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KeyWe, a kiwi mailroom game built for co-op, is out August 31

[Update: KeyWe's summer launch window has been narrowed down to August 31, 2021.] I'm always on the lookout for charming co-op adventures, and for a while, I've had my eye on KeyWe, a puzzle-platformer about two bumbling birds who must som...

 
 
 
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Call of the Sea sets sail on PlayStation platforms today

Anyone fancying a spot of sun, sea, surf, and... sinisterness is in luck, as today will see publisher Raw Fury launch the PlayStation port of its Lovecraft-inspired graphic adventure Call of the Sea, following on from its previous release o...

 
 
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Spirit Swap is a match for therapeutic gaming

I've been lucky enough to get to meet a lot of game developers from very different walks of life. From people at big names like Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, Devolver, Riot, and Bethesda, to little indies likes Tom Happ and Joakim Sandberg, I ...

 
 
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Happy ten-year anniversary, Portal 2

[Narrated by Josh Picard] The year is 2011, and the haunting, distant sounds of the Aperture facility are reverberating through our unfinished basement. My brother's at basketball practice, I have free reign of the Xbox. I've spent the past...

 
 
 
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Review: Rain on Your Parade

Millions of California residents like myself are bracing for what could be a very dry year for our state. Water conservation may have to make a comeback in 2021 as our snowpack is below the yearly average, and I honestly can't remember the ...

 
 
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New Super Monkey Ball title 'Banana Mania' rated in Australia

The Australian Classification board dropped a leak for what appears to be a new title in Sega's infuriating but compelling inertia puzzle series Super Monkey Ball. In a listing since removed from the board's website, the governing body appr...

 
 
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Picross S6 is coming to Switch next week

The Nintendo Switch has had no shortage of Picross options, and Jupiter's shown no signs of slowing down. Picross S6 has been announced, coming to the Switch eShop on April 22, 2021. This marks the sixth game in the Picross S series to arri...

 
 
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Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey looks better than expected

Maybe it's just a matter of having no real expectations for a VR adaptation of Puzzle Bobble, but I've gotta say, Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey looks... surprisingly pleasant! It's coming to Oculus Quest and Quest 2 on May 20 from Sur...

 
 
 
 
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Puzzle Quest 3, currently in early access, shows promise

Puzzle Quest is back! After a lengthy hiatus, studio Infinity Plus Two is taking up the mantle from Infinite Interactive, with 505 Games taking over publishing duties from D3 Publisher. You'd be right to be skeptical. And while the free-to-...

 
 
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The Fall is free right now on the Epic Games Store

For this week's giveaway, the Epic Games Store is handing out The Fall, a sci-fi adventure game about an advanced AI that has taken control of a combat suit after its pilot crash lands on an alien planet. It's an older release – the ...

 
 
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Puzzling Places makes me want to dust off my PlayStation VR

Don't pack up your PlayStation VR for good just yet – there are a handful of new games coming to the platform in 2021, and one of them, Puzzling Places, is a 3D jigsaw puzzle game. Some might scoff, but I genuinely love that idea, I c...

 
 
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Contest: Win Creaks on Switch, courtesy of Super Rare Games

In today's contest you can win a physical Switch copy of Creaks, brand new from Super Rare Games! If you're a fan of titles such as Machinarium and Samorost, you're in luck! Super Rare Games just partnered with developer Amanita Design to r...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Contest: Win TOHU, a fishy adventure game, for Switch or PS4

In today's contest you can win TOHU for Nintendo Switch or PlayStation 4! Fish -- can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em! Amirite?! No but seriously, aquatic creatures kinda freak me out. At least they're good in sushi. TOHU takes the ...

 
 
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Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 will be dropping onto PC in March

Sega has announced that its excellent and addictive release Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is headed to PC in the coming months. Following its recent release on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch platforms, the hybrid puzzle title will be available...

 
 
 
 




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Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World"Now with 100% less boy"

 

Miitopia"Miis are back"

 

Knockout City"We built this city on balls and holes"

 

Biomutant"Old world underground, where are you now?"

 

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster"The demon who wore tennis shoes"

 

Path of Exile: Ultimatum"Patch 3.14 brings the blood, sweat, and more blood"

 

Subnautica: Below Zero"A frigid new standalone story that can't quite fill the original game's flippers"

 

Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids"It's more Valhalla, for better or worse"

 

Famicom Detective Club"Murder, Yoshio Sakamoto Wrote"

 
 
 

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taterchimp

Tetris Effect makes me want to be I wouldnt have thought, but the game is probably in my top 10 games of the last 10

 
Kerrik52

Im halfway through Armored Core and I feel like I got slapped by a time I knew the plot was foundational to Dark Souls, but cmon!

 
Whispering Willow

I think I need an arcade stick for Any recommendations? Best Buy and Gamestop had nothing :/ They acted like the idea was a foreign

 
Inquisitive Raven

Oh here I go, Street Fightin again!

 
Parismio

Street Fighter 6 has been a I havent done ranked yet, just the battle hub matches and Guile plays just The World Tour mode is fun as well and im just enjoying exploring Metro City and finding I discovered Retsu is here as an npc!

 
taterchimp

Dog day afternoon

 
Flegma

Still chugging along on the Evercade Been curious about Future Wars ever after seeing a screenshot of it in an 80s magazine in the early 90s, so maybe this time Ill get to play

 
CaimDark Reloaded

I dont play many shooters, when I do its typically stuff in the vein of CoD/Gears where I play cautiously from cover to Doom Eternal is quite an

 
NeoTurbo

Gunfire Reborn is pretty good

 
 

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