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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…

Warhammer 40K: Speed Freeks Playable Next Month

One of the more interesting game announcements in this year’s showcase by Games Workshop was the upcoming free-to-play racing title Speed Freeks. I love battle racing games and I feel Warhammer’s Orks are the perfect vessel to deliver all of us a…

First Dead Island 2 Expansion Coming in November

Since its April release, Dead Island 2 has gotten a relatively decent reception. Since then, there have been a variety of updates to fix bugs and polish the performance. Now, developer Dambuster Studios and publisher PLAION have revealed the first expansion to…

Atari 2600+ Revealed

Retro game fans can rejoice this week with the latest announcement from PLAION about a brand new Atari console. The Atari 2600+ is a modern-day recreation of the original console that was first released on the market in 1980. This new version…

Mato Anomalies (Switch) Review

When you’ve played as many RPGs as I have, you get pretty good at picking out games that stand out for one reason or another. It also gets easy to pick out the influences of some of the classic franchises as you…

Scars Above (PC) – Review

I always find it interesting when I don’t hear anything about a game, get it for review, then suddenly social media and every webpage is bombarded with ads for the thing. That’s the case with Mad Head Games and Prime Matter’s Scars Above,…

Warlander (PC) Review

Prior to its full release on Steam, Xbox Series X & S, and PlayStation 5, I was allowed access to Warlander by Toylogic and Plaion. It had been a bit since I had dived into a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game, but…