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Summer in Mara (Switch) Review

I am a big fan of Farming Simulation and Life-Simulation games. I also happen to be a Zelda fan, including The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. Because of this, I was very excited for Summer in Mara when it started development. I’ve…

Kraven Manor (PC) Review

Kraven Manor, by Demon Wagon Studios, is a puzzle and horror game produced by thirteen grad students from SMU’s Guildhall over a six-month span. Released in 2014, it is available for free via Steam. Initially, this was plenty attractive to me. Gaming…

PC Gaming Show 2020 Announcement Roundup

Warning: The following article features embedded videos that may contain strong language and mature content. I can’t believe it’s the middle of June already. Last time I remember looking at the calendar, I could almost swear it was mid-April. If this year…

EA Officially Reveals Star Wars: Squadrons

Yesterday, EA finally showed off a teaser trailer for the next big Star Wars game, Star Wars: Squadrons. It is being developed by EA Motive, the same studio the bought us the campaign for Star Wars Battlefront II. Star Wars: Squadrons will be mostly focused…

Sexuality and Yearning in Disco Elysium

Warning: This article contains mild spoilers for Disco Elysium. Disco Elysium is a game about wanting to be held tenderly by Kim Kitsuragi. Okay, it’s not really. Disco Elysium is a game about a lot of things. It’s about the ruin and…

Disintegration (PS4) Review

I literally had to dust off my PS4 when I found out I’d get a review copy of Disintegration. As a mainly-PC gamer, I opted to only get the tempting exclusives for the console, but Disintegration tickled my fancy enough to be…

A Case Against Searching For “Next-Gen” Graphics

There’s a rallying cry growing in fever on every game announcement for PS5 or Xbox Series X. So many people keep mentioning that games don’t look like the future. More specifically, fans are consistently arguing that they don’t see anything that looks…

PictoQuest Added To Twitch Prime For June

Every month, and now every week, I do these articles on the Twitch Prime “Loot,” and I slightly hate myself more every time. With the news that the UK government will be looking into regulating loot boxes; we received an email about this…

The Orville Season 1 – Ep 10 Review

Warning: The following review contains spoilers from episode 10 of The Orville. Additionally, this episode contains content involving fears of various forms, view at your own risk. With only twelve episodes in The Orville’s first season, I’m reaching the home stretch and…

Will We End Up Missing E3?

It’s that week of the year that a lot of us look forward to quite a bit. E3 Week feels a little less exciting this year because, well, it’s not happening. The cancellation made sense given the outlook of COVID-19, and now…