In the last few weeks, we’ve seen a very quick raft of releases of old games for new consoles, and not a single one has released without some issue, big or small. Just think about that for a second. Goldeneye, Tales of Symphonia. Hell, even the Blade Runner release from last year is still being fixed (which is admirable, but plays into my point here). There is clearly a demand for old games. There are entire communities of retro fans…
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OddBallers Review
Ubisoft seems to be in the news a lot lately, from plunging stock values, delays of Skull and Bones again, and now the semi-flawed release of their newest title OddBallers. Now let me start all this off by saying Ubisoft is one of my absolutely favorite developer/publisher teams out there. I am a massive fan of Watchdogs, Far Cry, The Division, Etc etc. I think they get a lot of heat for putting out many good, not GREAT, games. Does…
Read MoreHogwarts Legacy – Official Launch Trailer
Hogwarts Legacy will be out for the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X/S next week! An official launch trailer was released today. Please check it out and then come back here for our thoughts on the game. Hogwarts Legacy continues to look amazing. In the official launch trailer, we get more of a glimpse at the game’s story. A new student comes to Hogwarts as a fifth year student and gets into lots of trouble. We see a dragon, a…
Read MoreWhen a Game’s a Game (Not a Film)
With all the talk about The Last of Us, and the popularity of “film-like” games, it’s got me to thinking. When is a game a game? What basic elements of interactivity create something that just can’t be chopped up and placed into another medium? Ironically, the game that made me start thinking of this was Telling Lies. On the surface, it’s about as filmic as you can get. You scrub through actual video, clicking words in the subtitles to find…
Read MoreTwo Point Campus Space Academy Review
Last year one of my most enjoyable gaming experiences was getting to review Two Point Campus, as a big fan of Two Point Hospital and Theme Hospital before it way back in the day this was a no brainer. The gameplay is fun, relaxing tone, humorous writing, what’s not to love? In fact, you can read my whole review HERE. So obviously when they announced the Space Academy DLC, I was already with my astronaut ice cream and tang! Space…
Read MoreCan We Stop With the “Adaption Curse”?
The Last of Us is a TV show now, and a million websites have declared it the end of the Video Game adaption curse. But at this point it’s just a talking point. This article won’t touch on The Last of Us – I’m not watching it until the series is finished – but instead on the hype around every new video game adaption as finally “breaking the curse”. It happened with Sonic, it happened with Mortal Kombat and it…
Read MoreDungeon Munchies Gets A Physical Release Today
Dungeon Munchies, an indie game where you play a zombie who just wants to cook and eat, well, everything will be getting a physical release today. We have more information about the game below! Dungeon Munchies will be getting a physical release, with all kinds of extras (seen above), for Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 and 5 today. What is Dungeon Munchies? In Dungeon Munchies, you play as a zombie who is on the look for ingredients. What kind? Well,…
Read MoreHeadmaster Black’s Legacy | Hogwarts Legacy (Simon Pegg Reveal) Video
Simon Pegg was revealed today to be the voice of Headmaster Black in Hogwarts Legacy. Check out the video below and some more thoughts on the game. Simon Pegg is absolutely someone you would’ve thought would have been in the Harry Potter movies. So its pretty cool that he will be a voice in Hogwarts Legacy! It was neat to see him talk about the character’s history and the movies. Hogwarts Legacy is looking like a really great game. Harry…
Read MoreSonic Frontiers Review
Sonic Frontiers is the best Sonic game in a generation. If you’re running faster than the blue blur to tell me that isn’t saying much, congratulations. You win Internet Original of the Day. But believe me when I say this is a new direction for the former console mascot. Do you remember the Saturday morning cartoon Sonic? He could seemingly run on any surface, leaping from one area to another in a blue line, impossible to see. That was the…
Read More2023: A Look at the Third Parties
My round-up of 2023 glossed over third party support. In a year that’s going to be dominated by first party bighitters, it seemed like there just wasn’t the space. But here we go: a closer look at some of the third party games that we’ll be talking about this time next year too. Some of them we’ll be talking about positively, others not so much. Some will surprise, others will disappoint. I’ve tried to avoid timed exclusives unless there’s absolute…
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