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It's been a pretty rough early go in 2018, but thankfully a handful of great games has made each day enjoyable. One of those titles is My Time At Portia, a story driven crafting game that has plenty of charm and will keep you playing for hours. Developed by Chinese developer Pathera Games, and being published by the notorious Team 17 - of Worms fame - this game has just recently hit Steam Early Access, and thanks to the good people over at Team 17, we had the opportunity to take it for a spin!

Dear Reader, if you are reading this, then I probably made it through What Remains of Edith Finch. Of course I may have just published this before dying in some strange manner. In which case, at least you’ll get my impressions of What Remains of Edith Finch. I have a lot to say about this game. Warning! There are spoilers for What Remains of Edith Finch Ahead. If you’ve never played What Remains of Edith Finch, stop reading this right…

Some of the greatest video games in history came with exciting, rewarding yet compulsory mini games. In Red Dead Redemption 2, you must complete six mini games before you’re done with the game. In Shenmue’s forklift truck racing, mini games make up the game. As a gamer, mini games can be a meaningful way to take a break from the usual gameplay and try out something new. In this article, we explore casino-themed mini games and why they’re so popular.…

Today, Ubisoft announced “Operation Dark Hours”, the first eight-player raid in Tom Clancy’s The Division franchise history, goes live for all The Division 2 players globally on May 16 at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is available on the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.

Nintendo of America announced today on twitter that there will be a Nintendo Direct focused on Super Mario Maker 2 tomorrow. We have the details below. The Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Direct will start at 5pm central tomorrow (5/15) and last 15 minutes. Super Mario Maker 2 is coming out later in June. What new Super Mario Maker 2 features will be revealed? Your guess is as good as mine. Nintendo hasn’t given any hints as to what we…

Pokemon Detective Pikachu has been a big box office hit already, and like any good cinematic experience, the spinoff revenue has the potential of going through the roof. It's much easier with this Pokemon movie because of all the Pokemon merchandise that already exists. Now all that needs to be done is adding the Detective Pikachu elements, and sending them to retail!

If you are new to poker, your points of reference are probably movies like Rounders and Rain Man, or coverage of prestigious events like the annual World Series of Poker. However, nowadaysa huge number of regular poker players play exclusively online. So, which is better – offline or online? Today we’re running through the most important parts of poker and deciding whether online or offline delivers better. COST If you need to keep costs low (particularly while you’re learning the…

I’ve played games where there are a lot of blood, cursing, and disturbing moments but I have never played a game like My Big Sister before. This game is so freaky and so disturbing that I’m not even sure I should write this review. For all I know, this could be a Ring sort of situation. You may think I’m kidding but let me tell you about My Big Sister for the Nintendo Switch and then you can let me…

Thanks to our good friends at Bethesda, we have been playing through Skyrim VR on the PlayStation VR for the past few weeks. We wrote about it at length already, but are now asking a bigger question: should more open world games like Skyrim get the VR treatment?

The LEGO Group has launched the second Disney Minifigure Collection, and the characters available this time around are fantastic! Whether you like the new Duck Tales cartoon, or have an affinity for Steamboat Willie, there will be something for you to enjoy. From Jafar to Hurcules, which characters are your most excited about?