NACON RIG R8 Spectre Pro HS Headset Review
NACON’s newest headset in its RIG lineup, the R8 Spectre Pro HS, is an oddity of a headset with a mouthful of a name. It’s one of the pricier in the RIG lineup, but it’s priced in a spot where it’s beating come competitors while falling short in the ways that matter most for a near-$200 gaming headset. That said, if a PlayStation headset is what you need most, the R8 Spectre Pro HS easily beats ou...[Read More]
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss Review
The well-tread depths of H.P. Lovecraft’s vast oeuvre have been iterated upon and translated into countless forms of media. And at the center of it all often looms the monolithic, tentacled god Cthulhu. The Great Old One. A cosmic horror. It is an indecipherable terror that infects the mind and draws lesser men into incomprehensible worlds for whatever sinister purpose. Cthulhu is so promine...[Read More]
Dead in Antares Review (PC)
Something is entertaining about a game with tons of moving parts. Of course, you have to enjoy juggling to appreciate the juggling act. Dead in Antares, from developer Ishtar Games and publisher Nacon, is an interesting turn-based survival management game that has RPG roots. The game is driven by story and character development, as well as player choices, while instituting a hefty dose of explorat...[Read More]
RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business Review
As I wrapped up my review of RoboCop: Rogue City back in 2023 I wrote the following: “Rogue City deserves a sequel. I’ll go ahead and say it. Teyon has proved their knowledge and skill at replicating the world and feeling of RoboCop. A few times, I felt like I was playing a spin-off of Deus Ex with its small hub areas full of side missions and things to discover. The game feels like this suc...[Read More]
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator Review
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator has no qualms readily identifying its goals to players. This is not an entry in the simulation genre meant to dissolve players’ time into crystalline tasks of micro-management. In the past handful of years, simulations seemed to have undergone a sea change in their ability to produce meme-worthy content. Perhaps one of the most noteworthy is Powerwash Simulator,...[Read More]
Gangs of Sherwood Review
One benefit of cooperative play is that we can often ignore certain pressing issues which affect the quality of an otherwise lackluster game. When you’re goofing off with friends engaged in the chaos of multiple combatants delivering flashy, devastating blows to a screen full of fodder, you often don’t notice grueling difficulty spikes. When playing solo, enemies can easily gang up on ...[Read More]
Nacon Revolution X Pro Controller Camo Review
Pro controllers are a luxury for most players since their price points are well above the normal asking price of a first-party default controller. Despite their higher-than-usual price point, pro controllers are literally built different, containing better-quality parts and having additional features for more specialized gaming needs. If you’re afraid of the omnipresent concern of stick drift that...[Read More]
RoboCop: Rogue City Review
RoboCop: Rogue City does not allow players to jump. For about an hour I would tap the X button on my DualSense trying to get former all-human cop Alex Murphy to hop over a railing or jump over a barrier. The simple act of jumping and mantling is such a creature comfort in any game that it was a shock to the system having the ability stripped from me. Despite the fact that I was a robot cop, likely...[Read More]
RIG 900 MAX HX Headset Review
If you’re in the market for a $250+ gaming headset, you’re probably in the market for something that excels in just about every way a headset should function. It should sound fantastic. It should feel fantastic. It should at least last all day of heavy use. It should feel like it can hold up after months of use. It should give you the power to customize it as you wish. If you’re looking for just a...[Read More]
RIG 600 PRO HS/HX Headset Review
Let’s be real, most of us here probably have multiple devices and/or consoles, be it a phone, laptop, desktop, tablet, Nintendo Switch, PS5, XBOX Series X|S, or a combination of the above. We may also have a different headset for each device because of various compatibility issues and/or lack of connectivity across platforms. So, when a headset comes my way in the ~$100 category that plays nicely ...[Read More]
Ad Infinitum Review
Ad Infinitum was its most terrifying when the grotesque monsters took a backseat. Horror games lately are laser-focused on delivering their scares through psychological roller coasters. Questioning what’s real and what is the character’s mind chipping away at feelings of guilt or regret has replaced running from deadly claws and fangs. Part of me felt that Ad Infinitum was trudging thr...[Read More]
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong – Review
Way back in the 90s, it was the bee’s knees to play role-playing games. I can’t remember the exact year that actual DnD games were brought back into prominence, but Vampire: The Masquerade caught that wave and never looked back. I faintly remember the hardback book for it and how cool it was at the age of 18 going through stories with friends and rolling the die. There was so much background to th...[Read More]
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