Imran Khan Aug 18, 2021. 1 minute read

Kazuma Kiryu Joins Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania

The upcoming Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania has included a fair number of guest characters from Sega’s history so far: Beat from Jet Set Radio, Sonic & Tails from Sonic the Hedgehog, but I do not think any are quite as odd as Kazuma Kiryu — the Dragon of Dojima — from…

Steven Nguyen Scaife Aug 18, 2021. 7 minute read

‘Free Guy’ Take Two: The Fortnite of Cinema

Everybody is talking about the Blue Shirt Guy (Ryan Reynolds). The kids are dressing up like him, the people are all clustered around screens to watch him, and the YouTubers and the Twitch streamers are raving about him; he has gone definitively viral, this man cavorting around the open-world shooter…

Danielle Riendeau Aug 18, 2021. 3 minute read

Last Stop Pulls Out Every Stop with Great Camera Work

As I mentioned on Channel F this week, I’m really enjoying Last Stop, the latest game from Virginia developer Variable State. Like the previous game, it’s a relatively forthright experience: a story-based game in the vein of a Life is Strange or similar adventure, with plenty of simple interaction and…

Kenneth Shepard Aug 18, 2021. 3 minute read

Aeon Must Die Resurfaces Without Answers to Workplace Culture Allegations [UPDATE]

Update: Focus Home Interactive released a statement on the situation to Fanbyte, saying it carried out a social and legal audit with an international law firm and an Estonian law firm, as well as an independent investigation by the Estonian International Association of Video Game Developers. Neither of which confirmed any…

Fūnk-é Joseph Aug 18, 2021. 3 minute read

12 Minutes is a Convoluted and Ultimately Foul Puzzle Game

Within my first hour of Luis Antonio’s 12 Minutes, I was quickly invested in this time loop thriller’s many mysteries. The bold top-down perspective pairs well with the Hollywood voice cast of Daisy Ridley, James McAvoy, and Willem Dafoe. And it’s fun to see how you, as a player, can…

Kenneth Shepard Aug 18, 2021. Less than a minute

Pokemon Following You Around: A Review

Kenneth Shepard Aug 18, 2021. 2 minute read

ICYMI: Pokemon Presents Was a Hot Sinnoh Summer Showcase

Today, The Pokemon Company held a Pokemon Presents stream to show off more of the upcoming Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl remakes, as well as another look at Pokemon Legends: Arceus, the next RPG from Game Freak. But that wasn’t all, as the company had some updates on some of its live…

Emily Pratt Aug 17, 2021. 14 minute read

NJPW Resurgence Review: Carrying the Torch

After a year and a half without running a show in front of a live audience in America, New Japan Pro Wrestling finally earned a gate in the U.S. with NJPW Resurgence. The event featured matches that had been promoted on NJPW’s pandemic-born studio show NJPW Strong, as well as,…

Kenneth Shepard Aug 17, 2021. 26 minute read

Intimate Space: The State of Queerness in Mass Effect

In Mass Effect’s vision of the far-flung future, humanity has integrated into a galactic society. Long gone are the otherings and dissension of modern-day Earth, as humans take their place in the stars beyond. At least, that’s the future it posits on the surface. In practice? Mass Effect is an…

merritt k Aug 17, 2021. 2 minute read

‘Space Invaders: Invincible Collection’ is Overpriced and Underbaked

Space Invaders: Invincible Collection came out in Japan early last year, followed by a physical release from Strictly Limited in North America last June. Later, a budget version of the game was released on the Switch and PS4 under the name Space Invaders Forever. But it isn’t until this week that the…

Kenneth Shepard Aug 17, 2021. 1 minute read

Workplace Culture Agency Investigating Ubisoft Singapore Following Harassment Reports

Following extensive reporting of the toxic work culture within Ubisoft Singapore, the company is now under watch by an agency that has received anonymous tips regarding the state of things within the developer. The Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (Tafep) told Singapore outlet The Strait Times it…

Kenneth Shepard Aug 17, 2021. 1 minute read

Outriders Dev Being Kept in the Dark About Game’s Sales, Royalties

Back in May, Square-Enix cited Outriders as a new big franchise for the company, as the RPG had accumulated 3.5 million unique users in its first month. But it turns out the reality of the situation is a bit more complicated, as developer People Can Fly is being kept in the…