Those eagerly awaiting Hideo Kojima’s next big project finally have a date to mark on their calendars. Yes, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has a release date at last and will be hitting all platforms on June 26. It was also revealed that fans will have several different editions to choose from and that…
Author: Hatm0nster
Finding the Fun Again in Skyrim
Ever since Skyrim released back in 2011 and the craze so many of us fell into during the following year or so, I’ve found myself trying to go back every so often to try and recap- ture some of that initial magic. This has, at least for me, proven largely impossible. When the sense of…
Games Leaving Game Pass in March 2025
We’ve once again reached the start of a new month, and that means more games getting rotated in and out of the various console subscription services. This month, Xbox’s Game Pass service is seeing eight more games depart, some more notable than others. Fans will still be able to get them a la carte, but…
What Should Animal Crossing Do Next?
With Switch 2 finally revealed, I find my thoughts once again drifting towards one of the biggest games of the current Switch: Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Nintendo did a great many things right with that one, so many that the game was the perfect thing to get many gaming fans through the lockdown periods of…
Balatro Makes it to Xbox Game Pass, Friends of Jimbo 4 is Here!
Fan of Balatro that I am, I’ll take any chance I can to talk about it. And, well what better opportunity than a simultaneous console launch and free DLC pack? Indeed, as of yesterday, Balatro is available on Xbox (both a la carte and via Game Pass), and its fourth col- laboration card pack has…
Going Even Further Beyond: Seeking Mastery in Games
Since sometime in the fall of last year, I’ve been playing Balatro fairly regularly. When I first started it, I thought I’d only be sticking around until I’d gotten a few wins on the highest difficulty. Yet, here I am still playing months later. It turns out that just squeaking out a few wins isn’t…
Looks Like Activision Got Caught Using Al Content Again
Having never been a real fan of Call of Duty, I cannot personally speak to how recent entries in the series stack up to their predecessors. If the feedback from actual players is any indication, however, then it would seem that modern CoD games are no substitute for those of console generations past. Quality appears…
I’m (Probably) Not Ready for Slay The Princess
This is kind of an odd moment for me, as I’ve never really been one to start talking about a game when I’m not even a full hour into it. However, I’m already feeling the need to talk about Slay the Princess, well at least briefly. I knew this was going to be a different…
Phasmophobia Is Getting a Major Rework This Year
It’s looking like horror fans are going to have a pretty good year in 2025. Not only is Tormented Souls II due out sometime this yaer, but now Phasmophobia is confirmed to be getting some major additions, updates and reworks as well. It’s already impressive what Kinetic Games has been able to accomplish with their…
Metaphor ReFantazio – Journey’s End
Well, it took about a month, but I’ve finally reached the end of Metaphor ReFantazio. While I didn’t like absolutely everything about it, I still have to say that this absolutely was a blast of an experience. I’ve already logged some detailed thoughts in previous posts, but, for a game like this, I feel a…
VIRTUAL BASTION 