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Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators (PC) Review

When I review games, I have an open mind on all fronts. I don’t particularly mind the genre, the art style, the experience behind the developer, etc. If a game is fun in the end, those are just minute details that don’t…

Kinetic Edge (PC) Review

Every once in a while, I like to fire up a quick game that doesn’t require me to invest hours to get immersed. I’ve particularly had fun with Golf With Your Friends and Cloudbuilt, which make for great experiences thanks to their fast-paced physics-based…

Borderlands Movie Cast Shapes Up

In recent years, movie adaptations of video games are proving to be strong contenders instead of instant flops. Instead of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and pretty much anything Uwe Boll got his hands on being big stinkers, we’ve gotten awesome flicks in the…

Far Cry 5 is a Hot Mess

I’ve been a massive fan of the Far Cry franchise for the better part of a decade. I have fond memories of Far Cry 2 being one of the first things I bought on Steam, plowing through Far Cry 3‘s immersive, fantastic narrative with Jason Vaas. I…

The Weeknd Reaches Instant Meme Status

After an absolutely amazing Super Bowl Halftime Show performance, The Weeknd is going to see some meme superiority for a long while. This is all thanks to his unique show that was full of quirks and twists. While he continued in his…

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: First Impressions

I saw Assassin’s Creed Odyssey receive universal praise and suggested it to friends without experiencing it myself. I had mentioned previously that it was marked down in the Epic Games Store winter sale to a low price of $7.49, and I just…

Life is Strange Turns Six

On the heels of the success of several Telltale Games’ narrative titles, Square Enix tasked Remember Me developer DONTNOD to craft a game in the same style. What ensued was a franchise that shocked, captivated, and perplexed many gamers in the second half…

Warhammer: Space Marine (PC) Review

Every now and then, I take a good long look at my humongous Steam library and pick apart what games I bought years and years ago and have never gotten around to playing. This is compounded by the beneficial “Play Next” that…

Vicarious Visions Absorbed by Blizzard

Over the years, we’ve seen tons of great developers go by the wayside after getting a bum deal from a publisher or a bigger studio. Examples are Dead Space dev Visceral Games and Star Wars Battlefront II dev Pandemic Studios, both courtesy of Electronic Arts. Others,…

Resident Evil Showcase Highlights

The time has finally come for some news on Resident Evil: Village with today’s Resident Evil Showcase! Capcom held the virtual event that operated much like a Super Smash Bros. Direct, filled to the brim with a bevy of info pertaining to the the…