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Veteran freelance games crit & PR. Hyped for indie games & mods. Bylines on RPS, PC Gamer, PCGamesN. Find my work, Steam curation & contact info below - He/Him Find me elsewhere online at dominictarason.com Contact email: [email protected]
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We recently launched a charity drive for Palestine on Itch, and we are seeking games and content from game devs and creators to participate in a bundle 100% of the proceeds going to UNRWA USA. You can find more info by visiting our jam page itch.io/jam/games-fo...

submitted 4 hours ago • 1 comment

Shout-outs to another big Palestinian aid charity bundle forming on Itch! It's accepting both existing commercial stuff or game-jam projects made over the next few weeks specifically for the bundle, which is an interesting angle! Gonna be shouting out this one regularly. 23 days remain!

submitted 1 hour ago • 1 comment

Like I said when they announced it, the choice to call it a remaster is very weird when it's a near-complete rework from the ground up. Changing from pre-rendered backgrounds to full 3D environments, and a whole new combat engine. Not much left of the original at all.

submitted 1 hour ago • 2 comments

Just getting it out there - while I'm happy to see the technology poisoned and die, and I absolutely respect those with a zero-tolerance approach. I do not have a zero-tolerance policy on generative AI being used in games. I've a LOW tolerance. A placeholder here or a quick-patch asset I can endure

submitted 2 hours ago • 4 comments

Huh, one that flew under my radar, but seems to have glowing user reviews so far and a demo - Nightmare Frontier. A weird western squad tactics roguelite 'extraction looter'. All single-player.

submitted 2 hours ago • 3 comments

I’ll save you some time: while interracial marriage was legalized in the US in 1967, majority approval didn’t happen until the mid to late 90s.

submitted 3 hours ago • 0 comments

With Bungie's Marathon delayed (and with a promise to have more tonal similarities to the originals), there's all the more reason to check out Supplice. Especially right now, as this deal ends in ~5 hours from the time of posting.

submitted 4 hours ago • 2 comments

I just noticed that Blue Archive is coming to Steam this month, but a lot of people aren't going to see it because it's flagged as porn for some reason. (It really is not - the most adult it gets is some swimsuits) store.steampowered.com/app/3557620/...

submitted 5 hours ago • 5 comments

The games firehose doesn't seem to be slowing today. The one that surprises me most is that Dustwind - an indie tribute to Fallout Tactics - is getting a sequel. Today. Looks to be more story-focused than the last They don't seem to have promoted it AT ALL. Zero press releases in my inbox archive.

submitted 6 hours ago • 4 comments

The PC strategy game scene really seems to be in good health lately. Between some old studios like Relic going independent and publishers like Microprose, Slitherine and Hooded Horse, just about every niche is covered and even games that had rough launches get support and time to grow.

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Still one of the most memorable soundtracks in videogames. Although I still cannot help but love the Death Grips mashup versions just a tiny bit more... www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNUu...

submitted 17 hours ago • 0 comments

Ooh, big honkin' update dropped for Hades 2. And the most important part? More vocal tracks.

submitted 22 hours ago • 0 comments

No idea if it's any good, but Nitro Gen Omega just dropped into early access. Cinematic sandbox mecha tactics RPG. One thing I can tell you is that it LOOKS absolutely gorgeous. Just look at those trailers!

submitted 23 hours ago • 6 comments

Looks like FBC Firebreak is having launch-day fun times. Tutorials not firing, matchmaking not working, all that good stuff. I expect it'll be fine by tomorrow, but people aren't happy.

submitted 23 hours ago • 4 comments

Oh nice, that big Star Fox mod for FSOpen is now on Knossos, the community launcher/distribution platform. And apparently getting close to being done. There's just tweaking, polish and voice-acting to be done. They've got a good chunk of the original Star Fox voice cast too, which is rad.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Automation + Sand-sim sounds like one of those hideously dangerous combinations where you blink and suddenly five hours have passed.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

Oh dang, Metro Gravity is out this week too!? Gravity-puzzling zelda'y thing with rhythm-based combat. Too many game. High pressure firehose of game. Never ending tsunami of game.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Obra Dinn and (more specifically in this case) Case of the Golden Idol seem to have spawned a new subgenre of detective mystery games. Cool.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Jesus... SO many cool looking games today. FBC Firebreak (the Control co-op spinoff), TRON Catalyst, Wartorn, Date Everything, Nitro Gen Omega and Lost In Random: Eternal Die. And I'm sure I've missed some too.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

Oh my yes, this Pikmin mod for Lethal Company looks adorable and incredibly full-featured.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

After seeing a bunch of people on my timeline saying that the game somehow turned out to be a brutally hard souls-like, I tried the Mina The Hollower demo and... died once to jumping into a fire? It's a little tougher to open on than Shovel Knight, but it's no worse than your average classic-Vania.

submitted 1 day ago • 11 comments