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Next Batman Arkham Game Announced

This week a surprising announcement came from WB Games. The long-awaited next entry in the Batman: Arkham Series will be coming to Meta Quest 3 exclusively. Batman: Arkham Shadow will be developed by Camouflaj and Oculus Studios, the two of which previously…

Cat Quest II is Free on Epic

Monday, the list of games for SGDQ this year was revealed, and WhatsTheStatus returned to 2K24 after 2K did a U-turn visible from Twitter. Tuesday, the VR beta is now available for EA Sports WRC, Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop got a release window, and Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6 got some new stuff. Wednesday, Pine Hearts got a…

Star Trek: Picard “Et in Arcadia Ego” – Review

So Picard is dead and Evil Spock disappears. That’s the entertaining, satisfying narrative that has been broken up into 10 episodes (9 stories). Let’s get the convoluted mess of credits out of the way, Akiva Goldsman directs both parts of “Et in…

10 Underrated Films of the 2010s

As I have gotten older, I have come to appreciate films and the film industry more and more. While we are blessed every year to have highly anticipated and extremely artistic films, there are always films that get left behind in the…

Titan Quest II Dev Diary Reveals New Monsters

Any ARPG worth its salt has a deeply involved combat system. Path of Exile, Diablo III, Diablo IV, Titan Quest, Grim Dawn, I can list dozens of ARPGs with solid combat. However, no combat system is worth anything without well-designed enemies to…

Rogue Lords (PC) Review

If The Charlie Daniels Band is to be believed, the Devil accepts defeat with humility when he goes down to Georgia and loses a fiddle contest. Would that same thing be true if the Devil stood to lose something much more valuable…

Life by You Given Early Access Release Date

Like everyone born before the turn of the century, I spent a good portion of my time hammering “MOTHERLOAD” into console commands, designing lavish houses, and then drowning people by taking away the ladders to their pools. Depending on what you are…

Pine Hearts Gets PC and Switch Launch Date

Games can often convey themes and deal with topics in a way other mediums can’t. Sometimes, games can help you process grief, or tackle topics such as mental health struggles in a way that makes understanding them more engaging. Pine Hearts is…

New Content Coming to Tekken and Street Fighter

At this weekend’s Evo tournament in Japan, some substantial updates were announced regarding multiple big-name fighting games. First up, Namco revealed some exciting new content that will be coming to Tekken 8. The newest entry in the beloved fighting game franchise will…

Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop Gets November Release Window

People say that rocket science is hard, but when you’re running a repair shop, how hard can it be? I’ve been keeping an eye on Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop for a while, and the concept just seems hilarious. Luckily, now we know…