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SNW “Off-Hour” – Review

Captain’s Log: I got bored of this season and started rewatching DS9 again. Directed by For All Mankind and Shadow and Bone director, Dan Liu has been around these parts before with Picard’s one good season and three previous episodes of Strange…

Toem 2 (PC) Review

It’s always a treat to see a niche indie title get a sequel, as some video games leave more of a mark than others, but every game needs to sell well to get a second iteration. One such game would be Toem:…

Toy Story Retro Roundup & Toy Story 3: CE (Switch 2) Review

1999 is widely considered one of the greatest years in video game history. While many enjoyed Final Fantasy VIII, Chrono Cross, Planescape: Torment, and Silent Hill, I was obsessed with two games. Pokémon Silver, which I still stand by, and Toy Story 2 for the PlayStation, which I still…

Kingdom Hearts Collection I-III (Switch 2) Review

Technically, the Nintendo Switch did let players play Kingdom Hearts. In the days of Nintendo’s handheld-home hybrid console testing the waters of cloud gaming, it was possible to play versions of the Square Enix games via stable, strong internet. Now, with the…

SNW “Level-Five Transporter Accident” – Review

Am I a Captain or am I a muppet? Directed by series regular and established Schitt’s Creek Director, Jordan Canning. This is the fourth of Canning’s five episodes on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. If only we could end it there, but…

Star Wars: Galactic Racer (PC) Review

There are three things I need you to know about me, folks: I’m not a huge fan of Star Wars, I’m even less of a fan of racing games, and I’m just about as far from being a “car guy” as one…

Indie Games Releasing in October 2026 You Shouldn’t Overlook

It’s easy to imagine we’ll all have plenty of games to play in October. With major releases on Xbox, Switch 2, and PlayStation 5, it’s going to be a jam-packed month. When a schedule is this full of top-tier titles, some sleeper…

Dressmaker (PC) – Review

My name may not be Elim Garak, but for the town of Twillford, I am but a simple modiste. As I once said in an article stating I am more interested in Free Lives and Cozy Lives’ Dressmaker than GTA VI, I…

SNW “A Case of Chiaroscuro” – Review

The definition of insanity is watching Star Trek in 2026 and expecting a different result. Returning for her third season, Dana Horgan is joined by a new writer in almost every sense of the word. Skyler Ojeda has a couple of credits,…

Secrets for Control Resonant’s Potential Expansions, Explained

The Following Article contains Spoilers for Control and Control Resonant; reader discretion is advised After spending over 50 hours with my current GOTY contender, Control Resonant, I have a lot of thoughts, particularly about where Remedy could take the game and its…