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Wednesday2nd Nov 2022
News Cosy Indie Darling 'Unpacking' Has Sold Over 1 Million Copies Since Launch
Unpack that stat
Unpacking is one of 2021's best releases. A puzzle game all about unpacking boxes and filling your house with stuff, Witch Beam Games managed to make moving a lot less stressful. It's a lovely game to play on Switch while you're unwinding on the sofa — make sure you bring blankets, too. Today, on the game's 1st anniversary, the...
Friday17th Jun 2022
News Key Art For Witchbeam's Next Game Is Hidden Somewhere In 'Unpacking'
Have you found it?
In a recent blog post, developer Witchbeam has announced that key art for its next game is hidden somewhere in the surprise indie hit Unpacking. Better still, it seems no one has found it yet! Or at least, no one has come forward with any kind of discovery at the time of writing. For now, Witchbeam's upcoming project is...
Thursday28th Apr 2022
News Hoa And Unpacking Among Big Gaming Winners At The Webby Awards
More eShop titles also take prizes home
The Webby Awards have been running for a long time, setup to 'honor the best of the internet'. Its categories are now pretty broad seeing as almost everything is on the internet, so they range from pop culture, to TV and a lot more besides. Quite rightly games are celebrated too, and there were plenty of Indie...
Wednesday30th Mar 2022
News Unpack A Box With The 'Unpacking' Physical Edition From Limited Run Games
Then carefully display it on your shelves
The critically-acclaimed "zen" title Unpacking will be receiving a physical edition thanks to a partnership between publisher Humble Games and the physical games specialist Limited Run Games. Pre-orders are open now over on the Limited Run website, with the game coming complete with a cute outer sleeve that...
Thursday3rd Mar 2022
News Chicory, Unpacking, And Metroid Dread Are All Up For BAFTA 2022 Games Awards
Among Us, Animal Crossing, and Death's Door also feature
The BAFTA awards are one of the best awards in the biz, almost entirely because winning one gets you a lovely golden face to take home, and then you can put it on your own face and pretend you're a Bond villain. The nomination list went up today, and although it's not exactly chock-full of...
Tuesday25th Jan 2022
News Ad-Riddled 'Unpacking' Clone Doing Big Business On Mobile Devices
Pack it in
Update: Unpacking Master has also now been removed from the Google Play store, meaning it's no longer available there or on iOS, great news for Witch Beam and good work everyone who got in there and lodged a complaint! Indie developer Witch Beam's Unpacking was one of the surprise gaming hits of 2021, at once a relaxing zen-like...
Tuesday14th Dec 2021
News Indie Hit 'Unpacking' Sold Over 100k Units In Just 10 Days
"Thank you for joining us on this journey"
One of the biggest indie releases this year is Unpacking - if you haven't heard about it, then go and read our review. We praised the game awarding it nine out of ten stars. Right, done? Witch Beam Games - the Australian-based developer behind this title - has revealed its latest release sold over 100k...
Thursday4th Nov 2021
Random Unpacking's 14,000 Audio Files Make For One Hell Of A Polished Game
*clunk* *schwif* *bang*
Earlier this week, a zen game about unpacking, which is unsurprisingly called Unpacking, launched on Nintendo Switch. Since then, it's been getting a lot of attention, both for its players who don't know what GameCubes are, and for the stunning amount of detail within the isometric pixel art game. The latest detail to go...
Nintendo Download 4th November (Europe)
Fast & Furious! Just Dance 2022! World War Z!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail eShop - New Releases: Cupid Parasite (Reef...
Tuesday2nd Nov 2021
Random Oh No, People Don't Recognise GameCubes Any More
YOU'RE OLD
Remember when people realised that the Save icon — a little floppy disk — would be unrecognisable to younger generations? Remember how absolutely ancient you felt? Well, get ready, because it's happening again, and you are the cryptkeeper. Congrats! Here's the backstory: The lovely, zen game Unpacking just came out, and it's all...
Monday1st Nov 2021
News This Wholesome, Zen Pixel Art Game Is All About Unpacking
Little boxes, all the same
Moving houses sucks. That sounds like the start of a thoughtful haiku that's all about change, but it's not, it's just a fact of life: having to pack up your belongings, your clothes, and your plants, and fit them all into a series of cardboard boxes — which you never seem to have enough of — and then truck everything...
Thursday28th Oct 2021
Nintendo Download 28th October (North America)
Mario Party Superstars! Voice of Cards! Fatal Frame!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Mario Party Superstars...
