On Thursday, game publisher Ziggurat Interactive unveiled Slave Zero X, a side-scrolling sci-fi brawler, is coming soon to both PC and consoles. Co-developed by Ziggurat and Poppy Works, Slave Zero X is a prequel to the original Slave Zero released for the SEGA Dreamcast in 1999. Veterans of the first game might notice that Slave Zero X looks quite a
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Publisher Movie Games recently announced that top-down shooter Enemy of the State is coming to PlayStation, Xbox and PC platforms in mid-2024. Developed by Brave Lamb Studio, Enemy of the State allows one or two players to explore the organized crime-infested world of the Prohibition era 1920s. Players take on the role of an aspiring mobster who commits crimes all
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On Wednesday, renowned comic book artist Kenneth Rocafort launched a crowdfunding campaign for GROKEN book 2, a 48+ page sci-fi/fantasy graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised roughly $30 thousand at the time of this writing. Created, written, illustrated, lettered and edited by Kenneth Rocafort, GROKEN 2 is the follow-up to the first GROKEN book, which was
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Publisher 11 bit studios recently announced that The Invincible is coming to PC and consoles sometime in 2023. Developed by Starward Industries, The Invincible is a narrative-driven adventure inspired by the classic sci-fi book written by Polish author Stanislaw Lem. Here’s the official breakdown of The Invincible, followed by the latest trailer: Step into the role of sharp-witted astrobiologist Yasna,
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*KZZT* – – DO NOT HAVE SPHINCTERS – – I REPEAT – – THE LIFEFORMS DO NOT HAVE SPHINCTERS – – *KZZT* If that opening line from The Abductables 2 doesn’t key you in to what to expect from the book, nothing will. Like the first Abductables book before it, Reticulous is an over-the-top, action-packed, juvenile, sci-fi comedy from beginning to end. The story (again written
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Strictly Limited Games recently opened preorders for an exclusive limited edition of Heaven’s Vault for Nintendo Switch and PS4. Developed by inkle, Heaven’s Vault received a number of industry awards upon its initial release in 2019. The game itself is a unique blend of narrative and puzzle solving, as players traverse a network of moons and decipher a lost language.
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My personal Wonder Boy Collection is already complete, as I like to think of myself as one of the Wonder Boy series’ biggest fans. My very first game (outside of the pack-in Hang-On/Safari Hunt) was the original Wonder Boy for the Sega Master System. While my brother picked up Alex Kidd in Miracle World (wise beyond his years), and my
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Developer Game Hunters recently announced their upcoming game Gunsmith Simulator is entering the playtesting phase. As the name implies, players will be able to design and assemble a wide array of firearms, but you’ll also be able to take your weapons to a virtual firing range to test them, too. Here’s the official announcement from Game Hunters below, followed by
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Indie game publisher Untold Tales recently announced that the “cyberpunk noir detective RPG” Gamedec is coming to Nintendo Switch on 1 July. Developed by Anshar Studios, Gamedec was originally released on PC IN 2021. The game is set in dystopian cyberpunk Warsaw City, where players take on a narrative detective adventure reminiscent pen and paper RPGs. Here’s the official breakdown
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At Summer Game Fest, Microids revealed the first gameplay teaser trailer for Flashback 2, a thirty-years-later sequel to Conrad Hart’s first sci-fi adventure. This new installment into the Flashback series (?) is being developed in collaboration with members of the original creative team, and will offer a similar blend of puzzle and action as the first game. Here’s the official
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Indie game studios Darkania Works and GrimTalin recently announced that their upcoming collaboration, Last Days of Lazarus, is coming to Steam PC on 22 June. Last Days of Lazarus is a first-person, “supernatural adventure game heavily inspired by Romanian post-communist history, local superstitions and religious beliefs.” The game tackles themes of family, loss, secrets, and political turmoil. Here’s the official
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On Wednesday, Iconic Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Black Hops X Kamen America X Soul Finder, a 72-page crossover event featuring three of Iconic’s most successful franchises. The story isn’t the only thing crossing over either, as the project is being simultaneously funded on both Indiegogo and Kickstarter. The project is well beyond fully funded, having so far raised
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Independent comic book creator Morgan Quaid recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Shadow’s Daughter, which includes a two-part miniseries and four separate one-shot comics. The campaign is now in-demand, having reached its initial funding goal in May. Inspired by Japanese manga books, Shadow’s Daughter is a supernatural crime story featuring a heroine who can manipulate shadows. Here’s the official breakdown
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Konichiwa, bitches. Today we’re going to take a look at Samurai Riot, an co-op, arcade-style brawler developed by Wako Factory and published by Hound Picked Games. Enough setup! Ikso! (いくそ！) Samurai Riot takes place in a time of political unrest. You play as one of two warriors loyal to the master: the Tsurumaru (つるまる) the samurai and Sukane (すかね) the kunoichi (くのいち). Sorry readers,
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On Tuesday, DANGEN Entertainment announced that their upcoming psychological thriller game Loretta is coming soon to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbone, as well as Steam PC. Inspired by film noir and featuring a minimalist, pixelated art style, Loretta puts players in the shoes of a 1940s woman who is driven to violence by betrayal and the unfaithfulness of her husband (stay
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Game publisher Playism recently announced that the unique town simulator Drago Noka is coming to Steam PC later in 2022. Developed by GeSEI unkan, Drago Noka puts players in control of a very special village, one that is built entirely on the back of a giant dragon! (Does the dragon produce its own gravitational pull? I sure hope so…) Here’s
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The first Jurassic Park game was a huge blockbuster on the Genesis, and SEGA quickly tried to recapture that success. Not content with waiting for a true movie sequel, Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition is a “what if” type of story which takes place in an alternate timeline picking up immediately after the events of the first film. Rampage Edition is
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On Tuesday, independent game developer Little Neuron announced that its maiden title, Robo Legend, is expected to be released in Fall 2022 for Steam PC. Robo Legend is a twin-stick shooter that incorporates RPG mechanics. Players determine the outcome of the story by choosing whether to protect Gear Town from VoidBot’s hordes of evil robots or “become a tyrant yourself.”
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On Monday, Bitmap Soft announced that Ruby & Rusty – Save the Crows is now available for the Nintendo Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. Developed by Max Oakland, Ruby & Rusty is a 2D platformer created as a love letter to the Golden Age of handheld gaming. Here’s the official breakdown of Ruby & Rusty –
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Chimera Comics recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Testament Vol 2, the 64-page follow-up to the first book that was successfully crowdfunded in 2021. Written by Chimera and featuring illustrations by Juliano Da Silva, colors by Farah Nurmaliza & Marcos Martins, and lettering by the prolific Eric Weathers, Testament is a blend of sci-fi and “sword & sorcery” fantasy series
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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering’s own George Travlos, and The Splintering founder Blake Worrell got another chance to discuss recent comic book news. This week, we discussed Patrick’s upcoming Last of the Seekers campaign as well as his ongoing Johnny Phantasm Extreme ‘93 campaign, the latest comic book
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Independent comic book creator Daniel Thompson recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Dominus II: Babylon Rising, a 68-page follow-up to the first Dominus book that was successfully crowdfunded in 2018. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $5 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and created by Thompson and featuring illustrations by Eliseu Gouveia and
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On Thursday, 656 Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Dead Stop: Tour of Terror, a 100+ page horror anthology book. Dead Stop features seven stories set in the US-Mexico border region, all presented with black and white artwork. Here’s the official breakdown of Dead Stop: Tour of Terror from the Indiegogo campaign page: Join your macabre tour guide, Kreizy, as
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Have you ever played R-Type? That’s what I thought when I first saw Remote Life.* However, other than the fact that it is a horizontal-scrolling shooter with space ships, Remote Life offers up a pretty different experience. It also does quite a lot of things right, but the mechanics don’t quite stick the landing (even in zero gravity). But first, the
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As of today (2 June), Playism has officially launched the full, 1.0 release of TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity on Steam and Nintendo Switch. TOKOYO is a “2D roguelike action-platformer set in a regenerating tower”, and there are plenty of additions and updates for those who may have already played the game via Steam Early Access. Here’s the official breakdown
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Japanese indie developer Odencat recently announced that their upcoming family-friendly RPG Meg’s Monster will be coming to Nintendo Switch and Steam this fall. Meg’s Monster is a narrative-driven adventure featuring turn-based battles and a throwback pixelated art style. The game tells the story of two unlikely friends, one a “nigh-invincible monster” and the other a “fragile human child with strange
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The sibling startups of Brandon and Phill Diaz recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for CG Vacation, an art book reminiscent of the “swimsuit specials” that other comic companies used to do before they turned into joyless, politically correct puritans. The CG Vacation book will feature artwork and characters by dozens of independent artists associated with Comics Gate*, including Michael Bancroft,
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ANCAP Comix recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Voluntaryist Origins VI, the final book in the Origins arc. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $15 thousand at the time of this writing. Created by “Jack L.”, Voluntaryist is a superhero tale where the protagonist Jack Lloyd takes on a totalitarian government. Here’s the official breakdown of
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Welcome back to Monochrome May, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things chromatically challenged. Today we’re going to pick away at Fiendish chapter one, a 46-page comic (more if you count chapter 2 preview pages) written and illustrated by Irene A. Strychalski. Set in the cold lands of Northern Europe, Fiendish is a horror/fantasy book strictly intended for a mature audience. The project
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Alleyway was probably just fine for 80s and 90s kids looking for a simple game to play with their new Game Boy. But is it worth a pick up today?
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