Kandagawa Jet Girls Makes Me Want To Play A New Wave Race Title

The game has awful controls, doesn’t capture the rush of speeding across corners and you don’t have to manage barraging waves. There’s even a bizarre Mario Kart-like weapon system that’s awkward to control.  However, the very anime take on the genre shows there could be a lot of promise with a Wave Race sequel on […]

Gnomes & Goblins has a Release Date and It’s This Month

2016’s Gnomes & Goblins preview offered a teasing taste of an idea being dreamt up by virtual reality (VR) studio Wevr and filmmaker Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Lion King, The Mandalorian). Now, four years later, the project is almost ready for launch, with a September date confirmed. A big collaborative effort between Wevr, Favreau, […]

Move Over, Diddy – Donkey Kong Almost Had His Own Racing Game

A sequel to the classic Nintendo 64 game Diddy Kong Racing by the name of Donkey Kong Racing was once going to be a thing. Unfortunately for fans of the former, though, this idea would never actually see the light of day. Details of Donkey Kong’s eponymous racing game have been all but forgotten and veiled by the mists of […]

ARVORE’s ‘The Line’ Wins Primetime Emmy Award

One of the first virtual reality (VR) titles to offer native hand tracking for Oculus Quest, interactive experience The Line has just won another award. This time ARVORE’s heartwarming narrative has walked away with a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming. The win marks the first time a Brazilian studio has won the […]

How Lobo Broke (Then Fixed) My Heart In Fate/Grand Order

I’m one of those people who doesn’t like it when the dog dies in a movie. I dislike it so much that when trailers for an animal movie come out, I’ll google first to see if the dog lives so I don’t have to be traumatized a la Old Yeller. When I made it to […]

Sayonara Wild Hearts Review: Dream pop synesthesia in a portable package

Wild hearts never die! Developed by Simogo, the indie studio you can never quite pin down, their latest project is the neon euphoria-fest that is Sayonara Wild Hearts. A banger-laden album delivered through the medium of video games, Sayonara doesn’t hide its clever emotional narrative and let the music speak for itself, which really would […]