“Concrete Genie” Review
by Danreb VictorioWhatever amount of success this game finds, Concrete Genie deserves more.
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SDCC 2023 Hands-On: “Tekken 8”
“Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020” Review
With the Olympic Games coming to Tokyo in the summer of next year, Nintendo and Sega would be crazy not to take advantage–especially after pretty much making Mario an unofficial ambassador for Japan as the Olympics makes its way there….
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“Gears 5” Review
by Alex QuevedoWe’re going back to war. Well, not really. Xbox Game Studios and The Coalition are taking us back to the Gears franchise but dropping the “of War” portion of the title and simply offering us Gears 5. But will this…
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Children of Morta – SmashPad Live Archive
by Chris SelogyWe checked out the new game published by the devs of This War of Mine and Frostpunk that is a surprisingly great roguelite action RPG. It’s made by Dead Mage and is out now on PS4 and Xbox One, but…
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“The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III” Review
Trails of Cold Steel III is more Trails, which RPG fans have been longing for. This isn’t the best place to start if you haven’t already gotten into the series though.
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“The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening” Review
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is the very first Zelda game I ever played. Back in the days when I thought the elf running around was Zelda, it was one of the reasons why I wanted a Game Boy. In fact,…
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“Astral Chain” Review
by Brandon PerkinsWhen I was a kid, there was a much-acclaimed studio called Treasure. Treasure was astonishing. They would put out these amazingly well-tuned, well-designed action games that always involved far more detail put into them then so many of their contemporaries….
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“Control” Review
From Alan Wake to Quantum Break, Remedy has been responsible for quite the profound experiences as of late. Control is the latest in their portfolio, and while it does suffer from some polish issues, it just might be the signature…
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Is Apple Arcade worth your time? We’ll see.
This week, Apple finally provided us with some information regarding their venture into gaming subscription services, Apple Arcade. Much like Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass which is gaining some steam both for the Xbox One and PC, Apple Arcade is a…
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SmashPad’s Sega Dreamcast 20th Anniversary Spectacular!
The Dreamcast is 20 years old, so we play a bunch of its games, both great and bad, and talk about what the system and its games meant to us. Games Played: Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 ESPN International Track…
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“Wreckfest” Review
by Filippo DinolfoBugbear Entertainment are known for their over-the-top demolition derby style racing games. The FlatOut series proved to be quite popular on the 6th and 7th generation consoles. For FlatOut 3, development was turned over to another studio, and the game…
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“Fire Emblem: Three Houses” Review
For a few generations of gamers, ‘Nintendo’ is synonymous with video games. Think of all the things that come to mind when that word is spoken: Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon. So many childhoods are filled with these…
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