Uzuki “The Black Monger” DLC Releasing JULY 25 for UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II SYS:CELES
Breaking news from EVO 2024! Check out the newest DLC for UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II SYS:CELES! Three days until release!! ================ Arc System Works America, Inc. has set the July 25 release date for the UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes DLC character Uzuki “The Black Monger” on Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, and Steam. Uzuki joins UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes as ...[Read More]
Riot Games, Fortiche, and Insight Editions Announce “The Art and Making of Arcane” Book
Check out the upcoming ARCANE news from Riot Games, Fortiche, Melcher Media, and Insight Editions! These books would make an excellent addition to one’s coffee table, not gonna lie! ============ This fall, Riot Games, Fortiche, and Melcher Media are joining forces with Insight Editions to publish The Art and Making of Arcane, a collection of the art and narrative genesis behind the Emmy Awar...[Read More]
Dystopika (PC) Review
Dystopika is a game that tasks you with one thing only: building a city. That’s it. No repetitious quests, no artificial constraints as to what you can, cannot, and/or should do. No messages blinking across your screen to remind you of managing your city and keeping it alive. Just build and marvel at what you’ve built in a cyberpunk city sandbox set to two soothing music tracks. Even at the midpoi...[Read More]
EPOMAKER Tide75 Mechanical Keyboard Review
A keyboard’s material matters when folks are upgrading their keyboards. I don’t see anything wrong with plastic because of its retro-vibe, per se. It has its economic and aesthetic value, sure. When keyboard manufacturers incorporate alternative materials, it tells me that they’re willing to expand their form factor catalog to appeal to a greater audience. For instance, I loved the KiiBOOM Phantom...[Read More]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (Nintendo Switch) Review
In Ryan K. Rigney’s 16th edition of Push to Talk, he began with the following statement: “Approximately 8 million games released on Steam last week. Tragically, 7.9 million of them were roguelikes. (The remaining 0.1 milli were roguelites.) That’s PC gaming for you, folks.” While that intro gave me a good chuckle (as someone who has reviewed quite a few roguelikes in the past two years), I couldn’...[Read More]
SCHiM (Nintendo Switch) Review
I remember a time when I was young enough to believe that my shadow was chasing me around as I ran across the playground. Everyone went through that phase, ya know? We had those periods of lonely creativity where our young minds wandered and created an imaginary world where ethereal beings manifested all around us. It was a simpler time, less burdened with day-to-day concerns like what to eat for ...[Read More]
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder (PC) Review
Metroidvanias should employ unique thematics, be it religious Castilian-inspired worlds, East-Asian taoism, to steampunk. Too many metroidvanias utilize grit and dark worlds in an attempt to set the player on an odyssey out of the depths of Tartarus. I can understand that familiarity breeds nostalgia, which in turn breeds happy players, but breaking the trend can lead to just as many happy players...[Read More]
Teamfight Tactics Set 12: Magic n’ Mayhem (Chumps Preview)
Chumps Preview is a special kind of post where we unofficially preview games in Early Access, Beta, or are otherwise “unfinished.” This kind of preview is meant to be a first impression rather than a definitive review where we provide a rating to determine a game’s value. As such, we fully expect a game covered in a Chumps Preview to have room for improvement, some bugginess/incompleteness, and ot...[Read More]
Anger Foot (PC) Review
A short while ago, I was lucky to preview Anger Foot’s first few levels to get a taste of its foot-fueled mayhem. In my initial preview (which I recommend that you read), I mentioned that we would be treated to “a shitstorm of kicking, shooting, and everything in between.” Usually, shitstorm is equated to something negative, like a dumpster fire of catastrophic proportions where the shit has hit t...[Read More]
Spin Rhythm XD (PSVR 2) Review
In the past few months, nearly every single gaming VR advertisement I have seen has referenced Beat Saber in some capacity. Nothing against the Beat Games (or is it the Oculus Development Team?), but there has to be more rhythm game goodness in the VR space. There has to be. A quick Google search may yield the likes of Synth Riders, Pistol Whip, and Audio Trip, but…it’s so hard to deny the star po...[Read More]
Cerakey Ceramic Keycaps V2 Review
When I review a keyboard, I often have very little to say about its keycaps because of how uniform keycaps have become. More often than not, they’re made of PBT material and have a standard Cherry profile for good ergonomics and ease-of-use. Occasionally, I’ll review something that with SA (high profile) or XDA (low profile) keycaps, but materials are never the star of the show. Cerakey, a passion...[Read More]
GoblinTechKeys 60% Custom Mechanical Keyboard Review
When undergoing a journey into the land of mechanical keyboards, most folks get their feet wet by selecting a prebuilt keyboard and calling it a day. The next step to fully customizing one’s desk involves selecting a case, switches, and keycaps. These types of decisions tend to be difficult because of the sheer number options available on the market. On my own journey, I got lost attempting to fin...[Read More]