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Madden 25 (Xbox Series X) Review

Every annual release of Madden brings excitement for the upcoming NFL season, and if we’re lucky, new improvements to the long-running franchise. Madden 25 doesn’t feel like the insane jump forward that past entries have, but that’s because consistent improvements have allowed the game’s…

Dragon Age: The Veilguard gets October Release Date

I’ve been a big fan of the Dragon Age franchise for a while now. In fact, I’d say that Dragon Age: The Veilguard is one of my most anticipated games of 2024. The continued adventures in Thedas excite the hell out of…

EA Sports College Football 25 (Xbox Series X) Review

It’s been a long wait, but we’ve returned to the college football world on PC and consoles. Following a lawsuit in the mid-2010s, the long-running EA NCAA College Football franchise was halted. Now, in the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) era for…

Star Wars: Jedi Director to Head a New Studio

The EA-era of Star Wars games was far from flawless. In fact, it’s a shorter list to name the successful titles than the canceled or lackluster ones. The bright spot in the exclusivity contract’s duration is the Star Wars: Jedi series from…

UFC 5 (Xbox Series X) Review

Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA, has continued to grow as a sport, entertainment event franchise, and major force in popular culture. Like any sport, the video games released featuring your favorite athletes in that event typically appeal to one of two audiences.…

NHL 24 (Xbox Series X) Review

Hockey ranks among the most exciting sports to watch live and in-person. As a video game, despite the long-running success of EA’s NHL franchise, it always felt a little too wild to serve as a true simulation of the sport on your favorite console.…

EA SPORTS WRC Announced for November

Since the takeover by EA Sports, Codemasters has had a couple of changes take place within the studio. There has been an influx of publisher pressure and cash, a slight push to push more on the live service elements of F1 games,…

Madden 24 (Xbox Series X) Review

Madden 24 is going to attract millions of fans without any of them seeing a single trailer or screenshot. Plenty of people purchase annual sports releases blindly, for better or worse. This is usually because they know what they’re getting. If it’s…

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Story Trailer Revealed

One of the year’s most highly-anticipated titles is Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. There’s a lot of speculation surrounding what the game might do to build on Respawn’s first hit title in the series. For a lot of us who loved the game (myself included),…

NHL 23 (Xbox Series X) Review

As a longtime fan of EA’s NHL franchise of games, I’m astonished at how many positive, impactful changes come with this year’s iteration, NHL 23. There are a lot of things that make hockey video games fun, including fast-paced action and tight…