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- Reviews
Rosewater Review – A Charming Wild West Adventure
The First Berserker: Khazan Review – War of Attrition
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land Review – Too Simple for Its Own Good
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Review – The Ninja Game Fans Have Waited For?
Merchants of Rosewall Review – A Cozy Shop Sim That Misses the Mark
- Android Game Reviews
- Gaming Hardware Reviews
- Nintendo 3DS Reviews
- Nintendo Wii U Reviews
- iOS Game Reviews
- Nintendo Switch Reviews
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
Mario & Luigi: Brothership Review – New Twists and Nostalgic Charm
- PC Reviews
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
Knights in Tight Spaces Review – A Clash of Ideas in a Tactical Roguelite
Rogue Waters Review – Tactical Pirate Battles Meet Roguelike Chaos
- 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
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
Den of Wolves Preview – A Deep Dive into 10 Chambers’ Next Big Heist Game
Bellwright Preview – Build a Rebellion, Forge a Kingdom
- News
Akupara Games Reveals Montabi – A Roguelike Deckbuilder with Monster Taming
HITMAN World of Assassination – Signature Edition Announced for Switch 2
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Brings Farming and Adventure to Switch 2
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion Announced for Nintendo Switch 2 & More
Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster Announced for Nintendo Switch 2
- Features
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
February 2025 Indie Game Wrap-Up: New Releases & Demos
- 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
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...
Previews
I wasn’t even born when Missile Command came out in 1980. But that being said, it was a game I would play occasionally whenever...
PC Reviews
Rosewater is a treasure-hunting adventure in a Wild West inspired land, set in the same universe as the detective game Lamplight City. With a...
Xbox Series X Reviews
The First Berserker: Khanzan misses the mark when it comes to difficulty, creating spongey boss fights that take far too long, regardless of how...
Xbox Series X Reviews
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land suffers from a complete lack of friction. Its systems feel designed to be easy...
Xbox 360
Microsoft has confirmed that the software update will launch without the ability to share movies with other Xbox Live members. However the update will...
DS
Here’s the latest Nintendo news: —The top game at TGS —Kojima-sama hints at surprise for next year —Mario as performed on an accordian (I’ve...
Features
Patapon 2 is the sequel to the hit PSP game, Patapon! It is again for the PSP and introduces new enemies, Hero Patapons, Ad-Hoc...
Xbox 360
Over the past couple of days I’ve had a chance to participate in the VIP demo for Tom Clancy’s Endwar, and as promised, here...
PS3
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift is coming out October 28th, that’s in two weeks! And with that, there have been Motorstorm Mondays, not much happened I...
Playstation Network
PSP V5.00 On the PSP’s XMB, you will see a new icon, the PlayStation Network icon, this is the same thing on the PS3,...
Playstation Store
This week we’ve added new video content from the following television series: – It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Star Trek VIII: First Contact...