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Dexter: New Blood – “Cold Snap” Review

Tonight’s the night. It has been a long eight years since we last heard Dexter Morgan say those three fabled words. While the sunny heat of Miami has been replaced with the frozen wasteland of New York, there’s no mistaking the darkly…

The Beta Test (Film) Review

Jim Cummings is one of the most promising and singular talents of a new generation of filmmakers, delivering a new and scathing satire in The Beta Test. As a breathtakingly original takedown of Hollywood culture, toxic masculinity, and the falseness of the Internet…

Dead by Daylight – Hour of The Witch Review

On October 19th, Dead by Daylight changed forever. With the addition of Mikaela Reid to the roster of Survivors, the gameplay elements have changed quite a bit because of a new type of perk that she brings; Boon Totems. Boon Totems are…

Doctor Who: Flux “The Halloween Apocalypse” – Review

Warning: The following review will contain spoilers for Doctor Who: Flux chapter 1, “The Halloween Apocalypse.” Reader’s discretion is advised. Well, this first episode was an episode of television, not a very good one, but one nonetheless. As you do when you…

Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality (XBO) – Review

The winner for the most obvious opening line in a review in 2021, goes to: “You might have heard this about me, but I like Doctor Who.” So when I say that a Doctor Who game, a 3D fully realized adventure specifically,…

Demon Turf (PS4) Review

I’ve been following the development of Demon Turf for well over a year now. I love 3D platformers, especially ones with a unique style and personality. Demon Turf is developer Fabraz’s attempt at the genre popularized by games like Donkey Kong 64…

Moonglow Bay (XBO) – Review

A quick bit of a story before we get to the review: On the 4th of July, I went fishing for the first time in years after only doing some fly fishing at school. I spent about 2-hours out on this boat…

Back 4 Blood (PS4) Review

Spiritual successors are a tricky prospect. On one hand, it means developers already have a built-in fanbase. On the other, it’s hard to escape the looming shadow of past success. Meeting fan expectations while trying to do unique things in the process,…

God of War (2018) – Review

God of War, the series that up unto this point was about creating liquid viscera in over the top ways. The lead-up to 2018’s God of War was not a happy one. The first appearance of Cory Barlog holding the PS4 controller…

Midnight Protocol (PC) Review

Over the course of my decade-long tenure as a strict PC-only gamer, I’ve become increasingly familiar with a genre of titles that I can only think to describe as “games for nerds.” That’s not a condemnation of any title in that category…