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Review : Promise Mascot Agency : Like A Driver

Review : Promise Mascot Agency : Like A Driver

A prominent surreal aesthetic in which heavily filtered memories of yesteryear recall simpler days has permeated social media in recent years. To ground this concept in a video game about an ex-yakuza managing an agency of Japanese mascots sounds outlandish, yet once seeing it in action, it feels meant to…
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Square-Enix Announces Final Fantasy XIV for Xbox

Square-Enix Announces Final Fantasy XIV for Xbox

The acclaimed MMORPG is finally making it's way to Xbox. During the Final Fantasy Festival in Las Vegas, CEO of Gaming for Microsoft, Phil Spencer, joined Final Fantasy XIV Director Yoshi-P, and Square-Enix President Takashi Kiryu, to make the announcement. The official Final Fantasy XIV account followed with their announcement…
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Review : Remnant 2 : Remnants of Greatness

Review : Remnant 2 : Remnants of Greatness

When is the last time a game has surpassed your expectations? Given the exceptional slate of games from this year that keeps on giving, I imagine many would state a very recent title. But while so many games are delivering outstanding quality, did they truly blow you away in such…
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Review : Street Fighter 6 : Hit the Streets

Review : Street Fighter 6 : Hit the Streets

Street Fighter II ruled all. This is often talked about in the realm of fighting games, but it goes beyond what many gamers these days might realize. There was no other game, regardless of genre, that everyone else was playing. It was all about Street Fighter II. Sure, there were…
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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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Preview : Immortals of Aveum

Preview : Immortals of Aveum

We've seen a lot of new studios popping up across the industry over the past few years. Ascendant Studios, founded in 2018, is an independent studio out of California filled with veterans from former studios including the likes of Electronic Arts and Telltale Games. Since 2018 they've grown to over…
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