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The latest in the wildly successful franchise set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, Baldur's Gate 3 was just recently released via Early Access. While expansions and enhanced editions of previous games have continued trickling in, fans of the Baldur's Gate series have been waiting the better part of two decades for a new full release in the franchise. Although it is still in Early Access, Baldur's Gate 3 is available for purchase and play on Steam, Stadia and Galaxy of Games as of October 6th, 2020. How will this latest installment find its place in one of ...

Its always good to try something new once and awhile. When I noticed that I had a code for a game called Roommates, I looked into it. A visual novel? A dating sim? Hmm. I don’t know. I skeptical. Still. You should try something every once and awhile. And so I tried out Roommates for the Nintendo Switch. Roommates is a visual novel with dating sim elements. What’s a visual novel you ask? Basically a visual novel is a game…

Whatever happened to the brawler genre? One day, every game was a brawler, and the next it was gone. It had become retro, with new content consigned to stylised sequels like the incredible Streets of Rage 4. 9 Monkeys of Shaolin is an attempt to bring those old titles back in something feeling a little fresher – and it mostly succeeds. But not just that. 9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a perfect combination of genre and theme, bringing back kung-fu…

Many companies attempting to keep the costs down on 4K televisions are letting consumers know up front that their devices do not have HDMI 2.1, but instead carry the standard HDMI 2.0. For many, the instantly begin to worry about not having HDMI 2.1, but is it really that big of deal, at least right now? We don't think so, and here is why.

I am a huge Kingdom Hearts fan! I loved Kingdom Hearts 3 and I’ve played most of the other games. So when Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory was announced for the Nintendo Switch, I was excited. I’m not a big rhythm game fan but this is Kingdom Hearts! I love the music in those games! So I’m willing to give this game a chance. Thankfully, we will all get a chance to check it out today! A demo of Kingdom…

The first Oceanhorn was an slightly overhead Zelda influenced game. It was well put together and a really good game. And now Oceanhorn 2 is on the way to Nintendo Switch eshop and its very different from the first one! We have more information about the game and some thoughts on it below. Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm will be available on the Nintendo Switch on October 28th. It will cost €29.99/$29.99/£29.99. The game will be available for…

Recently, ROCCAT released their new line of headsets - the 'Elo' lineup. Featuring a wired 3.5mm Stereo model, a wired USB 7.1 model and a wireless Bluetooth 7.1 model, the Elo lineup is extremely versatile. As ROCCAT is a brand owned by Turtle Beach (which focuses on PC peripherals), there are a number of Turtle Beach technologies to be found within. We got a chance to try all three headsets and are ready to let you know which one you should consider snagging! 

Recently, I checked out the Mass Effect Andromeda demo. I had never played this Mass Effect before. I didn’t know at first that I had just downloaded the whole game and I had a ten hour trial to check it out! And so I played the game for about 7 hours and I have some thoughts on Mass Effect Andromeda! I have played the first couple of Mass Effect games. I liked the first one more because it was much…

A long time ago, I played an Ys game on the SNES. I thought it was okay. Then more recently, I played a demo of a recent Ys and thought it was not too good. So I’m not an Ys fan but I am open to the series. One of my favorite youtubers, Happy Console Gamer, is a huge fan and I trust his opinion. And when I was offered a review copy of Ys Origin for Nintendo Switch, I…

Nintendo released a demo for Pikmin 3 Deluxe this week. They also released a Pikmin 3/Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Treehouse Live. We have included the Pikmin 3 Deluxe Treehouse Live segment below, please check it out if you haven’t seen it and then come back here for my impressions of the Pikmin 3 Deluxe demo! First of all, I want to say that I’ve never been a big fan of Pikmin. I enjoyed Hey Pikmin on the 3DS, but…