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AdHoc Studio somehow made “fed-up superhero who becomes a call center flunkie” an engaging, funny concept with Dispatch. I had some free time, so...
This year’s inaugural Indie Game Fest in the heart of Baltimore was actually the first gaming event I’ve ever attended! There was free boba tea...
Despite all my years as a gaming goblin, you know what I never did until last year? Went through the process of setting up mods! …Then again, I...
Ah, Game of Thrones. My eternal rival! So, as of this writing, there are 13 games playing within the world originally born of George R. R. Martin’s...
A Profound Waste of Time is a pure distillation of gaming’s best qualities and most passionate creatives. Me, I’ve been a proud champion of...
Though I wrapped up my first playthrough of The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante yesterday, I wish I could wipe the experience from my mind to...
Is it just me, or has 2025 been an incredible year in gaming? Clair Obscur will likely lead to the resurgence of bold turn-based RPGs. Perhaps...
Nothing says more about a game that wants you to break it. To discover its hidden secrets and gleefully exploit them. Well, Sad Socket (incredible...
Fun fact: Did you know that It Has My Face is published by Behaviour Interactive? I found that out minutes before writing this up, actually. And with...
One of the proudest moments in my games journalism career is having the honor of reviewing Immortality for Common Sense Media. Sure, it’s not...
If you knew that you didn’t have much longer to live, what would you do? Who would you talk to? Would you do something zany and wild, or would you...
If you know anything about me from these past few months, you know I love Hollow Knight. It entered my life via a random Game Pass impulse one day,...
Once you experience your first Hayao Miyazaki film, you understand exactly why he’s one of the most celebrated filmmakers around. I wish I could say...
Often, when faced with an immense wave of hatred, it’s easy to cower. To capitulate. To allow them the satisfaction of knowing they’ve broken you....
Yeah, yeah: “Scab,” “Corporate Shill,” “Zombie Waypoint” — shut up for a second and listen! If you’re reading this, it’s very, very...
I’m one to admit when I’m objectively wrong. Months ago, I lamented the “absence” of the rhythm genre. “I miss PaRappa the Rapper,” I...
So, I’m cheating just a smidge because I technically reviewed Inhuman Resources here in our Mini Review Roundup. However, so many people who would...
Gamers are often a lot of talk with little to no action. It’s one thing to grandstand over everything that’s wrong with the games industry. But...
Though some game preservation efforts, such as GOG‘s, are chugging along, there are many more around the world deserving of a needed boost....
Now boarding: the SS Capitalism! Welcome, Star Wars fans! Hey, did you know that tomorrow is May 4th? Yeah, Star Wars Day. So, of course, it’s time...
Balatro, to this day, is considered one of indie gaming’s champions — and rightfully so! Everybody’s been taken by the roguelike deckbuilder at...
When Call of Duty emerged as the king of first-person shooters, everyone chased that dragon to varying degrees of success. However, nobody could...
Okay, Studio Imugi, you had me at “Oui.” So, speaking of supporting indie games, I played the demo of Bonaparte – A Mechanized Revolution, as...
Jonas Antonsson, one of the co-founders of Raw Fury — a publisher that champions indie games — recently made a social media post about Oblivion...
Welcome, fellow proletariat! Are you ready to join me in overthrowing our oppressors? …Okay, I’ll be normal(ish). So, when I see a Grand Strategy...
Often, the world is cruel and unfair. Bad things happen to good people, and sometimes, the jerks and sadists of the world win in horrific, unambiguous...
If you’re new here, I’ll put you on game. When it comes to Nintendo, you’ll only ever see them offer substantial discounts on any of their...
EA finally let everyone have a sneak peek at the upcoming space extravaganza, Star Wars Zero Company. So, I’ll be honest: I know more about Star...
If indie games ceased to exist, so would the games industry at large. I tell you, I find the most wonderful projects while casually looking for games...
The Playdate handheld console came out in 2022, arguably a disastrous time for the weirdo console that could to release. Yet, it’s chugging along,...
Every time you breathe, Larian Studios, an angel gets its wings. *Ahem* After many teases and tests, we’re finally getting Baldur’s Gate 3‘s...
For those of you who don’t know all the weird “Waypoint Nuances” (which I imagine is 99.9% of you), there’s been a war brewing between Croc...
I can’t help but wonder, though it’s not in the same “genre,” if Bungie is having a “…Oh, God, Marathon isn’t about to be Concord, is...
I may have accidentally manifested Nintendo’s recent villain arc, y’all. But, in my defense, I was just talking about Super Mario Party Jamboree....
Low-key, Harold Halibut leaving Xbox Game Pass is a travesty. So, for the uninitiated, Xbox recently unveiled the comings and goings of April’s Game...
As of this writing, South of Midnight has an OpenCritic aggregate score of 78% and a Metacritic score of 77%. A common negative most reviewers shared,...
It’s funny — I remember my first time seeing Date Everything! in January. I was putting together a loose “coverage plan” for February, and I...
If I had to use a single word to sum up my feelings about the Outlast franchise, it’d be “Complicated.” I actually had a less favorable opinion...
To say that Assassin’s Creed Shadows was the talk of the town recently would be a great understatement. …For better and for worse, unfortunately....
“Whoa,” the executives at Nintendo said following the anger online over the revelation that games for the Nintendo Switch 2 could cost as much as...
It’s a loaded field to try and compete as a deck builder. Slay the Spire may have led to a resurgence of the noble genre, but many deck-building...
I’ll be the first to admit that I can be an easygoing reviewer when it comes to video games. I’d like to think I’m appropriately critical if...
My original headline for this piece was going to be “How Come Nobody Told Me About This Innovative, Subversive Survival Horror Game,...
Surprise! I told y’all: the Slow Game Club remains a top priority, even if chaos has been the theme of 2025 so far! So, before I get into my usual...
Hey, do you want to play a free deck builder reminding you that there are never enough hours in a day to do everything you need to do? Then do...
“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” Oh, Nintendo — be still my beating heart! So, something...
So, welcome to the “Games Media Gauntlet,” where you have to beat everyone else to the punch for certain crumbs of news! As everyone knows, today...
Nintendo, please. Okay. I can do this. So, toward the end of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, a sizzle reel hyped up upcoming releases on the console. Up...
Right now, the chat’s losing its goddamn mind over the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, but we’re still out here, y’all. So, Nintendo finally gave us...
Fun Fact About Dwayne: Breaking Bad is easily settled within my “Top 5 Television Series of All-Time” roster! …The finale also made me cry...