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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…

K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut (Xbox Series X) Review

For many, the world of K-Pop is just as much about the industry as it is the music. Not to say people are fans of the grueling work that goes into stardom, but there’s something about the spectacle of debuts, solo efforts,…

Hell Maiden (PC) Preview

After playing Hell Maiden’s demo earlier this year, I was greatly intrigued. I couldn’t help but be enthralled by the idea of a game-based sequel to Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy epic. Now, having played the first chunk of its Early Access version,…

Ugly Betty “Odor in the Court” – Review

Well, Dammit Janet! Directed by Victor Nelli Jr, this is his penultimate episode of the season, before helming the finale in “Jump.” It is also the penultimate episode for our writer this season, though next time he only worked on the teleplay…

EA Sports College Football 27 (Xbox Series X) Review

It’s the middle of summer, and as I write this, it’s nearly 100 degrees in Chicago. Naturally, I’m daydreaming about football season. That’s partially a mental reprieve from the harsh heat, but also because I’ve spent quite a bit of time lately…

Ugly Betty “Zero Worship” – Review

I don’t think I’ll ever “beware” of a dog named Twinkie. Directed by Ron Underwood, this is his first of only two outings as Ugly Betty director. Underwood previously directed for Boston Legal, Monk, Desperate Housewives, Reaper, Heroes, most recently Elsbeth, and…

Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains (Switch) Review

Digital board games are pretty hit-or-miss, depending on how well they translate the core game to the screen. For Monopoly, the iconic game has often been better on the table, but a new twist on its core mechanics and game loop is…

Abyssus (PC) Review

To intentionally misquote Friedrich Nietzsche: “If you gaze for long into Abyssus, then Abyssus gazes also into you.” My subject today is Abyssus, developed by DoubleMoose Games and published by The Arcade Crew. Abyssus presents itself as “a fast-paced 1-to-4 player FPS…

Rhythm Heaven Groove (Switch 2) Review

In 2002, a tech demo for a drum kit on the Game Boy Advance slowly began to take shape as another project with much loftier ambitions. After working on the WarioWare series, developer Kazuyoshi Osawa proposed his idea for a rhythm game that…

Teeto (PC) Review

I love collect-a-thon platformers as much as the next guy. There’s something about colorful worlds full of colorful characters and secrets that usually gets me eager to explore. Unfortunately, Teeto doesn’t quite excite me the same way that some of the genre…