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Dead Reset is proof that we, as an audience, need to be ready for a return to the somewhat archaic age of Full Motion Video (FMV) games, but with a modern twist, dark, brooding story, and some genuinely impressive body horror that’ll leave you wretching one moment, intrigued the next, and laughing after. If you’re…
Before its official release, I had the opportunity to try out the upcoming project P1: Anchor Light and its bizarre gameplay filled with an infinite loop, anomalies hiding in plain sight, and a memory game in which if you forget, you perish. During my time with P1: Anchor Light, I tried out as many different…
Recently, I got the opportunity to try out the roguelite horde-survivor game Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, from the developer Games Farm, in which I was given access to different characters with the sole goal of surviving the hordes of Hel by acquiring different perks either relating to the certain character I chose or by the…
One of my many appointments during Gamescom 2025 was to be one of the few lucky enough to see early gameplay footage of io Interactive’s 007 First Light. Like many, when it was announced, I was a little skeptical. Did it make sense for the long-standing Hitman dev to be taking the reins for the…
2025 is absolutely stacked for releases, arguably up there with some of the biggest and best years in gaming ever, and it’s still got a fair bit to go. That’s why it’s all too easy to miss a release here and there, especially a AA one, but I implore you, do not sleep on Hell…
There’s no getting away from the fact that these days, if you decide to release a kart racing game that consists of a cast of familiar faces from multiple franchises, you’re going to be called a Mario Kart rip-off. The same thing has happened to countless games in the past, and it happened to Sonic…
Gamescom is THE event to attend every year, now that E3 is no longer with us. Summer Game Fest is catching up, but for now, if you want to get your games out there to the wider world, then the German game event is the go-to event to get the maximum amount of eyes on…
After a recent overhaul of the title, Haunted Bloodlines, I got the opportunity to talk to the developers behind said title as we talked about the overhauled mechanics that have been altered and even added to the game, the numerous inspirations that led to the game, and the challenges they went through with their project…
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with the developer behind the upcoming title Orbyss, which tasks players with controlling a unique ball to solve various puzzles that utilize a range of intricate and complex mechanics that the developer has worked tirelessly to perfect. During this interview, we discussed several topics, including the challenges of…
It’s been a little bit of time since the last entry in the Mafia franchise, with the somewhat maligned Mafia III, and now Hangar 13 is gracing us with the latest entry, and the earliest (being that it’s a prequel) in Mafia: The Old Country. The fundamentals may not have changed; you’re still in a…
