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For all the hundreds of titles that release each year, the existence of a genuine video game phenomenon remains pretty rare. I’m not talking about a simple best-seller, but a title capable of stealing the spotlight from everything else that launches within six months of it. A game that’s still …

Following the announcement that Palia, the Animal Crossing-Valheim mash up, will be free-to-play we have resurfaced our preview of the upcoming cozy community sim. Below, you’ll find our original impressions of Palia from when we were given a look at the game last summer.  The developers behind new PC game …

Genesis Noir is one of those critically-acclaimed indie games that might have slipped under your radar, and one reason might be because it’s hard to explain what it is. Its mechanics drop it firmly into the point and click genre, but everything else about it feels as massive and intangible …

After 35 years the Nintendo classic is more beautiful and brutal than ever. Metroid Dread brings a new polish to the 2D shooter’s killer combo of platforming and gunplay, and you couldn’t pick a better game to show off the new screen of the Nintendo Switch OLED.  My hands-on with …

It looks like Sledgehammer Games has learned all the right lessons from Call of Duty: WW2. Following the reveal of Call of Duty: Vanguard via Verdansk last week, and an extended look at the campaign during Gamescom Opening Night Live, we’ve been able to see just how much Sledgehammer has …

Over the past eighteen months, I’ve been running a pair of Dungeons & Dragons campaigns as a way to keep in touch with friends and colleagues who I’ve not been able to see in person. As a novice DM, it’s been a steep learning curve. The complexities of storytelling and …

From 2001 to 2003, it wasn’t just a third-person camera that made the world revolve around Max Payne. Nor was it the mere sight of its excellent graphics, or of PCs taking a sideways leap into console land from where they would never fully return. More than anything, it was …

Nintendo Switch OLED is an updated Switch console coming this October, with the term “updated” being used rather generously. The Switch OLED comes equipped with a bigger screen, a wider kickstand, improved speakers, and a black and white colorway, along with a new dock that includes a built-in wired LAN …

OlliOlli World might look like sunshine and sweetness, a Cartoon Network-designed sugar rush, but hiding beneath that exterior is the beating heart of a series that is known to demand perfection. The series made its name via precise platforming that just happened to be on a skateboard, and this delightfully …

The Nintendo E3 2021 Direct ended on a high, showcasing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel gameplay in a dazzling new trailer that also confirmed a 2022 release window. While the sizzle reel was fairly snappy, it tucked in glimpses at a number of new features, areas, …