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Balan Wonderwold Demo is a Disappointing Co-op Experience
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Cyberpunk 2077: The Good, The Bad, and The Buggy
The oft-delayed Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the biggest games of 2020. But with a big launch comes big hype. In the few weeks since its release, developer CD Projekt...Read More
Spelunky 2 Wants You to Die, Hades Wants You to Win
Back in 2012 I was blown away by Spelunky, a slick yet simple roguelike platformer with colorful art that masked a brutally challenging experience. Every run begins the same. Armed...Read More
Five New Digital Board Game Adaptations You Need to Play in 2020
Playing video games with friends online has never been easier. Yet it still doesn’t compare to gathering around a table to throw dice, move miniatures, and build empires of cards....Read More
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is Still a Great RPG Nearly a Decade Later
Eight years ago the now infamously defunct 38 Studios released their first and only game. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was a big-budget single player RPG. It was created as a...Read More
Crucible First Impressions: Fun Characters and Glaring Issues
Amazon Games’ first published title sinks into a familiar space in recent years: the free-to-play online hero shooter. To its credit, Crucible doesn’t try to remake Overwatch. Nor does it...Read More
Opinion: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Local Co-op is Frustratingly Limited
I was the first person to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons in my house. I didn’t realize the power that would be bestowed upon me as the island’s primary resident...Read More
