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The Crust is Now in Early Access

“Automate a lunar base as you become the savior of humanity exploring the future on the moon”? What happened to “Hello,” “My name is,” and other introductions before you took me to the bedroom, VEOM Studio? As you can tell, when I…

A Date With Death (PC) Review

Being forced to take a storm-related vacation, I found myself hooked up to a generator with the bare necessities and my PC. Without the internet, I approached my PC backlog and picked out something low-impact. A Date With Death is a lot…

Physics-driven Rogue-like Galactic Glitch Now in Early Access

Rogue-likes are all the rage lately, and a huge reason for that is their replayability. Like farm sims, turn-based RPGs, and other genre-centric games, the key differences in gameplay and presentation set Rogue-likes apart. After 10 years of development, German indie developer…

An Old BioShock 4 Screenshot is Making the Rounds

It seems the constants within gaming are Half-Life 3, Fallout the next one, Bethesda makes buggy games and Obsidian should take over, and from time to time, where’s the next game in the BioShock series? We’ve heard bits and pieces about the…

Autopsy Simulator (PC) – Review

Warning: The following review contains material of a mature and unsettling nature. Reader’s discretion is advised. Set on the other side of the 90s, Autopsy Simulator finally lets Jack Hanman loose on a handful of unsolved deaths as Hanman processes grief, trauma,…

#BLUD (PC) Review

Sometimes, the selling point of a game is its art style or presentation. Grabbing the eye of a passing trailer viewer can secure a sale in the first few seconds, and in my case, #BLUD was an easy purchase due to its ability…

The Inaugural Olympic Esports Games set for Saudi Arabia

In a move that seems about as wise as jumping up and down on your own neck, it seems the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken the Sepp Blatter approach to picking where the Olympics happen. Or in this case, Esports Olympics.…

Prime Gaming – Prime Day 2024 Offerings

Oh yippee, a third article for Prime Gaming in July. When will this torture ever end? I’m not even going to bother listing off the in-game guff because there isn’t any, and the daily challenges exclusive to Prime never really change all…

Godzilla: Minus One (Movie) Review

Now I’m a bit late to the party on this one – Godzilla Minus One originally hit theaters in 2023. Unfortunately, I missed the theatrical release, but the film has recently launched on Netflix. I’ve always enjoyed Kaiju films: It’s insane to…

Floppy Knights is Free on Epic

A busy week for news, this one. Monday, press X to doubt rumors swirling around former Team Bondi devs, and Critter Crops got a release date. Tuesday, Piranha Bytes was reportedly shuttered and a new studio rose from its ashes, there’s a…