Imagine you are an overnight clerk at a convenience store tasked with running the store while saving the world from otherworldly doppelgangers that are bent on causing general mayhem and destruction. Welcome, then, to Shift at Midnight, a new indie title with a retro look and strange appeal that can be played alone or with…
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Can You Escape the Backrooms? (Because I Couldn’t)
Never let it be said that, although I live comfortably outside the loop, I don’t know what’s going on inside it, especially when it comes to gaming. Now, am I keeping up with every single new trend that surfaces? Eh…probably not. Okay, okay, definitely not. Case in point, this whole “backrooms” phenomenon that’s become a…
Don’t Hang Up on The Call of the Elder Gods
Upon loading up The Call of the Elder Gods for the first time, I was asked if I had played its predecessor, 2020’s Call of the Sea. I had not, and I must admit that there came a point in The Call of the Elder Gods where I wish I had. After I completed it,…
My “Awardees” from Summer Game Fest Plus, 2026
Excepting a few key players (lookin’ at you, Devolver Digital), the week/weekend of Summer Game Fest has come and gone, and now we wait for the waves to settle. While I wouldn’t say I’ve been reeling over any particular announcement, several moments have embedded themselves in the back of my head, not the least of…
TES IV: Oblivion — Guess Who’s Back…Back Again…
I will readily admit that I am an imperfect human being. I sometimes choose form over function, I tend to bite off more than I can chew, and I’m terribly prone to distraction. While these (and many other flaws) do manifest in real life, they are more than painfully obvious in my video game life,…
Xbox Might Add Another Tier to Game Pass
It’s hard to tell what exactly the game plan is with Xbox. For the past few years, it seemed as though it was looking to exit the console space entirely, especially with the “Everything is an Xbox” campaign they were running last year. Yet, now that campaign has been very quickly and quietly retired with…