FanimeCon enjoys its Silver Anniversary
by Danreb VictorioFanimeCon made its return to the San Jose Convention Center, once again turning the streets of Downtown San Jose into a hive of otaku and anime fans, and as a casual anime fan, it was a great time.
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“Blasphemous 2” Review
“Dead Or Alive 6” Review
by Filippo DinolfoA long-running, but often overlooked fighting game franchise, Dead Or Alive has always been known for its fast, fluid gameplay, over-the-top antics, and let’s be real here its scantily-clad female fighters. Over the years, the series has made strides to…
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“Katana ZERO” Review
Entertainment has given us a wealth of heroes that nobody would ever want to mess with. From Jack Bauer in 24 to The Bride in Kill Bill, there’s been a bunch of people to cheer for. In gaming, there’s Nathan…
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“Anthem” Review
by Brandon PerkinsIn the universe of Anthem, it is said that the Gods, called ‘shapers’, used incredible cosmic technologies in order to create the world… only to stop in the middle and leave their labors unfinished. Did they grow bored and leave?…
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“The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Decisive Edition” Review
It was announced earlier this January that The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III would be localized for the west and released later this year. Known as the Kiseki series in Japan, we’d be remiss if we failed…
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“Ape Out” Review
Nothing good can come out of caging a raging ape at any sort of stronghold–nothing good at all, unless of course we’re talking about Ape Out.
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“Life is Strange 2 – Episode 2: Rules” Review
Sean and Daniel finally seem to have caught a break, but will it last?
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“Life is Strange 2 – Episode 1: Roads” Review
The original Life is Strange is a game that easily clicked for me because stories of teen angst have always been a guilty pleasure of mine. The game’s five episodes really set the story up to be the “Dawson’s Creek”…
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SmashPad Talkies – Tetris 99
by Chris SelogyWe check out the latest Tetris game, which is a Tetris battle royale game on the Switch. No, really.
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SmashPad Talkies – Defense Grid 2 (Switch)
We checked out the Switch port of Defense Grid 2 to see how the great tower defense game is on Nintendo’s new-ish console.
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“Metro Exodus” Review
by Ted DedonIt’s 1972 in Moscow. Nuclear annihilation is a real and present danger. The Cold War is still waged, silently but actually, on the world stage. But in the minds of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, it is not nuclear annihilation which…
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“Red Dead Redemption 2” Review
by Alex QuevedoIt’s finally time for a review of Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2. Months after release? Such is the life of a gamer with too much going on and yet so much to do within a massive game. Was it worth…
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