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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
Sorry We’re Closed Review – Ported with Love
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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
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
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Review – A Nostalgic Duelist’s Dream
- 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
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Bellwright Preview – Build a Rebellion, Forge a Kingdom
Shadow of the Road Hands-On Preview – Steampunk Samurai Warfare with a Supernatural Twist
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Preview – A Bloody, Tactical Thrill Ride
Terminull Brigade Hands-On Preview – Intense Co-Op Action in the Nullverse
Shuffle Tactics Preview: A Deck-Building Twist on Tactical RPGs
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Shadow Labyrinth Reimagines Pac-Man as a Dark Sci-Fi Platformer This July
Marvel Cosmic Invasion Brings Arcade-Style Superhero Brawling in 2025
Gradius Origins Launches August 7 with a Brand-New Game and Seven Retro Classics
Tamagotchi Plaza Announced – New Shops, Over 100 Tamagotchi, and Co-op Mode
Patapon 1+2 Replay Drums Onto PC, PS5, and Switch This Summer
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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
Akimbot Interview – A Modern Take on Classic Platformers
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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
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2023’s Dumpster Fire Moment – Layoffs Tom: Game industry layoffs are no surprise, especially to me since I worked developer side for much of...
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Annual Dumpster Fire Moment – Elon Buying Twitter Austin: Twitter seems like it’s been dying for nearly 10 years now. Might as well let...
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Annual Dumpster Fire Moment – Activision Blizzard Tom: I spent years working in MMOs and the “WoW killer” was the holy grail. We never...
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2020’s Dumpster Fire Moment – Cyberpunk 2077 Will: I returned Cyberpunk 2077 when CD Projekt Red was offering refunds and I don’t regret it. ...
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2019’s Dumpster Fire Moment – Google Stadia Shannon: It turns out not everywhere in the country has gigabit fiber. IF ONLY THERE WAS A...
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Day 3 of MonsterVine’s Game of the Awards concludes with our choices for Best Sequel/Entry in Series, Best Soundtrack, and 2018’s Dumpster Fire Moment....