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New to Xbox Game Pass – January 2023 Wave 1

We ended 2022 with only one wave, but now the new year has begun and it’s finally time to prepare ourselves for the first 2023 Xbox Game Pass wave of titles. It’s assumed that we’ll be returning to two waves again with…

Steam Pre-Order of Dead Space Includes Sequel

The survival horror genre has seen some notable releases recently. Back in October (just in time for Halloween) we had releases like Scorn and Signalis. Additionally, just last month we saw the release of The Callisto Protocol. The latter took a lot…

Buying Hitman 3 Will Soon Be Much Less Confusing

The recent Hitman Trilogy has had an interesting method of support. Each new entry allowed the levels from previous games to be enjoyed with newly added mechanics and updates. There isn’t anything wrong with playing 2016’s Hitman or the following Hitman 2,…

Banner Saga 3 (PC) Retrospective Review

I’m back once again to discuss the final installment in Stoic Studios Nordic inspired tactics series The Banner Saga. If you haven’t already seen my article on The Banner Saga 2 I would encourage you to look it over here. Released in…

Stranded Deep Now Available on Xbox Game Pass

Releasing games on Game Pass without announcing them first has become sort of a trend at Microsoft, and I think it’s fun to read these surprise announcements, especially if the surprise games are up your alley. While this has definitely happened before,…

Eight Fighters I Want to See in Tekken 8

The next entry in the Tekken series has been a long time coming and I’ve been excited ever since we had our first tease back at EVO earlier this year. A surprise announcement trailer at a Sony State of Play and a…

Payday 3 Announced for 2023

We’re starting the year off with a new announcement for a popular franchise. In 2013, Payday 2 was released and over the course of the last decade, it has sold 40 million copies. It also consistently maintained a community of over 8…

Vampire Survivors (PC) Review

It has been said a few times that nothing is ever truly original anymore and that we’re all just rehashing the same ideas with a fresh coat of paint. While I don’t necessarily agree with that idea, it is rare for a…

Arcade Paradise Gets First Licensed Arcade Cabinet DLC

Arcade Paradise is easily one of the most fun indie games I played in 2022. Since it was released, the developers have been supporting the game with new music and arcade cabinet DLCs. Yesterday, developer Nosebleed Interactive announced a new collaboration with…

Star Ocean: The Divine Force (PS5) Review

I have been a fan of the Star Ocean franchise for a long time. In fact, there was a time in my life when I felt that Tri-Ace RPGs were the pinnacle of RPG craftsmanship, even beyond the Final Fantasy franchise. Hopefully,…