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- Reviews
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Review – A Bold, Stylish Return to Fighting Glory
Bionic Bay Review – Acrobatic Platforming Meets Deadly Environments
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Tape 2 Review: Best Summer Ever
Lunar Remastered Collection Review – Another One
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Review – A Giant Leap for Mira
- Android Game Reviews
- Gaming Hardware Reviews
- Nintendo 3DS Reviews
- Nintendo Wii U Reviews
- iOS Game Reviews
- Nintendo Switch Reviews
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
Bionic Bay Review – Acrobatic Platforming Meets Deadly Environments
Grit and Valor – 1949 Review: Retro Mechs vs. Nazis
Rosewater Review – A Charming Wild West Adventure
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Review – The Ninja Game Fans Have Waited For?
Merchants of Rosewall Review – A Cozy Shop Sim That Misses the Mark
- 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
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
Star Wars Zero Company Brings Turn-Based Tactics to the Clone Wars in 2026
Yvette Young and Mary Spender Join Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson Soundtrack
- 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
- Giveaways
Previews
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 is the second in a hopefully long-lasting series. The collection takes eight games, nearly all of which are unavailable on...
Previews
During GDC 2025, MonsterVine was invited to an Xbox preview event, where we played SWERY and SUDA51’s upcoming 2.5D slasher-action game Hotel Barcelona. We...
PC
I’ve played the original Witcher for about 12 hours. For some reason I never came back to it but I enjoyed what I played....
PC
Developer: Snowblind Studios Release Date: November 1, 2011 Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC Lord of the Rings: War in the North is an...
PC
Developer: Radical Entertainment Release Date: April 24, 2012 Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC Activision held a preview last Wednesday night to showcase a...
Previews
Last year, Activision released an updated version of GoldenEye on the Nintendo Wii. It was more than a remastered version, as it was a...
News
Up and coming MMO developer Trion Worlds announced their epic fantasy adventure RIFT in 2006, with the first trailer being shown three years later....
Platform
Anime Expo had a spectacular showcase of video games but one game drew in the crowds and that was a downloadable 2D fighter called...
Apple iOS
I got a look at WAKFU last weekend at the Anime Expo in Los Angeles. The anime community seemed excited for what was a...