Outrage! Calls of unfairness and exploitation! Broken features without a day one patch! This is Indiana Jones weekend for the privileged few and conversation has once more tipped towards early access. On the face of it, it’s a pretty obvious ploy. If you want to enjoy the latest game over the weekend, you have to pay a premium for it. If you want to be part of the initial conversation instead of nursing your FOMO from a distance, you have…
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Balatro Deserves the Hype
You saw it when the Game Awards announced its top nominees for 2024. There, hidden amongst AAA games from big name publishers. You saw the comments. “Balatro? Haven’t heard of it. Why the hell are they including a card game?” And frankly, it’s lucky for all involved that the Elden Ring DLC became a lighting rod for the really negative conversation this year. People got to take out their frustration on something not directly related to the games for the…
Read MoreAre We Really Doing Handhelds Again?
Remember the PlayStation Vita? That was an awesome little device. Nobody bought it. Sony didn’t support it. Now Sony and Microsoft are working on new handhelds. We’re supposed to be excited. This time it’ll be different, we’re told. There won’t be any dedicated software. It’ll all be stuff you can play just fine from the comfort of your home. Hell, most of it will be on the Switch 2, if that isn’t just a myth at this point. But THESE…
Read MoreDynasty Warriors Could Be a 2025 GOTY Hit
In a year that’s offering up Grand Theft Auto 6, Death Stranding 2, Avowed, Assassin’s Creed and a new Monster Hunter, Koei’s hack and slash series may not be an obvious GOTY contender. But the Dynasty Warriors: Origins demo paints a picture of a game hitting way above its budget roots. Listen, I know how it sounds. I’ve been playing the Dynasty Warriors games since I got the second one with my PS2. I love it, but it’s never pushed…
Read MoreElden Ring? Astrobot? Let’s Talk Game of the Year
The nominations for this years Game Awards Game of the Year are out and they’re not entirely what we were expecting. For starters, Elden Ring is back. Yes, that’s right, Game of the Year winner for 2023 Elden Ring is nominated again. This time, in a move that has raised eyebrows across the web, it’s the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC that has been nominated. More on that later. Other nominations include Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Black Myth: Wukong, Metaphor:…
Read MoreDragon Quest 3 HD-2D Available Now
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D is available now for Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series, Windows, and STEAM. Check out the recent Square Enix preview stream along with our thoughts on the game. Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D is available now! This new release remakes the classic Dragon Quest game in the HD-2D style. I’m a big fan of this graphical style. I enjoyed it a lot with Octopath Traveler 2, Triangle Strategy and Live A Live. Also I’m a huge Dragon Quest…
Read MoreMore Thoughts From Me: Being Indiana Jones
Yesterday, there was a deep dive video of the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle video game. You can check that out below along with my thoughts on it. I’ve been looking forward to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle ever since it was first announced and we knew nothing about it expect that there was going to be an Indiana Jones game. Then we got the reveal of gameplay and my hype went off the charts. The game…
Read MoreDeath Stranding on Xbox – A Hint at our Multiplat Future
Death Stranding has shadow dropped on Xbox today at the immensely affordable price of £17.50. Buy it. It’s awesome. It’s also an interesting look at things to come. The biggest PlayStation fans are going to quickly point out that this isn’t a big deal. It’s five years old, they’ll say. Besides, Kojima has bought the rights back, so Death Stranding isn’t even owned by PlayStation. This new release is published by 505 Games too, just like the version that ended…
Read MoreIs Dragon Age’s Lack of DLC a Good Thing?
Bioware’s latest Dragon Age is out, and it’s good. Critics have called it a return to form for a series that’s lacked form for a long time. It won’t be getting DLC. Is this a good thing? I’ve seen all the celebrating that The Veilguard won’t get DLC. I’ve seen the five word paragraphs that celebrate the return to a day where a good game could exist in isolation. Buy it full price, finish it, move on. Gone are those…
Read MoreOnly on Switch? Buy Yakuza
Yakuza used to be pretty much exclusive to PlayStation. Now, with its release on Switch, the franchise is officially everywhere. See for yourself why it’s one of the best things in gaming. It’s the kind of success story this industry desperately needs to celebrate. It’s been around for 20 years, starting out on the PS2 and having pretty much a release a year since then. The mainline games are all worth playing, and will offer up hundreds of hours of…
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