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WoW: Shadowlands Has Been Temporarily Discounted

Blizzard Entertainment has unexpectedly announced that the newest World of Warcraft expansion set (Shadowlands) is now temporarily 20% off. I want to strongly emphasize the use of the word “temporarily” in that last sentence, however. If there’s one thing Blizzard is most…

April State of Play Roundup

I saw the sun saw fit to rise again, I guess that means we’re doing another one of those mini-convention showcase things that Nintendo has made this world suffer. Look, I don’t mind showing off a game or two, but to make…

Nintendo Surprise-Releases SpongeBob Game

SpongeBob SquarePants is so ingrained into my generation’s culture that I hardly go a day without thinking of a quote from the show. Its legacy spread into video games as well, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom captured our hearts both as youngsters and…

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms Free* On Epic

By Monday, It Takes Two had sold 1-million copies. Tuesday, a leaked EA document showed they want to sell you loot boxes, and Mike spent the weekend at a virtual convention. Wednesday, the Steam Summer Sale dates leaked and you can play another Mario game online. Thursday, that irrelevant upstart company, Google, and…

Lost Words: Beyond the Page Devs reveal Accolades Trailer

Lost Words: Beyond the Page has had a successful launch. Our own Mike Reitemeier reviewed the game and had glowing words of praise for the narrative and gameplay. It seems he isn’t the only one to feel that way, as developer Sketchbook…

Google Stadia Finally Gets A Search Function

I love the internet, also yes, that is sarcasm. I’ve covered the Epic Games Store for how long now? Almost two years, and every corner I turn it is “Chinese spyware” this, “it is a bad storefront for consumers/developers” that. I honestly love…

Super Mario Party is Finally Getting Online Capabilities

I never thought that this would end up happening. Since the release of Super Mario Party back in 2018, people have been asking for a multiplayer mode for the title. Now Nintendo has finally announced that you can play the game with…

2021’s Steam Summer Sale Dates Have Leaked

Is anyone else getting déjà vu from reading this article’s title? I ask because some among our readers may remember that I covered this exact topic with nearly the exact same title last year. Even so, it seems Valve has suffered yet…

LudoNarraCon 2021 Weekend Roundup

Narrative games have been near and dear to me for the better part of a decade now. Starting off small with the first season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead, progressing into a profound love for all things Life is Strange, and cherishing the short-form…

Leaked EA Doc: Sell More Loot Boxes

“Surprise mechanics,” remember “surprise mechanics?” Oh, they were nice days when we only assumed EA were heartless money-grabbing business lizards without a clue of what humans want. Those were nice days when we could forget there was a point where maybe they…