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‘Pinball FX VR’ Is Super Slick, but Those DLC Prices Are Killing the Vibe

Pinball FX has been the leader in the virtual pinball scene for years. We’ve been diving into these games since the first game came out on the Xbox...

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‘Breakout Beyond’ Is the Nostalgia-Soaked Sequel I’ve Been Craving, Flipped On Its Head (Review)

Not every game needs a radical reinvention to feel fresh and new. Sometimes, all you need to do after 49 years is flip things 90° to the right, and...

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I Hope ‘Super Mario Party Jamboree’ Only Lets Friends Use Cameras Together, Because I Am Not Ready for Someone to Pop Out the Pipe Butt-Ass Naked

With the Nintendo Switch 2 having access to the EyeToy… I mean, with the Nintendo Switch 2 Camera accessory, friends and family can watch our faces...

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I Love That Nintendo Is Helping Fight Scalpers via Nintendo Switch 2 GameCube Classics

Tears likely ran down the faces of many during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. Some folks were excited to see that Kirby Air Riders exists. Others were...

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‘Mullet Madjack’ Is the Best Shooter on Game Pass, so Stop What You’re Doing and Play It Right Now

First impressions mean a thousand words, and I initially thought that Mullet Madjack was just another “Boomer Shooter”. I couldn’t have been any...

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The Madlads at Atari Are Releasing a 4-Pack of New Games, but You’ll Need To Go to Wisconsin To Get It (Ope)

Well, let me just scooch past ya right there. Ope, I guess I should have booked my tickets to the Midwest Gaming Classic this year, don’t ya know....

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I Will Not Stand By Silently While Nintendo Continues To Ignore the Screams of Professor E. Gadd Stans in ‘Mario Kart World’

We got the Moo Moo Meadows Cow. Fish Bones has somehow made the cut. Tuxie, the penguin from Mario 64, is a racer in Mario Kart World. Yes, I can’t...

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‘GameClass’ Is Using Our Favorite Pastime as a Teaching Tool, and ‘Soul Walker’ Is Just the Beginning of a Burgeoning Indie Partnership

Using video games as a teaching tool is a brilliant idea. Imagine a world where you could be playing the latest Mario Kart entry, and you could tell...

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Waypoint Wishlist: Nintendo Switch 2 Gamecube Classics Edition

Oh yeah, baby. We’re in the big leagues now. The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally bringing GameCube classics to Nintendo Switch Online, and we’ve got...

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Oh Cool! You Can Learn About the Nintendo Switch 2 via a Virutal Tech Demo You Have To Pay For! Yay?!

So, you’ve just gotten your hands on the brand new Nintendo Switch 2. This fascinating piece of tech has plenty of new features that are bound to be...

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The Retro Fighters D6 Dreamcast Is an Excellent Addition to the Party, With a Highly Divisive D-Pad Choice (Review)

In a world where retro games and consoles are coming back into style in a big way, having a company that is readily producing new controllers is...

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‘1000xRESIST’ Headlines the Latest Humble Bundle, Tissues Not Included

Humble Bundle is one of the best gaming deals on the net. For less than the cost of a pizza at most joints, you can snag a handful of absolutely...

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Nightdive Studios Feels Confident in Ability to Remaster Xbox 360 and PS3 Games, and I Hope They’re Right

The PlayStation 3 was a beast of a console at the time of its release. And even years later, it’s still one of the most complex devices ever made. I...

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This Isn’t an April Fools’ Joke; ‘Haste: Broken Worlds’ Is a Masterclass of Momentum-Based Movement (Review)

Sometimes, a game is so good at what it sets out to do that it just starts enveloping my life. Even after jumping into the demo for Haste, I knew...

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‘FUWAMOCO Adventure’ Doesn’t Even Have a Release Window, but One Video Has Sold Me on Its Premise More Than Anything Else

I have to be straight-out honest before anything: my expertise on FUWAMOCO is very minimal. I’ve only recently been introduced to this musical duo,...

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‘Maestro’ Is One of the Coolest VR Titles I’ve Ever Played, and May Be One of My New Favorite Rhythm Games

The idea of conducting an orchestra sounds like the most terrifying thing imaginable. Being in front of a massive crowd, controlling the tempo,...

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The ASUS ROG Ally X Is Still the Best All-Around Portable Windows Handheld for Most Players (Review)

Portable gaming has come so far in such a short amount of time. It feels like just yesterday when I was dreaming of being able to play a 3D game on a...

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It’s Feed or Be Feasted Upon in ‘Hungry Horrors’, a Tasty Treat for Fans of Deckbuilders (With a Demo Available Now)

Deck builders are a dime a dozen nowadays. A genre that once felt niche beyond all comprehension, it feels like at least a few new deck-builder games...

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‘Train Sim World VR: New York’ Is a Pale Imitation of What Makes the Base Game So Enjoyable (Review)

Simulation games typically fall into one of two different camps. First, we have the genuinely enjoyable simulation games, such as American Truck...

31.03.2025 3

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‘Mini Motorways’ Goes to Denmark With the ‘Spires and Tires’ Update, and It’s Pure Serenity (Hands-on Impressions)

There’s something incredibly relaxing about helping the flow of traffic in Mini Motorways. Even 6 years after its release, however, there are always...

31.03.2025 3

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‘NITRO GEN OMEGA’ May Be the Game That Makes Me Fall in Love With Tactical RPGs After All (Demo Impressions)

When I heard the term “Spaghetti Anime”, I was intrigued. And after playing through the demo for NITRO GEN OMEGA, it all made more sense. Much...

30.03.2025 3

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Waypoint Weekend Episode 19: Blowing the Dust off of Some Classics

It somehow feels like we just started the week, and it’s already time to call it quits. Sure, there’s still plenty of things that need to be done,...

29.03.2025 3

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‘Echoes of the Unread’ Is a New NES Game That Feels Right at Home for the 40-Year Old Console (Demo Impressions)

Mega Cat Studios just continues to knock it out of the park lately. First, it was with the Sega Genesis shump ZPF, which took me by surprise and...

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Yes, I Bought an Atari Classic Controller Just To Play ‘Yars Revenge’. No, I Don’t Regret It in the Slightest

After seeing how much Atari has been going all-in with their library of classic games, I was inspired to check out some of the classics. Buying a copy...

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‘Hermano’ and ‘Chantey’ Are the Newest Additions to the ModRetro Lineup, and They May Be Some of the Best Yet (Review)

Between the respect for classic games like Baby T-Rex and new releases, the ModRetro Chromatic is becoming one of my favorite possessions. Getting a...

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They Say Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover, but ‘Vaporware Odyssey’ Is Screaming My Name

If there’s anything in life that I love more than anything else, it’s pretty colors and adorable kitty cats. So, taking the two of those things...

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Yang Bin, Producer on ‘AI Limit’, Talks About What Helps It Feel Different Than Other Soulslike Games, Inspirations, and More (Interview)

AI Limit is the perfect type of game to introduce someone to the world of Soulslikes. It’s easy to approach difficulty, and excellently designed...

28.03.2025 3

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With ‘Patapon’ and ‘Hot Shots Golf’ Coming to the Nintendo Switch, Let’s Hope More Niche PlayStation Games Do the Same

Outside of the shocking Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream announcement, I think only a few other games shocked me as much as the surprise reveal of...

28.03.2025 2

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‘ZPF’ Is a Fever-Dream Shmup Blasting Onto Sega Genesis (Yes, That’s Right) in May, and It Rocks (Demo Impressions)

I love the idea of passionate fans and developers making games for obsolete hardware. Seeing new games become available for the Sega Genesis in 2025...

27.03.2025 2

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We Finally Got a Look at ‘Metroid Prime 4’ Gameplay, and It’s Looking Phenomenal

Even though Metroid Prime 4 was announced at the beginning of the Nintendo Switch lifecycle, it’s one of the final games to release on the original...

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‘Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream’ Exists, and I’m Nearly in Tears

We can finally pack our 3DS away and erase the summoning circles. It’s finally happening. Tomodachi Life is returning. I feel like I’m going to be...

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Waypoint Wishlist: Game Boy Color Edition

The Game Boy Color is an iconic piece of history. While it didn’t boast much over its original, chunkier sibling on the power front, it did have...

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‘Animation Versus’ Is the Creation of Alan Becker, the Creative Genius Behind ‘Animator vs Animation’, and It Blew Past It’s Kickstarter Goal

Anybody who is familiar with NewGrounds and the early YouTube days is bound to be familiar with Animator vs Animation. These incredible animations...

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‘Wednesdays’ Is an Important, Personal Game About Buried Trauma, and as Uncomfortable as It Is, It Deserves Your Attention

It’s hard to consider the world a beautiful place, especially when it seems that the worst things happen to the best people. We move forward through...

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‘Teeto’ Looks Like the Most Wholesome Platformer That My Wife and Me Can Play Together This Year

Eat Pant. A simple phrase, but one that works like a sleeper phrase for me to wake up and smell the coffee. Something that instantly brought my eyes...

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‘Sports Renovations’ Takes the Familiar ‘House Flipper’ Formula and Makes It Much More Macho (Review)

If you’ve seen any of my writing in the past, you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of House Flipper 2. And if this is your first time seeing my...

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‘AI Limit’ Looks and Feels Like a Soulslike, but It’s One of the Most Accessible Games in the Genre (Review)

Soulslike games are, supposedly, meant to be punishing exercises in trial and error, with only those willing to ‘Get Gud’ emerging victorious...

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Mateo Covic, Developer of ‘Makis Adventure’ and ‘Ultimate Indie Racing’, Talks About Solo Game Development, Big Projects, and More (Interview)

Mateo Covic, also known as Zoroarts, is a solo developer responsible for some of my favorite indie games. From the humble and exciting Makis Adventure...

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Prideful Sloth Dishes on What Makes ‘Go Go Town!’ the Definitive Cozy Game Experience, New Updates, and Everything in Between (Interview)

Ever since discovering Go-Go Town! in 2023, I’ve been madly in love with everything about this lovely little title. From the adorable graphics to...

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‘Among Us’ and ‘Like a Dragon’ Clash in the Ultimate Crossover I Never Asked For, but Have Always Needed

Well, I guess it’s time for me to reinstall Among Us. Even if I don’t play it often, some crossovers are just too tempting for me to ignore. The...

25.03.2025 2

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Cozy Co-Op Automation Game ‘Time to Morp’ Has Slowly Taken All of My Free Time, but I’m Not Complaining (Review)

After crash-landing on a strange new planet with my wife, we started to get our bearings in Time to Morp. Bright, colorful environments filled our...

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‘Spilled!’ Is a Therapeutic, Easy-To-Play, and Adorable Cleaning Simulator That Hits All the Right Notes (Review)

Not every game needs to be a 40 hour adventure to make an impact. Games like Spilled! make their point quickly, but their impact will be felt for...

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‘Liminal Void’ Is a Shock to the Senses, and I Just Can’t Get Enough of It

I don’t know how to properly explain what Liminal Void has done to my psyche. Functioning as both a video game and art piece, my mind is in an...

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While ‘Mega Man’ Lies in a Deep Freeze, Games Like ‘Berserk Boy’ Keep the Spirit Alive

If we’re not counting mobile games and rereleases, it’s been roughly 20 years since we’ve gotten a new game in the Mega Man X franchise. And...

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‘inZOI’ Has Done the Impossible; It Has Dethroned ‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ as the Most Wishlisted Game on Steam

I never thought we’d see the day that hype for Silksong would be beaten by a life simulation game. And yet, here we are. inZOI is just a few days...

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VICE Games Playdays Episode 1: Sending Out the Nintendo Switch in Style

Ahh, the weekend. Our favorite time of the week. Sure, we love writing about games as much as we love playing them, but getting to indulge in our...

22.03.2025 6

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‘Do No Harm’ Feels Like Ye Olde ‘Papers, Please’ Mixed With ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’, Bringing Anomaly Hunting to Medieval Times (Review)

Indie games are always trying something new. Rather than focusing on the idea of surgery or pushing to be the next big simulator, Do No Harm puts me...

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‘Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord’ Is a Punishing, Beautiful Remake of the RPG That Started It All, and I Can’t Get Enough

It’s hard to argue that any other game franchise has done more for modern RPGs than Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord did. While...

22.03.2025 2

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‘Wreckfest 2’ Is Finally Available in Early Access, and The Stellar Racing Makes up for Its Lack of Content

After 11 years, it’s almost time to say goodbye to the original Wreckfest. It’s a game that gave me countless hours of entertainment, allowing me...

21.03.2025 5

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I Believe In Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner – Joe Hendry Drops Into ‘PUBG Mobile’ Very Soon, and I’m Not Okay

It’s finally happening. Joe Hendry is finally dropping into the battlefield in PUBG Mobile, and I’m not okay. The wrestling phenomenon made waves...

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