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PowerWash Simulator splash lands on PS4 & PS5 January 31

Hey washers, Jess here from FuturLab!   Since we announced that PowerWash Simulator would be coming to PlayStation (via our good friends Kenny Washmore and Jerry Cleansburg), we’ve seen such a buzz from the community. So, as you can imagine, we are thrilled to be putting the power of relaxation into ...
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Have You Played… Far Cry 2?

Far Cry 2 is a lot of things, based on the memories I have from playing it a decade ago. First and foremost, I recall Far Cry 2: Parasitic Pain, which tasks you with running around begging for pills to stave off a growing infection. Next comes Far Cry 2: ...
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A Space For The Unbound review: a supernatural teen romance with a wonderful sense of time and place

Indonesian studio Mojiken have been making games for years. Most of them are less than an hour long. They're short, punchy adventures and cover everything from digital fortune tellers, violin-playing owl-men, and poetic folktales about potato-shaped forest creatures. A Space For The Unbound is Mojiken’s first 'big' release in that ...
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This Turn-Based Mystery RPG Sneaked Up On Us, And It Looks Absolutely Brilliant

To-mayto, to-Mato.A lot is coming out in 2023, but somehow, a turn-based RPG that combines a neo-futuristic world with mystery-solving completely passed us by — until today. Mato Anomalies comes from Chinese-based developer Arrowiz and is coming to Switch on 10th March 2023.That's in the middle of a crowded period ...
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Tchia will release Spring 2023 on PS4 & PS5: fresh gameplay details shared

Hey everyone, happy 2023! I’m Phil Crifo, Tchia’s Game Director and Awaceb Co-founder. Last year was a very busy and exciting one for us, and I would like to give you an update on the development of Tchia and offer a sneak peek into the game. As you’ll see, it ...
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Chill café visual novel Coffee Talk Episode 2 arrives this April

Coffee Talk is one of my favourite visual novels from the last couple of years, and when developers Toge Productions announced they were making a second episode back in 2021, I raised a steaming hot mug of tea in celebration. Now, it's time to brew up another one, as they've ...
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Where does Dwarf Fortress stand after a decade defined by its own successors?

In games it's often a delight to be proven wrong. Such as, for example, my longstanding belief that Dwarf Fortress would never make the biggest and most important change it possibly could, and fit itself with an interface fit for purpose. Bay 12 Games have, of course, gone further than ...
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Don’t Let This Trailer Fool You, The Switch Isn’t Getting A New Operating System

Oof, cheeky.Well, we've seen some publishers push their luck with their marketing at times, but this one really takes the biscuit.RedDeer Games has unveiled nOS: New Operating System, a new game for the Switch that lightly simulates the experience of a personal computer, albeit with cute visuals and a significantly ...
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Listen to RPS’s brand new indie gaming podcast, Indiescovery

Part of RPS’s goal is to shine a spotlight on every corner of the gaming peninsula, and a BIG part of that includes the incredible realm of indie games. In additional to our written work about the wonderful world of indie games, starting from now we'll also be doing that ...
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Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist Of The End & The Secret Key Has Been Delayed

Will now arrive in March.Just over a month out from the release of Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, Koei Tecmo and the game's producer have made the tough decision to delay the title. Instead of February it will now arrive on the Switch on ...
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