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Popular toy manufacturer Playmobil is launching more unique and exclusive sets for young and old alike, and it's probably not something you saw coming. The title gives it away, so no need to bury anything - it's a Playmobil Enterprise, complete with crew, for your playing and displaying pleasures!

VZR, a new audio products company founded by Apple’s former lead acoustics engineer, Vic Tiscareno, and veterans of the AAA video game and sound industries, announces that the VZR Model One audiophile gaming headset is available and shipping to customers in the United States starting today, with a wider release to more countries later in 2021.

Outright Games, long known for publishing outstanding games aimed at a younger audience, has released a number of their titles on Google Stadia, 4 previously available on other platforms and one that was brand new to everyone! While there is a strong emphasis on the Paw Patrol franchise with this game dump, they've also brought over some of their other, highly acclaimed titles.

Paw Patrol is on a roll! Now that I have played both games I can't get the theme song out of my head. Adventure Bay once again needs our help, I will say this time around the game has improved in all aspects from the 2018 game. Although much shorter the game is still very enjoyable. The pups have 7 unique missions to complete with 7 separate mini games on the home screen. The mini games and other items are unlocked as you progress through the game. In the words of Zuma let's get ready to dive in.

Here we are, checking out the first chapter of Yo-Kai Watch on Nintendo Switch. While there is a translation patch you can put onto your Switch to make all the Japanese, English, it does require you to hack your Nintendo Switch unit which many folks are not willing to do, me included. So with a small team - Gladiator, Alexis, and Kirie - we were able to transcribe all the English from the 3DS version, get it typed up into word, so that I could read it during the Episodes.

When I was watching the Nintendo Indie World Showcase yesterday, Islanders was a game that quickly caught my eye. It looked like an interesting, unique city building experience that I could lose hours in. And while that might not be the case, at least after a few hours of playing, there is something very unique here that will have puzzle fans excited - and yes, I said puzzle fans...not city building fans!

During the Indie Showcase yesterday, Nintendo revealed that Garden Story was not only coming to Nintendo Switch, but that it was coming the same day, which meant I was able to dive straight into the game thanks to the publishers, who provided a code for our review purposes. While I still have a lot to play and learn about Garden Story as the Grove is a massive world waiting to be explored, my early impressions of the game are really strong after about 3 hours with the title.

I've been playing a ton of city building and monster fighting games lately, and they always find a special place in my heart. I freaking love them, and no matter what the background, I always generally have a good time playing them. So that's why I was so excited to see that Garden Story was launching today, as announced during the Nintendo Indie Showcase.

When I think about realistic simulation titles, it's usually some type of job. Very few people actually just farm because they like to do - most people are doing it as a job. But anyone of us that owns a home at some point will be pushing or driving a lawnmower around our back yard to cut the lawn, and while some may enjoy it, others hate it. So could a group of developers take a weekly chore and turn it into something fun? The folks behind Lawn Mowing Simulator seemed to manage.

So after a few days with Dustbiters, a fun quick card game from a wide range of talented individuals, I'm pretty sure I've found one of my favourite little go-to games for playing with my wife and kids. It's quick, easy to learn, and can be picked up at a moments notice and a game finished within 15 minutes. It's the ideal kind of game for the Roffel household. But is it for you?