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Review : Diablo 4 : Glorious Hell

Review : Diablo 4 : Glorious Hell

Diablo is a franchise that holds a lot of meaning to me. Back in 1997, when the original Diablo launched, I had just secured a monster Compaq home computer powered by a 166mhz Pentium processor, and I was exploring all that PC gaming had to offer. Having grown up playing…
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Review : Redfall : Lacking Bite

Review : Redfall : Lacking Bite

Arkane Studios represents two unique development houses under Bethesda's (and Xbox's) umbrella. Arkane Lyon developed Dishonored and Deathloop primarily, while Arkane Austin most recently developed Prey (2017). While they naturally share resources to some degree, they tend to work on games independently. I call this out as I personally believe…
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Review : Dead Island 2 : Rise From Your Grave

Review : Dead Island 2 : Rise From Your Grave

It's genuinely hard to believe I'm sitting here writing a review for Dead Island 2. The industry has seen more than its fair share of game debuts that proceed to evaporate into history. It's far more rare to see a game or franchise that was assumed dead rise from its…
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Review : DREDGE : Cosmic Catch of the Day

Review : DREDGE : Cosmic Catch of the Day

DREDGE is the debut title from a small, four person team in New Zealand, named Black Salt Games. They came together to create polished, immersive experiences that are a bit different than what you might have played before. Considering DREDGE, a genre meld of one half relaxing fishing simulator and…
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Review : Destiny 2 Lightfall : Lighter Veil

Review : Destiny 2 Lightfall : Lighter Veil

Last year, Destiny 2 delivered some of its greatest content in its close to 10 year lifespan. The Witch Queen expansion was a definitive statement from Bungie in that, after many years of ups and downs, they finally got a handle on what makes Destiny tick, and that they were…
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Review : Wild Hearts : Heart of a Monster

Review : Wild Hearts : Heart of a Monster

It took some time for Wild Hearts to finally sink its fangs into my gaming heart. As is the trend with games in this genre, the opening does not deliver the greatest first impression. The graphics seemed wonky, I didn't understand why I was moving around or who I even…
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