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Fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch. This spin-off game of the main series offered up amazing locations and combat that provided players with a whole new way to experience the series. The new, updated version of the game comes with...

March 25, 2025 Read

If there’s one subgenre that has taken off over the last decade more than any other, it’s Souslike. These are games in the action-RPG bracket that have a strong focus on difficulty, variety in their combat and environmental storytelling. FromSoftware has been the king of the genre, producing some of...

March 23, 2025 Read

Atomfall falls flat in its attempts to homage and recreate the magic of other apocalyptic survival games. The storytelling and level design might keep players interested enough to make it through the main story, but the lack of depth in gameplay and role-playing makes it hard to imagine anyone wanting...

March 20, 2025 Read

San Diego Studios is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of MLB The Show this year. MLB The Show 25 is also relieving the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One of its duties by making the game prioritized on current-generation consoles (outside of the Nintendo Switch version). Some new things have been added...

March 18, 2025 Read

Assassin’s Creed has been lost in the wilderness for some time now with fans split firmly into two camps. On one side, you have the traditionalists that stand firmly behind the pre-Origins titles, preferring their narrative linearity, urban cities for advanced parkour and a blend of mechanics that made you...

March 17, 2025 Read

Ruling Hell is a grueling job and the transition can be rough when a new successor takes the reigns. Hell isn't just where the worst of humanity goes, but is also home to countless powerful demons, and they're not the type to sit back content in their positions. When Enma...

March 12, 2025 Read

Davey Wreden is the name that will probably garner the most attention for Wanderstop. As one of the two creative minds behind The Stanley Parable and the dude behind The Beginner’s Guide, it’s a safe bet that whatever he does, at the bare minimum, will be fascinating. It doesn’t seem...

March 10, 2025 Read

WWE 2K24 was a massive step forward for the series as a historical wrestling game -- something that it was struggling with since returning with 2K22 . 2K24 saw the franchise return to its ...

March 10, 2025 Read

Riding on the heels of their massively-successful co-op adventure It Takes Two, the winner of several awards including the Game Award for Game of the Year, Hazelight Studios and their director Josef Fares have finally released their next project. Another two-player co-op adventure, Split Fiction follows two aspiring writers as...

March 3, 2025 Read

Death is an event horizon. On one side there's life, and everyone alive knows how that goes, and inevitably there's death but it's only seen through life's perspective. The body stops and becomes fertilizer for the next generation, and unless someone is lucky with immediate medical care, it's a one-way...

Yu-Gi-Oh has been a staple in many people's lives for years now, and it's back again, but this time leaning on some of those earlier years with a collection of some of the first games. For better or for worse, the Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection mostly leaves the games untouched....

February 24, 2025 Read

Two Point Museum is one of those games that will suck up your entire day and you have no idea where it went. The loop of getting new displays to show guests, raking in the money and customizing how your museum looks is exciting, especially for simulation fans. Unfortunately, there...

February 24, 2025 Read