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Microsoft Flight Sim’s Physical Release Is Huge

You kids with your new fangled sex robots, PlayStations, and god only knows what else; you have it too good. Back when “rose-tinted glasses” meant enjoying the Luftwaffe bombing your nearest city, Microsoft Flight Simulator was a new thing, and it hardly…

Warframe (PC) Review

For a couple of weeks now, I’ve been on the hunt for a video game that can make life a little easier for me and the person I’m seeing. We’re a full continent away from each other, and the great 2020 plague…

Women and Queerness in Horror: Single White Female

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Single White Female, as well as discussions of ableism, homophobia, sex and violence, sexual assault, and animal abuse/death. Over the past two weeks, I’ve looked at movies I’ve had pretty positive things to say about for…

Super Mario 64 Vs. Banjo Kazooie

In the late 90s, platformers were king as the genre captivated a generation new to the flashy three dimensions presented to them. Super Mario 64 stormed out of the gate, with plenty of imitators not being able to capture the same magic.…

American Truck Sim Rolling Into Idaho

I feel like I’m talking about driving a lot more than I’m supposed to. I mean, I don’t even have a license to drive a mobility scooter, nevermind a truck or an F1 car. Yet, nevertheless, I do as Limp Bizkit told me via wrestling and…

NASCAR Heat 5 (XBO) Review

“If you goin’ hard enough left, you’ll find yourself turnin’ right.” Right, now I’ve expended my entire knowledge of NASCAR (via Disney’s Cars) in the first line, I’ve set the tone. Yes, outside of the Midwest and South, for the most part, NASCAR has…

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Switch) Review

Way back in the PlayStation era, my dad turned me on to a game called Harvest Moon. I fell in love with this cute little game that was really just a farming simulator with a story tacked on. Over the years, I…

Stop Giving Me Meaningless Gender Choices

I cannot shut up about diversity and inclusivity in video games, ever. Given half the chance, I will happily explain to you why that single-player main character is secretly gay or bisexual when textually there’s absolutely no evidence to suggest they’re anything…

LEGO NES Releasing This August

It’s a headline I almost didn’t believe at first, but it’s true. The popularity of LEGO toys dates back decades at this point. Likewise, Nintendo is a name that is synonymous with fun, games, and childhood. Combining the two usually meant a…

Trails of Cold Steel III (Switch) Review

For the first time, the Legend of Heroes franchise has made its way to the Nintendo Switch. We now know that Trails of Cold Steel IV will be coming to Switch in 2021, however, none of the previous games in the franchise…