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Women and Queerness in Horror: Lyle

Warning: This article contains mentions of child death, pregnancy, childbirth, psychological manipulation, drowning, and spoilers for Lyle. Heading into this week with the third of my three “queer mama drama” horror pieces, if you will, brings us Stewart Thorndike’s Lyle. This particular…

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (PC) Review

After swearing off Battle Royale games from several toxic hours with Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, I didn’t think I’d return to the volatile genre ever again. That was until I was so generously gifted Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout to play with my girlfriend and…

Four Months To Christmas, No Console Prices

I’m a huge Christmas freak, so I might be the only one celebrating today. It’s four months to Christmas! We’re nearing closer to the Ber Months: September, October, November, and December. For me, this time of year is a great opportunity to…

Rogue Legacy 2 First Impressions

At long last, Rogue Legacy got a sequel. I sunk so many hours into the first one that I lost count. It was the hardest game I’ve ever played, and still might be until I try my hand at the Souls series.…

Death End Re;Quest 2 (PS4) Review

Content Warning: The following review contains references to abuse, sexual abuse, death, and other sensitive topics. There are also minor spoilers for Death End re;Quest 2 When I played Death End re;Quest, I enjoyed the premise and the idea of a horror…

Jessika (PC) Review

Warning: This article contains mentions of racism, racial slurs, racist violence, abuse, sexual assault, alcohol and drug use, and suicide, as well as mild spoilers for Jessika. Jessika, by Tritrie Games, is self-described as a “full motion video mystery adventure”. Throughout the…

Baldur’s Gate III Coming To Early Access This September

Having watched their previous tentative August release date all but sail past, Larian Studios have now officially announced when Baldur’s Gate III will be accessible to the players: September 30th, 2020. Not bad, since the announcement for it only dropped during E3…

Lovecraft Country Episode 1 Review: “Sundown”

Warning: This article contains mentions of racism and racist violence, and slight spoilers for Lovecraft Country Episode 1. Before I say anything else, I want to say: go read black writers’ reviews of this episode and this show. Use your search engine…

Relive Your Childhood in Toontown: Rewritten

When one thinks of nostalgic games, they recall the fond memories they had at a different point in their life. Mine varies from being #1 in Guitar Hero III to trying to break Halo 2 to its core. One title that I…

On WB Games Montreal’s Upcoming Gotham Knights

There have been quite a few DC Comics story arcs in which Batman has been deceased or at least rendered out of commission in such a way that he was thought to be dead. It seems WB Games’ Montreal division plans to…