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There is nothing quite like a Gacha machine, and I cannot believe that LEGO has released one through the LEGO Ideas program. This set looks phenomenal, with a real working gear system that drops the balls out of the dome and into the hands of greedy kids (I assume, could be greedy adults?). Either way, this set looks phenomenal – if there was ever a LEGO set I wanted to purchase that wasn’t from a specific theme, this would be…

There’s a new pope kicking around, and while I’m sure his schedule is fairly busy I have a request: please bless the skippable cutscene. During his next visit to GamesReviews.com, I’m hoping he sees this and fully understands the absolute sincerity in which I ask this. The skippable cutscene is potentially one of the most beautiful inventions in the modern world. Firstly because it doesn’t require a subscription, but mostly just because of the pure convenience of it all. This…

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is easily my most anticipated game of 2025, and yes I am putting this game ahead of Donkey Kong Bananza and Mario Kart World. I’m excited for those games as well, but if you know anything about me, it’s that I absolutely love a good cozy game. I remember loving Fantasy Life back on the Nintendo 3DS and wasn’t sure if 1) I remembered it wrong and had too much nostalgia that…

Tokaido was one of the first games my wife and I purchased after getting married, and we’ve enjoyed dozens of games over the years. Our copy of the game is actually pretty beat up for how much we have played it, and I’ve always been in the market to replace it at some point. When I heard that Stonemaier Games had acquired the rights to the game, I was incredibly excited. With their track record of producing amazing products, I…

How much is a game worth to you? I’m not talking a specific game. Not the wishlist, dream game that you’d trade your firstborn for. Just a game. $80? My guess is it isn’t even close. The average gamer isn’t spending anywhere near that much. Maybe a few times a generation or in support of a certain publisher. Perhaps you’ll splurge at Christmas or when a console launches. But those are outliers. Factor in deals, bundles, deep discounts and what…

With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, I’m partnering with Incredible Dream to give away a copy of A Gentle Rain: Bloom Edition to one lucky reader / viewer here on GamesReviews.com and over on Instagram (instagram.com/noshelfspacecanada). But before you get all the details, let’s talk about the benefits of board games and mental health. Although I wish that playing and reviewing board games was my full time job, it’s not. I work in a fairly fast paced environment that…

Later this month, the live action Lilo and Stitch film will be hitting theatres across the world, and while I find that Disney’s recent live action remakes are a bit hit and miss, I’m actually quite excited for this one. I think it’s that Stitch isn’t supposed to be a real animal/creature that makes this live action remake just a bit more digestible for me. With the release of the movie, you better believe there are a slew of great…

Capy’s Quest is an indie platformer that invites players into a whimsical world filled with capybaras, culinary chaos, and charming escapades. Developed by AVTOSERVICE GAMES, this title is now available on most platforms, offering a stress-free gaming experience (well sort of some levels cause stress) that's perfect for casual play.

At a time when the house of cards that is the old games industry looks set to topple, Grand Theft Auto 6 will send standards skyrocketing. On the surface that might seem like a good thing. It isn’t. We saw it with Baldur’s Gate 3. The “why can’t” conversations. Why can’t big publishers do it if a relatively small indie can? Why can’t RPG makers focus on this or that, instead of this or that. When something hits and hits…

OK, it’s yet another Nintendo Switch 2 article from me, and yet again we are probably going to walk down the “is this all too expensive” conversation. We are one month away from the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, and while I do feel that the costing conversation has died down a bit, it’s likely to rear its ugly head again at some point in the next 30 days. But how popular will the Nintendo Switch 2 be? If…