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CD Projekt RED Rebuild for The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2

There are parts of me that can rationalize certain ways of thinking within the games industry, even if I don’t understand them from an actual functional level. Take, for example, what Alexx spoke about this week with all the PVP/PVE/PVEVPVEVPVEVPVE shooters that…

Grim Trials Demo Preview

I caught a glimpse of Grim Trials during the Summer Game Fest, and I was immediately interested. A Hades-esque game with the story of training a Grim Reaper? What’s not to like? Now, having played a piece of Grim Trials via its…

Machinarium is free on Epic

Monday, Disney’s lawyers will be licking their lips as Bye Sweet Carole is that stunning Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, mid-20th-century Disney animation. Tuesday, Silksong has basically bullied everyone else out of next week, including Demonschool. Wednesday, Shinobi: Art of the Vengeance should be…

Eureka “God Is in the Details” – Review

Cue the idea of a dad being happy his teenage daughter is quiet for once. Directed by Mike Rohl, he’s still only done odd Hallmark nonsense and lots of TV shows that are just a bit poo, like Supernatural. Now I have annoyed…

Organizing and Decorating Game ‘Whisper of the House’ Out Now

Whisper of the House is a pixel-art title that combines two things I often drag my feet to do in real life, but makes them cozy and comforting: decorating and organizing. With over 170,000 wishlists on Steam, I know I’m not alone…

August 2025’s Humble Choice Bundle Ends Soon

If you want to grab this month’s Humble Choice bundle, you’re almost out of time to do so. You’ve got until Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025, at 10 AM Pacific Time to snag a copy of the bundle or send it as a…

Zefyr: A Thief’s Melody (PC) Review

Nostalgic gaming is still going strong in 2025. Whether it be the aptly-named Merchant 64 coming straight from a time capsule, or Ruffy and the Riverside capturing Paper Mario of all things, players almost beckon for these new iterations to wear their inspirations on their sleeves to…

skate. Gets Early Access Release Next Month

Much like my sleep, I’m tossing and turning on the whole EA Skate thing day in and day out. Like most of the early 2010s, I picked up Skate 3 and did so before YouTube made it popular, finding it hilarious that…

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Gets Launch Trailer

The Shinobi franchise has always been a “fun, but hard” thing for me. I’m not great at it, but I enjoy the ride anyway. Now, with Shinobi: Art of Vengeance on the horizon, I’m more excited than ever to play Joe Musashi’s…

Madden NFL 26 (Xbox Series X) Review

Unlike the overall indifference I felt playing EA College Football 26 this year, a lot about Madden NFL 26 feels like a nice step forward. Much of the marketing around this year’s gameplay changes has focused on enabling players to feel like they really pop,…