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Apex Legends’ New Season and Third Anniversary

Just a little more than three months ago I wrote about the then-upcoming eleventh season for Apex Legends, which brought with it a new map and a new legend directly from Titanfall 2. Now it’s time for the celebration of the arrival…

Not for Broadcast (PC) Review

I’ve been looking forward to writing this one, folks. Longtime readers of ours may know I’ve covered NotGames and tinyBuild’s satirical “brainwashing simulator” known as Not for Broadcast in several articles in the past since the game originally launched in Steam Early…

Konami To Push Onward With NFTs

About a month ago, Konami announced its intent to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Castlevania series with the launch of a 14-piece NFT collection auction. These NFTs included visual art pieces, original pixel art, BGM tracks, and recorded gameplay clips. While…

Intellivision Swaps CEOs, Amico Still With No Release

I find it cute when kids today talk about “retro” games. As a medium the entirety of gaming history is not much longer than DARPA’s research work into making early computers connected, thus making the basis of the internet. While arcades ruled…

XSEED Opens Rune Factory 5 Pre-Orders with Incentives

Rune Factory 5 is releasing on March 22nd. I am very excited for the latest entry in the franchise, and I think it might be able to stand up to Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town as a premiere farming sim.…

Awards Season Check-Up – Final Nomination Prediction

On Tuesday evening, voting for nominees for the 94th Academy Awards officially closed. Audiences have spoken at the box office, critics have voted for their awards, and guilds have announced their favorite peers. However, for the first time in quite a while,…

Google Stadia Is All But Buried

I could lie to you and say I am sad and that I would hate to say it, but it wouldn’t be true at all. So, I told you so! Google’s graveyard of failed ideas that they didn’t give enough focus behind…

Classic Sci-Fi Adventure Chronomaster Now on Steam

I’m always talking about preserving older games and allowing new generations to play games that haven’t been made available in a long time. Turns out, Throwback Entertainment has the same idea and has used its MIRROR Soft brand to bring back an…

GTA 5’s Next Gen’ Ports Get Release, GTA 6 In Development

Well, this was a surprise on Friday morning. It was finally announced that GTA V, a 9-year-old game, will finally release on the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S in March. Hopefully, this will finally add a stable and well-reasoned frame-rate on consoles to the…

Land of Screens (PC) Review

Sometimes I find myself wanting a break from the intense shooters and quick-paced fighting games that I fill so much of my time with. I could watch nothing but action movies or thrillers without the desire to watch a feel-good movie on…