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Remedy Entertainment Purchases Control IP Rights

Control is one of my favorite games of all time. I could talk for hours about how Remedy Entertainment perfectly executed the worldbuilding and set up a world endlessly ripe for exploration in the future. To my excitement, the future seems bright…

Trinity Fusion (PS5) Review

As we’ve covered many Rogue-lites in the past, one such genre fusion I tend to shy away from is Metroidvania. While I find this meshing to be the most reliant upon RNG and brute forcing through some areas ignoring enemies to survive…

Freedom Planet 2 Comes to Consoles in April

I’d say of all the indie games that have tried to mimic the style of Sonic the Hedgehog, Freedom Planet is the only one that succeeded in capturing that classic magic. I loved Freedom Planet. To my excitement, Freedom Planet 2 is…

Pokémon Presents News Breakdown

Yesterday in celebration of Pokémon Day, The Pokémon Company released a special presentation regarding upcoming releases for the franchise within the next few years. The first announcement is in regards to Scarlet and Violet, which will hold some special Tera Raid battle…

Supermassive Games to Layoff Portion of Staff

The video game industry continues to see record layoffs in a time of turmoil and transition. With major companies like Microsoft and Embracer Group included in these layoffs, it’s no surprise that smaller studios are also seeing unfortunate mass departures. Supermassive Games,…

ENDER MAGNOLIA Releasing in March

One of the more enjoyable 2D Souls-likes in the last few years following Hollow Knight and Blasphemous is Live Wire and Adglobe’s ENDER LILLIES. Announced last Wednesday, during the third-party Nintendo Direct, a sequel has been in the works for quite some time, it seems. ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom…

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…