“This little light of mine… I’m gonna let it shine…” Game developer Dracma Studios recently announced that their upcoming 2.5D action-adventure game Candle Knight will be coming to Steam PC on 20 January, 2023. To Mark the big announcement, Dracma also released a new trailer, as well as a free demo which is available now via Steam. Here’s the official
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Ocean Drive Studio recently announced that its upcoming turn-based tactical RPG Lost Eidolons is coming to Steam PC on 13 October. A SeXbox version will be released in early 2023. Successfully crowdfunded in 2021, Lost Eidolons has suffered a few developmental setbacks that have delayed the game’s release, but Ocean Drive Studio CEO Jae Kim has “no doubt the delays
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Indie game publisher Raw Fury recently announced that the point-and-click narrative adventure NORCO is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbone, and SeXbox on 20 October. The game will also be available on Xbox Game Pass. Developed by game dev collective Geography of Robots, NORCO is described as a “Southern Gothic” narrative set in a pixel-art recreation of Southern Louisiana. Here’s the
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…and blood, and beasts, and bosomy bat-ladies… On Monday, veteran comic book creator and Astonishing Comics founder Andy Smith launched a crowdfunding campaign for Kor-Drath: The Reckoning volume 1, a 64-page fantasy graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $36 thousand at the time of this writing. Co-created by Andy Smith and Dennis Turner, Kor-Drath:
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“Pull the string! Pull the string!” Veteran comic book creator and Haunted Pizza founder Mark Poulton recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Loose Threads, an 80-page superhero graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $7 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Poulton (Graveyard Shift, Reaper Destroyer) and featuring illustrations by Cesar Madarro
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Over the weekend, veteran comic book creator Irene “Renie” Strychalski launched a crowdfunding campaign for Fiendish 2: Origins, a 70+ page fantasy horror graphic novel. The project is already well beyond fully funded, having raised nearly $100k at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Strychalski, Fiendish 2 builds on the story introduced in Fiendish: Demons, expanding on
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Publisher Hamster has announced that Champion Wrestler is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1989, Champion Wrestler is a one or two player game that puts players in the boots of a professional wrestler. You can choose from eight different wrestlers, each with their
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GS2 Games has released Mozart Requiem for Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Steam PC. Developed by HR Games, Mozart Requiem is described as a “baroque murder mystery” that weaves a fictional adventure into historical events. Here’s the official breakdown of Mozart Requiem from GS2 Games: Mozart Requiem is available now for PlayStation 4, Switch physical and digital, and digitally on PC.
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On Thursday, Japanese publisher Waku Waku Games announced that the retro-inspired competitive puzzle game Puzzle Battler! Mirai is now available for pre-order on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Featuring a throwback 8-bit style graphics, Puzzle Battler! Mirai promises a “variety of engaging battle tactics” and a fun, casual story a to tie it all together. Here’s the official breakdown of Puzzle
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Over the weekend, homebrew game publisher Mega Cat Studios announced that an all-new retro-styled puzzle game Roniu’s Tale is now available for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Developed by Kunjee Studio, Roniu’s Tale is inspired by adventure/puzzlers of the 1980s such as Solomon’s Key and The Adventures of Lolo. Here’s the official breakdown of Roniu’s Tale from Mega Cat Studios:
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Welcome back to 80s August, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of the greatest decade. Ever. (Change my mind) Today, we’re going to take a look at Laffin’ Gas Cartoonies issue 3, which was published by Blackthorne Publishing in November 1986. Laffin’ Gas Cartoonies was an ongoing black-and-white anthology featuring several comedy and parody short stories. The book is very much in the spirit of
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On Thursday, independent comic book creator and Riot Press founder Patrick Thomas Parnell launched a pair of dueling crowdfunding campaigns for Last of the Seekers, an all new sci-fi project featuring a transforming alternating robot toy and accompanying comic book.* Inspired by other transforming shape-changing bots of the 1980s, Last of the Seekers is an intergalactic adventure about a robot
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Not only is it the worst pizza topping ever devised, but Witch’s Flesh is also the latest 32-page graphic novel from Evoluzione Publishing and No Sleep Press. The Indiegogo campaign follows a successful run on Kickstarter, so this is a second chance for those missed out the first time around or prefer Indiegogo as a crowdfunding platform. Here’s the official
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Following a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, independent comic book creator Adam Lawson has launched a follow-up campaign for The Exiled, a 140-page sci-fi/noir graphic novel, via Indiegogo. This gives you a second chance to buy into the book if you missed out the first time. The new Indiegogo campaign is already fully funded, having raised more than $8 thousand
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RedDeer Games recently announced that a new classic arcade-style fighter will be coming soon to consoles and PC in the form of Maki: Paws of Fury. Players must take control of the titular Maki, a cute fox who just so happens to be a master of the Tsume no Ken fighting style. Here’s a brief breakdown of Maki: Paws of
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Game publisher Henteko Doujin recently announced that new game Armored Lab Force VULVEHICLES is coming to Steam PC on 25 August. Almost certainly inspired by Blaster Master, Armored Lab Force VULVEHICLES injects some cheeky humor and high-octane bullet-hell mechanics into the side-scrolling, vehicle combat formula. Here’s the official breakdown of Armored Lab Force VULVEHICLES from Henteko Doujin, followed by a
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On Sunday, the Clownfish TV crew (known for their work on the Clownfish TV YouTube channel) launched a crowdfunding campaign for Crimson Rhen of the True North, a 130+ page graphic novel inspired by Japanese manga and classic 1980s-style adventures. Crimson Rhen serves as the first in a two-part arc, as well as a prequel story to Clownfish’s Shadowbinders books.
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On Friday, independent comic book creator C0MMI3 Mark launched a crowdfunding campaign for Krishna Kid: The Eye of Brahma Saga, an all-new 90+ page fantasy graphic novel. Written by C0MMI3 Mark (NOT Daredevil Origins, Kim Il Sung and Best Korea) and illustrated by Vineet Kumar, Krishna Kid is a blend of Dragon Ball Z-type action and the Indian pantheon of
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Sunsoft recently revealed that that a revival of the 1985 Ikki arcade game is coming soon to Steam PC in the form of Ikki Unite. Ikki Unite is an all-new multiplayer game for up to 16 players. Like the first game, Ikki Unite centers around a peasant revolt against an abusive government. Your village’s rice harvest has been decimated by
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Sunsoft recently announced that Ufouria: The Saga is coming to consoles sometime in 2023. Originally released in 1991 for the Nintendo Famicom, Ufouria (aka Hebreke) never received a physical release in the United States (it was temporarily available as a Virtual Console title on the Wii U and 3DS). This new release is planned for the Xbone, Nintendo Switch, and
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The biggest story in comics right now – whether you’ve heard about it or not – is Isom issue 1, the first book in Eric July’s Rippaverse. July recently took to YouTube to provide updates on his project, which has now crossed more than $3.4 million from more than 40 thousand backers. He discussed book numbers, shipping dates, stretch goals,
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Welcome back to 80s August, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of the greatest decade since “Big Maps” started their coverup of our true, flat Earth. Today we’re going to take a bittersweet look back at Moon Patrol: The Milky Way Chronicles, a game developed by Wasted Studios which was in-development for the ill-fated Intellivision Amico. As many have already heard, the Intellivision Amico console looks
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When we posted our review of Ninja JaJaMaru-kun earlier this month for our 80s August event, we had no idea that we’d be seeing breaking news about this dormant franchise anytime soon. Well, it’s fair to say that we are pleasantly surprised, as ININ Games recently announced that three compilations of Jaleco’s classic Ninja JaJaMaru games will be coming to
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Welcome back to 80s August, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of the greatest decade since the discovery of zero. Today we’re going to look at Shatter Special issue 1, a sci-fi adventure published in June 1985 by First Comics, and billed as the “first computerized comic book.” Set on a gritty, futuristic version of earth, Shatter follows the exploits of a freelance security contractor named
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What’s happened to Gex?! On Monday, QUByte Interactive announced that Chameneon will be released on 18 August for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbone and SeXbox. Developed by Burning Goat Studio, Chameneon is a 2D platformer/runner with a stylish aesthetic inspired by retro pixel art. Here’s the official breakdown of Chameneon from QUByte: Chameneon is a 2D platformer/runner game with an
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Publisher Gravity Game Arise has announced that new puzzle title Arctictopia is now available on Steam PC. Developed by Taiwan-based indie developer Gamtropy, Arctictopia is a game intended to focus more on helping you chill out rather than intensely test your skillz. Here’s the official breakdown of Arctictopia from Gravity Game Arise: Arctictopia is a puzzle game set in the
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Publisher Hamster has announced that vertical shooter Gun & Frontier is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1990, Gun & Frontier puts one or two players behind the stick of the Desperado, “earth’s latest fighter plane.” Your mission: strike and destroy the vicious cabal
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Gravity Interactive recently announced that their horror MMORPG Requiem Online is now open for pre-registration. The game is expected to go live on 25 August. Set in a bleak, nightmarish world teeming with monsters, Requiem Online is actually being “relaunched” following a number of improvements and other changes (which may not be improvements, depending on your point of view). Here’s
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Earlier this week, Shi creator and Crusade Comics founder Billy Tucci revealed that there is a brand new, 6” Shi action figure coming soon via Executive Replicas. The Ana Ishikawa figure has over a dozen points of articulation, and will come with multiple accessories and swappable heads. According to Tucci, the design process on the Shi action figure has been
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While we typically use our 80s August event to focus on entertainment produced during the 1980s, there is also room for covering things that are inspired by the era, too. That’s why today, we’re looking at The Mighty Mascots issues 4-6, which is published by Alterna Comics.
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