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Nickelodeon Splat Pack Brings 90s Nostalgia

The retro gaming market is booming, from cartridges compatible with older consoles to remastered and remade collections playable on the latest-gen hardware. One of the console eras that seem to have an infinite number of games to mine for these sorts of…

Why Are We Panicking About the Switch 2?

Major games media platforms and fans alike seemed convinced that the Nintendo Switch 2 is in trouble. Not even a year into its release, despite breaking sales records, and aside from the fact that it is a souped-up version of the Nintendo…

Ugly Betty “Swag” – Review

I don’t even need to say a funny line to make this one look bad. Giving the credits for our director this time out won’t make it any better either, as in the 90s she directed a Tim Herlihy and… Adam Sandler…

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Switch 2) Review

The arrival of a game with the stature, scope, and status of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on a Nintendo console feels like a pipedream someone would have invented for Reddit upvotes 5 years ago. Thanks to the Switch 2’s power and…

Rightfully, Beary Arms (Xbox Series X) Review

It’s starting to feel like people are willing to admit that games can be funny. Of course, plenty of examples point to the inverse, especially those that attempt to highlight humor as a main draw but fail to stick the landing. However,…

Path of Radiance Rekindled my Love for Fire Emblem

For fans of the Fire Emblem franchise, it will likely not be a surprise that Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn are two of my favorite games in the series. Before games such as Three Houses, Path of Radiance was one of…

Folklore Hunter (PC) Review

Being a writer, I find myself often attracted to mythologies from our collective past. Everything from the Wendigos of North America, to the Gods of Ancient Greece, to the Oni of Japan, there are so many phenomenal stories that we can trace…

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Direct Rundown

There are certain games I love seeing people get excited over, especially the ones that generally mean very little to me. The response from gamers at the announcement of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was a perfect example. The game wasn’t something that…

Ugly Betty “Fake Plastic Snow” – Review

7 episodes of Christmas, that’s just something I know. Directed by producer James Hayman, this is the third of eight Ugly Betty episodes. While writing team Veronica West (Becker) and Sarah Kacserka, the two are probably best known for being the showrunners…

I Hate This Place (PC) Review

My subject today is a game whose title echoes a sentiment I’ve found myself repeating quite often for various reasons I won’t get into. It’s a stealth-focused, survival horror crafting game entitled I Hate This Place, developed by Rock Square Thunder and…