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March 2, 2021

UnderMine, Digging For Game Pass Gold

UnderMine is a rougelike that looks to combine a Zelda dungeon system with mining for gold to keep your character alive and fighting what lurks in the mines below. Combined with secrets and unique perks, UnderMine is a fun ro...

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Feb. 24, 2021

The Falconeer, Majestic and Somehow Empty

The Falconeer is an accomplishment in many regards. It shows how passion from a single person can go a long way to creating something thats majestic and compelling to look at. But, The Falconeer is a video game at the end of ...

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Feb. 9, 2021

Cyber Shadow, This Ninja Has Moves

Cyber Shadow comes from a one man studio, Mechanical Head Studios. It's a game that pays homage to many different games like Ninja Gaiden and Mega Man. But when a designer pulls inspiration from such a wide variety of games i...

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Feb. 3, 2021

The Medium, Dual Realities Can Also Be Disappointing

The Medium comes from Team Bloober, creators of popular games like Observer and Layers of Fear. The Medium is a psychological horror adventure game that takes players on a journey with Marianne.She is a Medium who can see a s...

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Jan. 19, 2021

Xeno Crisis, Yes You Can Run This Crysis

Xeno Crisis is a throwback to a time when games were not only more simplistic but also ridiculously difficult. Xeno Crisis is kind of a twin stick shooter mixed with a Sega Genesis era soundtrack that will beat you down over ...

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Jan. 13, 2021

Monster Train, 3 Levels of Train Monster Madness

Monster Train is a card based roguelike which tasks the player with conquering monsters and diving deeper in hell. With addicting and smart progression that keeps the player engaged from run to run, Monster Train looks to tak...

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Dec. 31, 2020

Game Pass Game of the Year 2020

Another year is coming to a close that means it is time to pick the Game Pass or Pass Game of the Year for 2020. Our list is a bit different in that we don't play only games that release in 2020 or even games that were releas...

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Dec. 23, 2020

Death's Gambit, It's A Dark Souls De-Make?

Death's Gambit is a take on the Souls genre that has become popular with many gamers. Featuring a punishing difficulty combined with combat that feel weighty and deliberate. But Death's Gambit takes its Souls like design a st...

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Dec. 17, 2020

Call of the Sea, Check it Out My Dear Old Pal

Call of the Sea is a first person adventure game that wants to tell a story while also challenging the player with fun and unique puzzles. Norah is searching for her husband who left on a task to find a cure for a mystery ill...

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Dec. 9, 2020

Unruly Heroes, Rayman Meets A Pig and Monkey

Unruly Heroes at first glance looks a lot like the Ubi-Art era of games and that makes sense considering it has bee created by former members of the Rayman Team. But simply looking like those games is not enough. The challeng...

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Dec. 2, 2020

Destiny 2: Beyond Light, A New Player's Dream and Nightmare

Destiny has always been a game that promised a lot. Developer Bungie always tried to sell it as a game filled with adventure and stories but even its sequel Destiny 2 never hit the stride that was promised. Destiny 2: Beyond ...

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Nov. 21, 2020

Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War Bonus Episode, Will Players Move on …

A review code was provided for Call of Duty Black Ops Cold on Xbox Series X for this episode. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has a lot going against in the sheer fact that last years games, Modern Warfare, really stuck with...

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Nov. 17, 2020

Tetris Effect Connected, Tetris With S-T-Y-L-E

Tetris is one of the oldest games in history but still to this day its one of the greatest games every created. With many iterations on the market from different developers its hard to to get excited about a new version hitti...

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Nov. 5, 2020

Katana Zero, Slow Down Time and Slash Quickly

Katana Zero is a side scrolling action game with a deep narrative that takes the player on a 3 hour ride. Using a combat system that is all about one hit kills and deaths, the player is tasked with taking out their target and...

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Oct. 27, 2020

The State of Game Pass Before Xbox Series X and S

Xbox has pivoted to make Game Pass the reason to own an Xbox going forward. With the Xbox Series X and S launching in just a few weeks, we take a look at the state of Xbox Game Pass going into the new generation of hardware. ...

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Oct. 21, 2020

Darksiders Genesis, War Sometimes Changes its Genre

Darksiders is a franchise that has always found itself taking ques from other genres and crafting a game built around the characters they created. Darksiders Genesis takes this a step further by taking the Darksiders IP to th...

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Oct. 13, 2020

Tell Me Why, But Not Like the Backstreet Boys

Tell Me Why is the latest story adventure from the team Dontnod that brought games like Life is Strange. Tell Me Why features social issues along with a murder mystery that looks to engage the player in puzzles but also make ...

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Oct. 6, 2020

Crusader Kings 3, Are We Dumb or is This Too Complex?

Crusader Kings 3 is a game that knows what it is. The term grand strategy has become synonymous with Paradox the publisher and developer. and Crusader Kings 3 is no exception. Tis title brings more content that the fans have ...

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Sept. 26, 2020

The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan, I'm on a Boat!

The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan is from the team that brought you the campy but very likable Until Dawn on PlayStation 4. Super Massive Games looks to recreate that magic with 3 new stories and that first title is Man of Meda...

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Sept. 12, 2020

Spiritfarer, Hugs for Everyone

Spiritfarer is a unique game that looks to tackle the sensitive subject of death with a layer of happiness and feel good vibes. Tasked with helping people pass onto the afterlife, players will achieve this in Spiritfarer by c...

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Sept. 10, 2020

Wasteland 3, Welcome to Colorado

Wasteland 3 looks to elevate the turn based RPG that has become popular among many gamers. With a post apocalyptic Colorado that is oozing with character, Wasteland 3 looks to tell a compelling story while also being ridiculo...

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Sept. 1, 2020

Flight Simulator 2020, Yo This Game Looks Really Good

Flight Simulator 2020 marks the return of this historic franchise in over a decade. Cory and Basher review Flight Simulator 2020 and talk about its amazing tech like real time air traffic and satellite image mapping but also ...

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Aug. 26, 2020

Battletoads, 2020 and the Return of Rash, Pimple and Zits

Battletoads on the NES is still a game talked about in the year 2020 but now its time to talk about the return of the Ram horned possibly brothers in their all new game for Xbox One and PC simply title, Battletoads. Battletoa...

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Aug. 19, 2020

Halo 3 Campaign, We Finished the Fight

Halo 3's release to gamers was more than just a game release. It was an event for the ages with people lining up outside stores eagerly awaiting to finish the fight that Bungee had started on the original Xbox. Powered by the...

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