Game publisher Devolver Digital has announced that Reikon Games’ Ruiner is coming “soon” to the Nintendo Switch. Originally released for PS4, Xbox One and Steam PC in 2017, Ruiner is an overhead action/shooter designed expressly for a mature audiences (that’s 17+ years old, kids). Here is the breakdown of Ruiner taken from the game’s Steam page: RUINER is a brutal
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In a recent backer update, Brand creator Antonio Brice announced that he has indeed received the final books from the printer, and fulfillment will commence in March once a few of the extra backer perks are firmly in-hand. The bigger news, however, is that Brice and the rest of the Brand creative team is prepped to launch a crowdfunding campaign
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On Wednesday, Coffin Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Lady Death: Malevolent Decimation, the eleventh chapter of the Lady Death saga since the character’s resurrection in 2015. The campaign was another instant success, having already raised more than $220 thousand at the time of this writing. Malevolent Decimation is co-written by Brian Pulido and Mike MacLean, and features illustrations by
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Merge Games recently announced that Infuse Studio’s adventure game Spirit of the North will be coming to both Windows PC and Nintendo Switch this Spring. Originally released in 2019 for PS4, Spirit of the North is a 3rd-person puzzle adventure game inspired by Nordic lore. Players control a red fox who must assist the guardian of the Northern Lights as
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator and self-proclaimed human sunbeam Ethan Van Sciver launched a crowdfunding campaign for Cyberfrog: Unfrogettable Tales, a remastered reprint of both of the rare Hall of Heroes Cyberfrog books. At the time of this writing, the project is well-beyond funded, having already raised nearly $40 thousand. Here’s the summary of the project taken from
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On Wednesday, the crowdfunding campaign for comedy/adventure Cash Grab crossed the blessed “Six Figures, Bitch!” threshold, raising more than $101 thousand at the time of this writing. The 48-page book was an instant crowdfunding success, raking in $60 thousand in the first 24 hours. Written by Internet comedian Cecil and illustrated by Donal DeLay, Cash Grab is a superhero comedy
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YouTube personality Raging Golden Eagle is making the jump into comic book creation with Blade Devil: Ghosts of the Past, a new graphic novel about a warrior named Barrel Shota who “sacrifices her humanity to save her sister’s soul.” If you’re a fan of the ultra violence and manga-style art, Blade Devil looks to be right up your alley. Here’s
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In a recent backer update for Bloodhunt creator Simon Pothier shared a teaser image (below) for Skull Busters, a mysterious new comic book project presumably coming soon to Indiegogo. What else do we know about Skull Busters? Not much. If it’s anything like Pothier’s Bloodhunt (which is still in-demand here), it will likely be a dark, bloody good time intended
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Not content to have the number one PlayStation podcast on the Internet, Sacred Symbols hosts Colin Moriarty and Chris Ray Gun are now prepped to make the jump from game commentary to development with Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure. The game is scheduled to release 24 March on PS4 and PS Vita for $9.99, and it will be cross-buy
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After a late-breaking delay in 2019, SEGA‘s Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! is now set to arrive on 25 February. The game is coming to several mainstream virtual reality platforms, including PSVR, HTC Vive, Steam VR, and Oculus Rift. You can watch the latest trailer for the game below. Space Channel 5 is a unique rhythm/action/sci-fi franchise that
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Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for The Expendables Go to Hell crossed the blessed “Six figures, bitch!” threshold, raising more than $107 thousand at the time of this writing. The book was an overnight crowdfunding success, well surpassing its initial fundraising goal right out of the gate. In addition to hitting the $100k benchmark, project lead Richard C. Meyer
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator Per Berg (aka Narwhal) launched a crowdfunding campaign for Foreign Agent,* a 190-page graphic novel described as a mishmash of military, Winter-western, and home-invasion stories. The Foreign Agent campaign was an instant success, more than doubling the initial funding goal after the first weekend, having raised more than $12 thousand at the time
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Animator and independent comic book creator Joseph King is getting his next creative project ready to launch: a hyper-violent barnyard brawl titled Slaughter Squad. Here’s the pitch taken from the Indiegogo pre-campaign page: Its about to get bloodier… Somewhere in Texas, a team of livestock with nothing to lose takes on the forces of Big Meat armed with nothing but
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Game publisher Private Division has delayed the Switch port of The Outer Worlds thanks to the coronavirus outbreak in Communist China.
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On Wednesday, Arc System Works announced that the Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle will be heading to western Nintendo Switch and PS4 consoles on 20 February. There is currently no word on whether the PC or Xbox One versions will be coming west. The 18-game collection includes the original 3 Double Dragon games (the NES ports, not the
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Cum one, cum all! (Yep, it’s going to be one of those kind of posts….) On Tuesday, independent comic book creator Trisha Cuffari (aka Dannphan) launched a crowdfunding campaign for Orgasm Girl, a 22-page comic which blends action, comedy, and what looks like a lot of dudes nutting in their pants. Written by Cuffari and featuring pencils by Sanity, inks
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On Tuesday, Bandai Namco announced that Code Vein has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. The vampire-themed action RPG was released for PS4, Xbox One and Steam PC last September. If you’re a fan of Code Vein and want to join in on the celebration, Bandai Namco is ready with some DLC to sell you, starting with the first of
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Now that the Jawbreakers: GØD-K1NG book is firmly in the hands of its Indiegogo backers (and may we never have to spell the words GØD-K1NG ever again), the creative minds at Splatto Comics are already at work prepping the next installment in the Jawbreakers series: Grand Bazaar. Jawbreakers creator Richard C. Meyer has once again tapped GØD-K1NG (Dammit!) artist Aaron
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The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) recently assigned Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II an M/17+ Rating. While this was completely expected for a violent zombie apocalypse game, the specific content descriptors indicate that The Last of Us Part II will feature both “Sexual Content” and “Nudity”. This may come as a surprise to those who have followed
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For months, independent comic book author and Jawbreakers creator Richard C. Meyer has teased several “secret projects.” On Saturday, he launched a surprise crowdfunding campaign for the first of these projects via Indiegogo: The Expendables Go to Hell. The Expendables Go to Hell is an all-new graphic novel featuring characters from Sylvester Stallone’s action film series. This project is a
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On Friday, independent comic book creator Rob Arnold launched a crowdfunding campaign for Replicator Remastered, a 28-page comic book reprinting Replicator issue 1 with new covers, updated colors and lettering, one extra story page and other additional content. The book is written by Arnold and featuring illustrations by Armin Ozdic, colors by Ross. A Campbell and letters by Marshall Dillon. There’s also options to
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On Thursday, game developer The Behemoth announced Alien Hominid Invasion, a reimagining of 2002’s side-scrolling action/shooter Alien Hominid. This new take will feature cooperative multiplayer and a “completely new gameplay, progression, mechanics, and so much more.” You can watch the reveal trailer below. Behemoth plans to reveal more about Alien Hominid Invasion at PAX East 2020 (27 February to 1
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Ablaze Publishing have reached an agreement with Conan Properties International to allow for Ablaze to release The Cimmerian series of comics in the United States. Originally published overseas by French publisher Glénat, The Cimmerian is a series of comics adapting Robert E. Howard’s classic Conan stories which first appeared in Weird Tales in the 1930s. In August, Conan Properties issued
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Are you a fan of playing card-based characters like The Royal Flush Gang, Gambit, or the Joker? Have you ever looked at Gambit and thought “Yeah, Gambit’s power to energize playing cards is pretty cool and all, but he’d be even better if he was a busty redhead who could bring playing cards to life!” Who hasn’t thought that, am
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Publisher Koei Tecmo recently announced that Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout has sold over 350,000 copies worldwide across all platforms since the game launched last year. That’s quite a girthy thicc stack of sales for a niche title. With those numbers, Atelier Ryza will very likely become the best-selling Atelier game in the series, overtaking 2015’s Atelier
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Earlier this week, independent comic book creator Michael Derrick launched a crowdfunding campaign for Grayskale, a 60-page superhero adventure written by Derrick (The Abductables) and featuring illustrations by P.K. (The Ballad of Dusty Tortillas), colors by Eugeniu Betivu (HIRO: Blood of Patriots) and letters by Jaymes Reed. Here’s the plot summary taken from the Grayskale Indiegogo campaign page: In a
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Over the weekend, husband and wife comic-creating team John Gallagher and Carla Tornielli launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Grim Reaper 2, a 40-page horror adventure graphic novel written by Gallagher and illustrated by Cornielli. Here’s the breakdown of The Grim Reaper 2 taken from the book’s Indiegogo campaign page: In this cosmic horror adventure, we will continue the story
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Late last week, Intellivision Entertainment revealed another retro-inspired game coming to their Amico console: Night Stalker. The original Night Stalker was a maze shooter released for the Intellivision console in 1982 and later ported to the Atari 2600 under the title Dark Cavern. This updated take on the classic game includes co-op multiplayer support, as well improved sound and visuals.
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Over the weekend, Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti and Downcast creator Clint Stoker announced that both Downcast and Downcast Wrize and Fall will in fact be published under the Alterna label. Alterna will publish the full Downcast arc in four issues, with the original Downcast being split into issues 1 & 2 and Wrize and Fall being issues 3 &
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SNK Corporation has announced three of the four DLC fighters coming to Samurai Shodown second season: Mina, Sogetsu, and Iroha. All three are veterans of the Samurai Shodown series, while the fourth DLC character remains a mystery. You can check out the official character announcement trailer below. The reboot of SNK’s weapons-based fighter is currently available for Nintendo Switch (in
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The Splintering 