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Infinite Wealth’s New Game+ Locked Behind Special Edition

I’m always at odds with pre-order/collector’s editions of games. The culture of it has drastically shifted over the last few years and significantly in the last 20. There was a recent article I wrote about Prison Architect 2 where I tried to skirt…

PS5 Access Controller Review

For a long time, Microsoft’s Accessibility Controller was lauded as a comprehensive building tool for accessibility rigs on both PC and Xbox consoles. Sony’s take on the idea of an Accessibility controller is largely different in scope and has some interesting ideas…

Captain Laserhawk: Blood Dragon (TV) – Review

With the success of series like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Castlevania, and Arcane, there has been a noticeable surge in anime-inspired series based on video games. Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix is the latest offering from Ubisoft Film & Television. Inspired by the…

LOVE is Free on Epic

Monday, we were actually back proper, but it is January so no news. Tuesday, the game based on Akira Toriyama’s Sand Land finally has a release date for later this year. Wednesday, Paradox surprised us all with a Prison Architect 2 reveal and release date, now with an…

Lower Decks “Something Borrowed, Something Green” – Review

Maybe I’m wrong, and that’s okay, but I think the Orions are a bit more of a TOS-era “alien” in Star Trek. Written by Grace Parra Janney (Ben M Waller as staff writer), and directed by Bob Suarez, Janney is probably most notable for…

Sins of the Flesh Update Comes to Cult of the Lamb

Sometimes fanbases get a little rowdy and come up with goofy gags. The Cult of the Lamb fanbase is one such group. I happen to be among them, so I have no shame in saying so. Funnily enough, what spawned from a…

Ace Combat 7 Coming to Nintendo Switch

The Ace Combat franchise is one of the most recognizable and beloved combat flight series in gaming. Its last release, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, pleased long-time fans as well as newcomers with jaw-dropping sky-high action. One of the few places you couldn’t play…

Comic Book Corner- Head Lopper Vol. 1

It’s been quite some time since my last comic book review, as I was putting off finding some new series I hadn’t yet discussed. With the new year upon us, I decided to kick things off with a simple title that being…

Bahnsen Knights (PC) Review

It’s been a while since I played a “Pixel Pulp.” A genre coined by developer LCB Game Studio that recaptures the Amiga-era adventure that relies on the imagination as you’re greeted with a static screen. Mothmen 1966 was a surprisingly captivating intro to…

Prison Architect 2 Announced, Coming This Year

Released into Early Access in 2012, Introversion Software’s Prison Architect became a major success story for the realm of Early Access on Steam and crowdfunding. The private prison builder/management sim is one of my favorites of the 2010s, a perfect recapturing of…