Resonance: Shrine Battle

If you’ve played any portion of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, then you know it has some pretty great musical themes. And so many of them, too! Different songs play during different events, discoveries, battles, and even changes as Link’s context changes. Day versus night, sky versus. depths, horseback versus walking –…

Embracer Group is Going to be Shrinking Soon

A few years ago, Embracer Group emerged as a new, major gaming publisher and immediately set to work acquiring as many up-and-coming studios as it possibly could. Many were concerned that the organization would outstrip the likes of EA and Activision-Blizzard and become an even worse force within the industry. Well, Embracer Group has indeed…

Untitled Goose Review

Back when it was first released in 2019, Untitled Goose Game seemed like such a unique idea for a game.  At first, my experience with it revolved around seeing partial playthroughs on Youtube, in which the player controls a very naughty goose who gets into all kinds of mischief.  Although the game succeeded in giving…

Hob: The Definitive Edition: Demo Review

Hob: The Definitive Edition is an interesting open sort of Metroidvania where the world has been corrupted by this mysterious purple goo.  During my 20-30 minutes with the demo, I explored a lush environment with the help of a mysterious robot who was kind enough to donate its arm once I lost mine!

Baldur’s Gate Gate 3 Gives Me Hope For the Future of AAA Games

It’s kind of an odd feeling to be having concerning one singular game, yet here it is all the same. Baldur’s Gate 3 has me feeling that perhaps AAA gaming isn’t completely doomed after all. It’s not so much that I expect the game to somehow single-handedly lead the industry out of the darkness or…

The hype is real…or is it?

If I’m being really, truly honest with myself, I can’t remember the last time I felt as hyped as I’m feeling now for two bigtime, upcoming releases: Starfield on the Xbox and Baldur’s Gate 3 on the PS5, both due on September 6th. Just how much space these two games are taking up in my…

Xbox Backwards Compatibility Returns Old CoD Games to UK Top 5

Microsoft recently put some of the old Call of Duty games on sale, and that’s sent at least two of them to the top of the UK monthly best-selling charts. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Black Ops 2 (2012) and Modern Warfare 2 (2009) hit the number 4 and 5 spots on the chart last month thanks…

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope: Demo Review

Several years ago, a bizarre crossover was released, which combined the popular Super Mario Bros franchise with Ubisoft’s Rabbids.  As much as Wikipedia wants to insist that the Rabbids are popular and well-loved, I’ve always heard a different story, and I myself have always found the crazy bunnies to be similar to those yellow Minions…