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If you’ve played Summer at Mara, you know that the colourful game was loved by thousands, providing a great farming simulation / life simulation  experience. The game was colourful and fun, full of unique and interesting characters. While the gameplay might have felt a bit repetitive as it released in a year full of similar style games, it was still a great experience, and one I really enjoyed. When Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara was announced, I was…

The second wave of Super Mario Movie toys have dropped, and the quality of wave 2 is on par with that in wave one. We saw these at Target in the United States while on vacation, and apparently they are super popular because there were only a few left in total. Thankfully, we have them, so let’s take a look. Each figure in the Wave 2 sets all come with an accessory like the original. Cat Mario comes with a…

O Romeo, Romeo, doth like rpgs Romeo? What about magical anime girls? If you said yes to both, then boy do we have an rpg for you. If you said no to both or to one or the other, we still might have an rpg for you! What am I talking about? Have I gone mad? Yes, because This Way Madness Lies… “Am I in earth, in heaven, or in hell? Sleeping or waking, mad or well-advised?”-The Comedy of Errors,…

This Way Madness Lies, an upcoming indie rpg from the creator of Cosmic Star Heroine, will be available to pre-order starting tomorrow, July 19th. The game is coming out on July 25th. Check out the Nintendo Switch annoucement trailer below. This Way Madness Lies is part of Shakespeare inspired and part Magical girl anime inspired. This unique combination looks pretty good actually. Its turn-based jrpg gameplay with an interesting twist. It even has a slight Phantasy Star vibe to it!…

Disney Dreamlight Valley is getting a brand new free update tomorrow, July 19th. Check out the trailer for the update below along with our thoughts on it. Disney Dreamlight Valley will get a new free update tomorrow, July 19th, called DreamSnaps. The update will include Vanellope from Wreck-It Ralph and a new part of the game called DreamSnaps. In DreamSnaps, there will be contests where you are told to take a picture of something, you do that and submit your…

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been playing the PC life simulation game, Roots of Pacha. Similar to a Stardew Valley, Roots of Pacha is set in the Stone Age, where you play alongside your adoptive tribe to help them move through time. There is an overarching story here, but what grabbed me was the gameplay loop. Let’s take a look. Roots of Pacha has all the things you would expect from a farming / life simulation game. You can…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge will be coming out with DLC this yea. The newest trailer for the game shows off a new Survival mode thats being added. Take a look and then come back here for our thoughts. The new Survival mode for Shredder’s Revenge looks insane. Wow. Whew. Thats going to be a challenge for sure. It looks pretty cool though. Its neat how you can upgrade your characters. And of course Usagi Yojimbo continues to look…

Limited Run Games had a showcase today and..it was awesome! Check it out below and then come back here for our thoughts on the revealed games. Do you like Jurassic Park? Do you like Castlevania? Tomba? Clock Tower? Gargoyles?! GEX?! If you’re a fan of retro games, then you’ll absolutely love today’s Limited Run Games Showcase. The Jurassic Park collection is pretty exciting, though yes its great to see Castlevania Advance Collection get a physical release. Also the return of…

After a hasty court case, the Microsoft/Activision merger has taken a giant leap towards being closed. The FTC wanted the merger to be halted, but today Judge Jacqueline Corley allowed the deal to go ahead. The FTC, she said, had failed to show that competition would be lowered because of the merger. In fact, the opposite is true. She said: “This Court’s responsibility in this case is narrow. It is to decide if, notwithstanding these current circumstances, the merger should…

Cross Tails, an upcoming strategy rpg from KEMCO, is available now for pre-order. Check out the trailer for the game below along with our thoughts on it. Cross Tails is a strategy rpg that will be out soon for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, and PC. The game is available now for pre-order and on sale 10% on the Switch (26.99). And this game looks absolutely stunning! The cel-shaded characters and 3D backgrounds give Cross Tails a…