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Dr. Mario World (Mobile) Review

Dr. Mario World is a beloved IP from Nintendo. It’s like Tetris, with a few gameplay twists and, of course, our beloved Mario and his pals. Unfortunately, the mobile version of this game is riddled with cash grabs, even more so than the…

What Saves Gamestop in 2019 and Beyond?

Another batch of articles say Gamestop is continuing a steady decline to business death. What’s going to keep it going in 2019 and beyond? You can’t predict what’s going to work, but in hindsight, some of the past decisions from the company…

3 Gaming Letdowns in the First Half of 2019

It is halfway through 2019, and it’s time to tally up the things we’ve played so far. When reflecting on the year to this point, there have been 3 gaming letdowns that really seem to put a damper on 2019. It hasn’t…

NBA 2K20 Reveals Cover, Trailer, WNBA Players

NBA 2K20 is showing off a shiny new trailer, its cover athletes for the Standard and Legend Editions, and a huge addition to the game’s roster. The cover athlete for the Standard Edition is Anthony Davis. It makes sense, given Davis’ high profile…

Super Mario Maker 2 Review

Sequels are sometimes too tough to make, especially when the first game was such a smash hit. Luckily for Nintendo, the Wii U was grossly underplayed and now, Super Mario Maker 2 feels fresh to a lot of people who missed the…

The Sinking City (Xbox) Review

Another Lovecraftian action adventure game? Well, luckily for us, The Sinking City gets a lot of things right, including the balance of gameplay and lore. The Sinking City pulls its inspiration from H.P. Lovecraft’s The Shadow Over Innsmouth. In this story, the narrator…

Terraria Out Once Again, This Time on Switch

In what seems like a never ending sequence of ports, Terraria once again re-releases, this time on the Nintendo Switch. Terraria is a 2D sandbox game with gameplay that revolves around exploration, building, crafting, combat, and mining. The game has a 3D sprite…

Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony Team Up for Tariffs

Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are all teaming up together to warn the United States against tariffs against China affecting video game sales. The government won’t care about video game sales, right? Wrong. The video games market is expected to be worth over…

5 Things We Know About Fire Emblem Three Houses

Fire Emblem: Three Houses is highly anticipated, and some new news is out on the specs and features of the title. Thanks to a Japanese download card, we know the file size, as well as a few features, coming to this entry…

Skyrim (Switch) Review

On the massive eShop sale that coincided with E3, I picked up a few games. One of which was Skyrim, the living meme of what was once an incredibly impressive Xbox 360/PS3 era title. It’s been ported so many times now, that people…