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- Reviews
Magic: The Gathering – Secrets of Strixhaven Review | A Strong Return to Strixhaven
Forza Horizon 6 Review – Crusi’n JPN
Kiln Review – Double Fine’s Latest Has Charm but Limited Depth
Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery Review: An Enticing, But Overly Simplified, Murder Mystery
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes Review – Brutal Fleet Survival Done Right
- Android Game Reviews
Dragon Quest Smash/Grow Review – A Decent Mobile RPG for Series Fans
The King of Fighters: All-Star Review – Gacha of Fighters
Bear With Me: The Lost Robots Review – The Small Sleep
Whispers of a Machine Review: Augmented Investigation
Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy Review
- Gaming Hardware Reviews
- Nintendo 3DS Reviews
- Nintendo Wii U Reviews
- iOS Game Reviews
- Nintendo Switch Reviews
Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth Review – A Cozy Adventure With Real Heart
Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta Review – Memories of Mediocrity
Dear Me, I Was Review – A Watercolor Life Story Told Without Words
Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse Review – A Haunting Supernatural Mystery Worth Diving Into
Under the Island Review – Bugs and Frustrating Design Sink a Promising Adventure
- PC Reviews
Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery Review: An Enticing, But Overly Simplified, Murder Mystery
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes Review – Brutal Fleet Survival Done Right
Invincible VS Review: Great Combat, Thin Content
Kumitantei Episode 1 Review – A Strong Danganronpa-Style Murder Mystery
Ground Zero Review – A Love Letter to Resident Evil That Stands on Its Own
- Playstation 4 Reviews
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Review – A Nostalgic Knockout With Hidden Gems
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
- 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
Marvel Cosmic Invasion DLC Impressions: Cyclops and The Thing Steal the Show
Guilty Gear Strive 2.00 and Season 5 Overview – Jam Returns and Wild Assault Is Gone
Subnautica 2 Preview – Co-Op, Bigger Worlds, and a Return to Survival Horror
The Sinking City 2 Preview – Survival Horror Takes Center Stage
007 First Light Preview – A Cinematic Spy Game With Hitman DNA
- News
- Features
MagicCon Q&A Reveals New Details on The Hobbit, Reality Fracture, and Commander
MonsterVine Goes to MagicCon Las Vegas – The Hobbit, Marvel, and Reality Fracture Revealed
MapleStory Classic World Feels Like a Real Return to Old-School MapleStory
Dungeon Masters Brings D&D to Life With an Accessible Actual Play Experience
What You Need to Know About World of Tanks: Heat
- Interviews
Order of the Sinking Star Interview: Jonathan Blow on Designing Puzzles & Balancing Difficulty
Interview: KuloNiku: Bowl Up! Devs Talk Inspiration Behind the Cozy Cooking Game
Magic: The Gathering Designers Talk Universes Beyond, Marvel, Final Fantasy, and More
Warhammer Classics Return: SNEG Games Talks Preservation and Re-Releases
007 First Light Interview: IO on Bond’s Origin Story, Lana Del Rey, and Combat
Reviews
Secrets of Strixhaven(SoS) is one of the few sets in Magic: The Gathering this year that isn’t part of Universes Beyond, and turns out...
Xbox Series X Reviews
Forza Horizon 6 continues Playground Games’ stellar streak of best-in-class racing games. The rich setting of Japan offers an abundance of biomes and areas...
Playstation 5 Reviews
Kiln has some cool ideas throughout, but the multiplayer-focused main gameplay loop and the lack of much beyond that fairly simple premise hold the...
Previews
System Shock has gone through an interesting journey. First announced in 2015, it was meant to simply be a remaster but was soon bumped...
Previews
It’s not often you see a game in a series release a new title 18 years after its last one, but here we are...
Previews
I’m a recent One Piece convert and have been enamored with the series in the short time I’ve been reading it, so I obviously...
Previews
I’m a huge sucker for anything Studio Trigger (of Gurren Lagann fame) so I obviously had to make this screening of the first two...
Previews
Asymmetrical multiplayer games are all the rage right now and Dragon Ball is getting in on the action with Dragon Ball The Breakers.
Nintendo Switch Reviews
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is an incredible JRPG. The characters are endearing, the story is enthralling, and the world is incredible. It’s incredible that one...