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Nintendo Direct February 2021 Roundup

It’s been quite a bit since Nintendo has last released a proper Direct. While we got a bunch of mini-versions of this beloved format, yesterday’s Direct was the first one in a while. We got almost an hour’s worth of new announcements,…

Hades’ “God Mode” is an Incredible Choice in Game Design

Warning: Minor spoilers up to the second boss of the game ahead! The term “God Mode” usually refers to a sort of cheat code in video games that enables the player to accomplish things not normally possible in intended gameplay. Take Skyrim…

Spiritfarer Dev Announces Post-Launch Roadmap

Spiritfarer is one of 2020’s indie standouts for me. It won multiple awards and brought to life an imaginative, interesting experience. To my surprise, it seems that Thunder Lotus has plans to add even more content to Spiritfarer in 2021. According to…

Balan Wonderworld (Switch) Preview

Since the announcement of Balan Wonderworld, I have been intrigued by both its colorful visuals and its premise. The idea of a theme-park styled “Wonderland” that connects to people’s emotions is something that I find fascinating. Additionally, the idea of a game…

Puzzle Arcade Game PUSS! Announced for Consoles

As our readers no doubt know, I am not opposed to giving weird or strange games a try. Weird games, puzzle games especially, tend to catch my eye more than most. Developer teamCOIL has just announced that their popular PC puzzle game…

Healer’s Quest Coming to Nintendo Switch Soon

Are you the type of person that prefers being a support character in games? In MMO’s are you the underappreciated healer who always keeps the rest of the team alive? If so, then Healer’s Quest sounds like it is for you. In…

Apex Legends Officially Gets Switch Release Date

So, it turns out we solved the mystery of February being scrubbed from the description of recent Apex Legends videos: It is releasing in just over a month. I think I may have even said that I was surprised the Titanfall-themed Battle Royale wasn’t already on…

Sword of the Necromancer (PC) Review

Warning: This article contains slight spoilers for Sword of the Necromancer, and mention of sexual violence/harassment. Sword of the Necromancer, the latest project released by Grimorio of Games, brings together a compelling story and an enjoyable core mechanic to freshen up the…

Olija (PC) Review

Olija is the latest release from the aptly named Skeleton Crew Studio, a small and clearly closely-knit team working out of Kyoto. The team has delivered an intriguing story wrapped in fast-paced combat and new mechanics refreshing to the familiar landscape of…

Humans Took My Neighbors Comes to Kickstarter

From time to time, I keep an eye on promising Kickstarter campaigns in the gaming space. I like seeing indie devs revive retro genres or ideas, as well as bring their own artistic vision to life. Carlos Garza has just created a…