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Big Finish Dr Who “The Genocide Machine” – Review

“Come on, Ace, we’ve got work to do!” That was the last words said in Who on December 6th, 1989, the final episode of Doctor Who. The show wouldn’t return until March 2005, and the film of 1996 would be Sylvester McCoy’s last hurrah…

LudoNarraCon 2021 Weekend Roundup

Narrative games have been near and dear to me for the better part of a decade now. Starting off small with the first season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead, progressing into a profound love for all things Life is Strange, and cherishing the short-form…

Leaked EA Doc: Sell More Loot Boxes

“Surprise mechanics,” remember “surprise mechanics?” Oh, they were nice days when we only assumed EA were heartless money-grabbing business lizards without a clue of what humans want. Those were nice days when we could forget there was a point where maybe they…

On the Slow, Preventable Doom of Heroes of the Storm

It isn’t often that I read a published opinion on a topic and feel compelled to publicly agree with what I’ve just read. That’s exactly why I’ve decided to write this article, however. Yesterday evening, I stumbled across an article penned by…

Sniper Elite 4 (PS4) – Review

I can honestly say that after some 750(+) articles written in two and a half years from wars in space to wars in the Middle East, from Fortnite to something actually interesting, and so much more, I’ve forgotten at least some of what I’ve…

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Review

WARNING: This article contains story spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. After WandaVision wrapped up in March, it was evident that Disney+ had a level of quality on-par with Netflix’s Marvel series, and even their own films. The streaming service needed something…

It Takes Two Sells 1-Million Units

“It takes two to make a thing go right,” to quote Lyn Collins, in possibly the second most sampled James Brown song. It Takes Two is the newest game from that weird fella from the Game Awards, in fact, the only thing that makes…

Shadow Man Remastered (PC) Review

Night Dive Studios is something special. In the past decade, the developer is responsible for bringing back the wealth of Humongous Entertainment titles (Putt-Putt, Freddi Fish, etc.), the Turok titles, and tons more abandonware in tip-top shape for gamers, reviving thousands of childhood memories in…

The World of Biomutant Shown Off

The last time I wrote about Biomutant, I mentioned how I kept forgetting that it was still in development. However, soon enough I won’t have that excuse for not playing it. I’ll just have several hundred reviews in a backlog as an…

Tales of Arise Gets September Release Date

I’ve been a big fan of the Tales series for a long time now. For over 25 years the franchise has presented emotional, complex JRPG storylines and gameplay. Tales of Arise, the latest in this prestigious franchise, has largely been a bit…