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Videogaming’s most endearing, clumsy robot is making a grand return

Videogaming’s most endearing, clumsy robot is making a grand return

3 min read News
It was a welcome relief amid all the Just Dance-ing and Watch_Dog-ing at Ubisoft’s E3 2016 press conference to see the reveal trailer for Grow Up—a sequel to last year’s charming plant growing/climbing game, Grow Home. BUD, the red, stumbling robot from the first game reprises his starring role, and
Right on: Cuphead’s 1930s-style animation will exist beyond boss fights

Right on: Cuphead’s 1930s-style animation will exist beyond boss fights

2 min read News
The fine folks behind Cuphead have their own E3 announcement and it’s a doozy—their 1930s-animation-inspired game will have platforming elements. That may not seem like a lot, but before now, Cuphead had been touted exclusively as a boss-rush game. One-on-one battles against large enemies that didn’
Bound brings a much-needed dose of ballet to the videogame lineup

Bound brings a much-needed dose of ballet to the videogame lineup

1 min read News
Alongside the newest edition of God of War and a horror VR title, Sony Santa Monica talked about a smaller, quieter game at their E3 Conference. Bound is a 3D narrative platformer set to release August 16th. Bound doesn’t look like any other game currently out, both in terms of its unique take on lo
Don’t Kill Her turns murder mystery into a hand-drawn delight

Don’t Kill Her turns murder mystery into a hand-drawn delight

3 min read News
Call him Wuthrer, call him Wuthrer Cuany—call him any name you like. Just don’t call him conventional or compromising. The Swiss artist’s latest project, Don’t Kill Her, is an ostensibly two-dimensional adventure game drawn entirely in pencil. The title is up for vote on Steam Greenlight and is curr
In Defense of the 3D Platformer

In Defense of the 3D Platformer

10 min read feature
Let me say it up front: the new Ratchet and Clank remake is magnificent. It also feels extremely strange, as though it hails from a parallel universe that isn’t quite our own. In this universe, the 3D platformer is ascendant. Good games are defined by everything it has in abundance: by the quality o