SmashPad’s Top 10 Games of 2024
It’s been a year of great and bad moments, so let’s look back at what stood out the most for us.
Read moreIt’s been a year of great and bad moments, so let’s look back at what stood out the most for us.
Read more2024 ended up being one of the worst years of my life, and somehow video games contributed to the year being horrible while also making it more bearable.
Read more2024 has been a terrible year for the games industry, but at least some great games came out in spite of all of this pain.
Read moreThis was a rough year for me. Not only did I have to deal with being laid off from my job, but I also suffered from financial hardship, political chaos, and the death of a loved one and all that…
Read moreAfter last year’s incredible release line-up and stacked Top 10, I was anticipating a slower, more easy-going 2024. But boy was I wrong – we saw the release of some of the best JRPGs this medium has to offer, countless…
Read moreanking these titles from tenth to first was no easy task, as many could have swapped places without altering my overall satisfaction. This diversity and quality made curating the list both challenging and rewarding, reflecting the remarkable depth of gaming in 2024.
Read more2024 was both a year meant for my gaming and not meant for my gaming. What a weird situation!
Read moreIn terms of years in gaming, 2024 has been great for some, but paltry for others. I am in that latter camp, as my tastes have changed over time. The flashy, high-budget titles major publishers produce, have, barring a handful…
Read moreIn this review of GalaxyCon, I’ll talk about my perspectives on what I believe are the main things that really make a small fan convention enjoyable: the celebrity guestlist, the artist’s alley, and the cosplay.
Read moreAmong the celebrities and talent featured for meet-and-greets at GalaxyCon in San Jose this weekend, voice actors were aplenty. One of the more significant of which, at least to us, was Charles Martinet–who worked with Nintendo for over 30 years…
Read moreAnime Expo (AX), North America’s largest anime event, is held annually at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Notably, the event attracts thousands of cosplayers worldwide, and we captured photos of their amazing costumes. In fact, you can check out our…
Read moreJRPG fans have simply been eating this year, and NIS America has kept the party going with their lineup at Anime Expo that includes Phantom Brave and Reynatis while featuring highly anticipated Falcom titles Ys X: Nordics and The Legend…
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