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Switch 2’s Weird Era is Fun – Not a Bad Sign

Let’s talk about the Switch 2 for a bit. Since the console launched, I have seen discussions of how “weird” the launch year lineup of games is. People have cited a lack of new games in the Mario and Zelda franchises, and…

We Need to Talk About Shooters

During Opening Night Live for Gamescom 2025, no less than 4 live-service shooters were announced. Some were team-based, some were PVP, some were PVPVE. Earlier this year, some were released to lukewarm reception, such as FBC Firebreak, and some were shut down,…

The Delight of Incremental Gaming

Gaming is usually about winning. The definition of “winning” being subjective, it’s not just about “beating” the game; there are tons of small victories to be had, depending on the genre. With the feeling of success hanging in the balance of keeping…

Nexus Mods to remove explicit material in the UK and EU

I believe it was PornHub that said, after France demanded the site do age verification on its side, that it should be on the part of Internet service providers to do the age verification thing rather than individual sites. We’re seeing it…

Game Developers Have an Optics Problem

With the Summer Game Fest behind us, other than a little coverage that we’ll have later this week, we are finally back to normal. However, amidst the trailers and the race to put out showcase coverage, I needed to sit with one…

Hot Take: Any Game can be a Co-op game

Before I dig too deep into this concept, I should say that this article is not exactly an original concept. Zoe Hannah from Polygon wrote about this topic using personal experiences for a date night as evidence. I want to take this…

5 Easily Overlooked Games You Should Own

It seems like between indie games and AAA blockbusters, every week we’ve got something new to play. This is a great thing on the grounds that the gaming industry (despite its issues) is thriving. However, it also means that you may have…

2024 in Games: A Review

At the end of the year, I always like to look back and see how the gaming industry performed. I think anyone who pays attention to gaming trends can usually tell when a year is less interesting or enticing than others. 2024…

US Rep calls on Valve to ban Pro-Palestinian game

Sure, that’s what we should do, listen to someone who is viewed as an ally to the cryptocurrency industry and says he has “revulsion” for a non-violent movement that he describes as “extremism.” So last week I spoke about the pro-Palestinian game…

Pro-Palestinian Game Banned by Counter Terror unit

Let’s get two things straight, and one thing gay: Killing someone is generally frowned upon as it should, and governments restricting only very specific types of “artistic” endeavors are quite annoying. Honestly, I don’t have a third thing here that is gay,…