Tag: Virtual Bastion

Spooktober 2025: The Alters and Deadline Dread

Released earlier this year, The Alters is an intriguing game. Part exploration/discovery, part survival, part base-builder, it puts players in the shoes of a “lone wanderer” of a different sort. Admittedly, it pushes the boundaries of Spooktober, as it’s not particular scary. Or…is it? Being stranded alone on an alien world could be considered quite…

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Pokemon Legends Z-A Is Looking Rough, and It Really Shouldn’t

I’ve long been of the opinion graphics don’t really matter, certainly not of much as they used to. You could have the most realistic or high fidelity game ever made and it’d still be garbage if the gameplay is no good (see: The Callisto Protocol). However, this isn’t to say that visuals don’t matter at…

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Spooktober 2025: The Terrifying Brilliance of RE7’s Video Tapes

It might be because I’ve been playing and discussing games for so long now, but I find myself wandering back to the same games every time the spooky season rolls around. I play new stuff constantly, horror games included, but I suppose it just takes a lot for something to really stick now. Anyway, I…

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Spooktober 2025: Resonance – Moondrop

In the not-too-distant past, I completed my first ever FNAF game: Security Breach, and its DLC, Ruin. While probably not the best entry points for the series as far as understanding its lore and characters goes, I found the experience to be mostly enjoyable and suitably weird and creepy. I was surprised by jump scares…

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Xbox Hardware Mostly Unavailable in Europe

In a past news post, I speculated that Microsoft secretly wants out of the console business and is purposely driving customers away from Xbox in order to make the move less messy. It’s only my pet theory, but I think it’d go a long way towards explaning the baffling string of decisions made regarding the…

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Spooktober 2025: Blue Prince’s (E)state of Madness

Have you ever visited or heard about the Winchester Mystery House? Located in northern California, it’s a massive Victorian home that was built and built onto over the course of more than three decades, from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Its owner was Sarah Winchester, heir to the famed Winchester arms fortune. What…

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Xbox Game Pass Discount Scrapped on All Games and DLC Purchases

With every move it makes this year, my suspicion that Microsoft is looking to scrap the Xbox label grows stronger. Seriously, tell me how any of these decisions make the brand more attractive to potential customers. First and foremost, no good first-party games despite buying up half the AAA industry. Second, the price hikes on…

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