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Are the Tony Hawk Remasters Testing the Waters?

We’re just a few days away from the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2 remasters. Given the excitement around these games, it’s crucial that these are received well. After the mess that was THPS 5 and its lackluster release before Activision lost the…

The Division Free Ahead Of Ubisoft Forward

As seemingly every single article you will read over the next couple of weeks will state, we’re getting perilously close to the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Not only that, but E3 or it’s entire replacement simultaneously felt like…

Borderlands 3, (Almost) One Year Later

Right now, I’m fondly recalling the massive amounts of hype for Borderlands 3 in 2019. With the previous mainline game having been released seven years prior, its return was desired by tons of gamers after exhausting the massive replayability of Borderlands 2.…

Women and Queerness in Horror: Heavenly Creatures

Warning: This article contains discussion of mental illness, mentions of rape and murder, mentions of suicide, and spoilers for Heavenly Creatures. This week brings me back to 1994, and the heady blur of thriller, horror, and true crime that is Peter Jackson…

Five Things We Want from a Super Nintendo Switch

The new Nintendo Switch model leaks are everywhere. Sometime in 2021, we’re likely going to see a newer version of Nintendo’s popular home/handheld hybrid console. That’s good news for people wanting some major upgrades to the current console. A lot of people…

WoW’s Double Reputation Buff Has Returned

I hope you folks are ready for an unexpected, yet pleasant surprise. Our recurring readers will likely recall that back in April, I reported upon a new development on Azeroth at the hands of Blizzard Entertainment. More specifically, Blizzard enabled two long-lasting…

Project Cars 3 (XBO) – Review

When you think of old fashioned driving, you are probably too young to think of brown leather driving gloves, a varsity jacket that’s two sizes too small and filled with cigarettes, both worn by a man with a thinning white beard and…

Accessibility In Games Is Still A Work In Progress

Whilst more and more groundbreaking accessibility options have been creeping into games over the years – The Last Of Us Part II has particularly put the work into making itself accessible – it continues to be a matter that needs attention. I…

Prime Gaming Loot – September 2020

I said it last week and I’ll say it again. You have to be stupid to r-ebrand your service or company with as little fanfare, warning, or reason possible. WWE had to rebrand, and did so after a nearly 10-year legal battle. Yet…

Lovecraft Country Episode 2 Review: “Whitey’s on the Moon”

Warning: This article contains mentions of racism, racist violence, slavery, rape, death, gun violence, and spoilers for Lovecraft Country. Where Lovecraft Country left us with last week’s striking first episode, our heroes found themselves harried, harangued and worse for wear, but with…