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Console Sale Decreases Don’t Mean Console Gaming is Dead

There’s growing concern and conversation about the future of gaming as it pertains to where players play their favorite titles. Xbox and Microsoft are betting that the Cloud is the future; meanwhile, Sony is still, alongside Nintendo, firmly in the console space,…

The Star Named EOS (Nintendo Switch) Review

A video game’s ability to use a real-world medium for creativity and artistry as a key gameplay mechanic can be tricky to pull off. That said, photography has proved to be one such medium that translates well to a video game. In The…

Star Trek: Picard “Two of One” – Review

Deux deviennent un, since everyone wants to pretend they know French during the Olympics. Once again directed by Frakes we’re continuing with Cindy Appel but joined by Jane Maggs this time, and I believe this is where Matthew Okumura got a promotion.…

F1 24 (PC) – Review

If you knew anything about F1 24 before playing it, the handling has changed due to the partnership between EA and World Champion Max Verstappen to be more “Authentic.” That’s all I’d heard as we waited for the code fairies to come…

Deathbound (PC) – Preview

I see the sun saw fit to rise this morning, so I guess another Souls-like is on the horizon. Brazillian Studio Trialforge Studio’s Deathbound is something I’ve had an eye on for a while, a Souls-like with a difference. Aren’t they all?…

Star Trek: Picard “Fly Me to the Moon” – Review

Let me play among the stars… In fact, after the details over the last few years, it is best not to. Directed by some vigorous young man looking to break into this Star Trek business, Jonathan Frakes helms the chair for these…

Darkest Dungeon 2 (Nintendo Switch) Review

Style wins out in a lot of cases when it comes to video games. Fun gameplay is essential, but for games that really carve out their own world and encapsulate the player in a unique experience, other shortcomings are easier to overlook.…

Hot Lap Racing (PC) – Review

Back once again with the ill on-track behavior, I’m of course covering the racing game being Phenixx Gaming’s unofficial racing correspondent. This time with Zero Games Studio and Maximum Entertainment’s Hot Lap Racing, an arcade racing title that for some reason is…

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (Switch) Review

Nintendo’s 2024 releases have been a real blast from the past. From Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door to Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, we’re getting the full nostalgia treatment for the late lifecycle Nintendo Switch. I’m fine with that, especially when old experiences are repackaged and…

Nobody Wants to Die (PC) – Review

Set in a semi-far-flung future that is clearly inspired by either Philip K Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep or Ridley Scott’s film adaptation, Blade Runner. Nobody Wants to Die wants to bring a touch more retro-futurism to this age of…