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A subset of the more costly physical edition, the digital edition of Turrican Flashback Collection is for serious retro enthusiasts only. While Turrican undoubtedly has a place in gaming history, its play might feel a ...

The shoot ‘em up was once one of the foundational genres in gaming. But in recent years, the shooter’s popularity has waned. Fortunately, a number of indie developers have kept the genre relevant with a ...

Whatever you’ve heard about Nioh 2 being tough was probably an understatement. This game will destroy you, humiliate you, and likely make you swear it off completely on several occasions. If this sounds like an ...

Enjoy a challenge? Cyber Shadow demands the kind of pixel-perfect precision required by the eight-bit era’s toughest trials. So, if you’re tastes lean toward the masochistic, you’ll discover a punishing good time without benefit of ...

This week, 2017’s Nioh and it’s 2020 sequel receive a remaster, uniting the duology for the first time. Meanwhile, Kowloon High-School Chronicle, a PlayStation 2 Japan-exclusive is also getting an update and will be arriving ...

Pleasingly, Nihon Falcom’s latest effort doesn’t tamper too much with formula. At its heart, the game maintains the franchise’s winning formula, with its charming characters and gratifying combat. Developers who chase technical innovation habitually break ...

This $99 musical instrument might look a bit strange. But with premium features like velocity sensitive, capacitive touch keys, gyroscopic and accelerometer control, the Orba permits you to create your own eight-bar loops from the ...

The Medium might not please those looking for jump scares or taut action. But if you’re seeking a persistently unnerving experience rather than shlocky frights, the game largely delivers. Horror is often rooted in juxtaposition. ...

Inverting the usual heroic take, Skul dons a multitude of ability-sets to overcome humanity and free the Demon King in this challenging, charming action roguelike. Founded four years ago by a group of students at ...

The end of January brings a number of heavy hitters, with Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, Re:ZERO – Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne, The Yakuza Remastered Collection, and The Medium arriving ...