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Pinball Spire (PC) Review

The game that stuck out like a sore thumb and got me most excited for its full launch during a recent Steam Next Fest was Pinball Spire, an indie effort from Apparition Games. For those of us who grew up with pinball titles…

Time to Morp (PC) Preview

Sometimes sandbox games drag on, giving you a bit too much freedom. Others give just enough freedom while letting you establish a casual, relaxing gameplay loop. Time to Morp, developed by Team Halfbeard from Latvia, manages to rein things in properly but…

Prime Gaming for October 2024

I’m not going to say rude words, even if I desperately want to, and threaten some very violent things. So Prime Gaming for the month of October, 2024. Your best guess is mine. I’m sacking off the whole “in-game content” bit because…

RDR and Mario + Rabbids Devs Announce New Studio

With the advent of CEOs and money people searching for more of it all the time, we’ve seen a lot of developers either leave before they are kicked or kicked before they could leave. The truth is, with so many studios seeing…

Gimmick! 2 (Nintendo Switch) Review

I love a good sequel, especially when it’s completely out of nowhere. There’s a fun trend happening in game development where studios today are bringing back characters and titles from decades ago and breathing into them new life. That’s where we find…

Bear and Breakfast is free on Epic

Monday, Session has been out for two years with an anniversary update out now, and GladiEATers is coming in 2025. Tuesday, Assetto Corsa EVO is car porn for car “enthusiasts,” Trash Goblin gets an early access release date, and Football Manager 25…

Star Trek: Picard “No Win Scenario” – Review

I hate saying gatekeeper stuff, but there is no other way to describe it, Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard feels like it is finally written and produced by Star Trek fans, for Star Trek fans. Directed by your captain today, we’re…

Leaf Blower Sim Devs Announce Next Fest Demo

I’m more and more amazed lately by how inventive people get with the Sim genre. I never would have guessed how much I’d adore PowerWash Simulator, and I’ve played a few other “Dad Sims” since then. Now, there is a new upcoming…

Kong: Survivor Instinct Brings MonsterVerse to Gaming

Between the Legendary Entertainment Monsterverse films and the Academy Award-winning Godzilla Minus One, it’s a great time to be a fan of Kaiju media. Sure, not all of it is of the same quality, but I’ll take giant monsters causing havoc every…

Pneumata (PS5) Review

Pneumata is defined as “soul, spirit” and more specifically, “holy spirit”. It’s also the namesake of a game that’s seen release on Steam and is gearing up for a PlayStation 5 release on October 4th, 2024. With a premise of searching for your…