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Tokyo Dreaming (Book) – Review

The sometimes fabulous, sometimes embarrassing, and often dramatic life of Her Imperial Highness Princess Izumi Tanaka is a story that formed in Emiko Jean’s Tokyo Ever After. I quite enjoyed the first book in what is officially a series with the upcoming…

Amnesia: Rebirth & Riverbond, Free On Epic

Monday, we learned that soon you’ll be able to shake-weight your controller for the third time, and Lumberhill seems to be a mess of ideas now on the Switch. Tuesday, grandad Contra has an anniversary edition, and Skater XL continues to do weird things my old brain doesn’t understand. Wednesday, some…

Doctor Who “Legend of the Sea Devils” – Review

Twice this week I’ve had the simple concept of lesbians shouted at me in the most ham-fisted way possible. The other occasion was HBO’s Julia, because the concept of someone menopausal in 1963 also being uncomfortable having a relationship with anyone that’s…

Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderland (PC) – Review

Sliding backward down a mountain, often at speed, peppering in “tricks,” all under the guise of being relaxing, is insane. I’ve previously stated that I find snowboarding, skiing, and other extreme winter sports, to be an exercise in getting yourself killed by…

Insurmountable & XCOM 2, Free on Epic

Monday, Anime Overcooked gets a release date. Tuesday, Unsouled is another 2D Souls-like, this time top-down and getting a full release. Wednesday, if you are still stuck in the past of fighting games, pre-orders are available for the Capcom Fighting Collection. Thursday, Bugsnax is spreading to other platforms, as Blizzard rubs…

Doctor Who “The Woman Who Lived” – Review

The following article contains a small number of early spoilers for V. E. Schwab’s The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Do we count this as part 2? I guess it’s strictly how you perceive time and from whom’s direction. For one side,…

Cat Café Manager (PC) Review

Cat Café Manager, unsurprisingly, is a café management game with cats. What will they think of next? You may be like me, and you’ll have first stumbled across it during one of the Wholesome Games showcases, and despite some gentle “spooky-ness” it…

Rogue Legacy & The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Free On Epic

Monday, Steam is hosting a Bruce Lee showcase later this month. Tuesday, one of the best action-RPGs of this year was revealed to be coming to PlayStation and Switch, and Kickstarter funded another anime-influenced Metroidvania. Wednesday, Monkey Island is set to return, and the first wave of games on…

Doctor Who “The Girl Who Died” – Review

Ahh, Jamie Mathieson, you at least had one decent episode in “Mummy on the Orient Express.” At least that had some color about it and was a bit rosy in the cheeks and full of life. Yet here we’re left with desaturated…

Monster Energy Supercross 5 (PS4) – Review

There is a phrase that is often batted around when it comes to failed attempts at “innovation,” and I’ve found myself using it more and more recently. Reinventing the wheel isn’t an enviable task, though some seem to undertake it, either literally…