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REVIEW: NBA 2K24 — A Shot That Came Up Short
This year we saw the FIBA Basketball World Championships held in the Philippines. Top basketball players from around the world including NBA superstars played in our arenas only days prior to the release of NBA 2K...
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REVIEW: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon — Straight Fire at its Core
From Software had done nothing but rise since the release of the original Demon’s Souls back in 2009, and with the gargantuan success of Elden Ring, It seems only natural that the studio begin to return to their roots wit...
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REVIEW: Remnant 2 – Rooter Shooter
At the advent of the Souls-like genre, many attempted to meld it into other subgenres to create something new. Though not many stood out, Remnant: From The Ashes definitely did. Since it’s release, I have wondered if othe...
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REVIEW: Final Fantasy XVI — Eikon May Care
35 Years later, and the fantasy still isn’t final. Though the franchise has continued to evolve in the last three decades, Final Fantasy XVI is by far the most pivoted game in the series and yet simultaneously more ground...
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REVIEW: Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores — Against the Machine
Horizon Forbidden West was a formidable title that was unfortunately overshadowed by a launch year that included behemoths like God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring. Over a year later, Burning Shores attempts to regain our attent...
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REVIEW: God of War Ragnarok — An Ode to Godhood
It’s an immense labor what Santa Monica Studios has set out to do with God of War Ragnarok. It’s not unlike the nigh impossible task of flipping the beloved franchise on its head with God of War(2018) and successful...
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The Last of Us Part I — Too Good, Too Soon, and Too Expensive
The Last of Us made massive waves in 2013 and stayed relevant thanks to the Remastered release and the following sequel. This begs the question – is The Last of Us: Part I even necessary? ENCORE In reality, the story, dia...
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REVIEW: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Shredder’s Revenge — A Homage to our Childhood
Tribute Games is giving us a dose of 90s nostalgia with their release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredders Revenge. It’s a spiritual successor of the hit arcade beat ‘em classic of the same name. ...
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REVIEW: Elden Ring — Spiritual Successor?
Personally, I’ve been a fan of Demon’s Souls since 2009, but it wasn’t until the release of Dark Souls, its spiritual successor, in 2011 did From Software finally break mainstream. It created an entire genre a...
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REVIEW: DEATHLOOP — Groundhog Day X Dishonored
You can almost never go wrong with time loops as a plot device in movies. And though the idea isn’t new, no game has managed to fully capture the concept’s appeal quite like Deathloop. It’s a game that felt ve...
