Ains

21

Apr

By Ains

Featured, Reviews

Review : Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred : The Sanctuary of Hell

With Lord of Hatred, the team at Blizzard is completing the arc they began when Diablo 4 launched nearly three years ago. After spending hundreds of hours with Diablo 4 after my initial review, and really enjoying Vessel of Hatred, I was very excited at prospect of seeing the story…

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14

Apr

By Ains

Latest News, Reviews

Review : Mouse P.I. For Hire : Anything But Cheesy

Dimly lit, grime covered city streets. Torn posters of famous starlets strewn across the brick walls. A dirty smokestack emanating from the local bar's chimney, where crooked cops laugh about their latest exploits. Welcome to Mouseburg. You take the role of Jack Pepper (voiced by Troy Baker), a war veteran…

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03

Apr

By Ains

Latest News

Impressions : Epomaker G84 HE Keyboard

Recently I was on the hunt for a new gaming keyboard. Enter the Epomaker G84 HE. I'd heard good things about Epomaker, and the G84 seem to have everything I was looking for while being more compact and quiet. Let's see how it stacks up. Per Epomaker's site, the spec…

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14

Mar

By Ains

Articles, Latest News

Marathon is the Game I Didn’t Know I Needed

Bungie and I go back a long way. While I never spent any quality time with the original Marathon titles, in 2000 I had my pre-order ready to go for the Gamecube with no notion of ever wanting this new "Xbox" from Microsoft. Until, that is, I played Halo C.E.…

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11

Mar

By Ains

Latest News

Xbox Paints the Future of their Platform

Speaking at GDC, Vice President Jason Ronald, detailed the focus for the future of the Xbox ecosystem. Named "Project Helix" the discussion includes details on chipsets, the software development focus, the future of Xbox consoles, and more. Courtesy of Xbox Wire, let's get into the details. First-Party Console First up,…

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02

Mar

By Ains

Latest News, Reviews

Review : Resident Evil Requiem : The Ultimate Lifeform

Way back in 1996 I raced home from Walden Software with my "big box" copy of Resident Evil for the original PlayStation. Dubbed a "survival horror" game, the new title from Capcom was winning a lot of critical praise from gaming publications, and I couldn't wait to experience it for…

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09

Jan

By Ains

Articles, Latest News

Celebrating 10 Years of Independent Gaming Journalism

I’ve now sat down several different times to express my thoughts on running a small, independent gaming outlet for the past decade. Each time I’ve gotten a few sentences in and walked away. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say. Rather, it’s that I feel such a strange…

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29

Oct

By Ains

Reviews

ARC Raiders : Pre-Launch Preview Event

I've now played ARC Raiders during four different events this year. Each time, I come away more impressed and craving more time with the game. As someone who spends an inordinate amount of time on multiplayer games every week, I often talk about games having that "just one more" feeling.…

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11

Sep

By Ains

Latest News, Reviews

Review : Borderlands 4 : Can’t Hold Me Down

Everyone has at least a couple of gaming franchises that mean more to them than most. For me, Borderlands sits near the top of the list. When the original released, I gamed daily with an old friend group I cherished, and, by time the sequel arrived in 2012, my entire…

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27

Aug

By Ains

Articles, Latest News

Hands-On Preview : The Outer Worlds 2

While it may not feel like it, it's been nearly six years since Obsidian Entertainment released The Outer Worlds. I enjoyed the original immensely though, like others, I had wished the scope was a little more vast and the combat was more polished. Given Obsidian later confirming that entire locations…

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29

Jul

By Ains

Latest News, Reviews

Review In-Progress : Grounded 2

Released in early access in July of 2020 and often referred to as "Honey I Shrunk the Kids, the game," Obsidian Entertainment's Grounded represented a unique survival crafter. After a couple years of additional development and expansion, it released fully in late 2022, and later on additional platforms in 2024.…

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23

Jul

By Ains

Latest News

Wuchang Fallen Feathers : Beginners Guide

Wuchang Fallen Feathers, developed by Leenzee Games and set in the late Ming dynasty, is a deep Soulslike. However, it features several gameplay and character build systems that are unique and offer their own flavor. At the outset it can be a little confusing but worry not as we are…

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03

Jul

By Ains

Articles, Latest News

Xbox’s Latest Layoffs : The Full Summary

While rumors began circulating of impending layoffs at Microsoft last week, which we saw the culmination of yesterday, I wanted to wait until we knew the exact details and full breadth before typing it up. As tends to happen, speculation has run rampant and the details are often lost or…

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28

Jun

By Ains

Latest News, Summer Game Fest Coverage

Preview : ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard

Yet another title we got to check out at Summer Game Fest was ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard. Sometimes described as "Portal with paint," ChromaGun released in 2016 to fair reviews and was later followed by ChromaGun VR in 2019. With the sequel, a pleasant surprise given a near decade since…

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24

Jun

By Ains

Latest News, Summer Game Fest Coverage

Preview : Mouse P.I. for Hire

One of the titles I was most looking forward to at Summer Game Fest was Mouse P.I. for Hire. Originally shown in late 2023, developers Fumi Games and Playside Studios brought the latest trailer to the Summer Game Fest Showcase, and I was fortunate to get a behind-the-doors look at…

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