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Which Yakuza Games Are the Best to Start With?

With the mainline Yakuza series available on Xbox Game Pass (again) and the recent announcement that it’s coming to the PlayStation Plus service as well starting this month, it’s becoming a lot easier for new players to try out the games. This…

Pac-Man Museum + (Switch) Review

Some games stand the test of time. It’s funny to see titles released in the 2010s already look or feel awful when playing them today. Pac-Man, however, is still just as enjoyable as it was upon launch in 1980. Bandai Namco released…

David’s Retro Rewind – South Park: Chef’s Luv Shack

Have you ever played a game you knew full well was terrible just for the sake of catharsis and needing something to complain about? I’ve just done exactly that for this installment of Retro Rewind. South Park: Chef’s Luv Shack is a…

Sword and Fairy: Together Forever (PS5) Review

I’ve mentioned in several reviews lately such as my Bright Memory Infinite review, that I have been really delving into games from developers and teams from different cultures. While I didn’t have the best experience with Bright Memory: infinite, when I saw…

Terraformers (PC) – Preview

I was supposed to have this preview done in late April. When I first sat down to give developer Asteroid Lab and publishers Goblinz Publishing and IndieArk’s Terraformers a whirl around the red planet, it didn’t go to plan. The trouble was it…

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Delayed for Second Time

In news that may bring about déjà vu for some people, Marvel’s Midnight Suns has been delayed once again. The game was originally announced nearly a year ago at Gamescom 2021 and hit the ground running with gameplay overviews and showcases. Unfortunately,…

Comic Book Corner – Monstress Vol. 2

Welcome back to the comic book corner. Today I’ll be continuing my review of the popular high fantasy comic series Monstress published by Image Comics. Volume 2 collects issues 7-12 of the story by Marjorie Liu and art by Sana Takeda. The…

Wytchwood’s Aesthetics Need Their Own Genre

Chicago is an interesting place for a lot of reasons. Since moving back this winter, I’ve been enamored with the city’s full embrace of summer. It’s 100 degrees, but you won’t catch anyone complaining about it. What’s a few months of extreme…

EVO 2022 Announcements Recap

The Evolution Championship Series (EVO) may feature the best of the best when it comes to fighting game players, but another big aspect is all of the reveals and announcements. With how much attention the weekend-long event receives it’s the perfect time…

MultiVersus’ Open Beta Extended Indefinitely

When I wrote my preview of Multiversus’ Open Beta, I mentioned that we were currently in the midst of what they called a “Mini Battle Pass.” It isn’t a full pass and only contains a few unlockables and one skin for Shaggy. It…