Watch the 2021 Impy Awards, made entirely within Sony’s “Dreams”, this Sunday
We loved Dreams back when we first reviewed it a year ago. Developer Media Molecule’s annual awards show — made entirely within the game mind you — is streaming this Sunday evening. Details from Sony below! On February 14 Dreams for PlayStation 4 celebrates its first birthday, and what better way to mark the occasion than with the hosting of the second Impy Awards. If you want to...[Read More]
Cyber Shadow
I’m always up for a new ninja game. As far back as I have played video games, with Shinobi on the Sega Master System, Shinobi III on Genesis, Legions on the Saturn, Ninja Gaiden Black on Xbox, Tenchu DS, as well as several others across the years, ninja games are just appealing to me. That’s not to say I have played them all, or maybe not even most, I’ve never counted. In my back...[Read More]
The Medium
As the hype for the launch of the new consoles ramped up last year, one exclusive I had my eye on was Bloober Team’s The Medium. Available now on Xbox Series and Windows, this latest Bloober Team psychological horror experience casts players as Marianne, a woman with a troubled life who can walk the fine line between the material and spiritual worlds. She’s very in tune and able to exi...[Read More]
Call of the Sea
Embark on a strange mystery set in 1934 in Call of the Sea, available now on PC and Xbox, including via Game Pass. This first person mystery puzzler puts players in the role of Norah, a young woman who is afflicted with a disease. Her husband, Henry, went on an expedition in the South Pacific to seek a cure, but never returned. After receiving a strange package in the mail giving her some idea of ...[Read More]
Tesla Force
Tesla Force is a rogue-lite, top down, twin stick shooter that ‘stars’ several famous historical figures fighting off enormous hordes of evil creatures. I didn’t realize this, but it’s actually based off of an earlier game by the same dev studio that was called Tesla Vs Lovecraft (2018). If you thought you would never see the likes of Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, H.P. Lovecra...[Read More]
Sam & Max Save the World Remastered
Sam & Max, the Freelance Police duo, are back in a fresh remaster of a game that was originally released in 2006 by the now defunct dev studio known as Telltale. Telltale made their business around strong stories, episodic games, and licensed franchises that included The Walking Dead, Minecraft Story Mode, Batman, The Wolf Among Us, and Back To the Future to name a few. One of their earliest e...[Read More]
Bright Memory
Bright Memory is a very short, sub-$10 experience on the XSX. I enjoyed it, but the solo developer effort by FYQD Studio needs to rein in their focus and tighten up a lot of gameplay elements before the ‘full version’ of the game releases next year. Originally slated for a Q4 2020 release on PC/PS4/X1, Bright Memory: Infinite will now punt to next year. But for $8, you can play about a...[Read More]
Planet Coaster: Console Edition
I haven’t played a management sim in any depth for a long time, but given the chance to review Planet Coaster: Console Edition on my XSX got me curious. In doing a little research, this game was actually first released on PC in 2016, but this Console Edition is very aptly named given that Frontier put in a tremendous amount of effort to make the game not only run great on consoles, but also ...[Read More]
The Falconeer
The Falconeer took flight on the launch of the XS, and I was pleased to receive a review copy of this $30 launch title. Players are tasked with piloting a warbird in a steampunk-ish setting that has you battling pirates and imperial forces, defending the poor and abused from the ruthless powerful ones if you so choose — players actually have the ability to aid or fight four different faction...[Read More]
Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition
Available now digitally on next-gen, and on disc soon, Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition brings an updated version of Chaosbane that was originally released eighteen months ago. The Slayer Edition contains the original game, all DLC (12 packs, though some are small cosmetic updates, like emotes, but there is also the expansive Tomb Kings), other new content as well as a new playable character (t...[Read More]
Yakuza: Like A Dragon
It’s a new console generation and there is a new Yakuza game to usher us into next gen. Available now on Xbox Series X/S and in March for PS5, Yakuza: Like A Dragon (YLAD) represents a major turning point for the series as a new lead character is introduced, as well as a new city, and significant changes to the gameplay. Still, YLAD maintains much of its charm that has made this franchise so...[Read More]
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate (PS5)
NetherRealm Studios and WBIE have been busy with Mortal Kombat 11 for some time now. The base game originally launched back in late April of last year, and has seen a steady stream of DLC kontent since release, including the Aftermath expansion from five months ago. Now, just in time for next-gen, comes Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, or what I call Ultimate Mortal Kombat 11 as a nod to the days of MK3...[Read More]