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Payday 3 2024 Roadmap Revealed

I’ve sat, four maybe five times over the last 6 months, getting mostly the same ideas down that have already been said but with less vitriol in the Steam reviews section. Payday 3‘s launch was a disaster, there are no two ways about…

First Major Payday 3 Patch Delayed

I’m sitting on a review of Payday 3 right now, and the only reason I haven’t instantly written it up and gotten it out is this threat of a major update set to bring more than 200 quality-of-life changes to the heist-focused…

Beyond Contact (PC) Review

When I first heard about Beyond Contact, I saw the pitch as “Don’t Starve in space” and I was drawn in without hesitation. The open-world survival crafting genre got stale for me half a decade ago, but the exemplary titles in the genre (like…

Dead Island 2 Sales Surpass One Million

Dead Island 2 is a sequel that many liked to jokingly say would never exist. The series has seen a memorable first game, an expansion, and many spin-offs, but the 2014-announced sequel continued to be quietly passed around through multiple development teams.…

Dead Island 2 (Xbox Series X|S) Review

How strange it is to be here. I remember sitting in my college dorm, watching E3 conference streams with my roommates, and seeing the initial announcement trailer for Dead Island 2. It was a silly little trailer that left us all interested…

Chorus (PC) Review

There’s just something about space combat that feels more intense, immersive, and fun than any other form of combat for me. The pace can’t be matched, the back-and-forth struggle is prolonged, and the tide can turn in mere milliseconds thanks to a…

Saints Row IV Re-Elected Is Free On Epic

Monday, we got the penultimate round of Game Pass of the year. Tuesday, Monster Hunter Rise is coming to platforms beyond Nintendo and PC. Wednesday, Halo Infinite continues to update and still not entirely hitting the expectations of fans. Thursday, Jedi Souls 2: Stabby Light Sticks had…

Games Can Learn From Saints Row’s Customization

I’ve been a big fan of the Saints Row franchise for a while. I like the tongue-in-cheek style, I like the outlandish action, and I like that the franchise is just plain fun. It gives me the freedom and criminal exploits of…

Maneater Is Free On Epic

Monday, Sony did another State of Play showcase, and budget feudal Pixar the RPG is coming to early access. Tuesday, another trite horror game is coming to Steam, and the plague of mining in games keeps going on. Wednesday, one of only two games I’ve seen this week…

Windbound Free On Epic

Monday, the next GTA became something official so expect rumors and speculation to run rampant again. Also, Chronomaster is now on Steam. Tuesday, Rune Factory 5 is available for pre-order with incentives, Intellivision is still a thing (kind of) and Konami is still doing NFTs because someone hates the universe.…