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10 Underrated Films of the 2010s

As I have gotten older, I have come to appreciate films and the film industry more and more. While we are blessed every year to have highly anticipated and extremely artistic films, there are always films that get left behind in the…

Titan Quest II Dev Diary Reveals New Monsters

Any ARPG worth its salt has a deeply involved combat system. Path of Exile, Diablo III, Diablo IV, Titan Quest, Grim Dawn, I can list dozens of ARPGs with solid combat. However, no combat system is worth anything without well-designed enemies to…

Rogue Lords (PC) Review

If The Charlie Daniels Band is to be believed, the Devil accepts defeat with humility when he goes down to Georgia and loses a fiddle contest. Would that same thing be true if the Devil stood to lose something much more valuable…

Life by You Given Early Access Release Date

Like everyone born before the turn of the century, I spent a good portion of my time hammering “MOTHERLOAD” into console commands, designing lavish houses, and then drowning people by taking away the ladders to their pools. Depending on what you are…

Pine Hearts Gets PC and Switch Launch Date

Games can often convey themes and deal with topics in a way other mediums can’t. Sometimes, games can help you process grief, or tackle topics such as mental health struggles in a way that makes understanding them more engaging. Pine Hearts is…

New Content Coming to Tekken and Street Fighter

At this weekend’s Evo tournament in Japan, some substantial updates were announced regarding multiple big-name fighting games. First up, Namco revealed some exciting new content that will be coming to Tekken 8. The newest entry in the beloved fighting game franchise will…

Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop Gets November Release Window

People say that rocket science is hard, but when you’re running a repair shop, how hard can it be? I’ve been keeping an eye on Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop for a while, and the concept just seems hilarious. Luckily, now we know…

The VR Beta for EA Sports WRC now available

In recent months I’ve taken to driving in VR like a duck to water, sometimes in the most unadvisable ways such as throwing cars and trucks at high speeds into dodgey corners. There must be something wrong with me that when I first…

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator (PC) Review

As the former MythBuster Adam Savage once said, “The only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.” 2022’s Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator, is a simulator title in which players are encouraged to screw around and (sometimes) write down their…

WhatsTheStatus returns to 2K24 in ban U-turn

If you enjoy the WWE 2K games, you probably saw something on social media about someone called “Status,” and another one of those fan “X person did nothing wrong” posts. If you’re old and grumpy like me, you take no part in it, and look for an explanation by someone…