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Pixel Art Fantasy RPG Foundlings Announced

Considering how terrible my attention span and short-term memory are, headlines I come across usually have to try especially hard to capture and hold my attention in just a few words. That’s exactly what happened when I stumbled upon a press release…

Tomodachi Life Demo Incites Surge of Social Content

With a newly released demo of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, social media immediately surged with videos of the life simulator. A passionate cult fandom exists around this game, which hasn’t had a release in over a decade, and it stands to reason…

Dorfromantik to Get New DLC & Anniversary Update

Dorfromantik, the widely beloved cozy puzzle game from developer and publisher Toukana Interactive, will soon be getting additional content. All the new stuff will come in the form of a paid cosmetic downloadable content pack, as well as a free update available…

Havendock and Hyper Echelon are free on Epic

Monday, Alexx rides JRPG-inspired games, like SoulStream, more than I rode NUTMEG! this week. Tuesday, Runescape is still a thing, somehow, and Taylor thinks the MMORPG is on the rise. Wednesday, hack and slash platformer and “Rogue-Vania,” Atomic Owl, now has a…

Ugly Betty “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – Review

A sad pussy, Amanda is a drug and sex addict, Bradford disavows his daughter, Wilhelmina is scheming again, and Marc kisses Betty. Have I missed anything? Oh, and it’s the episode with Patti LuPone. Directed by Tricia Brock, this is only Brock’s…

MLB The Show 26 (Xbox Series X) Review

Opening Day is here, and there really isn’t a time quite like it. A new season in the MLB means hope for teams that fell short last year, and the desire for continued success for last year’s competitive clubs. Just in time…

Sintopia Release Date Announced

It always helps to lift my spirits when I unexpectedly find good news in my email. You might remember I wrote a preview of a city-building god game by the name of Sintopia back in September of last year. Just a few…

NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager (PC) – Review

I find it difficult to have nostalgia for much, but teletext football scores feel oddly like a warm hug. NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager is the new football management Rogue-lite based around deckbuilding and the 80s-90s English Football League (EFL) nostalgia…

Screamer (PC) Review

One game that caught a lot of eyes during the many trailers of The Game Awards in 2024 was Screamer. A reboot of a 30-year-old DOS racer, this iteration turned heads thanks to its anime-inspired presentation, a stark contrast from the gritty…

Atomic Owl Gets Console Release Date

To intentionally misquote Van Halen: “Nobody rules these streets at night but me – the Atomic Owl!” Atomic Owl, the self-described “gorgeous avian side[-]scroller” from developer Monster Theater and publisher Eastasiasoft, will soon be coming home to roost on several consoles. Atomic…