“Earthion” Review
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…
Read moreOne 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreAll across the Shire hobbits and friends gather together for good company, good stories, and most importantly good food. Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings™ Game immerses players in Bywater, a part of Hobbiton, during the years…
Read moreWhat 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…
Read morePicture it: It’s 1999, and PC games are going freaking insane. Consoles still hadn’t managed to catch up to computers in the data department, nor had they embraced the genius of double-stick controls so the mouse/keyboard combo still reigned supreme….
Read moreLast year, if you told me that Prime Video’s Secret Lair episode “PAC-MAN: Circle” would actually as serve as the secret prequel to a dark, post apocalyptic Pac-Man Metroidvania from Bandai Namco, I would have said… Yeah, that makes sense.
Read moreNintendo fans finally get a proper chance to enjoy one of the funniest games in recent memory. With the Switch 2’s launch lineup being light on new games, it’s up to publishers and developers with good ports to help fill…
Read moreConsole 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…
Read moreIt’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,…
Read moreAs 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…
Read moreWith Virtua Fighter 5 REVO waiting in the wings with a yet-unannounced release date, and Soul Calibur II sitting there on the NSO GameCube app right from launch, Street Fighter 6 is the centerpiece of the best start a Nintendo console has ever had for fighting games.
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