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Nintendo Surprise-Releases SpongeBob Game

SpongeBob SquarePants is so ingrained into my generation’s culture that I hardly go a day without thinking of a quote from the show. Its legacy spread into video games as well, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom captured our hearts both as youngsters and…

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Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms Free* On Epic

By Monday, It Takes Two had sold 1-million copies. Tuesday, a leaked EA document showed they want to sell you loot boxes, and Mike spent the weekend at a virtual convention. Wednesday, the Steam Summer Sale dates leaked and you can play another Mario game online. Thursday, that irrelevant upstart company, Google, and…

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BodyQuest (Switch) Review

Perhaps I just haven’t been paying attention because I don’t have kids of my own, but it feels like educational games haven’t been releasing as frequently as they used to. When I was a kid there were all sorts of educational games.…

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Dr Who “The Impossible Astronaut” & “Day Of The Moon” – Review

“Spoilers!” Oh, I really do love you River, you are brilliantly fantastic and wonderful and I don’t think there is a single thing wrong with you. Now, why are you in prison but packing to go to that planet called “America?” Anyway,…

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Lost Words: Beyond the Page Devs reveal Accolades Trailer

Lost Words: Beyond the Page has had a successful launch. Our own Mike Reitemeier reviewed the game and had glowing words of praise for the narrative and gameplay. It seems he isn’t the only one to feel that way, as developer Sketchbook…

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Google Stadia Finally Gets A Search Function

I love the internet, also yes, that is sarcasm. I’ve covered the Epic Games Store for how long now? Almost two years, and every corner I turn it is “Chinese spyware” this, “it is a bad storefront for consumers/developers” that. I honestly love…

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Oddworld: Soulstorm (PS4) – Review

Well, you can call me Billy-biased today. We all have those games/series, the one that is our first memory of gaming. For some, it is Mario, others Sonic. Younger gamers remember Spyro, and some of you started with the likes of Tak and…

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Super Mario Party is Finally Getting Online Capabilities

I never thought that this would end up happening. Since the release of Super Mario Party back in 2018, people have been asking for a multiplayer mode for the title. Now Nintendo has finally announced that you can play the game with…

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Far Cry 5 (PS4) – Review

Well, I’ve done an editorial and I’ve done a video review. So, I might as well do a proper review of Far Cry 5. It is a depressing little game if you are just in it for the story. However, it is a…

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2021’s Steam Summer Sale Dates Have Leaked

Is anyone else getting déjà vu from reading this article’s title? I ask because some among our readers may remember that I covered this exact topic with nearly the exact same title last year. Even so, it seems Valve has suffered yet…

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