Continuing with our IAAPA 2024 wrap-up, which will soon be completed once and for all, let’s take a look at more of the players within the industry that fit the video game side of amusement more so than the redemption one. We’ve already covered our advertisers and big names like Raw Thrills, Bandai Namco, and…
Random Encounter 311 – Merry Game Awards 2024!
On this episode of Random Encounter, we’re chatting about gaming’s biggest night: The Game Awards 2024! After a few rocky years, The Game Awards have finally hit their stride for their 10th anniversary. There were some astonishing reveals, wonderful tributes, and a surprising amount of empathy for those struggling in today’s gaming industry. With announcements…
Narrative Design Analysis: What Remains of Edith Finch?
“If we lived forever, maybe we’d have time to understand things. But as it is, I think the best we can do is try to open our eyes and appreciate how strange and brief all of this is.” – Edith Finch Warning: This article spoils the heck out of this game. Want some spoiler-free coverage?…
The Outer Worlds 2 First Gameplay Trailer Showcases Action, Weapons, and Wit
One of the biggest gaming shows of the year, The Game Awards 2024, has come and gone bringing with it a host of celebrations, news, and game announcements. Among the ones that has many of us buzzing was Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division’s first gameplay trailer for The Outer Worlds 2; a direct sequel to…
Alan-1 Begins Shipping Asteroids Recharged Arcade; Celebrates IAAPA Brass Ring Win
Following a successful showing at IAAPA 2024 that saw it awarded a coveted Brass Ring Award, Utah based Alan-1 has begun shipping both the Pro and Deluxe models of their Asteroids Recharged arcade game that first debuted at Amusement Expo 2024 earlier this year. The units actually began shipping right before the show, but we…
Jazz Arrange Version: Chrono Cross
Sean Schafianski released Chrono Trigger: Jazz Arrange Version, one of the earliest albums in his jazz arrange series. For those unfamiliar with Schafianski’s previous jazz albums, I want to state that the arrangement and production of these albums are nearly the same quality as Square Enix’s own jazz series. Certainly, Schafianski is working with fewer…
Retro Encounter 447 – Dragon Quest III Part I
A podcast episode appears! Dragon Quest III was a blockbuster success in Japan in 1988, and its nonlinear progression, fun job system, and spirit of adventure influenced every Dragon Quest game to come. DQ3 also has a shiny new 2024 HD-2D remaster, and today on Retro Encounter different panelists play the NES 1988 and 2024…
Perfect Pour by DSM Arcade Preps To Launch In Early 2025
Not everything in the arcade world took place at IAAPA, although hang tight, we’re still working on compiling news for that to wrap it all up. Until then, let’s look at a game that wasn’t there in-person called Perfect Pour by We’ve covered this game before, but now it is approaching it’s launch window. Let’s…
Chained Echoes Gets Ashes of Elrant DLC
The Crimson Wings are needed once more! It’s been two years (almost to the day) since Chained Echoes delighted old-school JRPG fans worldwide, and the indie hit stole our hearts once again this week. Deck13 Spotlight and Umami Tiger, the new studio from Matthias Linda, have announced Ashes of Elrant, a DLC expansion set to…
Wanderstop Brews Up a March 11th Release Date
When Wanderstop was announced, the cozy tea game’s initial trailer had a sense of something sinister below the surface. With creator Davey Wreden’s involvement, creator of The Beginner’s Guide and The Stanley Parable, the game has high potential. Now we know when we’ll be opening up shop! Developer Ivy Road and publisher Annapurna Interactive announced…