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Slots and Daggers Gets Release Date

After spending time playing Cloverpit, Balatro, and an array of simulation (dad) games, the running joke in the office is that I am a “dad with no kids, with a gambling problem.” So, talking about Indie Dev Friedmann’s upcoming fantasy Rogue-like isn’t…

EA SPORTS FC 26 (PC) – Review

There is a reason I love the idea of games finally adding Women’s football and expanding on it, because even years on, EA SPORTS FC 26 can have “he makes his way through” during a WSL game. In the wake of EA’s…

Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles (Switch 2) Review

Final Fantasy Tactics is largely considered one of the greatest RPGs (if not one of the greatest games) of all time. From its deep story in the world of Ivalice to its engrossing and engaging gameplay, it is no wonder that fan…

Football Manager 26 Recruitment “Revamp;” New Paint, Similar Idea

Sure, it is a revamp, but it is like going round to your nan’s house and she’s told you “I’ve redecorated,” and all she’s done is put up an old pair of curtains she flung in the wash last week. Listen, I…

Cryptmaster (PC) Review

At the time of writing, Akupara Games’ Cryptmaster is featured in the current Humble Choice bundle. I suppose it’s some kind of unwritten societal rule that there must be at least one horror-adjacent game in a bundle for the month of October,…

Code Vein II gets New Story Trailer

I feel like this is the same old song and dance I get myself into every year. A Souls-like with an interesting premise catches my eye, I get excited, then I find out on release that the game just isn’t for me…

Gravity Circuit is free on Epic

Monday, Kingmakers got delayed days before release, and FM26 has refreshed tactics that we’ve known about for months. Tuesday, Blackwood is John Wick but from a budget PS3 era (in a nice way). Wednesday, Humble Choice for October was revealed, Devil Jam…

SNW “A Space Adventure Hour” – Review

If we go any more retro, I think Hulk Hogan will get to say his favorite word in front of his new friends in hell. Names close enough, we’ll start with the writing credit for Dana Horgan, who previously wrote “Ad Astra…

Ubisoft Cancelled a Civil War-Era Assassin’s Creed Game

Last year, it was rumored that Ubisoft had canceled a new installment of Assassin’s Creed, which is the company’s most profitable franchise. It’s not shocking to hear about games getting canceled in this day and age, but there was speculation about what led the…

PowerWash Simulator 2 Now Has a Release Date

Lately, when I’m feeling a little low on energy, or I’m just generally not interested in anything else in my library, I slip back into an old favorite. PowerWash Simulator is one of my comfort, cozy games when I need a break,…