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PlayStation State of Play – August 2020

I’ve made it no secret that I prefer the single burst of bullshot trailers and blasts of press releases over a few days that normally constitutes E3. It is easier that way. Nonetheless, the somewhat elongated E3 seems to have petered off and…

Another Executive Walks Away From Ubisoft

The continuing Ubisoft abuse scandal has now seen another executive walk away from the global company, seemingly with little to no consequence. Tommy François, one of the Vice Presidents in Ubisoft’s Editorial department, had been previously put on leave in June following…

Wilmot’s Warehouse Free On Epic

Not much to say about this week’s news really. Monday, I covered the mobile guff of Twitch Prime, and the latest games added to that. Tuesday, Taylor spoke of the PS4 controller working partially for the PS5, and I moaned about Strauss Zelnick trying to justify…

Ary and the Secret of Seasons (PC) Preview

Looking at eXiin’s forthcoming new release, Ary and the Secret of Seasons, feels like stumbling into a three-way marriage between Disney, Studio Ghibli, and the Legend of Zelda franchise. I mean that as a definite positive. My early look at the demo…

Doctor Who “The Runway Bride”

Doctor, Donna. Donna, Doctor. The pairing that just brings nothing but pure and utter seething contempt for the characterization of a single figure. See, if you don’t pay attention to Catherine Tate’s role in Doctor Who, you could probably enjoy it like I…

Pikmin 3 Deluxe Arriving on the Switch

One of the Wii U releases that has been high on people’s list for a Switch port is Pikmin 3. The Pikmin franchise hasn’t seen much love in a few years and aside from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD remaster,…

Souls-like Mortal Shell Gets Release

I’m sure I’m not alone, but every time I see a new Souls-like getting a trailer, I get that moment of “and there goes another day of work.” Yes, I like many others love them and eat them like breakfast cereal. Mortal Shell was announced back…

The Joy of Replaying Games

Back in 2013, I prepared for college by purchasing my first personal computer for myself. It was a low/mid-range laptop that could barely scratch the surface of gaming, but I immediately installed Team Fortress 2, and sunk dozens of hours into that.…

Women and Queerness in Horror: The Handmaiden

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Handmaiden, discussions of adult themes, and mentions of abuse, child sexual abuse, suicide, sexual assault and harassment. Having recovered my brain from last week’s need for a mental and emotional break, I have now jumped…

Why I Canceled my Marvel’s Avengers Pre-Order

There are a lot of things I can sort of look past as a consumer of video games. I don’t mind DLC or microtransactions when I can simply choose to ignore them. I really don’t even mind games that function entirely online.…