Pilo and the Holobook

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book might be the loveliest surprise of the year so far. It certainly is for me. Going in, I don't think I was expecting too much. There's the slightly forgettable title, for one thing, and then I'd picked up the idea that, since this wasn't a Zelda or a mainline Mario, I could probably give it a miss. Read more

The most charming video game bubble wrap you’ll ever pop, and not much more.

Far in the distant future, long after the human race has spread itself among the stars and rebuilt itself after being nearly wiped out in a war against artificial intelligence, and the Earth was lost, Christopher Ruocchio’s Sun Eater series recounts the life story of Hadrian Marlowe - a noble, a knight, the Half-mortal, the man who destroyed a sun. The world of Sun Eater is an intriguing mix of refined, futuristic idealism and barbaric practices that feel more in line with the Victorian era. In many ways, it reminds me of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising series (which you should also read). While tec

Pokemon Character Guide: Deluxe Edition $60 | Releases August 30 Preorder at Amazon Pokemon Character Guide: Collector's Edition $200 | Releases August 30 Preorder at Amazon After 30 years, the world of Pokemon has grown massive with hundreds of pocket monsters and multiple regions to explore. Plenty of books have been published over the years, but Pikachu Press's upcoming Pokemon Character Guide is aiming to be a comprehensive and luxurious look at the franchise. Out on August 25, you can preorder this deluxe edition book for $60 through Amazon, or if you want to go all out, a feature-pa

Here is a game that feels like an adventure. And it feels like it was an adventure to make, too. Mina the Hollower took six years to design and build, six years that took it from what sounds like a kind of coding doodle to a panoramic journey across a richly imagined island, taking in platforming and combat, puzzle-solving, and sheer immersion in the world building. It's Zelda and it's Bloodborne. It's smacking bosses and reading the in-game newspaper. All of which is to say that those six years of design work are apparent throughout, in the complexity of the landscapes you travel, in the dens