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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 & 2 Remaster Later This Year

The extreme sports games have fallen away from gaming in one of the worst possible ways. During the PS3-era that brought in grim and gritty, we got a handful of them, but we mainly got the remasters, reboots, and redundant tripe that…

Bullshots: A Snapshot Of Gaming

It is that time of year again, time for the big releases to come out of the closet and seduce us with their trailers and stripteases. This year it is quite big, as we head into the ninth console generation following this…

Civilization VI’s Upcoming Season Pass Revealed

It’s most assuredly no secret that I adore 2016’s entry of the legendary 4X strategy game franchise, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. I bought the Digital Deluxe edition of the game in approximately February of 2017, a few months after its initial release,…

Animal Crossing New Horizons is a Great Fashion Simulator

Like millions of other people, since the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons I have been playing daily. In fact, I have found that my island is the perfect way to de-stress after a long day. There are complaints I have with…

2020’s Steam Summer Sale Dates Have Leaked

It is almost the most wondrous of times once again, my friends. It’s mid-May and the days are steadily growing longer and warmer, which means summer is quickly approaching. That can only mean one thing: this year’s Steam Summer Sale will be…

Megabyte Punch (Switch) Review

A fun twist to a fighting game can make or break a new release. In the beat-em-up genre, the rules are simple. Run around, beat enemies up with fun attacks and combos, and have a good time. Music and visuals usually help,…

Streets of Rage 4 PC Review

Beat-em-ups were the bread and butter of the fourth generation of video games, particularly on the SNES and Genesis. The arcade would guzzle coins straight from the player with tough-as-nails bosses and, even though these games were short, the machines would get…

AC: New Horizons Meets Lifetime Sales Goal

If there’s one company benefiting from people staying inside and at home, it’s Nintendo. By no means is anyone happy that we’re dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, but Nintendo is showing impressive sales numbers nevertheless. A huge part of that is the…

Anna’s Quest Added To Twitch Prime – May

As they announced a few weeks ago, for the foreseeable future Twitch Prime is getting an extra couple of games added for Prime subscribers during the current pandemic. In an effort to keep people home and (seemingly) keep kids off the back…

The Orville Season 1 – Ep 5 Review

Warning: The following review contains spoilers from The Orville’s fifth episode, you have been warned. This week’s episode of The Orville has me very excited for a few different reasons. I’ve been very impressed by the production quality and the quality of…