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Review: Fae Farm's magic touch is too mundane to shake up the farming sim genre

Oct 2, 20235 min read

Review: Fae Farm's magic touch is too mundane to shake up the farming sim genre

Fae Farm promises a magic-infused spin on the farming sim, but instead makes me wonder if the genre is out of magic altogether.

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Transparent Analogue Pocket: The limited edition handheld console you likely won’t get your hands on

Sep 29, 20232 min read

Transparent Analogue Pocket: The limited edition handheld console you likely won’t get your hands on

I guess I’ll just play games on my actual Game Boy Color and be sad about it.

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Hands-On Preview: Alan Wake II

Sep 28, 20233 min read

Hands-On Preview: Alan Wake II

Alan Wake II looks to be another scary trip to the country.

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Review: Payday 3’s biggest crime is how broken it currently is

Sep 28, 20234 min read

Review: Payday 3’s biggest crime is how broken it currently is

Despite some of the quality-of-life improvements made to the framework of Payday 2, this title needs a lot of work.

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How does Xbox Game Pass Cloud work?

Sep 27, 20233 min read

How does Xbox Game Pass Cloud work?

Are you really able to play games anywhere with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate?

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Review: Lies of P breaks free from the strings of the classic tale

Sep 25, 20236 min read

Review: Lies of P breaks free from the strings of the classic tale

This Souls-Like retelling of Pinocchio shows that being human isn’t always easy.

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A happier outcome: Unity offers olive branch by fixing controversial Runtime Fee

Sep 25, 20233 min read

A happier outcome: Unity offers olive branch by fixing controversial Runtime Fee

It’s going to take time for Unity to earn trust back, but this is a good start.

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Disassembled: Marvel’s Avengers comes to a disappointing end

Sep 22, 20234 min read

Disassembled: Marvel’s Avengers comes to a disappointing end

It turned out that the biggest villain that the Square Enix Avengers would face is time itself.

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You dropped this crown, Re-Logic: Terraria developer donates $100k to both Godot and FNA

Sep 20, 20232 min read

You dropped this crown, Re-Logic: Terraria developer donates $100k to both Godot and FNA

Unity has lost the trust of so many people that Re-Logic is donating to open source game engines now.

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Review: The Crew Motorfest wants to be Forza Horizon so bad, but just can't catch up

Sep 18, 20233 min read

Review: The Crew Motorfest wants to be Forza Horizon so bad, but just can't catch up

In a race with Forza Horizon, The Crew Motorfest comes up a bit short.

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Atari Gamestation Plus gets a release date, remodel, and rename as Pro

Sep 18, 20233 min read

Atari Gamestation Plus gets a release date, remodel, and rename as Pro

Sometimes the Plug-N-Play systems look really nice, to be honest.

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Classic game Wizardry which inspired so many RPGs is getting a remaster

Sep 15, 20232 min read

Classic game Wizardry which inspired so many RPGs is getting a remaster

Fight for your right to party (up for a dungeon crawl)!

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Review: Goodbye Volcano High is full of both discord and harmony in equal measure

Sep 14, 20235 min read

Review: Goodbye Volcano High is full of both discord and harmony in equal measure

What’s the point of dreams when the world is ending?

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F-Zero 99 announced as Nintendo’s next battle royale title, out today

Sep 14, 20232 min read

F-Zero 99 announced as Nintendo’s next battle royale title, out today

Nintendo Switch Online members, as with all 99 games, get the game for free.

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Game developers band together in unity against a common enemy, Unity

Sep 13, 20235 min read

Game developers band together in unity against a common enemy, Unity

Unity just did the impossible: They made game devs all agree with each other.

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Review: Gunbrella mixes Mega Man-style action with post-COVID trauma

Sep 12, 20233 min read

Review: Gunbrella mixes Mega Man-style action with post-COVID trauma

Gunbrella is an all-in-one tool of vengeance and weather protection.

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New study finds the best and worst US cities to live as a gamer with flawed logic

Sep 12, 20234 min read

New study finds the best and worst US cities to live as a gamer with flawed logic

According to a new study, the best US cities for gamers may surprise you as much as the worst ones. That’s due to a lot of omitted info.

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Move over, Sony: Xbox now offers its own credit card

Sep 11, 20232 min read

Move over, Sony: Xbox now offers its own credit card

Xbox Mastercard owners earn points to use on Xbox, like a closed loop.

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Nintendo files new controller patent, could possibly fix Joy-Con drift

Sep 11, 20232 min read

Nintendo files new controller patent, could possibly fix Joy-Con drift

I’m tired of always going to the left while playing Nintendo Switch games.

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Established leaker appears to tease F-ZERO, Donkey Kong, and Peach for next Nintendo Direct

Sep 8, 20232 min read

Established leaker appears to tease F-ZERO, Donkey Kong, and Peach for next Nintendo Direct

Everyone stay calm, but there’s a small chance that F-ZERO could be making a return.

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