Author: Flare

The first Amanda the Adventurer was a breakout indie horror hit, a perfect, terrifying blend of “evil Dora the Explorer” and P.T.-style VHS dread. It was a short, sharp shock. Now, developer MANGLEDmaw Games and publisher DreadXP are back, and they’re not just repeating the formula. Amanda the Adventurer 2 takes the haunted-tape concept out of the attic and into a much larger, more terrifying world. Following the events of the first game, Riley Park takes the investigation to the Kensdale Public Library to dig deeper into the mystery of their Aunt Kate and the sinister tapes. It quickly becomes…

As the 10th-anniversary celebration of TwitchCon San Diego 2025 wound down, we had the pleasure of sitting down with a variety of streamers and paranormal investigators, detune. Known for his unique blend of spooky, goofy content and his ambitious real-life ghost hunting show, Paranormal Detour, Detune offered insight into balancing a demanding content schedule, transitioning from the music industry, and his candid feelings on the convention’s most pressing issue: creator safety. From East Coast Music to West Coast Haunts Detune, who maintains an East Coast streaming schedule despite living in Los Angeles, immediately dived into the evolution of his career. Having…

Every so often, a game appears that doesn’t just borrow from its inspirations but feels like a lost relative, a familiar soul from a different dimension. Dreamed Away, the solo-developed passion project from Nicolas Petton, is one of those games. It wears its Earthbound and Omori influences on its sleeve, not as a costume, but as a genuine mark of its lineage. This is an emotional action-adventure RPG steeped in the unsettling fog of psychological horror, set against the unlikely backdrop of 1990s France. It’s a game that feels like a shared, half-remembered nightmare—one filled with gorgeous pixel art, haunting…

The celebratory atmosphere of TwitchCon San Diego 2025, marking the event’s 10th anniversary, was overshadowed by severe and recurring security failures. While Twitch CEO Dan Clancy unveiled new features aimed at creator growth during the opening Keynote, the reality on the ground demonstrated a profound disregard for the fundamental safety of its biggest stars. This culminated in a high-profile incident involving streamer Emiru, whose detailed account of harassment and attack exposed glaring deficiencies in TwitchCon’s security protocols. The Emiru Incident: Failure to Act The controversy centers on an incident in which a fan rushed the popular streamer, attempting to hug…

TwitchCon San Diego 2025 is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a massive series of announcements. During the opening Keynote on Friday, CEO Dan Clancy addressed the community’s needs and unveiled a huge wave of updates—from AI-powered creation tools to major monetization and moderation shifts—that are set to define the platform’s next era. The focus, as outlined in Clancy’s earlier open letter, is clearly on growth, discovery, and safety, ensuring creators can earn more and manage their channels more efficiently. Leveling Up Content Creation and Discovery Twitch is tackling content fragmentation head-on by making it easier than ever for streamers to…

In a year packed with sprawling RPGs and endless open worlds, Luctus stands apart by doing the opposite — it keeps things short, focused, and intensely personal. Developed by Mriya Game Studio and published by Blackburne Games Studio and IndieNext, this pixel-art action-adventure delivers a tightly woven narrative full of heart, sorrow, and fire — literally. You play as Nora, a fire mage on a desperate journey to uncover the truth behind her sister Luna’s sudden disappearance. What starts as a mystery quickly spirals into a story about loss, transformation, and the thin line between destruction and redemption. Clocking in…