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Sean Murray Offers Advice to Anthem and Fallout 76

Two of the biggest letdowns of the last year or so have been: Bethesda’s, Fallout 76, and EA’s, Anthem. While not commercial flops all together, they didn’t receive the magnitude of praise (according to Metacritic) Kingdom Hearts 3, F1 2019, and Sekiro:…

New Batman Arkham Collection Revealed

The award-winning Batman: Arkham game series will be re-released for a second time as “Batman: Arkham Collection.” This news is thanks to Amazon’s listing for the physical version of the collection, which is currently available for pre-order on Amazon UK. The Release…

Lamentum, a Kickstarter Horror Game

Victor, a young aristocrat, approaches the lord of Grau Hill manor who claims that he can grant any wish, for a price. Desperate for a cure to a rare disease, Victor chooses to undergo The Pact of Laments at the lord’s mansion.…

Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled (Switch) Review

A lot of people grew up playing Mario Kart, but as a kid, I found myself drawn toward a different racing game. There were a few that caught my attention as a kid, whether I was pod-racing on the Dreamcast or playing…

What Saves Gamestop in 2019 and Beyond?

Another batch of articles say Gamestop is continuing a steady decline to business death. What’s going to keep it going in 2019 and beyond? You can’t predict what’s going to work, but in hindsight, some of the past decisions from the company…

Judgment (PS4) Review

I make it no secret, most of the time, that I am a huge fan of the Yakuza franchise. I also make it no secret that those games look way different at first glance than they actually are. Judgment is no exception…

Earth Defense Force 5 Coming to PC

As I’m sure anyone with two brain cells and a working eyeball can tell, bugs are as inviting as the Ebola virus is harmless. In long, verbose, and melodramatic terms, ever since the US nuked Japan, there has been a fascination with…

3 Gaming Letdowns in the First Half of 2019

It is halfway through 2019, and it’s time to tally up the things we’ve played so far. When reflecting on the year to this point, there have been 3 gaming letdowns that really seem to put a damper on 2019. It hasn’t…

What’s New with Season 2 of Apex Legends

Apex Legends, one of the latest battle royale games on the block; has recently started its second season with great improvements to its battle pass, among other changes. The battle pass for the first season was largely criticized, and for good reason.…

The Swindle (PC) Review

As an avid technophile, I often find myself wondering how certain events within books I’ve read, video games I’ve played, and even world history in general, might change if humanity had developed increasingly advanced technology at earlier points in history. To provide…