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What can we say about Staxel. It seems to want to be Minecraft, but it isn't Minecraft. And it seems it wants to be Harvest Moon or Stardew Valley, but it isn't Harvest Moon or Stardew Valley. So what is it? It's a mashup of some of my favourite genres - building and farming - that has me more excited than I've been in recent memory for an indie title! While there are hiccups along the way, there is so much that keeps me going!

Nintendo of America announced today that a Direct will air on 9/23! Wait! Thats tomorrow! There will be an all-new Nintendo Direct tomorrow (9/23) at 5:00pm central. On twitter, Nintendo of America said that the Direct will be “roughly 40 minutes of information focused mainly on #NintendoSwitch games launching this winter.” We know that Metroid Dread, Mario Party, Pokémon, Advance Wars, and Big Brain Academy are coming soon. So those games will get some spotlight time most likely. There are…

Astria Ascending is a 2D jrpg that will be coming to the Nintendo Switch very soon. We have the cinematic launch trailer for the game below and some thoughts on Astria Ascending too! Astria Ascending will be coming to the Nintendo Switch eshop (and other places) on September 3oth! The game is a jrpg from some veterans of the Final Fantasy series! It is, unlike those games, set in 2D and features some platforming but the combat is a turn-based…

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan is a 2.5D action/adventure puzzle platformer thats coming to the Nintendo Switch and other platforms soon. You can even pre-order the game! Check out the latest trailer for the game below. Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan will be coming to the Nintendo Switch and other platforms on October 5th! The game is available for pre-order right now. Graphics wise, Rainbow Billy looks a little bit like Cuphead and a little bit…

It’s past mid-September and history tells us that Nintendo likes to have Nintendo Direct presentations in this month to prepare fans for Q4 2021 and Q1 2022. We already know some of the big hitters coming out before the holidays: Metroid Dread, Mario Party Allstars, and Pokémon Shining Pearl and Brilliant Diamond. But what else does Nintendo have planned? And surprise drops for games in October or December? Here are a few titles I hope Nintendo is working on!

Rumour has it that Switch Online is getting an upgrade. As part of that upgrade you’ll be able to play N64 games. It should’ve been here long before, but now it could happen we won’t quibble… The Nintendo 64 was an incredible console. As someone who has played a lot of retro games lately, I’m constantly stagged by just how much nicer looking the N64 games are today than their PlayStation counterparts. Ocarina of Time feels much more modern than…

Who did it? How did they do it? Why did they do it? These are just some of the questions you’ll be trying to figure out in Murder Mystery Machine for the Nintendo Switch. Will you want crack the cases or should you sit this one out? Here’s our review! Murder Mystery Machine is Adventure game where you play as detective who is tasked, along with her partner, to solve murders. To do this, you must interview people, look at…

Based on the few trailers I saw for The Amazing American Circus, I thought I was going to be playing a weird card game about a circus. A good card game, mind you, but not one with monsters and fantasy warriors. Nope, just a regular circus troupe. But after getting into the game's story, I realized it was so much more, for better or for worse. What do I think of this title - let's dive in!

I've been looking forward to playing Monster Harvest for a long time now - a game that moulds the concepts of Pokémon with Stardew Valley / Harvest Moon? Sign me up! And while I've enjoyed my time with the game - as short as it was, surprisingly - I can't help but feel that I came out of the whole experience a tad disappointed in what was offered. Is Monster Harvest Worth it? Let's take a look.

Chucklefish, the publisher of Stardew Valley and Wargroove, has a new game coming out soon for the Nintendo Swtich! The game is called Eastward! Check out the trailer and more information on the game below. Eastward is coming to the Nintendo Switch eshop on September 16th! Thats this coming week! What makes Eastward so special? First of all, the game is from the publisher of Stardew Valley and Wargroove: Chucklefish. They are known for high quality games. Second of all?…