Welcome back to Monochrome May, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of everything faded and old. Sorta. Today we’re going to pick apart Raging Fighter, a one-on-one fighting game for the Nintendo
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Featured Art Cards 4: To Color or Not to Color? The Fly, Frankenstein’s Monster, Mummy, and Zuul Terror Dog
Today I’m again sharing a few recent art cards, this time hoping to get some feedback as to whether I should color them or leave
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Alterna Comics’ August Preorder Campaign Now Live
On Thursday, Alterna Comics launched a pre-order crowdfunding campaign for their August lineup of books. Just like previous preorder campaigns, this one is being run
“Tetris The Absolute: The Grand Master 2 Plus” Joins the Arcade Archives on PS4, Nintendo Switch
The most unnecessarily longwinded title for a game about stacking blocks ever. Publisher Hamster has announced that Tetris The Absolute: The Grand Master 2 Plus
Black and White Comic “Judex” Coming Soon to Indiegogo
Won’t some hero save our dear France from this weak coffee and light cigarettes? 9 Realms & Global Frequency Studios recently announced that a new
Retro-Styled Horror Tale “Mythargia” Coming to Nintendo Switch on 31 May
Bonus Stage Publishing has announced that 2D horror game Mythargia will be released for the Nintendo Switch on 31 May. The game is already available
Retro Game Review: “Raging Fighter” (Nintendo Game Boy, Monochrome May Special)
Welcome back to Monochrome May, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of everything faded and old. Sorta. Today we’re going to pick apart Raging Fighter, a one-on-one fighting game for the Nintendo
Psychological Horror Adventure “Haunted Memories: The Return” Coming to Steam PC
Publisher Forever Entertainment recently announced first-person horror adventure game Haunted Memories: The Return is coming soon to Steam PC. Developed MegaPixel Studio and Mechano Games,
X53 Studios’ Western Fantasy Comic “The Vindicators” Now on Indiegogo
Va-va-va-vindicate! Earlier this week, X53 Studios launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Vindicators volume 1, a 58-page fantasy western comic. Written by Martti Kauppinen and
Werewolf Fantasy Comic “BONDS: The Cursed Child” Now Available In-Demand (Crowdfunding Spotlight)
“I see wolf people.” Independent comic book creator NyRiam recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for BONDS: The Cursed Child, a 77-page fantasy graphic novel. The
Rippaverse Announces “Alphacore” Issue 1 to be Written by Chuck Dixon
On Tuesday, Rippaverse Comics announced that Alphacore issue 1 will be available to preorder in Fall 2023. To pen this first issue of Alphacore, Rippaverse
Review: “Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!” (Nintendo Switch)
How many Bubble Bobble fans do we have in the reading audience today? Alrighty then, so how many Puzzle Bobble fans are there? (*cough!* Bust-A-Move for us old-schoolers *cough!*) I feel
Fight Zombies for Love in “Last Whisper Survival”; Coming Soon to Consoles, PC
Wuvvv… twue wuv… NGGGGYAAAH! Publisher RockGame has announced Last Whisper Survival, a new open world multiplayer game set in a dystopian, zombie-infested future. Developed by
Superstatic’s Lovecraft-Inspired Roguelite “Liberté” Now on Steam PC
“Zhey may take our lives, but zhey’ll never take our cigarettes freedom!” Anshar Publishing recently announced that the upcoming deck-builder roguelite Liberté is now available
2D Horror Adventure “Chloe’s Requiem -encore-” Coming to Steam PC in June
Publisher Annulus recently announced that 2D horror adventure game Chloe’s Requiem -encore- is coming to Steam PC on 20 June.* Developed by buriki clock, -encore-
Roguelite-Inspired “Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse” Coming Soon to Steam PC
Pocket Pair recently announced that their upcoming side-scrolling adventure game Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is now available to wishlist on Steam PC.
Historical Fantasy “Raid of the White Leopard” Fully Funded on Fund My Comic (Crowdfunding Spotlight)
Did Vikings have a word for leopard? Independent comic creator Edwin Ascevedo launched a crowdfunding campaign for Raid of the White Leopard, a 16-page comic
Featured Art Cards 4: To Color or Not to Color? The Fly, Frankenstein’s Monster, Mummy, and Zuul Terror Dog
Today I’m again sharing a few recent art cards, this time hoping to get some feedback as to whether I should color them or leave
Graham Nolan’s “Joe Frankenstein” Rises Again on Indiegogo
Need help? The team at Joseph, Frank & Stein will get you the compensation you deserve! Earlier this week, Compass Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign
Twin-Stick Shooter “NeverAwake” Coming to Xbox June 29
Game publisher Phoenixx recently announced that twin-stick shooter NeverAwake will be released on 29 June for SeXbox. The game is already available via PS4, PS5
The “2100 Samurai” Return for Issue 3 (Crowdfunding Spotlight)
Don’t call him Jack. Independent comic book creator Nick Gibson recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for 2100 Samurai issue 3: A Bridge Too Far, a
Grappling Platformer “Turbo Shell” Coming to Steam PC on 23 May
Let’s kick shell? Radioactive Dreams has announced that their “grappling precision platformer” Turbo Shell is coming to Steam PC on 23 May. Built around the
Chicken? “Toridama: Brave Challenge” Now Available on Steam PC
“What’s wrong, McFly? Chicken?” Game publisher G-MODE has officially released the minigame collection Toridama: Brave Challenge for Steam PC. Toridama puts one or two players
Review: “Night Sky” (Nintendo 3DS, Monochrome May Special)
Welcome back to Monochrome May, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things inspired by color blindness. Sort of. Not really. Today we’re going to take a look at
Unconventional Comic Anthology “A Güey Zine” Now on Kickstarter (Crowdfunding Spotlight)
…And it’s totally Güey. Brian Butvidas recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for A Güey Zine, a 50+ page comic anthology. Featuring the work of several
Medieval Action Platformer “Torinto” Coming Soon to Xbox, Playstation and Nintendo Switch
No, not “Toronto”…… friggin’ Autocorrect… Eastasiasoft has announced that the multiplayer action-platformer Torinto is coming to PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbone, and SeXbox on 24
First Island Spotlight Trailer Revealed for “Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew”
Recently at TactiCon, Mimimi Games debuted the first “Island Spotlight” trailer for Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew. The trailer highlights the island known as “The
Gary Shipman’s “Titan Mouse of Might” Volume 3 Now on Fund My Comic (Crowdfunding Spotlight)
Renowned comic book creator Gary Shipman recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Titan Mouse of Might volume 3, a 68-page graphic novel. Written and illustrated
Game Review: “Varney Lake” (PC, Consoles)
I just finished up playing Varney Lake,* the follow-up to Chorus Worldwide’s previous game, Mothmen 1966. First things first, you certainly do not need to
Review: “The Brooding Muse” (Cherry Bomb Comics!)
We recently got the chance to read the first three issues of The Brooding Muse, an ongoing horror anthology series.* Let’s just jump into it! A variety
Sonzai Games’ 8-Bit Styled Platformer “Bat Boy” Now Available on Consoles, PC
Because the name “Baseball Nut” was already taken. Sonzai Games’ retro-inspired action platformer Bat Boy is now available for Steam PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5,
Point ‘N Click Adventure “Batty Zabella” Now Available on Nintendo Game Boy
Independent video game development studio The Retro Room Games has announced that Batty Zabella, an all-new point-and-click adventure game for the original Nintendo Game Boy.
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