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SNW “Through the Lens of Time” – Review

Yeah, I’ve heard of “a people with eternal life”; it was probably the biggest waste of $235 million for an Angelina Jolie film this side of Maleficent. Directed by Andi Armaganian, she previously worked on “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach,” as well…

BALL x PIT (PC) Review

Anytime Devolver Digital presents a new game, I’m keen for it. Seemingly impossible to miss, their publishing catalog is chock full of brilliant ideas that have captivated me and reignited my love for gaming. Mash that with my immense love for roguelites,…

Skate. Season 1 Impressions

Twenty hours later, and I’m enjoying skate. for all of its bumps and bruises. The repetitive nature of the challenges, along with some significant question marks in the microtransaction department, leaves a lot to be desired. For many fans, this doesn’t feel…

HYKE:Northern Light(s) (PC) Review

As the gaming industry trends more and more toward high-fidelity graphics and breakneck gameplay, the reign of pixel design and the heyday of 2D adventure games feel far away. That said, a ton of developers are still putting out games we would…

EA SPORTS FC 26 (PC) – Review

There is a reason I love the idea of games finally adding Women’s football and expanding on it, because even years on, EA SPORTS FC 26 can have “he makes his way through” during a WSL game. In the wake of EA’s…

Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles (Switch 2) Review

Final Fantasy Tactics is largely considered one of the greatest RPGs (if not one of the greatest games) of all time. From its deep story in the world of Ivalice to its engrossing and engaging gameplay, it is no wonder that fan…

Cryptmaster (PC) Review

At the time of writing, Akupara Games’ Cryptmaster is featured in the current Humble Choice bundle. I suppose it’s some kind of unwritten societal rule that there must be at least one horror-adjacent game in a bundle for the month of October,…

SNW “A Space Adventure Hour” – Review

If we go any more retro, I think Hulk Hogan will get to say his favorite word in front of his new friends in hell. Names close enough, we’ll start with the writing credit for Dana Horgan, who previously wrote “Ad Astra…

Bionic Bay (PC) Review

Under my reviewing microscope today is Bionic Bay, a sci-fi puzzle platformer developed by Psychoflow Studio and published by Kepler Interactive. Bionic Bay certainly subscribes to the “show, don’t tell” philosophy of game design in that it doesn’t outright tell you anything…

Mobile Games of the Moment: October 2025

It might be crisis mode at Xbox as Game Pass subscription costs rise, but one element of the service they do understand well is the value proposition of cloud gaming on mobile devices. It’s pretty smooth and works well, but many gamers…