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Metro 2039 Xbox First Look Event Announced

We’re in an era of game development where we can see a series reinvent itself and find a new fanbase that may not have been there in the past. Marathon is thriving for the extraction shooter fans, Overwatch is getting its full-on revitalization, and…

Terra Nil Designer Reveals Deckbuilder/City Builder, Combolands

City builders are a difficult genre to put a new spin on, given the nature of the gameplay as is. However, Free Lives and Clockwork Acorn’s 2023 release, Terra Nil, put a spin on that genre by being an ecosystem rebuilder, and…

Pokémon Champions (Switch) Review

Although I no longer plan to buy any new mainline Pokémon RPGs for the foreseeable future, I was once a big fan of competitive battling. I used to build teams and test myself on ladders quite frequently during Generation 6 when Mega…

Fishbowl (PC) Review

Every once in a while, a narrative game will actually stoke some emotion out of me, whether it be from relatability, evocative moments, or pure artistry. It’s even rarer to encounter a title that manages to capture all three of these –…

New UnderMine 2 Update Announced

I adore UnderMine, and I have been carefully following UnderMine 2’s Early Access development, eagerly awaiting the full release. It seems that the UnderMine is expanding more and more, with a full release expected (hopefully) later this year. Now, the development team…

Minos (PC) Review

To intentionally misquote the Soldier from Team Fortress 2: “You are like the Cyclops of Greek myth, except you are the Minotaur of Greek myth, and almost everyone hates you!” What we’ve got here is Minos, developed by Artificer and published by…

Roguelike Minesweeper Game Coming in May

Minesweeper is likely one of the first computer games you played if you had a computer in the 1990s. Along with things like Solitaire, FreeCell, and 3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet, a lot of time was spent on these pack-in games…

Prop Sumo is free on Epic

Monday, for the creative-minded among us, Mini Worlds Dioramas is a wonderful little creative thing. Tuesday, rougher than a badger’s ring piece, Killware: Under Review was announced. Wednesday, Must Be Feng Shui is a weird little puzzle game that was announced. Humble…

Ugly Betty “Petra-Gate” – Review

At least this isn’t in the UK, or we’d be talking about the pornography police checking IDs. Directed by Paul Lazarus, this was Lazarus’ only outing after and before directing some dreck: Friends, Baywatch, Murder, She Wrote, and Pretty Little Liars. However, Lazarus…

What’s in the Pokémon Champions + Starter Pack Bundle?

If you’re a Pokémon fanatic, chances are you’re still working your way through Pokémon Pokopia. One major feature of that game is actually the lack of a staple in the Pokémon games: battling. Well, anyone missing out on this feature of the series is in luck since…