Invincible VS was easily the second most hyped unreleased game to play at Evo, as plenty of the tens of thousands of attendees went back to the booth repeatedly to play a few rounds–myself included. Luckily for me, I didn’t…

At 45 years, it’s definitely a milestone year for PAC-MAN. Hot off the heels of an interesting release in Shadow Labyrinth, Atari continued the celebration at San Diego Comic-Con. In addition to the PAC-MAN Cafe adjacent to Petco Park, Atari…

Bandai Namco and Little Nightmares III had quite the show at San Diego Comic-Con this year. In addition to a huge wrap along the Hilton Bayfront, they also had a nifty speakeasy and scavenger hunt at the Gaslmap that I…

Bandai Namco had quite the presence at San Diego Comic-Con (which SmashPad wasn’t invited to this year, but you know, I have ways) this year. In addition to being one of the hosts of this year’s Fandom Party (another thing…

EA has returned to the realm of college football for another game after last year’s game sold incredibly well, which was great to see in spite of the issues that I had with it feeling like an unfinished game. College…

Demon Slayer is back and in more ways than one this summer, as Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 comes out right after the Infinity Castle film sweeps the Japanese box office. The most recent entry to…

Indie games have a unique way of portraying messages about the people who create them. The mere existence of indies send the message that anyone can create something to be enjoyed by others without development being confined to the traditional…

One thing I love about today’s gaming climate is the fact that you can do whatever you want. Whether you want to make artistic games focused on narrative or create a new game in a tried and true genre, nothing…

The Ninja Gaiden series got its start with the 1988 arcade beat-em-up. Though it was a decent enough quartermuncher and saw ports to various microcomputers, it didn’t really set the world on fire. That happened the following year when the…

All across the Shire hobbits and friends gather together for good company, good stories, and most importantly good food. Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings™ Game immerses players in Bywater, a part of Hobbiton, during the years…

Picture it: It’s 1999, and PC games are going freaking insane. Consoles still hadn’t managed to catch up to computers in the data department, nor had they embraced the genius of double-stick controls so the mouse/keyboard combo still reigned supreme….

Last year, if you told me that Prime Video’s Secret Lair episode “PAC-MAN: Circle” would actually as serve as the secret prequel to a dark, post apocalyptic Pac-Man Metroidvania from Bandai Namco, I would have said… Yeah, that makes sense.