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I have spent quite a bit of time this year getting my hands dirty with Nioh 2 and it’s expansions. Much of which has been an enjoyable experience into a game style I typically don’t enjoy much. The final DLC expansion came out last week titled The First Samurai. The First Samurai expansion will add the “Dream of Nioh” difficulty, along with new Guardian Spirits. The DLC expansion will also feature new yokai for players to encounter, such as the…

Minecraft Dungeons was a revelation for me earlier this year. It took a style of game I love — Diablo 3 is one of my favorite games of last-gen — and combined it with a property I couldn’t care less about. Would I care about a kid-ified version of a loot-based dungeon crawler? The answer to this rhetorical question was a resounding “yes!” I couldn’t stop playing the game until I beat it, again and again, going through the core…

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! This time I share my thoughts about this year in video games and just how lucky video game fans were compared to, oh say movie fans or tv show fans. Time to reflect and hug your video games or you know, thank a video game developer. Well, we made it to the holidays. Its been a bad year. I think most of us can agree that 2020 sucked and we never want to see it again.…

I am confident I'm not alone in my struggle to find any of the newly released consoles. Luckily, Walmart is beginning to acknowledge the issue of bots and has updated its security software accordingly.

Nintendo had a Direct today! And it was not about video games! Instead, they talked about their real life theme park Super Nintendo World in Japan. Shigeru Miyamoto hosted the Direct. You can check it out below and then please come back here for some thoughts on it. Super Nintendo World will be opening on February 4, 2021 in Japan. Shigeru Miyamoto showed off some of the theme park today. Miyamoto gave viewers a walk through the park: from Peach’s…

GRAVEN is an immersive, dark fantasy first person adventure with a late-90s graphical aesthetic

The Little Big Planet franchise has been one of the most iconic franchises on PlayStation consoles, and when rumours popped up regarding another adventure featuring Sackboy, I’m sure some fans were excited for the possibilities. I’m sure many folks were not ready for the Sackboy they ultimately got, but after beating the entire game with my kids, it’s ultimately Sackboy at his best!

Gamers hoping to get their hands on the controversial horror game Devotion are going to have to wait a little longer. Hours after announcing that they would be selling digital copies of the game, online retailer GOG walked back their statement. After announcing today that they would facilitate a release for Devotion, GOG has officially stated that they will no longer be honoring that commitment. The company claims that this decision was reached after hearing the concerns of numerous gamers.…

To celebrate the 35th anniversary  of Mario, Nintendo has been releasing a number of great themed products, ranging from exclusive products via Nintendo themselves, as well as a variety of collaborations with some of the industries biggest clothing and shoe manufacturers. This week, PUMA Canada were nice enough to sent over the Future Rider Nintendo Entertainment System™ Men's Sneakers, which retail in Canada for $120 (#$90 for Junior). These sneakers will be available soon over on the PUMA website!

Do you like puzzle games? I’m a big fan of them and one of my favorites is Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes! It was developed by Capybara Games. And now they have a new puzzle game on the Nintendo Switch called Grindstone! Grindstone came out for the Nintendo Switch today. While I was watching the Indie World video today, my attention was pulled away for just a moment and I missed the reveal of this game. Wow. I’m a…