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THQ Nordic Showcase Recap

This past week THQ Nordic held a digital showcase that revealed some exciting new titles. Kicking off the presentation was a short teaser for Alone in the Dark. The teaser showcased Stranger Things star David Harbour who plays the protagonist Edward Carnby.…

Turbo Overkill (PC) Review

When you can start a review by saying the game made you feel like the phrase “[expletive] you, the horse you rode in on, and all that came with you!” I think it might be giving the carrot before the stick. I…

Overwatch 2 Leaves Early Access with Season 6

Overwatch 2 launched in Early Access nearly a year ago. While they’ve routinely added new heroes, the plans for the full release were to occur when the PvE parts were ready. Throwing a permanent wrench into those plans was the cancelation of…

Orwell and Europa IV Is Free On Epic

Monday, the Poké-mans announced a show on the 8th. Tuesday, Red Dead Redemption is coming to the Switch and PS4, and Mortal Kombat 1 is still adding characters three decades later. Yes, I’ll keep up with this joke, it is a stupid name. Wednesday, Edward had a recap of…

SNW “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach” – Review

This is the first Strange New Worlds episode with two returning writers, Bill Wolkoff of “Ghosts of Illyria,” and Robin Wasserman with “Spock Amok.” The two are joined by Arrowverse director Andi Armaganian, who also did some work with Discovery, but those are seasons 4…

Dave the Diver (PC) Review

Sometimes a game will sneak up on the Indie gaming scene and take it by storm. Vampire Survivors was the last one back in 2022, but recently Dave the Diver has been all over my social media feeds and my Steam front…

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical Is Out Now

I’ve been partial to a couple of gaming musical titles here and there throughout the years, most recently OFK last year. A little bit different, Humble Games and Summerfall Studios’ Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical uses a different art style and adds…

Sclash (PC) Review

When I first saw the trailer for Sclash, I was given a warning by one of my co-workers that this game was intended to be extremely difficult. The exact quote that my co-worker gave was from the store page stating “Sclash is…

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Set for November

Earlier this year it was revealed that Granblue Fantasy Versus would be receiving a closely-named sequel, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. Since then there have been multiple character reveals and even an open beta that was held a couple of weeks ago. The…

Pokémon Presents News Recap

Today the Pokémon company released a new video presentation regarding current and upcoming titles. There’s a decent amount of news to cover so let’s get into it. The presentation began with some updates and information surrounding the 2023 Pokémon World tournaments that…