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The Curious Success of Link’s Awakening

I don’t think anyone is surprised to see The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening doing well. Breath of the Wild was a huge hit for the Switch and introduced a lot of new gamers to the magic of Hyrule. Now, Switch owners…

Switch Lite Facing Joy-Con Drifting Concerns?

The Switch Lite is less than a week old. The console is great for people who love the handheld aspect of the Switch, but there are some tradeoffs. You can’t connect it to the TV, and you also can’t remove the Joy-Cons.…

Greedfall Review: The Start of Something Good

Something a lot of RPGs fail to trigger in me is a sense of enthrallment. I love action RPGs quite a bit, but few make me feel invested in the story. Mass Effect is a great example of a series where I…

Gears 5 Breaks Records for Xbox One Generation

We have confirmation of what we already assumed: Gears 5 is officially the best debut for an Xbox Game Studios release this generation. How does this work in the Xbox Game Pass generation? Well, a lot of people had access to the game…

Gears 5 (Xbox One) Review

Gears of War has always been a series about two things: action and survival. The entire series is centered around the innate human desire to live, and sometimes that means blowing up entire cities and heading underground to take on bloodthirsty aliens.…

NBA 2K20 Review – Is This the Best 2K?

NBA 2K gets more hate than almost any sports video game out there. Sure, Madden gets its fair share, but 2K fans are serious about their criticisms of the game. I’m not one to shy away from being real about the game either. So,…

Death Stranding ‘Very Easy’ Mode is Genius

There are some games that you want to experience just as much as you want to play them. Some argue it’s all one and the same for the medium. On the other hand, getting caught up on difficult levels can take you…

The All-Madden Difficulty is Broken, Again

In Madden 20, fans are noticing a problem with All-Madden mode. Primarily, the nonsense that occurs for simply wishing to play on a higher difficulty. When I reviewed Madden 20, I pointed out some obvious flaws. The issues with Madden games at…

3 Outlandish Hopes for the Nintendo Direct

Today at 5 p.m. CST, a Nintendo Direct will be held for 40 minutes on Youtube. Here are 3 crazy things we’d love to see but are a bit outlandish. Luigi’s Mansion 3 Tie-In with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate It wouldn’t make…

Telltale Games Returns After Assets Purchased

Telltale Games, makers of popular point-and-click games featuring the Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman, and The Walking Dead, are back. A holdings group formed by video game industry veterans has purchased the assets associated with Telltale Games, bringing the studio back to…