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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…

Double Dragon Gaiden (PC) Preview

I covered the initial announcement of Double Dragon Gaiden a few months back and was overjoyed to have the opportunity to review the newest entry in the Double Dragon series. That review will be coming up in a few weeks so keep…

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…

Testament: The Order of High Human (PC) Review

When first playing Testament: The Order of High Human, I thought I was getting a PS2-era AA-studio level RPG. The accent of the blandest man in video games, Aran, is speaking through heavily accented English. The setting is (as told by the…

New Retro Collections from Limited Run Games

This week, Limited Run Games unveiled an exciting suite of classic titles that will be receiving physical releases in the form of special collections. This announcement came during the team’s annual showcase. There are tons of exciting retro titles to go over…

Train Valley 2 Is Free On Epic

Monday, MK1 has characters named like Kingdom Hearts characters, Chinese RPG Honkai: Star Rail got an update, and the melee Battle Royale game Naraka: Bladepoint is now free-to-play. Tuesday, musical bunny puzzler Puzzles for Clef got a release date and Exoprimal apparently had a showcase you didn’t know about because why would you? Wednesday, the fourth Hellboy game (you didn’t…

SNW “Children of the Comet” Review

This episode showcases the other half of the showrunning team for Season 1 of Strange New Worlds. We’ve got Henry Alonso Myers & Sarah Tarkoff’s “Children of the Comet,” directed by Maja Vrvilo. Vrvilo is probably best known for some work on…

Street Fighter 6 (PC) Review

The Street Fighter series is the touchstone of the fighting game genre. It’s a name that everyone knows and each entry’s innovations have an impact on competing titles. However, as successful and appreciated as it eventually became by many fans, there’s no…

Summer 2023 Romcom Anime Slate

The main genre of anime that has captivated me and kept my interest for several years now is romantic comedy. After finishing up the Spring slate including The Cafe Terrace and its Goddesses, Insomniacs After Midnight, and Loving Yamada at Lv999! amongst others, I’m happy…

Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients Announced for 2024

The indie gaming space has no shortage of cute, colorful action titles. However, I’m always curious to see how developers are going to iterate and elaborate on that formula. Developer C2 Game Studio and publisher Versus Evil are coming together to try…