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Read about the making of BITS in Retro Gamer 201

I wrote about the anarchic 2000s TV show for this month’s issue.

Bits, features, retro gamer, TV

Race with Ryan review – a tale of two perspectives

Time for a father and son moment.

Kart racers, Race with Ryan, Racing Games, switch

The history of UK video-game magazines

Check out this huge feature in the 200th issue of Retro Gamer.

game magazines, retro gamer, Retro Gaming

Return of the Obra Dinn review – a brilliant interactive detective mystery

Murder, On Boat.

detective games, Indie Games, Lucas Pope, Return of the Obra Dinn, switch

Little Town Hero review – dreaming too big

The new game from the Pokemon developers is inspired by board games – the type with massive rulebooks that still remain confusing even after hours of play.

Game Freak, Little Town Hero, Nintendo, switch

Star Citizen – a long time to go, in a galaxy far, far away…

But it’s gonna take money / A whole lot of spending money / It’s gonna take plenty of money / To do it right, child.

PC, star citizen

Help! I don’t know what I’m doing!

Outer Wilds and Graveyard Keeper excel at confusion.

graveyard keeper, Outer Wilds

The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors review – more than meets the eye

Kick, punch, it’s all in the mind.

Beat em up, Fighting Games, switch, Taito, The Ninja Saviors

The best games of EGX 2019

Beyond a Steel Sky! Iron Man VR! Eastward! More! All the greatest games from EGX London.

Beyond a Steel Sky, Bookbound Brigade, Eastward, egx, EGX2019, Flotsam, Iron Man VR, Roki, Table Manners, Yes Your Grace

80 Days review – Jules Verne’s Choose Your Own Adventure

All together now! Eiiiiighty days around the world, we’ll find a pot of gold, just sitting where the rainbow’s ending…

80 Days, Indie Games, Inkle, switch

Killer Queen Black review – an arcade port for the ages

The essential game to bring to your next rooftop Switch wine party.

Arcade, Indie Games, Killer Queen Black, Liquid Bit, switch

Please sir, why were PCs beige?

It turns out it might have had something to do with Germany.

beige, Kotaku UK, PC, Retro computing

The ludicrously dangerous Noita is out in Early Access today

A rogue-like in which it is thrillingly easy to do yourself a mischief.

Early Access, Indie Games, Noita, PC

My first impressions of The Sinking City on Switch aren’t great

Wonky combat, crappy frame rates, dull environments. This… is not good.

Frogwares, lovecraft, switch, The Sinking City

FAR: Lone Sails review – picturesque loneliness

If David Lynch built a landship.

FAR: Lone Sails, Indie Games, switch

The update for Control makes a big difference to the frame rates on PS4

Not perfect, but a lot better.

control, PS4

Untitled Goose Game review – HONK HONK HONK HONK

HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK

geese, HONK, Indie Games, Nintendo Switch, switch, untitled goose game

The Link’s Awakening amiibo is a proper cutie

Hey there little fella.

Amiibo, Link, Zelda: Link’s Awakening

Control is stunning, but it judders along like nobody’s business on a base PS4

This game is amazing – but I really wish I had the PC version instead.

control, PS4

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw review – keep on space trucking

Return of the space cowgirl.

double damage games, PC, rebel galaxy outlaw, space

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