GTA VI has Become its Own Parody
Let me plainly state the premise out of the gate here: Grand Theft Auto VI and its marketing are exactly what GTA III, San Andreas, Vice City, IV, and (of course) V would make a parody out of. The series of Grand…
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Pax Autocratica (PC) Early Access Preview
In my recent coverage of a press release about Pax Autocratica, I mentioned that Pax Autocratica presents itself as a “satirical colony sim FPS Roguelite.” I suggested that I think that’s a lot of genres to try and squeeze into a single…
Backyard Baseball 2026 (PC) Review
Many games defined my childhood: Star Wars Battlefront II (`05), Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, SSX Tricky, Fuzion Frenzy, & Backyard Baseball! To say that Playground Productions has reactivated parts of my childhood memory is an understatement. The recent re-releases of the classic…
Ugly Betty “Twenty-Four Candles” – Review
It has finally happened: the writer’s strike has ended, and Dr Horrible is months away, setting in stone a clear breakpoint in writing for this era. The first director of this shiny, full HD and somewhat “overly lit” era of Ugly Betty is…
Blue Reflection Quartet (Switch 2) Review
Blue Reflection Quartet is a collection of four games ripe with tropes in the larger Japanese entertainment media ecosystem. We have magical girls, mysterious worlds that exist alongside our own, and world-saving consequences running parallel to slice-of-life narratives. There isn’t necessarily an element…
Big Walk (PC) Review
When most people think about open-world games, they often believe that more is better. More people, more buildings, more missions, more items, and more everything. House House has done the opposite of that and managed to make less better in their newest…
Gunstoppable (PC) Review
I have gladly welcomed the surge in roguelite FPS games flooding the Steam marketplace lately. Whether it’s Deadzone Rogue, Abyssus, or Voidbreaker, leveraging my twitch reflexes and longstanding prowess in battle arenas with a sense of regular progression and diversity in runs is…
Ugly Betty “A Thousand Words Before Friday” – Review
He looks like the investment banker who makes a mess of a train on a Tuesday after being a skinny, pretty woman’s 13th reason on the Saturday. Directed by someone new, the first of his three episodes, Matt Shakman joins before going…
Taylor’s Most Anticipated Switch Releases for Fall 2026
Back-to-school items are back in stores, August is nearly here, and that means that summer is slowly passing us by. With a great fall of games on the horizon, I’m going to take a look at all three major consoles and talk…
IWTV is more like Hannibal than Heated Rivalry
Now that the season finale of The Vampire Lestat (season 3 of AMC’s Interview with the Vampire series) has aired, I have noticed an interesting trend. To be fair, I haven’t weighed in on fandom topics since I reviewed the final season…