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Gonçalo SantosMashing away some mostly coherent thoughts about games and other things that might've pressed my (right) buttons.
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Outcast Tales Preview
Outcast Tales’ wonderful key art.
Outcast Tales is, fittingly, an outcast itself. It will be a free game published by a brand new publisher that was recently co-founded by another indie studio.
It is also a roguelite, turn-base, tactical...
The first +XP Sessions Game Jam
Last weekend I attended the first Game Jam hosted by +XP Sessions. It took place over three days in a classroom in Lusófona University. Since it was the first game jam I attended, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect.
Come along, then, as...
All My Childhood Videogames Had The Same Composer
My copy of MediEvil 2.
Growing up the only language spoken in my house was Portuguese. English was just cool-sounding gibberish. Back then, PlayStation wasn’t localising its titles in Portuguese yet, so I was left guessing intent based on...
Demon Spore or how Ed Kay accidentally created a monster
Co-op action in Demon Spore. Image via DinoBoss.
In more ways than one, Edward Kay is the definition of the new age of videogame authorship. He is a veteran of the industry who worked at giants like Codemasters, Saber Interactive, LucasArt...
Hanno: A Magical Tale was a Portuguese success story at Gamescom 2026
Portugal took a few studios to Gamescom 2026 with the help of APVP (Associação de Produtores de Videojogos Portugueses) and eGames Lab. One of those was Hanno: A Magical Tale, which chose a Portuguese historical deep-cut as their inspiratio...
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