Author: Jack Slater
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Android Assault Cactus Gets Xboxed on the 7th
I enjoyed Android Assault Cactus in my review of this isometric twin-stick shooter. If you’re an Xbox One owner you can finally check it out on the 7th of November. Android Assault Cactus is already available on Steam for Windows, macOS, and Linux for $15.
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Spelunky 2 Announced for PS4 and Steam
It looks like Mossmouth (Derek Yu) is attempting to appeal to dads and people who like dogs with this trailer for Spelunky 2, it’s working. No time table for release yet, but it’ll come to Steam (for Windows) and the PlayStation 4 first. It is being developed with Blitworks and Eirik Suhrke who is also…
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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is Out
For the first time the only controversy around a Wolfenstein game isn’t about the violence, nobody cares about that anymore. It’s from the republicans who feel like they’re being attacked for supporting fascists like Trump. GQ’s Joshua Rivera: In moving the action to America, Bjork and MachineGames weren’t really out to comment on the current…
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Mario Odyssey Reviews Out, Game Available Tomorrow
The reviews are almost universally positive. Here is Dan Ryckert’s: Make no mistake about it, Super Mario Odyssey is a weird game. It’s wrapped around a concept featuring sentient hats, enemy possession, and Bowser making wedding preparations, but actually playing the game feels very familiar. Gone are the polarizing FLUDD from Super Mario Sunshine and…
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Universal Paperclips is a Delightful Clicker Game & Spaceplan Got Big
There’s this tiny genre of games where you make things that make things, usually by clicking a bunch at first. Sometimes, there is a plot. Universal Paperclips by Frank Lantz and Bennett Foddy is that kind of game. It runs in your browser, and you construct paperclips by clicking on a button to make a paperclip.…