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In cyberpunk games, we usually play as the special agent/hacker/hero fighting against the all-powerful corporations and forces controlling the future, uncovering their conspiracies and exposing their schemes. But in Spinnortality, currently on Kickstarter, your role is reversed. You’re in control of a massive global megacorp, able to manipulate nations and populations, to control the media […]
Enlarge (credit: Reikon Games) I wish I could go back in time and experience the opening levels of Ruiner for the first time with a controller. The top-down cyberpunk shooter from Reikon Games pretty much demands the fluidity of twin-stick control, even at the cost of mouse-and-keyboard precision. And by “demands,” I mean the game […]
Neofeud’s future is not shiny and chrome, it’s a tangled mess of clashing styles. In true cyberpunk fashion, scrapped technology meets body modification and robotics. Consequently, the game’s art style is all over the place and its music is infused with old modem dial-up sounds. It’s such a wonderful, ambitious mess. It’s 2033 and advances […]
Ruiner might be one of the most eye-catching titles showcased at Gamescom — something that’s hard to achieve when every company is bombarding you with posters, flags and bags at every turn. The aggressive, manga-styled protagonist and angry catch copy are difficult to ignore. It’s also the first title to come out of Reikon studio, […]
If you’re developing a cyberpunk game, apparently you have to watch out for real-life hackers. According to a tweet from CD Projekt Red, “an unidentified individual or individuals” have acquired some internal documents that relate to the company’s upcoming title, Cyberpunk 2077. The persons responsible then demanded a ransom for the material, promising to release […]
Spoilers ahead for the Ghost in the Shell anime and US remake. The original Ghost in the Shell anime feature is a cultural landmark. It was a neo-noir story set in a startlingly fresh vision of a connected world, and it was particularly timely in 1995 since the internet was just finding its legs in […]
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Narita Boy is part video game project, part idle day dream. Even its creator isn’t entirely sure what it will become. But the art and energy behind it is undeniable. Like a long forgotten NES cart buried in your grandparents’ basement, Narita Boy insinuates itself in the imagination like a memory of something that never […]
We wrote about The Last Night back in 2014, when it was a very small but good-looking cyberpunk game. Now, in 2017, it’s back, and is looking incredible. Odd Tales have been working on the “proper” version of the game for three years now, and are trying to really nail the kind of cinematic platforming […]
