Monthly Archives: August 2019

Spacebase Startopia Revealed at Gamescom 2019

Spacebase Startopia was announced during Gamescom 2019 today and will be arriving in Q3 2020, on Playstation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. In it, players manage their own space station, with three unique deck types. It will accommodate eight different alien races, and will also have to defend against enemy invaders. The final frontier awaits, where players can create the ultimate trade and tourist destination in the galaxy in the single-player campaign, as well as the versatile battle mode. There’s also four-player co-op/competitive multiplayer

Sparklite Teases New Gameplay During Gamescom 2019

Nintendo highlighted Sparklite during their Gamescom 2019 presentation, and though that was just a brief preview, we have more information on Ada, the hero of Sparklite. Ada will always be able to upgrade her arsenal, thanks to Sparkmaster Rizzle’s “Workshop of Wonders”. She can harness the power of the “Boom Balloon” to dispatch enemies remotely, and also use the “Spark Slinger” to fire quick bursts of energy. She’ll need them, for boss fights including the Lumbering Titan, Timbert (and his treacherous gremlins). Ada can also take things up a notch, and use the Spark Blitzer. This lets her harness Sparklite power to discharge an intense spike of energy.

As well as Ada’s array of high-powered weaponry, she also has a wealth of gadgets at her disposal. From her companion, Wingnut’s enhancing “Flare Bang”, to Ada’s own handy Multi-Tool Wrench, Sparklite has enough tools in its box for any budding explorer come release day! These are but a handful of the weapons and tools Ada will utilize when taking on the perilous foes Professor Corwin touched on in detail in last month’s Bestiary of Brutal Baddies.

Nintendo Switch – Indie World Showcase (8/19/2019)

Did you miss the Nintendo Switch Gamescom showcase? The focus was on the “Indie World” showcase, which previewed a ton of indie games releasing today/releasing soon on the Nintendo Switch.

Announced by Nintendo: Indie World showcase. Risk of Rain 2, Eastward, Freedom Finger, Roki, Torchlight II, Skater XL, Youropa, Superhot, Dungeon Defenders: Awakened, The Touryst, Skellboy, Earth Night, Hotline Miami Collection, Ori & the Blind Forest.

Ending Teaser: Blasphemous, Close to the Sun, Cat Quest II, Spiritfarer, Trine 4, Creature in the Well, One Finger Death Punch 2, Best Friend Forever, Phogs, What the Golf?, Kine, Hypercharge: Unboxed, Northgard, Sparklite, Munchkin: Quacked Quest.