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The House of Da Vinci is Available Now on Consoles

I’m a big fan of puzzle games like The Room. A few years ago when I was wandering through a Steam sale, I found a fun little game called The House of Da Vinci. That game is now on PlayStation and Xbox…

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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! Is Free On Epic

Monday, Prime Gaming thinks I’m old enough to care about Atari, and a demo for News Tower is available right now. Tuesday, Uncle Phil responded to rumors of Xbox’s demise. Wednesday, Antipaint has a demo available until Monday, and there is a demo for a Nintendo game from 2004. Thursday, Stealth X-COM-like Classified: France ’44 got its…

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Lower Decks “A Few Badgeys More” – Review

Rule 34 of the Rules of Acquisition, war is good for business. Of course, rule 35 of the Rules of Acquisition is: Peace is good for business. Directed by Bob Suarez, returning from “Something Borrowed, Something Green,” as well as other episodes…

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Eden’s Guardian Demo Available ahead of Kickstarter Campaign

After playing Blasphemous II last year, my interest in Metroidvania titles has only gotten more intense. I’m always looking forward to experiences with great art styles and interesting gameplay elements. Eden’s Guardian, developed by the Madrid-based Voragine Game Studio has released a…

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Classified: France ’44 Releasing Next Month

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I find games set during the World Wars to be fascinating, especially the ones that don’t follow the first-person shooter model. Announced last June, I’ve been excited about the new title from Absolutely…

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Let’s School (PC) – Review

While Two Point Campus is lovely in that comedic vein Theme Hospital had, I think Let’s School fits my aspirations better. I don’t want to ruin someone’s life at the end of their educational career. I want to do it as early as I possibly can! Being…

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Nintendo eShop Offers Mario vs. Donkey Kong Demo

Demos can be a huge help in deciding how to spend your hard-earned money. If you try a game and love it, then you know you’re clear to pick it up on release day. If you’re not loving it, then it might…

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Antipaint (PC) Demo Part of Steam Next Fest

With Steam’s Next Fest showcasing tons of demos from February 5th to February 12th, I found it prudent to take a step back from the slog of reviewing a recent polarizing title and check out a bite-sized offering of things that have…

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RoboCop: Rogue City (PC) Review

Back in the 1980’s and 1990’s, almost every action movie got a video-game tie-in. The problem was, at the time, this form of media wasn’t up-to-snuff if you compare it to 30 years later. That’s why now, more than ever, we’re seeing…

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Sequel Bait: Spectrobes

Recently, I discussed the success of Palworld and its impact on the genre of monster-collecting RPGs. That got me thinking back on some of the other forgotten games within the genre. One of my personal favorites as a youth was the Spectrobes…

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