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It’s hard to have any nuanced discussion about Concord without talk quickly becoming volatile. It’s either unreasonable ‘concerns’ such as characters having pronouns (as any living being does), a constant barrage of reminders from both concerned well-meaning people and naysayers about the dwindling player count or general live-service video game fatigue. None...
Star Wars has finally received the open-world Ubisoft treatment with Star Wars Outlaws, allowing you to roam the galaxy to live out your Han Solo space scoundrel dreams. After the misfire of Ubisoft Massive’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora last year, it is fortunate that Star Wars Outlaws largely succeeds in...
Monster Jam Showdown, what is there to say? I am willing to bet most of us have stumbled onto the show on TV before. Maybe we just left it on and watched their antics for a bit from time to time. It is one of the ultimate guilty pleasures alongside...
Four years after its reveal, Black Myth: Wukong, the hotly anticipated game from developer Science Works is here. It is an action RPG that adapts the Chinese mythology story of Journey to the West, with jaw-dropping views, flashy combat, and animations topped with striking, challenging bosses. It’s understandable why such a hook has...
There’s a lot to love about the idea of visiting another world, one where magic is real and there are monsters to fight and dipping your toes into a game by Hakama Inc. can often feel just like that. Known majorly for the Rune Factory series, this time the team...
World of Goo 2
World of Goo 2 is the sequel to 2008’s World of Goo by 2D Boy. The goal is to collect goo balls through various puzzles and challenges, with unique goo balls that reside in the game’s whacky landscapes helping you on your puzzle-solving journey. The Sign Painter from the original...
I lost my Mum, eight months ago. It weighs on me heavily every day, as I’m sure grief does with a lot of people. I never quite understood the intensity and gravity of that feeling until she passed away. With her hand in mine, taking her last breath, after a...
The planet of Ava is under threat from a life-consuming infection, and you’re the only one who can save it. Well, in theory, at least. Creatures of Ava is a creature-saving game that focuses on non-aggressive combat so that you can cleanse the planet of an infection known as The...
The vapidity, personalities, and other pure junk to come out of reality dating shows like The Bachelorette or Love Island are long-standing in the entertainment industry. So much so that it feels like its own trashy art form, with rabid fans desperate to find peers to talk to engage in office water cooler...
Cat Quest III
Getting overexcited for big spectacle games is too much of a regular occurrence in our industry. Rarely is focus spent on the smaller scoped but incredibly well-executed projects. We need to go back to our roots. We need to give flowers to simple and clean games, much like the wise,...
Most of us need a good dose of therapy these days, and one can only imagine just how much therapy a blood-sucking creature of the night might need after living for hundreds (or even thousands) of years. Every vampire needs a therapist, most media makes that pretty clear, and Vampire...
SteamWorld Heist 2 invites us back into a steampunk universe of mechanised mayhem, now set against the backdrop of the swashbuckling Great Sea. As Captain Quincy Leeway, players must navigate treacherous waters, strategise ricochet shots, and manage a diverse crew of Steambots in a quest to uncover the mystery behind...
