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Star Wars Fans React to Battlefront Classics

I was genuinely shocked when I heard the announcement that Aspyr would be bringing the original Star Wars Battlefront games to the current and last generation of consoles. While I believe that it is brilliant that the games are being brought back,…

Netflix’s Avatar is a Waste of Time

Like many folks, I grew up with Avatar: The Last Airbender. In fact, it’s probably my favorite show ever. I’ve seen the original series so many times that I was willing to give the newest adaptation by Netflix a fair shot. Now…

Sequel Bait: Spectrobes

Recently, I discussed the success of Palworld and its impact on the genre of monster-collecting RPGs. That got me thinking back on some of the other forgotten games within the genre. One of my personal favorites as a youth was the Spectrobes…

Why I Love WoW’s New Follower Dungeons

I’ll get straight to the point here, folks: I think the new Follower Dungeon mechanic introduced to World of Warcraft in Patch 10.2.5 is genuinely my favorite feature added to the game in a very long while. If you’re so inclined, stay…

The Impact of Palworld

There has been a lot of discourse surrounding the latest entry in the monster-collecting subgenre over the past few weeks. If you aren’t aware of Palworld, it was initially shown off during the Summer of Gaming event last year, where it was…

The Death of Propnight

On December 12th of 2023, Fntastic announced that it had ceased operations after the failed release of The Day Before. While many people were outraged by the poor release of this title that was at one point a highly wishlisted game on…

Octopath Traveler Fans Should Try Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth

While many people who talk about the RPGs of yesteryear cite Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy VII as their favorite RPG of all time, I’ve always had a bit of a niche favorite. Tri-Ace’s cult classic RPG Valkyrie Profile captured my imagination…

Mike’s Most Anticipated Games of 2024

It’s always great to have something to look forward to on the horizon. While I spent most of 2023 going to work on my backlog, there were still some games that got announced for 2024 that I just know I’ll be dropping…

Where Will the Pokemon Franchise Go in 2024?

Let’s start with an obvious statement: The Pokémon franchise is a massive juggernaut in gaming, manga, anime, merchandise, and just about every other element of consumerism. The latest games in the mainline series, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, sold incredibly well and did push the…

David’s Thoughts on WoW’s Seeds of Renewal Patch

You know, folks, after how severely I burned out on World of Warcraft thanks largely to my disinterest in its Shadowlands expansion, I’m quite glad that its Dragonflight expansion has been so much of a breath of fresh air for me. However,…