Arriving Spring 2026. The open-world survival game Smalland: Survive the Wilds, which was compared to Grounded when it was originally revealed, will be making its way to the Switch 2 in Spring 2026. This version promises to include all of the “post-launch updates already released on other platforms” as players step into the role of…
Barrel (roll) of laughs? After skipping the Switch 1 generation entirely, Star Fox‘s return has felt like a long time coming. This week, the fab four returned (Fox, Falco, Peppy, and Slippy, we mean), and while it might not have been the most original fly past we’ve seen from the mercenaries, it sure brought a…
“New games built specifically for the Commodore 64 Ultimate’s unique capabilities”. Commodore International is launching an initiative that should see new titles being developed for its C64 Ultimate FPGA home computer. The company – which was reborn a year ago – says the range will feature “new games built specifically for the Commodore 64 Ultimate’s…
Mouse in the house. Annapurna Interactive has today announced that Furcula’s weird roguelike-meets-creature collector Morsels will be landing on Switch on 18th November. This one briefly popped up in the August 2024 Indie World showcase, where it was accompanied by a ‘February 2025’ release date. That wasn’t meant to be (obviously), but it’s nice to…
All parents of Minecraft-obsessed children have learned a new song by heart this year. “LA-LA-LA-LAVA CHI-CHI-CHI-CHICKEN” booms Jack Black from the treacherous Alexa for the thirtieth time that day, and I quietly put my head in my hands and weep. The 34-second earworm Lava Chicken is the shortest song ever to crack the Billboard top…
“There’s just so many outside forces that are kind of forcing their hand”. With the PlayStation 5’s price increase going into effect today, lots of us are concerned about the rising cost of video games in general. Xbox has already increased its Series X and S prices, but the Switch 2 has remained static since…
Spike Chunsoft has announced that Re:ZERO – Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne will be coming to the west this winter for Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4 and Steam. There will also be a “Day One Edition” that includes “original pins of Emilia, Subaru, Rem & a brand-new character yet to be…
I can’t remember ever liking the sound of the phrase “active attacks”, least of all when it’s concerning software used by governments. Something about it just rings stomach-droppingly scary, but that might just be me. So, kindly share some mild terror with me as I pass on the message that was generously passed on to…
“We basically wanted it to be more complex than SimCity”. Released in 1991 across Amiga and Atari ST, Utopia: The Creation Of A Nation was one of the more novel attempts to do something new with the successful formula set out by the popular city builder SimCity, Not only did it change the setting to…
Control is delightfully weird, y’all. The mid-century modern office hallways filled with floating bodies. The Lynchian janitor appearing at random moments to reveal secrets of the universe (or just let me borrow his Walkman). The dangerous items teeming with power sheltered behind glass — including and not limited to a stoplight, a refrigerator, and a…