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Sword of the Sea is what happens when Matt Nava strides back into Journey’s shadow
Sword of the Sea is a game about letting go. Its main mechanic involves surfing across vast desert dunes on a thin blade, slicing through glittering sands and scaling ancient towers on a quest to unearth the secrets of civilizations past. It plays best when you forget about the controls…
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Playdate Season 2’s Blippo+ TV simulator is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC in color this fall
We’ve been getting a real kick out of the offbeat cable TV parody that is Blippo+, which arrived with Playdate’s Season Two, and now it’s looking like non-Playdate owners will be able to experience the strangeness too later this year. Panic, along with Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot and the artists…
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The Sims-like Paralives hits Early Access in December
If you aren’t thrilled with what EA has done with The Sims, another alternative is coming soon. The indie passion project Paralives launches in Steam Early Access on December 8. Paralives has all the hallmarks of the life simulation genre. You can build your character, including physical and personality traits.…
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ROG Xbox Ally handheld gaming devices are real and coming this holiday
We've been hearing rumors for what feels like an eternity about Microsoft working with ASUS' ROG division on a gaming handheld device and we got confirmation during the Xbox Games Showcase at Summer Game Fest. There are two variants of the handheld: the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally…
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Playdate Season 2 review: The Whiteout and Wheelsprung
Panic is not messing around with Playdate's second season. After starting off Season Two on the right foot with Dig! Dig! Dino!, Fulcrum Defender and the surprise rollout of Blippo+, the team has followed through with another strong pair of games for week two. The Whiteout and Wheelsprung are, like the…
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Pocket Boss turns corporate data manipulation into a puzzle game
There's a new puzzle game in town, and this one tackles remote work and corporate data manipulation. Pocket Boss is coming to Steam and the developers just dropped a trailer during the Day of the Devs showcase event, which is part of Summer Game Fest. Pocket Boss casts players as…
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