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Xbox Games with Gold – April 2020

A new month means new Xbox Games with Gold titles! Here’s what you can download this month if you are an Xbox Live Gold or Game Pass Ultimate subscriber. Xbox Games with Gold Starting April 1st Project CARS 2 ($59.99 ERP): Available…

Official Xbox Magazine Shutting Down Production

The Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) is officially halting the production of its long-running Microsoft-focused gaming magazine. The magazine nearly made it to 19 years in publication, before folding due to the slow end of magazines and COVID-19 slowdowns. OXM started in November…

R.B.I. Baseball 20 (Switch) Review

Opening Day 2020 came and went quickly on March the 26th due to the outbreak of “COVID-19.” Obviously, there are more pressing matters of public health at play, but nevertheless, it was sad to see the start of the MLB season delayed.…

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (XBO) – Review

Moon Studios left gamers in awe with 2015’s Ori and the Blind Forest. Does 2020’s Ori and the Will of the Wisps compare? Yes, and in rare fashion, builds on a great series debut with enhanced experiences worth all the trouble several of the…

Langrisser 1+2 (Switch) Review

Fire Emblem barely made it out of the 2000s alive. While its 90s entries were received well, the game had trouble staying relevant as every Japanese developer put out their own tactics-style strategy RPG. One of those competitors was Langrisser, an Emblem-style game that…

GameStop Fights Forced COVID-19 Closure

There is a lot happening right now and we all know that life is a bit topsy-turvy as we figure out how to overcome COVID-19. A lot of businesses are shutting down and many restaurants are already being forced to move to…

Animal Crossing Reviewers Have Days Worth of Play

We all know Animal Crossing: New Horizons is coming this Friday. A lot of reviewers are listing they have hit serious play times already. A few popular reviewers in the gaming journalism world are reporting days worth of play ahead of the highly…

Zombie Army 4: Dead War Review

The Sniper Elite series is something I enjoy, but never rave about. The undead side of these games, the Zombie Army series, is something I had no experience with ahead of this review. In Zombie Army 4: Dead War, the elements worth loving about the Rebellion developed…

La-Mulana 1+2 (Switch) Review

Looking at La-Mulana, the game seems as if it’s thirty-five years old. In actuality, the game released in 2005 to Japanese gamers who yearned for the Metroid-vania action of the SNES days. A successful Kickstarter delivered its sequel, and the two games still…

Baron: The Fur is Gonna Fly Review

I’m a big fan of aerial combat games, but I was thrown off at the idea of Baron: Fur is Gonna Fly. Who doesn’t love a good dogfight and some split-screen battles for a fun game night? Well, the action in Baron:…