Breakneck open-world action game V.A Proxy has been on my radar for over a year now, so I was eager to try its updated demo this Steam Next Fest. It’s still unpolished, but creator PyroLith has cooked up an intriguingly bizarre, unapologetically absurd combo fiesta capable of seemingly limitless spectacle. The demo for V.A Proxy is rough around the edges. I wouldn’t bother with a controller, for one, as it seems to mess up the menus and inputs. That said, the default keyboard and mouse controls are actually solid, though the camera feels a little too close and a touch slow given how fast this game wants you to go. There’s very little direction or guidance – perhaps intentionally – so it’s easy to feel lost. But once I got a sense of where to go and what to do, swiftly falling down a hole and then striking out on a journey as a souped-up robot in a crumbling, retro mech world, it all started to click. The point, I gather, is to go anywhere you want and do the stupi…

An unprecedented leak has hit mainline Pokemon series developer Game Freak, revealing tons of previously unknown information about unused monsters, unannounced projects, and a potential Switch 2 codename.Game Freak acknowledged the situation in a statement posted to its website earlier this week, where the studio apologized to employees about potentially sensitive data being leaked by an unnamed third party, while confirming that it’s secured its servers and is currently working to improve its backend security.For all of those just tuning in, we’re currently covering the Game Freak Teraleak.Lots of source files and beta content for past Pokémon games are currently leaking, along with a few details on upcoming projects.We expect more information to be uncovered in the coming hours… pic.twitter.com/KdoJ4G87SbOctober 12, 2024Details from the leak, which is said to include gigabytes of information, are still spilling onto social media, however. Most notably, the entire source…

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When it comes to upcoming indie games, there’s no shortage of exciting new experiences to look forward to. We’ve already seen some fantastic releases this year, with the likes of Dungeons of Hinterberg and Flock – to name a few – but there’s still more to come.From narrative adventures to cozy life sims and platformers and much more set to land across all platforms, there’s sure to be something here to add to your Wishlist. And as we celebrate the new Steam Next Fest, you may already be itching to see what new games will have fresh demos, as we itch closer to all those 2024 release dates and highly anticipated launches scheduled for next year and beyond.While you wait, we’ve also been busy tucking into the most recent releases, so be sure to see what we’ve been enjoying with our Indie Spotlight series for more recommendations. Read on below as we take you through some of the most exciting …