What happens when the angriest man in gaming swaps his Blades of Chaos for a spear and a Metroidvania map? God of War: Sons of Sparta delivers a perfectly enjoyable retro adventure, but one that struggles to capture the spectacle and fury that define the series. It’s good… just not very memorable.
Keep readingScott Pilgrim EX is a loving spiritual successor to the cult classic beat-’em-up. With fantastic pixel art, an incredible soundtrack and chaotic co-op combat, it’s one of the best modern retro brawlers around — even if some repetition and slightly wonky balancing stop it from reaching the tippity-top of the retro brawler revival.
Keep readingSidney Prescott returns, Stu Macher sort-of returns, and Scream 7 flirts with ideas about AI, nostalgia, and parasocial obsession. Shame the movie itself never commits to the stab.
Keep readingStyx is back after nearly a decade away, armed with new powers, bigger maps, and the same fondness for stabbing people in dark corners. Blades of Greed delivers solid stealth and welcome verticality, but leans heavily on repetitive structure and undercooked storytelling. A fun return — just not the bold one it could have been.
Keep readingHey everyone, I haven’t stopped to write a personal message in a while, but a good Twitch samaritan named SaucySnark brought this to my attention and I wanted to do what I can do make sure everyone is aware of it. Some muppet on Twitch going by the name of wolfsgaminghubb is using my website logo, and appears to be running some sort of scam based on pretending to be me. He popped into SaucySnark’sawesome Helldivers 2 stream…
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With the Xbox showcase just hours away, we might get a glimpse into the future of the Gears series. Until then, lets take a look backwards with my ranking of the best Gears of War games, updated to include Gears Tactics.
Activision just recently announced Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2, a remake of the first two Tony Hawk Pro Skater games developed by Vicarius Vision, a team responsible for Crash Bandicoot and Spyro remakes. For myself this is pretty exciting because I’ve been playing the Tony Hawk games since the very beginning. While I’d…
PlayStation Plus Extra offers a lot of games for a low cost, but with so many to choose from, what’s worth playing? Here’s 28 of the best games available on PlayStation Plus Extra that you can play right now.
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