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1666: Amsterdam Prologue (PC) Preview

Join me as we settle in for the preview of a sacrament. Patrice Désilets has been working on the idea of 1666: Amsterdam for over 16 years now, and now we have finally gotten our hands on a very small taste, an…

Toy-to-Life Mobile Game Aerthlings Preview

Aerthlings is a new connected toy-to-life mobile game. The toys, known as Figs, come in mystery boxes and are NFC-enabled. Once you unbox your Fig, you can scan your Fig with a compatible device to bring it to life in the free-to-play…

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Switch 2) Review

I have always been a fan of Yoshi. Even though Nintendo tends to treat Yoshi games as “Kid-friendly” platformers rather than traditional Mario games, they have a cozy vibe I adore. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book carries that forward, with a cute…

New Fatal Fury Retrospective Celebrates an Iconic Series

Bitmap Books, an essential name in video game history and book publishing, recently released a new compendium: Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate History. Beginning in 1991, this fighting series might not have the mainstream love you see in the Tekken and Street Fighter fandoms, but make no…

Robobeat and Citizen Sleeper are free on Epic

Monday, the only news piece that went out this week was my coverage of Secret Mode’s “Football Fiesta” sale, with lots of football-based games on sale and highlighted. I also used my time while watching every game of the World Cup to…

Ugly Betty “A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding” – Review

“It was on and off faster than Lindsay’s alcohol detection bracelet;” foreshadowing is a narrative device in which the storyteller… and so on. Directed by James Hayman, sadly this is the last of his run as director, even if he continues on…

Goblin Company (PC) Review

In the Warcraft universe, Goblins are basically venture capitalists: They’re shrewd traders and inventors who spend their lives striving to make as much money as possible, with very little regard for frivolous things like “safety regulations” and “treating employees with basic decency.”…

June Steam Next Fest 2026 Roundup – Part 3

I was 50/50 on doing a third part, but here we are. You know how this works now. I find a bunch of games that have demos, I give you a list of 10 to check out, and then we pretend like…

Pokémon GO Fest 2026 Chicago Celebrates a Decade of Community

When Pokémon GO first released, those initial few months felt electric. Still studying at my university, I explored the campus daily. It was alive with people walking the quad, our town’s small business district, and, really, the entire community. That word community means…

Mina the Hollower Interview – Modifiers and More

Earlier this week, we posted my review of Mina the Hollower. While I enjoyed my time with Mina overall, I had a few questions in mind that caught my attention. Luckily for me, one of the folks from Yacht Club Games who…