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Dream Cycle Now Available in Early Access

Since its announcement at Gamescom, I’ve been keeping my eye on Dream Cycle. Created by Toby Gard, creator of Tomb Raider (and Lara Croft) this new Action-Adventure title was immediately eye-catching and intriguing when the reveal was made. Now, Cathuria Games and…

For A Short Time, Far Cry 3 Is Free

Ahead of the release of Far Cry 6 next month, the company best known for climbing towers and repeatedly ignoring workplace harassment is doing another giveaway. It just happens to be the model which every Far Cry game has been playing by since its release. Do I…

The Executioner (PC) Review

Warning: The following review and its subject contain numerous references to graphic violence and torture. Reader discretion is advised. As Bruce Dickinson of the legendary British heavy metal band Iron Maiden once famously sang it, “I’m waiting in my cold cell when…

To Your Eternity: Sticking to the Pilot

Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the Pilot episode of To Your Eternity. One of the hottest spring season anime of 2021, To Your Eternity, took me completely by surprise. Compared to most other anime with powerful pilot episodes (That Time…

Townscaper (Switch) Review

There are very few times that I find myself having difficulty describing a game. In fact, most of the time when I sit down to write these reviews, I have a pretty good idea of what the review is going to sound…

Tripwire Interactive CEO Steps Down Amid Controversy

President and former CEO of Tripwire Interactive, John Gibson, certainly had an interesting labor-day weekend crossed over with PAX West, ending with him stepping down from his positions. It goes without saying, America is a place of extremes. If you have an…

Everhood (Switch) Review

I’m usually not a big fan of comparing video games to one another. However, when I saw Everhood I was instantly reminded of one of the best indie titles of the decade, visually as well as because of the quirky nature of this…

WRC 10 (PS4) – Review

In terms of describing things that are a little extreme as nothing more than suicide, I’m on a roll. Skiing is flinging yourself off a mountain and paying for it, bike racing is licensed decapitation, and the World Rally Championship is throwing a car full…

Nine to Five Takes Steps to Fix Pay to Win Issue

In one of my recent articles, I talked about Nine to Five, a new fps game from Redhill Games. At the time of writing the article, the reviews for the game were mixed with many of the negative reviews citing “pay to…

Civilization VI is Currently Heavily Discounted

Steam informed me when I logged in this morning that the second most-played game in my entire library, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, is currently on sale alongside its huge collection of downloadable content. As far as I’m concerned, that’s a sign that…