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What Story Will Hades II Tell?

Lately, I’ve been playing a lot of Hades, mostly because it has been a while and I can play a few runs before bed. However, I’ve also been prepping my muscle memory (and refreshing my actual memory) so that when Hades II…

Top Five Reveals from LRG 2023

On Wednesday, July 12th at 4 PM EST, Limited Run Games released their summer games showcase. Simply called LRG 2023, the event featured a time-traveling Josh Fairhurst (the CEO at Limited Run Games) talking to a crowd at E3 1995 about some…

Dead Space Remake vs. Callisto Protocol

In 2023, video game remakes are king. Some of the biggest titles in recent times, such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Resident Evil 4, are rehashings of a tried-and-true formula. Specifically, they are revamped versions brought into the modern graphical landscape that…

Great Buys for Steam Summer Sale 2023

Summer has arrived once again and as usual PC gamers can make use of potential vacation time with the big Steam Summer Sale which began last Friday and runs till July 14th. There are a lot of great discounts across a variety…

Timely Accessories in FFXVI Aren’t Accessibility Options

After playing the first few hours of Final Fantasy XVI in preparation for an upcoming review, I’ve come to a pretty disappointing conclusion. This might easily be one of the least accessible Final Fantasy games I’ve ever played in terms of gameplay.…

Devs Should Explain “Partial Controller Support” on Steam

I think we’ve all noticed the “Partial Controller Support” thing on Steam that sometimes accompanies games that don’t often play well with a controller. In my experience, every game that has “Partial Controller Support” usually has a different version of it. I…

The Odd Entertainment of AI-Generated SpongeBob

AI is a lot of things currently. It’s scary that it can replace jobs, but also captivating in how advanced it has become thanks to machine learning, training, and the ever-present question of sentience. That’s why I was skeptical when I first…

Are Game Showcase Expectations Too High?

At last week’s Summer Game Fest 2023 Live, we saw dozens of games from a variety of developers. Nicholas Cage showed up, we had a long-awaited Final Fantasy VII Rebirth update, and even a release date for Spider-Man 2. Still, the response online was aggressively…

SNF and Beyond: Demos To Keep an Eye On

Well, Faux3 is over and done with, and a lot of demos were announced or are currently available ranging from Souls-likes to Platformers and Match-3 puzzlers. I thought we’d take a look at some of the highlights you can check out over…

Aspyr Has Failed the Star Wars Community for the Last Time

Aspyr destroyed the last ounce of trust that it had in the Star Wars Community Friday evening when it posted on its Twitter page that the Restored Content DLC will not be released. Things have not been looking great for the Restored…