menu_open Columnists
Dwayne Jenkins

Dwayne Jenkins

Vice

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

‘Bonaparte – A Mechanized Revolution’ Is an Inventive Strategy Game That Has Me Asking, “Who up Overthrowin’ They Oligarchy RN?”

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...

yesterday 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

It Feels So Wrong To Have Been So Right About ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33′

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...

wednesday 2

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Yay, a Rare Nintendo Switch Exclusive Gets a Discount in the Single Digits! …Oh, Wait…

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...

21.04.2025 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘STAR WARS Zero Company’ Drops Its Announcement Trailer Along With New Details, and It’s Exactly What It Needs To Be

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...

19.04.2025 2

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me About This Indie Game About a Giant Police Officer You Can Apparently Romance?

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...

19.04.2025 2

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

The Playdate Handheld Console Is Not Only Getting a “Second Season,” but I’m Now Endlessly Obsessed With It

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,...

18.04.2025 9

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Patch 8 Update Has Finally Graced Us All – And Holy God, Is It a Beast

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...

15.04.2025 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

As Promised, I Guess I’ll Give the ‘Gex Trilogy’ a Chance – Tentatively Ending the Great Waypoint Gex vs. Croc War

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...

14.04.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Marathon’ Finally Had Its Big Reveal, and I Doubt Bungie Expected Such a Divisive Reaction

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...

13.04.2025 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Nintendo Being the Ongoing Villain for the Nintendo Switch 2 Across the Internet Has Been a Journey, Huh?

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....

12.04.2025 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Xbox Game Pass Is Losing ‘Harold Halibut’ Soon, and I Hate Everything

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...

11.04.2025 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Hey, Play ‘South of Midnight’ — Then, Listen to One of the Best Soundtracks I’ve Ever Heard

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,...

11.04.2025 5

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Date Everything!’ Made Me Fall in Love With a Bed, So I Can’t Make Fun of My Girlfriend Anymore (Preview)

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...

11.04.2025 5

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘The Outlast Trials’ — A Morbid Fascination, An Enticing Concept

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...

08.04.2025 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Releases Its Biggest Update Yet, Introducing Many Needed Fixes and Tweaks

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....

08.04.2025 5

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

“Wait!” Nintendo Says, “There’s a Good Reason You’re Paying $80 for ‘Mario Kart World’ and Those Switch 2 Editions!”

“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...

07.04.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Out of Hands’ Is the Weirdest Deck Builder I’ve Ever Played, Requiring Every Trick at My Disposal (Demo Impressions)

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...

06.04.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

The Nintendo Switch 2 “Conversations” Prove That Gamers Are a Major Part of How Terrible the Games Industry Can Be

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...

06.04.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Holstin’ Is an Upcoming Survival Horror Game With Classic ‘Resident Evil’ Vibes That COMMANDS Your Attention (Demo Impressions)

My original headline for this piece was going to be “How Come Nobody Told Me About This Innovative, Subversive Survival Horror Game,...

05.04.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

One of the Most Certifiably Insane, Satisfying Mystery Games Headlines the Slow Game Club in April

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...

05.04.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

I Feel Personally Attacked by ‘Awkward Valley,’ a Not-April Fools’ Deck Builder About the Impossibility of Daily Time Management

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...

04.04.2025 8

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Super Mario Party Jamboree’ for the Nintendo Switch 2 Is the Heel Turn I Always Wanted Nintendo To Embrace

“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” Oh, Nintendo — be still my beating heart! So, something...

03.04.2025 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Nintendo Switch 2 Features and Price — Because That’s Original Content, Right?

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...

02.04.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Nintendo, Don’t Give Me Hope — Within the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, ‘Hollow Knight Silksong’ Was Confirmed for 2025

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...

02.04.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Nintendo Switch 2 Finally Has a Confirmed Release Date, Y’all!

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...

02.04.2025 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Breaking Bad’ Simulator — AKA ‘Schedule 1’ — Is Out on the Corner With Another Major Update

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...

01.04.2025 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

The SUGOI Showcase Shows How Indie Gaming Needs To Be Supported Now More Than Ever

My apologies, folks! I would’ve written up this bad boy much sooner, but my girlfriend and I had to catch up on Invincible (100/10 show so far, by...

31.03.2025 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

In ‘Esoteric Ebb,’ My Cleric Fought a Seagull and Learned About Law From a Devil — I’m in (Demo Impressions)

As I scrolled the Esoteric Ebb pre-determined builds and saw “Unstable Cleric,” I knew. So, my Cleric is, simply put, an easily rattled but...

30.03.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Now, Hold On — I Need To Play ‘Disco-Elyisum’-Inspired ‘Esoteric Ebb’ Immediately

So, is the formal term for this subgenre “Disco-like”? Because I’m absolutely on board with the genesis of Disco Elysium-inspired journeys....

29.03.2025 2

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

I Played the ‘Frosthaven’ Closed Beta, and It’s a Tactical RPG Juggernaut That May Be for Thee, but Not for Me

Frosthaven is that friend who invites you to a Game Night. You sit down, and they plop this game you’re not familiar with in front of you. You spend...

29.03.2025 2

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

The ‘Legend of Zelda’ Live-Action Movie Has a Release Date, and Here Are the Top 10 — I’m Kidding, but the Date Is Real

As a fellow Waypoint lad poignantly said, “Nintendo today app paying off already.” And it’s true! We now have a set release date for the...

28.03.2025 9

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Nintendo Switch 2 May Have Had Its Pre-Order Date “Leaked” by Best Buy (Allegedly, in Less Than a Week!)

How about a little bit of cheesecake to start your day? Best Buy Canada (of all places) says that pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 are set to go...

27.03.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘YOUR HOUSE’ Is an Innovative Puzzle Game Blending Many Narrative Styles — But, Man, Is It Frustrating

YOUR HOUSE is a puzzle game aiming to marry many differing mediums and narrative stylings. It’s, somehow, a comic book and a short story with...

26.03.2025 10

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Half Life 3’ Is Allegedly Being Playtested, and I Majorly Sympathize With Fans of the Franchise

Unfortunately, there was a time when I might’ve made fun of anyone who still believes Valve has been secretly working on Half Life 3. “Haha, look...

25.03.2025 2

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Vampire The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2’ Has a Concrete 2025 Release Window, and I Genuinely Can’t Believe It

Who said 2025 wouldn’t be full of surprises? Remember back in October when I thought Vampire The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 would never come out?...

25.03.2025 2

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Xbox Is Testing a Game Hubs Feature, and Come On, Y’all — It’s Just an Extra Button Press

Throughout the history of the Xbox brand, the company has done some goofy stuff. The Xbox One’s launch was a special kind of disaster. But, then...

25.03.2025 7

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Hollow Knight Silksong’ Has a New Life — The Signs Are Out, and Just Like That, My Clown Ass Is Back on the Wagon

Okay, Team Cherry, you got me. Everyone gets to witness the great 2025 Hollow Knight Silksong Crashout! For those of you just joining us, I’m just a...

24.03.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘STALKER 2’ Addresses Balancing and AI-Related Issues in Substantial Patch

STALKER 2 was the beginning of the Xbox’s “soft reboot” era. Releasing at the tail-end of November 2024, it was the first Xbox exclusive in...

23.03.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Fallout 76’ Gets Players Ready to Fool With the Ghoul In a Massive, Highly Anticipated Update

Fallout 76, like No Man’s Sky, is one of gaming’s most recent 180-degree turnarounds from its initial launch. Kotaku actually has a great write-up...

23.03.2025 5

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Steam Will Be Receiving One of the Best Racing Games to Ever Release Soon, and This Is the Greatest Day of My Life

Have you ever had the perfect thing happen to you? Something that seems so uniquely wonderful, that, for a second, it feels like you personally led to...

22.03.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

“Your Opinion Is Worthless to Me” — An ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Streamer Lets People Know Where He Stands on the Controversy

FightinCowboy, a prominent streamer, had a little something to say to viewers who articulated unpleasant viewpoints toward one of the protagonists of...

22.03.2025 6

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

The ‘Pathologic 3: Quarantine’ Free Prologue Is Out, and I Guess I’m Finally Ready To Address My Post-Pandemic Trauma

Of course a trait I want my town doctor to have is “staggering paranoia”! Which seems to be a core feature of Pathologic 3: Quarantine. A series I...

22.03.2025 6

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

I Need Y’all To Trust That Remedy Knows What They’re Doing With ‘FBC Firebreak’

Come on. The trailer for FBC: Firebreak had a sticky note monster in it. How could anyone doubt Remedy after that? For those of you just joining my...

22.03.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Dark Mass’ Is an Underwater Hellscape of a Game, and for Some Reason, I Love It

I don’t know why I torture myself like this. Dark Mass is an upcoming underwater psychological horror game from Path Games. And a fresh trailer has...

21.03.2025 6

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Frosthaven’ Is an Ambitious Upcoming Tactical Fantasy RPG Based on a Popular Board Game, and There’s a Playtest on the Way

Frosthaven is one of the most ambitious, interesting games I’ve seen in a while, so let’s talk about it. It’s a tactical fantasy RPG based on...

21.03.2025 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Look Outside’ Blends Survival Horror and Turn-Based RPG to Perfection — And Is the Best $10 You’ll Ever Spend (Review)

Devolver Digital, thank you for publishing and representing Look Outside. I need to say that first before anything else. Francis Coulombe is a twisted...

21.03.2025 3

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered’ Is Getting a Major PC Glow-up — Introducing New Content and Graphical Enhancements

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is setting the stage for its big PC debut on April 3. Experiencing the not-tragic-at-all story again (or for the...

21.03.2025 9

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

Epic Games Store’s Free Game This Week Is an S-Tier Treacherous Dinosaur Playground

The Epic Games Store has what’s easily its best weekly free game offering this year. Indeed, if you act quickly, you’ll be able to snatch up...

21.03.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Persona 4’ Could Be Getting Its Anticipated Remake Soon

Well, most people expected this after Persona 3 Reload. Indeed, fans spotted recent signs pointing to the existence of a Persona 4 remake. X user...

20.03.2025 5

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins

‘Overwatch 2’ Collabs With a Popular Girl Group, Updates Its Classic Offerings, and Adds a New Mythic Weapon Skin in Massive Mid-Season Update

Overwatch 2 is still living large, introducing a massive update to Season 15’s mid-point! The necessary refresh brings a mythic skin, Classic...

20.03.2025 4

Vice

Dwayne Jenkins