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Spanning four years with the longest development cycle in the series’ history, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 expectations are high. This co-development has Raven leading the charge on a compelling single-player campaign while Treyarch brings its signature intensity to multiplayer and the fan-favourite Zombies mode. With a blend of...
Diablo IV came out with a bang last year, offering an incredibly polished experience with the addicting loop of looting and upgrading the series is known for. With a few Seasons under its belt and a slew of updates over the past year and a half, it has now delivered...
Formally announced last month during the PlayStation State of Play presentation, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered has finally arrived on PS5 and PC. Developed by series developer Guerrilla Games alongside Nixxes Software, this upgrade of the acclaimed 2017 original is more than a simple coat of paint, and at least on...
In 2015, Square Enix published and DON’TNOD developed Life is Strange released and changed many people’s lives with its intriguing mystery, exploration of superpowers in time-rewinding and, crucially, its groundbreaking depiction of sapphic love in teenagehood. I say this because I was one of those people. Not yet out as the...
The impact that Dragon Age: Inquisition had on the video games industry is still being felt to this day, particularly for anybody in the queer community. In 2014, BioWare created what many considered at the time a high-point for RPG storytelling; an incredible world to explore, compelling companions to spend...
When eight friends come together after a horrible tragedy, you don’t expect a night filled with horror tropes. Do your best to keep everyone alive, or fail miserably and see everyone horribly dispatched. A remake of the 2014 original, Until Dawn comes with better graphics and improved environments. Experience the...
When you embark on a saga of epic proportions, you usually don’t think it will take a long time. But Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven takes those expectations and runs with it. Your journey takes hundreds of years as you fight evil at different ages. Taking control of...
Sonic X Shadow Generations seems targeted specifically to fans like me, and not just because “Sonic X Shadow” is a term I’ve been intimately familiar with since the age of 13. If Sonic Generations is a celebration of the long history of the blue blur, then the added “Shadow Generations”...
You are a teenage girl in love with another girl for the first time—your best friend. You don’t know if she loves you back or even likes you that way. The weight of the entire world is on your shoulders.
Unknown 9: Awakening is the debut title by Canadian developer Reflector Games, as well as the first entry in a rather ambitious multimedia shared universe that is set to expand across comic books, web series and podcasts. Despite being saddled with an unintuitive title that makes it sound like the...
Super Mario Party Jamboree is yet another well-polished, crowd-pleasing, multiplayer game starring Mario and all his friends and rivals, jam-packed with party boards, minigames, and extra modes. It adds a bit more chaos back into the mix, which we love to see, and even a whole new way to party:...
Drova transports you to a world steeped in Celtic mythology and puts you in a punishing situation. Lost in a world that’s supposed to be a perfect paradise, you quickly discover it is anything but that. Adapt to the world and join one of two factions to survive, but be...
