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…
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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…
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06 Aug 2025
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…
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06 Aug 2025
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…
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Console launches are funny business. While they’ve somewhat always signified the start of a new console generation, at the end of the day, a large chunk of the money for these products comes from FOMO. Whether it’s just being the…
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It’s amazing still seeing relevance in the Tamagotchi brand. I’m unsure whether it’s because of nostalgia or the fact that collaborations with other IPs possibly gave the virtual pet makers some renewed relevance, but it’s definitely a brand I’ve come…
Read moreIn the late ’90s going into the early 2000s, your studio just wasn’t cool unless you had a mascot platformer. It wasn’t just all about Mario and Sonic. In addition to your Crash Bandicoots, you had your Banjos, your Gexes,…
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As soon as it was announced, I was extremely looking forward to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Aside from the Switch 2’s eventual release, Expedition 33 was my most anticipated game of the year. It was also the game I covered…
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20 Jun 2025
This was an appointment I don’t know why I made at Summer Game Fest, as I very well could’ve done without it. Let me come clean. I was one of the backers of the original release of Yooka-Laylee having been…
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19 Jun 2025
As someone that had a lot of good moments with the PSP, I’ve always loved Patapon. Whether it was with its initial release or its remaster nearly a decade later, my memories of cute little critters yelling “pata-pata-pata-PON” are good…
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18 Jun 2025
Since I was a Genesis kid in my early formative years as a gamer, sidescrolling beat-em-ups–no matter how good or bad–were essential to me. Whether it was Streets of Rage or Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie, beat-em-ups were part…
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16 Jun 2025
Dosa Divas was one of the SGF Play Days appointments I was most looking forward to as I finalized SmashPad’s schedule. Developed by Outerloop Games, known for last year’s unique and stylish Thirsty Suitors, Dosa Divas looks like another winner…
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