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Pepper Grinder Gets March Release Date

Since it was announced, we’ve covered several demos and previews for Pepper Grinder. Devolver Digital tends to focus on publishing unique and interesting games, and Pepper Grinder is no different. Now, after a while of waiting, Pepper Grinder is coming to PC…

News Tower (PC) Preview

Covered in more dust than the inside of your granddad’s underpants, the SimTower-like genre hasn’t been milked for all it is worth just yet. Sure SomaSim’s Project Highrise is the closest one-for-one but we’ve rarely gotten some delineations that focus on specific jobs, such…

Unicorn Overlord Demo (Switch) Impressions

Out of the many announcements from the recent Nintendo Direct, I was most interested in the newest tactics game from Sega, Unicorn Overlord. I enjoyed Triangle Strategy quite a bit, and I’ve been looking for another game to capture that same energy.…

Prehistoric Metroidvania Primal Planet Announced

The Metroidvania genre continues to thrive in the 2020s thanks to a healthy dose of nostalgia and plenty of indie developers eager to keep it alive. There’s enough saturation in the genre now to make it tough to stand out, but some games…

Tchia (PS5) Review

Tchia was a game we had our eye keenly on a year ago. An open-world adventure game based on the small archipelago of New Caledonia off the coast of Australia, it’s an homage and tribute to the area as much as it is…

Civ VI Platinum is Free-to-Play This Weekend

If this news isn’t a sign from fate that I was meant to write today, I don’t know what is. The Platinum Edition of Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is free-to-play on Steam between February 22nd and 26th, 2024. If you’ve never tried…

Super Meat Boy Forever is Free on Epic

Monday, the Payday 3 and Ready or Not 2024 roadmaps were revealed, and Baldur’s Gate 3‘s 6th patch was released. Tuesday, Neverwinter Nights got an unofficial officially supported patch, Times & Galaxy looks interesting, and NACON is doing another showcase. Wednesday, PowerWash Sim is getting its 40K DLC very soon, and Winter Survival was given a short delay. Thursday, there was a third-party Nintendo Direct with…

Lower Decks “The Inner Fight” – Review

“What in the minimalist hell…” Finally, someone agrees with me, this simple and minimalist design everyone is going for is horrible. Maybe I should note that Mike McMahan’s “The Inner Fight” is a two-parter and all that before I start complimenting Beckett…

Call of Duty Will Be on Game Pass Day One

A huge factor in the Activision Blizzard acquisition at Microsoft was Call of Duty. Most years, the annual release of the popular military shooter ends up in the top five games in total sales. Its battle royale mode, Warzone, continues to boast a…

Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Breakdown

This week Nintendo held a surprise mini direct. The event focused on indie titles and those from third-party developers – some exciting games are coming to the Switch, so let’s get into it. The direct began with a look at Grounded which…