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Humble Bundle Blasts to Pass with Humongous

A lot of children from the 90s and 2000s remember Humongous Entertainment games. Now, it’s time to relive the glory days thanks to Humble Bundle. Some of my fondest memories as a child, and my first PC gaming memories, include Humongous characters.…

WoW: Which Allied Race Suits Your Play Style?

Even if you consider yourself a casual World of Warcraft player, you’ve almost undoubtedly heard at least a small amount of news regarding the new playable character races, known as “allied races,” which have been introduced over the course of the Battle…

Today in Gaming History – Splinter Cell

Today, April 9th, marks the anniversary of a hugely influential title in video game history: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell. Releasing back in 2002, the title was a revolutionary take on the shooter genre. Spy games had been developed before, but Splinter Cell used…

Stardew Valley (PC) Review

Every now and then, I feel an overwhelming need to just drop everything I’m working on or dealing with, and get away from it all somehow, even if only for a short time. I suspect that’s a somewhat common feeling among most…

Windscape (Switch) Review

Action RPGs are a bit hit or miss for me. It seems like they are either overly complicated or simply redundant and unimaginative. However, as a huge Zelda fan, I just couldn’t resist giving Windscape a spin. Created by Magic Sandbox, it…

NITE Team 4 (PC) – Review

I love hacking games, it’s a power fantasy many people enjoy the idea of, including Ubisoft. However, Watch_Dogs and Watch_Dogs 2 are neither pro-hacking nor anti-hacking, they are both games with the idea of hacking in the background. Watch_Dogs 2 is probably…

Peace, Death! (PC) Review

I often find myself enjoying games that simulate, to some degree, what it might be like to have something which modern society considers a “normal” job. I’ve yet to figure out exactly why I enjoy games like Papers, Please as much as…

Why are the Bioware Reports Surprising?

I’m saddened to hear about the terrible working environments over at Bioware, especially during the production of their last two games. Is anyone surprised? If there’s one thing most studios in the entertainment industry have in common, it is the overworking of…

Bret Hart Assaulted at Hall of Fame induction

[Warning: The following content includes a video which may feature strong language and acts of very real violence. If you do not wish to view the content we have censored and paraphrased the transcript.] It is not hard to rile up wrestling…

Minecraft Finally Comes to Xbox Game Pass

If you haven’t played Minecraft at this point, it might not be on your radar. That being said, trying it out for free is a whole other story. Xbox Game Pass is a subscription program offered by Microsoft. For a monthly fee, subscribers…