Escape Academy – Escape from the Past DLC Review
It feels like it has been forever since I last played Escape Academy. If you’re not familiar with the game, it’s made by developer Coin Crew Games, who turned around their pandemic-hurt in-person escape room experiences into a video game so people can continue to figure out tough puzzles…while yelling at each other. Anyway, they did a helluva job replicating the experience and seemed to be success...[Read More]
Pixel Ripped 1978 Review (PSVR2)
I like this new Atari. It’s like they’re trying. I can’t say that for the last 19 Atari’s since Warner Communications sold them off, but this variant is taking some old ideas and implementing them into a new groove. They have released some good stuff in the past two years. At least they’re not just republishing old material. A lot of companies tend to do that without thought. Anyway, the new Atari...[Read More]
Sonic Origins Plus launches
That is quite the library. Check out the Sonic news below. Burbank, California — June 23, 2023 — More classic Sonic the Hedgehog action has arrived! Today, SEGA® released Sonic Origins Plus, an all-in-one bundle building off Sonic Origins – the classic Sonic multi-game collection digitally remastered for current generation platforms. Sonic Origins Plus adds a slew of exciting new content including...[Read More]
Fall of Porcupine Review
Some games have so many moving pieces and parts that you think you know it only to find out that you’ve misread what it is about completely. Playing Fall of Porcupine for the last couple of weeks, I thought I knew the game and made an assumption about its simplicity and personality. What I have gathered going into week three is that this game is far more than what I assumed. This simple game revol...[Read More]
Crash Team Rumble Review
Sometimes when you take a popular series and turn it into something wholly other, it works out. Look at Paper Mario. Nintendo took a platforming character and turned his antics into a turn-based RPG. That was a good shift and one that was thought through thoroughly. Or what about when Microsoft took the Halo series and turned it into an RTS? All decent enough decisions to freshen up a series and k...[Read More]
Harmony: Fall of Reverie Review
Throughout my tenure as a video game writer, spanning over 20 years, one of the more delightful elements of choice for me in gameplay design has been branching narratives. While I think this harkens back to my enjoyment of Choose Your Own Adventure books in the 1980s, where you get to choose the fate of the character you’re reading about, I think it goes deeper than that where I need to be in cont...[Read More]
The Venture Bros. – The Complete Series Review
Adult Swim has produced some memorable content thanks to their flexible rules of what can go on a cable network not called HBO or Showtime. From the whacky, and sometimes disturbing Infomercials to wonderful movie spin-offs like Black Dynamite, there is quite a bit of ‘out there’ content from the mature version of Cartoon Network. And then there is The Venture Bros. The Venture Bros. set the stand...[Read More]
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Preview
When you know, you know. That’s a phrase I used when I first took flight with Capcom’s Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective preview demo weeks ago. Why that phrase is important in this puzzle-driven adventure game about a deceased man playing detective to his own death is that every scrap and ounce of essence on this game smelled of Shu Takumi’s Ace Attorney. From the structure of the puzzles, all the w...[Read More]
NitroDeck announced from newly formed CRKD brand via Embracer
I bet we see more and more of these types of Switch additions. Anyway, enjoy the trailer and official details below for the NitroDeck. Livermore, CA – June 9, 2023 – Embracer Freemode, announced today its new CRKD branded range of premium gaming gear offering distinct, collectible products, designed to enhance play for passionate gamers. Created in Freemode’s technology incubation lab, CRKD is a ...[Read More]
First gameplay trailer released for Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
That’s a mouthful. Anyway, enjoy the official trailer below and the official details. Cambridge, UK – 11th June 2023 Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV, ‘Frontier’) revealed today the exciting first gameplay trailer for Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin, a major real-time strategy game coming soon to PlayStation® 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, in partners...[Read More]
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth teaser released via SEGA
Love the series. Enjoy the official goods below. IRVINE, Calif. – June 11, 2024 – Today, during the Xbox Games Showcase, SEGA® and Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG) Studio debuted the first teaser for the upcoming RPG adventure title, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, launching in early 2024 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, and PC. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is a direct sequel to Y...[Read More]
Emerald Coast Australia opens for hunting on June 20th in theHunter: Call of the Wild, trailer released
Some people enjoy this. It’s better virtual than otherwise. Anyway, check out the official details below and the trailer. Today Avalanche Studio’s Expansive Worlds division announced the Emerald Coast Australia expansion will launch on June 20 for its hunting video game, theHunter: Call of the Wild. Explore the vast Australian Outback, from subtropical bushland to thriving rainforests all w...[Read More]