Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, my eye has been caught by hugging pocket monsters, schoolyard violence, a “weirdass, janky imsim… thing” with teleporting cigarettes, and more. Check out all these attractive and interesting
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During last week’s Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, it was revealed that the 2021 action Metroidvania Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knight is getting a sequel in the form of Ender Magnolia: Bloom of the Mist. The initial trailer provided a vague 2024 launch window, but we now know it’s hitting Steam Early Access first on
Reynatis, a very stylish looking action game revealed during Japan’s Nintendo Direct last week, is actually getting a release in the west. When I saw the trailer for Reynatis I very quickly thought “oh hey, this reminds me of Kingdom Hearts,” not least because one of the game’s two main characters is dressed pretty much
Last year, it was revealed that the masters of remasters at Nightdive Studios have taken on the task of bringing the beloved 90s classic Star Wars: Dark Forces to modern audiences. The remaster is set to release February 28 on PS5 and PS4, nearly 30 years after the release of the original game from LucasArts
It sure is looking like Tekken 8 has a bright future ahead of it, as the fighting game has managed to hit two million copies sold in its first month. Tekken 8 is the first new mainline entry in the long-running fighting series in about a decade, so it had a lot to live up
Foamstars released on February 6 as a PlayStation Plus Monthly Game, and we’re elated that so many players have tried out the game. It’s not too late for PlayStation Plus members to add it to their library before March 4. Play Video In Foamstars, each season will last about 5 weeks, so we’d like to
Moving from Skull and Bones to Pirate Bloopers has been an experience, not because of their differences, but because of their curious similarities. Both games have decided that the essence of piracy is in the seafaring, rather than stepping off the boat in any way. They’ve both determined that your aim should be gathering gold
Insomniac Games has reportedly sent out a notice to employees affected by the 2023 cyberattack. It has said that steps have been taken to reduce the risk of any similar incidents happening again in the future. In case you were unaware, on December 22, 2023, Insomniac Games confirmed on social media that it had been
Humongous Entertainment has already released some Freddi Fish games on the Switch eShop and next week it’s adding another one. Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds will return on 29th February 2024. Here’s a bit about this title which was originally released in 1994, along with a look. You can also
This week The Shiitake Show asks: what’s the point of Xbox? That’s not us being sarcastic or snide. It’s a question that everyone in the industry, not least Microsoft themselves, needs to find an answer to. A conflicted, convoluted vision for the platform has left it struggling for an identity at the dawn of a
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable
It has been a while since we have had a new game in the Nier series so it seems one will come eventually given how prominent the IP is. Fans have recently been attending the Nier: Orchestra Concert which has been touring at different stops throughout the globe and have been reporting that something called
In the eternal quest to put Doom on literally everything ever, it is now possible to play Doom on a… lawn more? There are truly a lot of ridiculous ways you can play Doom. Classics include things like fridges and calculators, but there are more obscure ways like the note taking app Notepad, a Lego
Talking about the good – and the bad – of Skull and Bones After years of waiting we’ve finally been hands-on with Skull and Bones – and that means we’re able to take a look at both the good and the bad of Ubisoft’s pirate adventure. Join Gareth, Darren and Paul as TheXboxHub team sit
Dark Souls creator and the president of developer FromSoftware, Hidetaka Miyazaki, has been speaking about Dark Souls 2’s impact on the series, and says that he’s not sure “how or if” the series would have progressed in the manner it did without the divisive second installment. For anyone unfamiliar, Dark Souls 2’s reception amongst the
Image: Warner Bros. It’s a new year for Mortal Kombat 1 and NetherRealm Studios is gearing up for another DLC character release. The DC hero Peacemaker will be arriving as an “early access” release on 28th February 2024. In a brief post on social media, Warner Bros. mentioned how it would be sharing more details
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes
Turbo Kid is a 2015 movie set in a post-apocalypse in which a comic book fan battles a local tyrant, with gory, comedic, ’80s-pastiching results. It was not a film I expected to get a metroidvania sequel, but here it is with a new demo and an April release date.