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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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…
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by Adriana Rodriguez
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04 Aug 2025
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…
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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…
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by Filippo Dinolfo
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31 Jul 2025
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…
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by Filippo Dinolfo
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30 Jul 2025
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…
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