E3

E3 2019: Re:Legend is trying to cram every single genre into one adorable package

There’s a lot going on with Re:Legend, the strange but charming new title from Kickstarter upstart Magnus Games Studio and publisher 505 Games. It might even have too much going on to appreciate at first: I heard it compared to Fantasy Life, Rune Factory, Monster Hunter, Monster Rancher, Story of Seasons, Stardew Valley, and Ever

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E3 2019: Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars hits a vein full of strategy history

Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars, the new game from Palindrome Interactive and Kalypso Media Group, hasn’t lit the world aflame since its somewhat muted reveal. It might not be the best strategy to introduce a brand new intellectual property with complex mechanics and deep, intersecting gameplay systems via a minute-long animated cinematic. It’s a shame too, because

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Journey to the Savage Planet

E3 2019: Journey to the Savage Planet Interview – Typhoon Studios Head of Art on the ‘earnest comedy’

Journey to the Savage Planet was one of the surprises of E3 2019, where its self-described “earnest comedy” charmed nearly everyone who got to lay their hands on it at 505 Games’s meeting rooms. After spending an hour exploring the world of Journey to the Savage Planet, I sat down for a short chat with

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E3 2019: Hands-on with The Riftbreaker’s impressive mix of action-RPG and tower defense

There are so many different things going on with The Riftbreaker that it’s hard to know where to start: it’s a bit action-RPG, a bit real-time strategy, a bit tower defense with a touch of twin-stick shooter. It’s an interesting cocktail: two parts Starcraft, a dash of Dungeon Defenders, a jigger of Diablo and garnish with

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E3 2019: Cris Tales feels like a love letter to classic JRPGs

Cris Tales is an incredibly charming, stylish game. Everything about it: the lovingly hand-crafted artwork, the unique time-travel mechanics, the old-but-new turn-based battle system, the unique Colombia-inspired fantasy setting. It feels like a love letter to the classic JRPGs of yesterday. There’s a bit of Chrono Trigger with the time travel battle mechanics, a bit

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