Fair or not, Sword of the Sea is a game that’s going to be compared to Journey pretty much anytime it ever gets mentioned. It might as well be intended, because the Creative Director of Giant Squid, Matt Nava, was…
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We’re not at Gamescom, but Capcom brought Gamescom to us with an invite to their San Francisco office for “Gamescom by the Bay” where we got to try their demo lineup for the biggest gaming show overseas. The first game…
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After getting my hands on Pragmata during Summer Game Fest a couple months ago, not only was it one of the biggest surprises of the show, I’d call it one of the best games and demos at the show. This…
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Resident Evil Requiem was easily the biggest title to come out of Summer Game Fest this year, and while it was great to be treated to a live demo during our first day at SGF Play Days, it just isn’t…
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Sword of the Sea is a game that’s very up my alley. Developed by Giant Squid, the studio behind Abzu and The Pathless, Sword of the Sea has that same vibe. There’s another seemingly empty world to explore that you…
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18 Aug 2025
SmashPad recently had the pleasure of being invited to a private, press and creator-only demo session for Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree, and after our four hours with the game, I’ll go as far as saying Brownie…
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls being the “one more thing” in PlayStation’s most recent State of Play left me the most excited I’ve ever been in a long time for a fighting game. While fighters are far from my main genre,…
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07 Aug 2025
For better or for worse, Mortal Kombat is one of the most iconic video games in history. It’s more than just a brutal fighting game. We’re talking about the series that really warranted the formulation of the Entertainment Software Ratings…
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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 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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28 Jul 2025
What Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was able to do for both video games and skateboarding is incredible. Even though the fad had died down, the sport continued to grow while the game found more than a cult following along with…
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