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Xbox Series X Coming November: No Date Set

I’ll take my trophy now, I’ve called it and I knew there would be a game of: “No, you go first!” when it came to the release dates for next-gen consoles. I said it at the Xbox Games Showcase, and I repeated…

Hellpoint (XBO) – Review

It is the same with every single Souls–Borne, Sekiro and Souls-like game. You have to delve into your own head like it is Psychonauts and play the minigame of Find and Replace. One minute your Estus is called “Ashen flasks,” your souls are “Blood echoes,”…

Relicta (PC) Review

Puzzle games are easily the most hit-or-miss in gaming. There are greats like Portal, The Talos Principle, and Obstruction, but also polarizing titles like Myst, Superliminal, and Bad Rats. It’s tough to create a game that’s a head-scratcher not thanks to its…

What’s With Isolation in Video Games?

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Lifeless Planet. When I mention isolation here, to be clear: I’m not talking about single-player versus multiplayer games. That’s an article in and of itself. I’m talking about alienation. Void. Nothing. Long stretches of land, hallways,…

Focus Home Interactive Responds To Aeon Must Die! Allegations

The one thing I’ve found most obnoxious about America is a parallel with gaming. Breakfast cereals are disgusting, filled with more sugar than my morning coffee. One of the many offenders is old Cap’n Crunch, a dirty old man that also hangs…

Yakuza Kiwami 2 (XBO) – Review

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, the Yakuza series is a magical little bundle of madness and joy in every single way. Partly a spectacle fighter, part crime thriller, part visual novel, part anime, and completely mental. It is mad to…

Linear vs. Non-Linear Gameplay

When you finally get through that long first cutscene and assume control of your protagonist, a question is presented. Do you want the rest of the game to be a predetermined expedition, or would you prefer to go where the wind takes…

Carrion (Nintendo Switch) Review

Glory and gore go hand in hand as you take up the mantle of a tentacled biomass in the recently released Carrion. It is a self-described ‘reverse horror’ game, and it’s your job, as the monster, to slime and slap your way…

Trüberbrook Added To Twitch Prime – August 2020

Usually, it is Dark Souls that brings existential dread. Yet doing these every week with the ever prevailing free-to-play, mobile, and battle royale nonsense, I hate Mondays. I’ll hate next Monday as I’ll have to talk about Epic Seven, Big Farm: Mobile Harvest, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Destiny…

The Orville Season 2 – Ep 6 Review

Warning: The following review contains spoilers for The Orville episode “A Happy Refrain” Another week and another episode of The Orville. We’re almost at the halfway point for the season and I can’t help but wonder how the series is going to…