What a year for unexpected games, huh? I don’t think I would have predicted my top 10 to include 80% of the games that actually made the list.

I normally struggle to reach five games throughout the year, but 2025 was a little better for me. I at least dabbled into various games, but got distracted by other things going on in life that either took me away…

2025 was an incredible year for games, and naturally, it was just as difficult for me to keep up with all the games coming out. So instead of a top 10, here’s my top 5. 5. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds –…

This has been an exhausting year, but one so full of games that I didn’t have time to play everything I wanted. This year was the first year I went to Evo, so fighting games stood out for me. Racing…

I played a hell of a lot of games this year, but I didn’t really love very many at all. While I only covered a few things at SmashPad this year, two of them ended up being some of my absolute favorites.

I loved some games this year, so check them out below.

For all of 2025’s faults, I’ve found that I had a lot of great games to play.

This year I played more new games than I ever have in ages thanks to joining SmashPad and coming back to streaming. Being able to experience so many great titles is a joy and a privilege to say, and boy…

During The Game Awards’ week, we booked an appointment with Arc System Works to go hands-on with a couple titles, and one of them ended up being Damon and Baby. When it was first unveiled, it looked like an action…

It’s frustrating when there’s a game you want to play, but it wasn’t brought over to the US and buying the original is … pricey. Back in 1999, there weren’t many casual games, and Milano’s Odd Job Collection offered a…

If you are looking for a great all-purpose controller at a reasonable price, given all the features it brings to bear, this is it.

The Call of Duty franchise has, more or less, run the FPS show since debuting in 2003. From the great (like Black Ops 2) to the bad (like 2022’s Modern Warfare 3), it always manages to sell well every year….