Makers of science-fiction videogames tend to reach for a grab-bag of familiar influences, so there’s something immediately distinctive about The Invincible, given that it’s based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Polish writer and satirist Stanisław Lem. It’s a book that clearly means a lot to its …
Read More »Dev Ben Esposito has revealed Neon Whites gameplay is influenced by speedrunners.
Neon White developer Ben Esposito has revealed the indie breakout was influenced by speedrunners. Esposito explained in an interview with Edge Magazine how watching speedrunning videos sparked his initial ideas and then later cemented the main mechanic of the game: “It was really interesting to me that, at a super-high …
Read More »Silent Hill creator explains why hes leaving psychological horror behind for his next game
The creator of Silent Hill explains why he’s leaving psychological horror behind in this new game, Slitterhead. Keiichiro Toyama announced his solo debut game with Bokeh studio during The Game Awards last year. That trailer revealed that Slitterhead would differ from Toyama’s previous games, Silent Hill and Siren Speaking to …
Read More »DokeV is more than just a next-gen take on Pokemon
The response to DokeV’s debut at Gamescom this August was, perhaps, predictable. It is, after all, a gorgeous creature-collecting open-world adventure so, among the buzz that followed that first trailer, it was only natural to see some suggesting that this is what they’d hoped Pokémon games might look like by …
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