountains of boxes to stash away. If that means losing some game I'd never replay a decade from n...

This week sees the retro fans over at Hamster go super obscure for the latest addition to its Arcade Archives range. Now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch is Sun Electronics' tile-flipping maze game Pettan Pyuu. Released way ...

Supraland is one of countless cool-looking games that got away from me in 2019. The timing wasn't right – and to be honest, it still kind of isn't! – but my interest in this 3D metroidvania persists. If you're intrigued by a fi...

At Tokyo Games Show this past weekend, Sega released a new trailer for frantic puzzler Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, which will bring its block-and-blob-busting hybrid gameplay to PC and consoles this winter.Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 will feature another go...

Dragon Quest devotees might be pleased to hear that Square Enix has confirmed an English localisation of mobile battler Dragon Quest Tact. Having previously launched in Japan this past summer, the strategic monster-scrapper is now headed we...

Three decades after its original release, Chip's Challenge is free to keep and play on Steam. Depending on your age and upbringing, the mere mention of that name will bring back a flood of memories, or it won't – though I'd be super c...

In case you missed it, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, a sequel to the incredibly fun puzzle mashup game from 2017 (in the US, at least) was quietly announced as part of a packed surprise Nintendo Direct Mini stream a few weeks ago. Due out in Dec...

In today's contest you can win a creepy tale, in form of Creepy Tale, for Nintendo Switch! Welcome, September! Summer should be about winding down, giving us a much-needed reprieve from the heat and humidity. Shower us in your windy, leafy ...

Carto wasn't on our radar until the PC Gaming Show in June. But, once it showed up there, it was became a staple of the list of games we're keeping an eye on. This chill indie puzzle game is about exploring a world by flipping its pie...

In perhaps one of the most surprising and most unexpected announcements of the evening, gamescom Opening Night Live that Headup Games' Bridge Constructor is crossing over with popular comic-book/TV franchise The Walking Dead."Join a group o...

Paradise Killer, the murder mystery adventure featured in June's PC Gaming Show is almost ready to welcome guests to its hedonistic and highly hazardous tropical hot-spot.For those who weren't paying attention, Paradise Killer is a first-pe...

In today's contest you can win Dodo Peak for Switch! About 90% of my gaming time is devoted to puzzle games these days. I've got a bunch on my Switch, and even more on my phone -- I use them to convince myself I'm keeping mentally sharp and...

We all like a good night's sleep, especially when away from home, but I'm not sure any of the guests at Ashmann Inn - the setting of Stormind Games' Remothered: Broken Porcelain - will be getting their full eight hours. In fact, it looks li...

There has been no shortage of video game development horror stories over the past decade, as plenty of studios have been exposed for their soul-crushing and awful work conditions. That's miserable, but what if you put up with that work env...

Curve Digital has announced that its Commandos-style stealth puzzler Peaky Blinders: Mastermind will launch on PS4, PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on August 20."It's an honour to be trusted with the Peaky Blinders license," said game dir...

Super Mario Party felt like a missed opportunity to anyone who hoped for even a smidgen of DLC, and I can't shake the feeling that my beloved Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics will probably have a similar fate. Outside of a launch-day ...

Back in 2008, developer Tale of Tales released the black-and-white verse on death called The Graveyard. In it, you control an old woman who walks into the graveyard, sits for a brief scene, and then walks out. Or, if you purchase the game r...

In today's contest you can win a Switch, Xbox One, or Steam copy of REZ PLZ! This one's all about that awesome gameplay mechanic, y'all! Dying is usually a punishment for doing poorly in a game; in REZ PLZ, it's the only way to progress! Th...

Publisher Modus Games announced today that Remothered: Broken Porcelain will no longer meet its August 25 release date. The Stormind Games-developed survival-horror sequel will now arrive on PS4, PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on October...