Month: May 2022

Dune: Spice Wars Early Access reviewed by Leana Hafer on PC. Overall, I’m very impressed so far with Dune: Spice Wars. There are some balancing issues with the victory conditions and espionage mechanics, as well as the kind of minor bugs you’d expect from early access, but it’s a layered, clever, generally well-balanced RTS with
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Galactic Civilizations 4 reviewed on PC by Kris Cornelisse. After completing a few campaigns I’m left struggling to find reasons to come back to Galactic Civilizations IV. What few new ideas it brings to the space 4X genre prove to be poorly implemented and ultimately uninteresting, with promising features like Sectors and Galactic Challenges missing
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Rogue Legacy 2 feels like a reimagined version of the 2013 original with the benefit of more time, money, and hindsight of how the roguelite genre has evolved over the years. Rogue Legacy 2 review by Mitchell Saltzman, played on PC. Also available on Xbox platforms. #IGN #Gaming
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Trek to Yomi reviewed by Travis Northup on PC, also available on Xbox and PlayStation. Trek to Yomi is a brief but captivating journey that’s like playing through a monochromatic Japanese movie, and that excellent presentation is enough to carry it even though it falls short in most other respects, including combat that is one-note
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Gear up for the next chapter in your Halo Infinite multiplayer journey with Lone Wolves: Season 2 – available now as part of Halo Infinite’s free-to-play multiplayer on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11, and Steam. Starting today, players can jump in with fresh content including new maps, modes, themed limited-time events, and an
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Summary Trek To Yomi is a game that draws massive inspiration from the so-called chanbara eiga, something most of us simply know as samurai oldies from the 60s and 70s. Since we chose to realize Trek to Yomi as a black-and-white game, it was important to develop an adequate relationship between light and shadow. Trek
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Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
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If you’re a fan of classic samurai movies, there’s a lot to love about Trek to Yomi. It’s a katana-swiping side-scroller with a worthwhile story that does a magnificent job of distilling old school Japanese cinema into video game form. But while it never stopped blowing me away aesthetically, the things you’re actually doing in
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