Publisher CFK recently announced that eastern fantasy shoot’em up game Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage will be participating in the Tokyo Games Summit 2024 held in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan on 2 March. During the event, the latest demo version of the game will be unveiled for all comers to check out. Developed by Korean indie developer Deerfarm, Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage is an
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No acrobats were harmed in the making of this war. Publisher Hamster has announced that War of Aero is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Allumer in 1993 under the title War of Aero: Project MEIOU, this is the first time that War of Aero
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There was a time when caveman games were plentiful (the early 90s, specifically), and gamers were blessed with prehistoric platformers such as Joe & Mac, Bonk’s Adventure, Chuck Rock, Legendary Axe, and several others, if you can believe it. However, the caveman craze went dormant well before the nonlinear action/adventure sub genre irritatingly known as “Metroidvania” became so prominent among
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Superzapper recharge… Publisher Digital Eclipse recently revealed that Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, the second interactive documentary in the Gold Master Series, will release for PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch on 13 March. This special collection allows players to explore Jeff Minter’s catalogue of groundbreaking games with pixel-perfect recreations of many of them. These also include a number of
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Publisher Klabater recently announced that Bio Inc.: Redemption will be available for Xbox and PlayStation platforms on 27 February 2024. A release date for the Nintendo Switch version has yet to be revealed. Originally released on mobile platforms and described as a “medical simulator”, Bio Inc.: Redemption blends elements of puzzle and strategy with a slight touch of supernatural flair
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Got Jungler fever? Publisher Hamster has announced that Jungler is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Konami in 1981 and later ported to some rather obscure platforms (like the Tomy Tutor and Xbox Game Room), this new release is the first time Jungler has been
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Unhinged Entertainment recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for ABSOLUTE. One Stormy Night, a 24-page, black and white comic book. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Created by Jason Bascom, One Stormy Night is stylish fantasy adventure featuring characters from the mainline ABSOLUTE. series. Here’s the official pitch taken from
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Become a true master of weapon… not grammar. Publisher Hamster has announced that Master of Weapon is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Taito in 1989 and later ported to the SEGA Mega Drive (Genesis) in Japan, this is the first time that Master of
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Earlier this week, publisher Orange Popcorn (ew!) released HunterX: code name T is available now on Nintendo Switch in both the Americas and Europe. The game can also be digitally preordered in Asia via the Switch eShop, if that applies to you. (Any Asia-based readers out there?) The sequel to the original Hunter X game, code name T brings back
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On Wednesday, renowned comic creator and Compass Comics founder Graham Nolan launched a crowdfunding campaign for Return to Monster Island, a 64-page action/horror book. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $50 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated by Nolan, Return to Monster Island is the sequel to the 1998 original Monster Island.
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Symbolic World Press recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for God’s’Dog: Warrior, a 150+ page follow-up to the massively successful God’s’Dog: Monster which was crowdfunded in 2021 via Indiegogo. The project is already a runaway success, having raised roughly $80 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Jonathan and Matthieu Pageau and featuring artwork by Matt Sheean (illustrations), Jesse
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Publisher Hamster has announced that Silk Worm is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Tecmo in 1988 and later ported to the NES, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum, this is the first time that an arcade-perfect port of Silk Worm
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It’s not a Samson story, either… Last week, independent comic book creator Adam Lawson launched a crowdfunding campaign for issue one of Jawbone Death, a 28-page supernatural action adventure story with black and white art. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $6 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Adam Lawson (The Exiled, The
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Last week, Alterna Comics launched a pre-order crowdfunding campaign for their April lineup of books. Just like previous preorder campaigns, this one is being run both on Indiegogo (here) and the Alterna Comics website (here).* Through either of the campaign pages, you can pick up all four of Alterna’s April issues, or simply pick and choose the titles you want.
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“I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.” And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:
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When I saw the spoilers to Graveyard Shift: Omega Storm, I did wonder why I backed, but I am trying to give it a fair shake- to be able to say what the best and worst part of the book was – since that’s a thing now.* Day One I’m only on page six (for a few different reasons). First
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Once upon a time, I would stay up late at night with friends, listening to the local high school playing football, and “playing” visual novels with wonder… both by being sucked into the story, and at the amazement of modern technology used by state-of-the-art computers of the mid-80’s. Technology is funny though. It advances so quickly, and older tech is
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For my taste, none of the series’ sequels ever quite matched the greatness of the original Contra game (the NES version, that is), but Super Contra came close. On Thursday publisher Hamster brought Super Contra to the Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Konami in 1988, Super Contra was
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Last week, the crowdfunding campaign for DAMEGANG issue 3 ended successfully, raising more than $3 thousand before the crowdfunding period came to a close. Written and illustrated by independent comic creators Billy Nunez, DAMEGANG is a sci-fi adventure featuring a group of fetching ladies of an unusual size. Here’s the official pitch taken from the DAMEGANG Indiegogo campaign page: In
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Before Mighty Final Fight, before Final Fight Guy, there was Mighty Guy. Late last week, publisher Hamster released Mighty Guy on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of their digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Nichibutsu in 1986, Mighty Guy is a top-down action game akin to Commando and Ikari Warriors. Players take control of the
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Independent author and Whimsyland founder Daniel P. Riley recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for issue 1 of Jisedai, a 32-page, manga-inspired comic book based on the novella series of the same name. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Daniel Riley and featuring illustrations by Kevin Jacob and
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If you were busy with Christmas holiday comings and goings last week (like we were), you may have missed that Hamster has released Solitary Fighter on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Taito in 1991 Solitary Fighter the first one-on-one fighter where you can kick a bear in
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Publisher Hamster has announced that Mystic Warriors is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Konami in 1993, this is the first time that Mystic Warriors has been commercially available in the West. In Mystic Warriors, players choose from five playable martial arts masters: Spyros, Kojiro, Keima,
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Last week, Quinn Howard’s crowdfunding campaign for The Lie Behind The Star Volume One came to a successful close having raised more than $50 thousand. Written by Howard and featuring illustrations by Matthew Weldon (Punchline), The Lie Behind The Star is a 42-page graphic novel described as “science fiction with deep philosophical themes, weaving elements of cosmic horror into its
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Publisher Hamster has announced that vertical scrolling shoot ‘em up Aero Fighters is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally developed by Video Systems and released in arcades by Tecmo in 1992, Aero Fighters was later ported to the Super NES in 1993. However, this is the first time that an
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Publisher Versus Evil and developer C2 Game Studio have revealed additional details for Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients, an action-RPG launching on PC, Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms in 2024. The latest info dump highlights the environment of Gliese, which is described as “a realm draped in mystery, where history lies cloaked in shadows and destiny teeters on uncertainty.” The
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Welcome back to Jolly Jinglings, The Splintering’s holiday celebration of all things gold, frankincense and myrrh. Today, we’re going to look at The Life of Christ: The Christmas Story, published by Marvel Comics in 1993 and distributed by Thomas Nelson publishers. Heavy spoilers will follow, but the story is probably familiar to many of you, anyway, right? (If not, you’re
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Don’t call him Wonder Boy… Publisher JanduSoft recently announced that 3D platformer Aztek Tiki Talisman will be released on 14 December for Nintendo Switch, Xbone, SeXbox, PS4 and PS5 (with cross-buy). Created by solo developer Josep Monzonis, Aztek Tiki Talisman is an adventure designed for players of all ages. Here’s the official breakdown of Aztek Tiki Talisman from JanduSoft, followed
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Publisher ININ Games recently announced that six of its titles are finally coming to Microsoft platforms on 7 December, with more planned for early next year. The games are already available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation. Here’s the list so far: Here’s the official breakdown of each game from ININ: Pocky & Rocky: Reshrined (Read our review here) The adventures
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“No. It’s not a sequel to Scramble.” Publisher Hamster has announced that vertical shoot ‘em up Scramble Formation is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally developed for arcades by Taito in 1986 and later ported to the MSX in Japan, this is the first time that Scramble Formation (aka Tokio)
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