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Anvil Saga Is a Promising Blacksmith Management Sim With Tons of Depth (Hands-On Preview)

I first caught wind of Pirozhok Studio and HeroCraft’s Anvil Saga about a month ago when a press release showed up in my inbox. The pitch was simple: play as a blacksmith during the Hundred Year War and supply weapons to all factions involved while slowly expanding your shop and improving your craft. Sounds pretty straightforward, and I’m a sucker for management sims so this seemed right up my alley. I got to check out a demo build of Anvil Saga this past week, and while it definitely has some

Best common map callouts in Rainbow Six Siege

In Rainbow Six Siege, it’s important to know the maps inside and out. To help you out with that, there are tons of online resources, including these detailed map blueprints from Steam user “muchbetterthanthis.” In addition, if you’re inside the map’s building, you can look at the compass in the bottom right of your screen and find where you are. Regardless, there are several spots that aren’t readily available on the compass that you need to know on the ranked map playlist, as well as some that apply to all

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Release Date Revealed

Top GamesAdvance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp's release date is set for Dec. 3, 2021. / Photo courtesy of NintendoNintendo revealed Advance Wars: 1+2 Re-Boot Camp during its E3 Direct broadcast Tuesday, reviving the long-dormant franchise and setting its release date for later this year. Advance Wars: 1+2 Re-Boot Camp hits Nintendo Switch on Dec. 3.Lace up your boots and move out with the gameplay debut of #AdvanceWars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp!#NintendoTreehouseLivehttps://t.co/4Qsw9os292 pic.twitter.com/gvTwSPQoSK— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 15, 2021The Advance Wars games are the most popular offshoot of the Wars series

Coromon’s New Trailer Details Its Combat, Story, & Much More

TRAGsoft just unveiled a brand new trailer during the Freedom Games showcase for their upcoming monster taming game, Coromon. In the trailer below, you can see a bunch of new story, combat, and character details that the developer is showing off for the first time. [embedded content] The official description for Coromon is detailed right below: Follow the story of an aspiring researcher joining the technologically advanced organisation of Lux Solis. You’ll be assigned to a specialized team called the Titan Taskforce, and you are tasked with investigating the six

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Gameplay Revealed by Square Enix

[embedded content] Square Enix revealed a new title in the Final Fantasy series, developed by Team Ninja, an action RPG title called Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin (holy cow, what a handle). It’s coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC sometime in 2022, and there’s a demo available for PS5 users starting today and lasting through June 24. The story description on Square Enix’s press release reads: “You take the role of Jack who, along with allies Ash and Jed, sets off on a quest

Firegirl Revealed During Guerilla Collective Broadcast

Top GamesFiregirl tasks players with putting out fires and rebuilding in the aftermath. / Photo courtesy of Dejima Games/Thunderful PublishingAction platforming roguelite Firegirl is coming this fall to PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Thunderful Publishing and Dejima Games announced Saturday.[embedded content]Firegirl puts the players in the fire resistant boots of a young fire rescue officer trying to save her city from a rash of fires. She has three minutes from arriving at a blaze to get in, save the inhabitants, and get

Trailers for the Witcher, the Cuphead Show, Castlevania, & More Shown off at Netflix Geeked Week Presentation

Earlier today during Netflix’s Geeked Week presentation on YouTube, a ton of new trailers were revealed for upcoming shows like The Cuphead Show and Farcry Blood Dragon as well as trailers for new seasons of returning programs like The Witcher and Castlevania. To start off the show there was a short recap of the last Geeked Week presentation which featured new Netflix shows like Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness and Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway. But starting off this stream was none other than the upcoming League of Legends TV show titled

Trigger Witch Will Release in July

Developer Rainbite and publisher Eastasiasoft announced twin-stick shooter Trigger Witch in May, and promised that the game was coming “soon.” They weren’t kidding about that last part. Today, Eastasiasoft announced that Trigger Witch will release in July for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch, though no specific release date was announced. The game will release digitally, but there will also be a physical version available through Play-Asia. More information about the game’s final release date and digital and physical releases will be announced at a later

Elderand, Lovecraftian Metroidvania, Announced

Publisher Graffiti Games and developer Mantra announced Elderland, a Lovecraftian Metroidvania title, for consoles and PC today. Elderland is scheduled to launch in 2022. According to the publisher, “In Elderand, players will experience a Lovecraftian inspired, story-driven action RPG game that forces players to use skill-based combat to take down deadly creatures. Explore and fight in a rich world to collect bountiful loot.” Elderland promises skill-based combat, a number of items, weapons, shields, relics and potions to discover and master, several lands to explore and master, characters to befriend, and

Aeon Drive Looks Super Fast in New Trailer

During the Guerrilla Collective livestream, 2Awesome Studio and Critical Reflex showcased a new trailer of the action-platformer Aeon Drive. This lovely pixel art game releases on Steam and consoles in 2021, and it’s a super-fast game that prompts you to save the world in a 30-second loop. It also supports 4-player co-op. You can check it out in action below. A demo is already available on Steam. [embedded content] Here’s how the developers describe Aeon Drive, “Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with