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- Android Game Reviews
- Gaming Hardware Reviews
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- Nintendo Wii U Reviews
- iOS Game Reviews
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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Review – A Giant Leap for Mira
Never 7: The End of Infinity Review – Romance and Time Loops
Ever 17: The Out of Infinity Review – The Return of a Classic
Hello Kitty Island Adventure Review – A Cozy Life Sim
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Review – Less Fun Than a Barrel of Monkeys
- PC Reviews
- Playstation 4 Reviews
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics Review – The Ultimate Compilation
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy Review – No Objections Here
Star Ocean The Second Story R Review – Shot For The Stars And Landed Among Them
Gargoyles Remastered Review – Stone Cold Classic
Long Gone Days Review – Days of War
- PS Vita Reviews
Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition Review – A Novel Sensation
Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure Review – La Dolce Vita
Fate/Extella Link Review: Straight Forward Into Action
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince Review: A Fairytale Journey
Mary Skelter Review – Bloody Dungeon Crawling
- Playstation VR Reviews
- Xbox One Reviews
- Previews
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Revives Rare Arcade Fighters
Palia: Elderwood Expansion Brings Cozy MMO to PS5 and Xbox
Hands-On with Hotel Barcelona: SWERY & SUDA51’s Horror-Infused Roguelike
I, Robot Preview: Jeff Minter’s Psychedelic Arcade Revival
Missile Command Delta Preview: A Turn-Based Twist on an Arcade Icon
- News
Knock on the Coffin Lid: Complete Edition Brings Its Deckbuilding Fantasy RPG to Consoles This May
Towerborne Soundtrack by Austin Wintory Now Available to Stream
The Knightling Debuts New Trailer, Launches August 28
Lou’s Lagoon Soars with New Gameplay Trailer and Kickstarter Campaign
Dunk City Dynasty Opens Global Pre-Registration with Exclusive Rewards and NBA Star Kuminga
- Features
Kaizen: A Factory Story – The Art of Optimization in Puzzle Game Design
April 2025 Indie Game Wrap-Up: 15 Must-Play Indie Releases This Month
How Strange Scaffold is Redefining Game Development on Its Own Terms
March 2025 Indie Game Wrap-Up: Must-Play Indie Releases This Month
Steam Next Fest Feb 2025 – The Best Indie Game Demos to Try
- Interviews
Den of Wolves Interview – A Payday Successor with Sci-Fi Thrills
Keita Takahashi on ‘to a T’: Finding Fun Beyond the Norm
Honor of Kings: World – Lead Designer Simen Lv on Expanding the Iconic Franchise
Interview with Shinichi Tatsuke, Producer of Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven
Warframe: 1999 Cast Talk About Revisiting The 90s
- Podcasts
- IndieComplete
- Take One
Take One: An Interview With Cody Christian (Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII Remake)
Take One: An Interview With Bryan and Amelia Dechart of Detroit: Become Human
Take One: An Interview With Darren Jacobs (Death Stranding)
Brianna Knickerbocker (Fire Emblem) Voice Actress Interview
Tom Bauer (Secret of Mana) Voice Actor Interview
- The VineCast
- The Wrap-Up
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I don’t want to comment on the year 2020 was. Instead, I’ll say that we needed video games and it delivered some of the...
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Diego, Joe, and Will chat about their favorite video game music from 2020.
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With 2020 feeling a bit like the beginning of an apocalypse movie, video games took the role of our safe and cozy bunker, sheltering...
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Listen to Spencer, Joe, Diego, Frank, Nick, and Will discuss SEGA’s Yakuza: Like a Dragon, MonsterVine’s 2020 Game of the Year winner as part...
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Game of the Year – Yakuza: Like a Dragon Diego: I was dead set and ready with my GOTY pick, confident nothing could shake...
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Most Disappointing – Super Mario 3D All Stars Nick: Nintendo cuts corners at almost every juncture, and Super Mario 3D All Stars is an...