But first comes the Kickstarter… PixelJunk Monstersremains one of my all-time favorite tower defense games to this day, and I think for a lot of us, it turned us into longtime fans of Q-Games. As we approach the title’s tenth anniversary, the studio has shared plans for another entry,PixelJunk Monsters Duo, due next year. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this will be a free-to-play mobile title for iOS and Android. Also, they’re goingthrough Kickstarter, which, yeah....

Well, well, well, my little ghosts and robots, I’m sure that all of you have been eagerly waiting this week’s episode ofRetroforceGO!almost as much as you’ve been awaiting the candy fueled bender that we Americans like to call Halloween. Since we’re a giving bunch here at the show, and our generosity is equivalent to that of the house that gives outfull size candy bars,I will present this week’s episode without further ado (along with some sage-like advice for those of you giving out candy this year: Popcorn balls and Pal brand bubblegum are gross and should never, ever be handed out on Halloween)....

TheSeekers of the StormDLC forRisk of Rain 2has finally dropped, and with it, there’s a tonne of new stuff. New characters, for example, and, hey, look: one of my favorites has returned from the first game. It’s Chef! Here’s how to get the cuisinart android. First of all – and this is the really obvious part – you need to actually ownRisk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm. It also has to be activated....

Update brings characters, items, and challenges Risk of Rainis a great little action platformer that’ll make you feel like garbage before building you up into an unstoppable force of destruction. Try it, sometime! You can even bring friends along. Developer Hopoo Games has an update out now (full patch notes arehere, or below) that’s notable for new players and veterans alike.Risk of Rainnow uses a newer, smoother-running engine, for starters.Much needed....

AfterWii Sports, which had the benefit of being bundled with all non-Japanese Wiis for the longest time,Mario Kart Wiiis the best-selling game for Nintendo’s white wonder — it’s movedover 34 million unitsas of this past December. If ever there was a title that could kick the flagging Wii U into gear, a newMario Kartwould be it. MK Wiialso released in an April, so this news sounds pretty legit to me. I wonder why Nintendo couldn’t get this out in time for Christmas, however....

Season begins in May This coming May (through August), the King’s Guard, the Sacramento King’s real eSports team, will begin competing in the NBA 2K League, comprised of 16 other teams. Now, Shaq has their back. As announced this week, Shaquille O’Neal, who is currently working on aShaq Fufollow-up as we speak, will serve as the King’s Guard’s general manager starting today. He’s just in time for the draft, which will set the stage for the rest of the 16-week season....

Updated July 08, 2025 Checked for codes! Evil is everywhere trying to destroy the kingdom, and your goal inSolo Challenging Simulatoris to eliminate all the enemies together with their bosses, take their swords, and upgrade your abilities as a great warrior who will restore the honor of your homeland. Since this is one of the most exciting Roblox clicker titles I’ve tried in a long time, I wanted to know if there areSolo Challenging Simulatorcodes to improve my hero more quickly—and the answer is yes!...

Gran Turismo sure would look nice on PS4 Speaking toIGN, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida confirmed that all of Sony’s first-party studios are gearing up for the new console. The outlet asked “Is it fair to say that all of the first party studios are working on PS4 games?” to which Yoshida responded: “Is it fair or not fair? It is fair to say.” That’s the kind of answer we like to hear, given the implications....

Over at theGyakuten Meets Orchestrablog, it’s business as usual. The tickets for their September 23rd show will soon be released, but they’ve got something to say to those buying tickets. “We have plans for this fall’s special courtroom.” They say. It’s a project called “NewGyaukuten SaibanNOT game.” The start of this project was several years ago, and they’ve had to deal with things here and there, but they’ll finally be able to announce it!...

Feeling a lil’ foxy? Digital retail outletEpic Games Storehas announced the next two titles that it will be offering up free to all customers come September 15 — And it looks like the mood will be getting a little otherworldly, with the arrival of the etherealSpirit of the Northand intergalactic point-and-click tale,The Captain. Released in the summer of 2020 and developed by North Carolina-based Infuse Studio,Spirit of the Northis a beautiful-looking, emotive tale of a young fox, rescued from the brink of death by a ghostly vixen, an anthro embodiment of the Northern Lights, with the pair then embarking upon an epic journey through the wilds of Iceland....

Followed by Dandara next week on the Epic Games Store If you’re looking to become embroiled in a complex galactic power struggle late into the night, then you may want to nabGalactic Civilizations III, a sci-fi 4X game from Stardock, while it’s free to keep. The Epic Games Store is giving out this 2015 PC game until July 17, 2025. It’s the base edition – normally $40 – so you’re not gettingGalactic Civilizations III‘s (numerous) DLC packs or expansions....

Getting used to it Valve had plenty of Steam controllers for press to try following their press conference tonight at CES. I gave it a spin with several games, with varying success. I also played around with the UI a bit. Read on for my first impressions. First off, those pads: Skimming your thumbs across the top of the controller pads has them working kind of like trackpads. That’s really neat to experience at first....

Currency Crisis A new update to PC gaming platform Steam aims to block users from purchasing games from regions other than their own, an exploit sometimes used in order to pick up titles for lower prices than they perhaps retail for within their home territory. As noted on theSteam Database Twitter, (an unofficial account that tracks incoming changes to the Valve platform), the new update will require a user to purchase items with an account registered in the user’s country of origin....