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Mightreya is a crunchy, meaty, complicated anime-superhero fusion of Devil May Cry and Gravity Rush
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Mightreya is a crunchy, meaty, complicated anime-superhero fusion of Devil May Cry and Gravity Rush

I've had my eye on Mightreya since long before it had its name, when it was just clips of a somewhat generic anime girl doing sick tricks and beatdowns in levels without assets. But now it looks like a genuine (the -uine pronounced like wine, so you've got the right intonation) action video game, with a slightly less generic looking anime girl continuing to do sick tricks and beatdowns, albeit with a bit more context. And you can even try it out for yourself now with a new demo! Which I did an

I still can't tell you what's going on in Hypnos but its demo's scenic megastructure world is one I want to keep exploring
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I still can't tell you what's going on in Hypnos but its demo's scenic megastructure world is one I want to keep exploring

When I first wrote about Hypnos upon its announcement last month, I noted how I don't really know what you do in it. The trailer was entirely about The Vibes, but that was enough for my mechanically minimalist loving heart. I've now had a go at the demo, and to tell you the truth, I'm still not entirely sure what you do, and I couldn't give a monkeys because oh me oh my, what a pretty world it does contain. Read more

One former Highguard level designer thinks it's struggled because Wildlight "leaned too far into the competitive scene"
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One former Highguard level designer thinks it's struggled because Wildlight "leaned too far into the competitive scene"

A few years ago, it's entirely possible that Highguard isn't the current talk of a town called Didn't Work. But now, when everyone wants a piece of the live service pie, it's not so easy to come in and claim some for yourself. We could spend an eternity figuring out what went wrong, but perhaps the words of former senior level designer on the shooter Alex Graner will provide a particular insight that the comment section of an annoying YouTuber won't. Read more

As Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy gets an early gameplay look-in, Rogue Trader gets an infinitely brief DLC teaser
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As Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy gets an early gameplay look-in, Rogue Trader gets an infinitely brief DLC teaser

Last year, Owlcat announced they were working on another CRPG set within the world of Warhammer 40,000 called Dark Heresy. This would have potentially led to an assumption that they were done with their previous game, Rogue Trader, but nope! They're still going, and a brief teaser for that CRPG's next bit of DLC was shared (and when I say brief, I do mean it), and to wet your appetite, some gameplay for Dark Heresy is there to have a look at too. Read more

While you wait for a release date announcement, have a gander at Nivalis' opening moments
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While you wait for a release date announcement, have a gander at Nivalis' opening moments

Nivalis is a game that whenever I see it I just think "oh, that can't be right, games like this don't actually exist do they?" Arguable, until it's actually out, its existence is neither here nor there. But at the very least for the month of February, instead of talking at us lot in their monthly devlogs, developer Ion Lands opted to show off a little snippet of the game's opening moments to tide us over until release. Read more