Devolver Digital acquire Gunbrella developer Doinksoft

Devolver Digital have acquired Doinksoft, the developer of kitty mech platformer Gato Roboto and the upcoming Gunbrella. All of the indie team’s games had thus far been published by Devolver, including a physical-only Switch game, Demon Throttle, and the Devolver Bootleg compilation. …
Atlas Fallen gets a three-month delay, now launching in August

Atlas Fallen gets a three-month delay, now launching in August

The folks behind The Surge games – Deck13 – had only announced a release date for their next action RPG earlier this month, but it seems Atlas Fallen needs more time to cook. Publisher Focus Entertainment today announced a three-month delay to August 10th – an appropriately summery window for a game set in sandy fantasy deserts. …

Dominions 6 will vie for 4X godhood once again later this year

Dominions 6 is in development and is expected to release “at the end of the year.” The low-key announcement was made on Steam’s Dominions 5 discussion forum, with designer Kristoffer Osterman saying that the next iteration of the fantasy 4X would have “more changes than any previous version, both mechanics-wise and UI/QoL-wise.” …

There’s a new weirdest way to play Doom: using rat neurons grown in a jar

Teletext. Notepad. Twitter. A tractor. A pregnancy test. There have been few limits to the weird and wonderful ways that enterprising Doom fans have found to play the seminal FPS over the last 30 years, but this latest one might take the crown for both weirdest and wonderful-est. Someone is teaching a bunch of lab-grown rat neurons to play Doom. Yes, their literal conscious existence is Doom. I told you it was weird. …

20 Minutes Till Dawn leaves early access on June 8th with new weapon evolutions

20 Minutes Till Dawn, one of only a handful of worthy Vampire Survivors-likes, will leave early access on June 8th. Its final update is currently available as a beta and adds weapon evolutions and new weapons, among other things. …

The Sunday Papers | Rock Paper Shotgun

The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web. Sundays are for cheering the water with a drink of your choice. Before you raise a glass to yourself, let’s read this week’s best writing about games (and game related matters). …