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‘Madden 26’ Franchise Deep Dive Is Showing Me Exactly What I Want To See

The time for Electronic Arts to prove how serious they are about Madden this year has come. The Franchise mode deep dive is the one I’ve been...

02.07.2025 4

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Anthony Franklin Ii

Retro Runback – Jet Force Gemini

Rare’s Nintendo 64 run needs to be studied. Banjo-Kazooie (and Tooie), Perfect Dark, Diddy Kong Racing, and more. They couldn’t miss on this...

02.07.2025 3

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From No Escape to an Escape: Games That Helped Me Through Dark Times

I’ve always looked at video games as a sort of therapy. I’ve got a therapist and strongly suggest that if you feel you need to talk to someone,...

01.07.2025 4

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‘Roller Champions’ Is One of My Favorite Games That Fell Victim to the Live Service Run

My feelings on live service games are well-known. And while there are some that are absolutely crushing it, like Fortnite, there are some games that...

01.07.2025 2

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Multi-Game Monday: Crash Courses and Swashbuckling

This might be my last one of these for a bit. I have exhausted my list, and I’ll need some more time to bring you more indie games that I think are...

30.06.2025 1

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Metroid Fusion Ended Up Being the Most Important Game in the Series

November 18th, 2002 is the biggest day for Metroid fans. Not only did we get Metroid Prime, the first ever 3D game in the series, but we got Metroid...

30.06.2025 2

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I Think ‘Madden 26’ Will Be One of the Best the Series Has Seen Since ‘Madden 05.’ Which Is Why the NFL Needs To Let the Exclusive Deal End

I know, optimism about the Madden series is frowned upon. You’re not supposed to enjoy any aspect of it because they sent a legal contract-sized...

30.06.2025 3

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New Star Games- The Development Team People Need to Pay More Attention to

During the pandemic, I got absolutely hooked on an iPhone game called Retro Bowl. And when I say hooked, I mean this game was getting more attention...

29.06.2025 10

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It’s Time for Me to do a Runback of My Own. Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Please Approach the Bench

It’s not at all a secret that I love the Zelda series. Hell, I grew up a Nintendo kid. I’ve played almost every major Zelda title that’s been...

29.06.2025 10

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Sucker Punch Is Taking Depicting Ainu Culture Seriously for Ghost of Yotei

We’re getting closer to the October launch of Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Yotei. And like any good rollout for anything, we’re getting some pretty...

29.06.2025 10

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‘Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree’ Looks Amazing… and Tough

Oh look, another roguelite to add to my list. I still don’t get tired of playing these. Roguelites/Roguelikes just scratch that competitive itch....

29.06.2025 9

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Retro Runback: ‘Wave Race’- Another Game Nintendo Loves to Forget About

Nintendo has a rich history of franchises. Mario, Zelda, Metroid. The big 3. All of them capable of carrying a particular moment in time for any one...

29.06.2025 10

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Riot Games Is Opening up eSports To Betting. And We’ve All Seen How Well That’s Going in Other Places

If you’re not aware, though it’d be pretty hard to miss, sports betting is a thing now. Legally, I mean. Sponsorships are plastered all over...

28.06.2025 6

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Nintendo Was So Successful with the Switch 2 Launch That Even Preparing to Be Successful Wasn’t Enough

Nintendo has had a pretty good go of things with the Switch 2. The system launched to massive success, selling 3.5 units in the first four days. And...

28.06.2025 9

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‘Paradigm Island’ Is Presenting Me With All Kinds of Questions, and I’m Dying To Get to the Answers (Demo Impressions)

As you all know, I’ve been running through Steam Next Fest demos all week. Normally, I’ll put them together in a Two-Game Tuesday-themed article....

27.06.2025 4

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‘Little Nightmares III’ Gameplay Already Makes It Look Like the Creepiest Entry in the Series

Supermassive Games, you wonderful, wonderful people. I had very few doubts about your ability to take over Little Nightmares in the first place. But...

27.06.2025 3

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Remember those PS1 ‘Harry Potter’ Games? ‘Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate’ is Restoring the Feeling

I have fond memories of the EA Harry Potter games. Hell, that franchise meant a lot to me growing up. But you know, the author is a terrible person...

27.06.2025 3

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‘Speedball’ Reminded Me of My Heavy iPhone Gaming Days and Now I’ll Never Put This Down Again (Review)

Way back when I was actually using my phone to get some gaming in on a regular basis, I came across Speedball 2: Evolution. Between this and Infinity...

27.06.2025 4

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‘Worship’ Lets You Combine the Best of Captain Olimar and the Worst of Creed Bratton in a ‘Pikmin’-Style Roguelike

In my never-ending quest to reference as many of my favorite non-gaming things as possible, I managed to get another Office reference off. If you...

26.06.2025 9

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The 1997 LEGO Island Game is Now Available to Play in Your Browser and More

I love how much of this stuff I get to blame on Dwayne. Not in a bad way. He just gets so excited. And that excitement blasted through my laptop early...

26.06.2025 7

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Indie Games to Play on Switch 2

As I’ve mentioned in the lead up to the launch of the Switch 2, my daughter stepped on my OG Switch rendering it mostly useless. But prior to that,...

25.06.2025 3

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Two-Game Tuesday: ‘Morbid Metal’ and ‘Elevator Music’

I told you I was doubling up. Today, I’m taking a look at Morbid Metal and Elevator Music. Also, what are the odds that there would be two...

24.06.2025 2

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‘Pera Coda’ – A New Narrative Mystery Game Set in Istanbul Has Been Announced

I took one look at the Pera Coda trailer and knew it was for me. Apparently, Dwayne did too because once again, he threw something on the work board,...

24.06.2025 3

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Multi-Game Monday: Steam Next Fest Demos Continued and a First for These Articles

I’m still running through demos from the Steam Next Fest. And it’s getting pretty hard to decide what to write about at certain times, so I’m...

24.06.2025 2

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‘Gloomy Juncture’ Is an Absolute Madhouse of a Game, and I Love It

Some of my favorite games have been ones I’ve been able to almost immediately pull some level of meaning from. Something that I can look into deeper...

24.06.2025 2

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PowerWash Simulator 2 Got a New Gameplay Trailer

It’s always a good day when we get news on PowerWash Simulator 2. And the gameplay trailer FuturLab released showed a lot in an incredibly short...

24.06.2025 4

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‘Rematch’ Is Exactly the Good Time the Whole Crew Thought It Would Be (Review)

I’ve been anticipating Rematch from the moment it was announced. I’ve been very open about my desire to see arcade-style sports games make a...

21.06.2025 2

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‘College Football 26’ Gets Its Own Deep Dive Trailer

After the slightly odd decision to drop the Madden 26 Deep Dive trailer first, Electronic Arts has come up with the College Football 26 Deep Dive...

21.06.2025 3

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Little Nightmares III is Getting a Showcase June 24th, and I Can’t Wait to See How Weird We’re Getting

One of my favorite games I’ve ever played is the original Little Nightmares. In addition to being the first game that I played with my fiancée,...

21.06.2025 10

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‘Near-Mage’ Is Everything I Want From a Narrative Point-And-Click Magic Adventure (Review)

Near-Mage is a game that I highlighted on one of my recent Two-Game Tuesdays (that I did on a Saturday). And because I like to stand on what I say, I...

20.06.2025 4

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s.p.l.i.t- Hacking Psychological Horror Meant to Test Your Nerves and it Has a Release Date

It makes all the sense in the world that after my love for Dead Letter Dept., I would find my way into another computer-based psychological horror...

19.06.2025 3

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MindsEye Team Has Been Working on Hotfixes That Seem to Further Prove the Game Should Have Been Delayed

If there’s one thing that was readily apparent in the lead up to the launch of MindsEye, it’s this: The game shouldn’t have released when it...

19.06.2025 3

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Why Must I Be Like That? Nothing But the ‘Dog Witch’ In Me (Demo Impressions)

Dwayne has done it again. Thinking that I was free from his continued recommending of roguelikes that would inevitably sap away so much of my time...

19.06.2025 4

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Retro Runback: Alpha Protocol- The Spy RPG That Absolutely Needs Another Shot

There are so many games that end up in the Phantom Zone of everyone’s brains. You know the type, games that have a set of good ideas wrapped in an...

19.06.2025 3

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The Newest ‘Madden 26’ Deep Dive Is Proof That Competition Matters, Even When It Comes From Inside the House

Electronic Arts just released a four-minute trailer and a blog detailing some of the newest gameplay additions to Madden 26. The trailer is focused on...

18.06.2025 6

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The ‘Donkey Kong Bananza’ Direct Just Increased My Need for This Game

Today, Nintendo ran a Direct specific to Donkey Kong Bananza, which releases on July 17th for the Switch 2. Not only did we get a good look at the...

18.06.2025 3

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Code Vein II Looks Like the Kind of Game I’d Be Mad at Someone for Not Mentioning to Me

Every now and then I get wind of a game that I know in my heart I would love. This normally happens when that particular game has a sequel announced....

18.06.2025 3

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It’s Not a Sprint, It’s a… Delay. Bungie Has Officially Put ‘Marathon’ on Ice

In news that has shocked absolutely no one, Bungie has announced a delay of Marathon. This comes after some not-so-favorable alpha reactions and a...

18.06.2025 5

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The GameStop Exclusive ‘Borderlands 4’ ECHO-4 Bundle Does Not Come with a Copy of the Game. I Can’t Be the Only One Who Finds That Funny, Right?

I woke up this morning to news of the GameStop exclusive Borderlands 4 ECHO-4 Bundle. Why is the name stylized like that? Keep reading, bubbas. As I...

17.06.2025 4

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Multi-Game Monday: Steam Next Fest-Arrows and Block Breaking

Today is the last day of Steam Next Fest and I’m still in the middle of running through a ton of demos. So, my planning ahead and finding new ways...

16.06.2025 1

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My Interview with Treehouse Games CEO, Michael Chu on Voyagers of Nera

I highlighted Voyagers of Nera a few weeks ago and I loved it. From the art style to the gameplay, I could see that this was a game with some real...

15.06.2025 6

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‘Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater’s Fox Hunt Multiplayer Mode Isn’t What You’d Expect, but Sounds Awesome

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is one of the most anticipated games of the year and for good reason. Many people consider it to be the pinnacle...

14.06.2025 5

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‘Cronos: The New Dawn’ Is an Interesting Take on Third-Person Horror

Bloober Team is pretty busy. Not only are they working on the Silent Hill remake, but they’re also releasing Cronos: The New Dawn. A third-person...

14.06.2025 5

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‘Swamping’ Your Partner Means You’re Getting Closer—or About to Breakup

Are you over-sharing or over-relying on your partner for emotional regulation, or are you just being vulnerable with them? There’s a difference. A...

14.06.2025 2

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Sloclap’s ‘Rematch’ Final Beta Stats Are Revealed

Rematch, the soccer game from Sifu developer Sloclap, is launching on June 19th. Ahead of that release, they released the numbers on the last beta...

14.06.2025 5

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Sony Claims to Have Learned Their Lesson from the Failure of ‘Concord’, But I’m Not Sure About That

Sony has been experiencing a bit of a bumpy road when it comes to their live service offerings. Concord falling flat was already a huge blow but then...

13.06.2025 6

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‘Mario Kart World’ Is the Pinnacle of the Series (Review)

Before the announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2, we all wondered what title Nintendo would release as the game. I had been holding out hope for a...

13.06.2025 3

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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ on Switch 2 Is a Wildly Incredible Achievement (Review)

I’ve got something like 175 to 200 hours on the PS4/PS5 versions of Cyberpunk 2077. I bought the PS4 version to play on my PS5 for 20 bucks when the...

12.06.2025 5

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Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition is Coming July 15th

Dungeons and Dragons is absolutely something I should be into. I just never found the time to truly immerse myself in it. I planned on breaking that...

12.06.2025 2

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I Have Seen the Light and Its Name Is Dead As Disco

I love it when a game gets dropped off in my email that turns out to be an absolute banger. And Dead as Disco is 100 percent that. I don’t even have...

11.06.2025 10

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