Assassin's Creed Shadows and Nintendo's Switch 2 Business Case (It's Zelda and Pokémon)
Release Date: 04/15/2025
How You Dune? Awakening?
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Dune: Awakening is a spice-y survival RPG, and we've got some highlights from Summer Showcase season and Steam Next Fest!
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a J'RPG
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An emotionally devastating JRPG from France solidifies itself as a serious GOTY contender. PLUS: some thoughts on turn-based games as a whole.
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Oblivion Remaster and Why Games Journalism Matters
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The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion has finally received its rumored Remaster! PLUS: Polygon has been sold, and much of its staff laid off, so we do a crash-course in why games journalism matters.
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Blue Prince and Canadian Tax Credits
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Blue Prince is our first must-play game of the year! PLUS: Tax credit changes in Québec threaten the dev scene in one of Canada's most populous provinces.
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Assassin's Creed Shadows and Nintendo's Switch 2 Business Case (It's Zelda and Pokémon)
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Assassin's Creed Shadows is a nerd game for history nerds, and we liked it! PLUS: the business case for the Nintendo Switch 2.
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Split Fiction & R.E.P.O.: A Co-op Double Feature
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Split Fiction reaches for new heights after the success of It Takes Two! Plus: R.E.P.O. joins the likes of Lethal Company, Among Us, and Phasmophobia as high-quality content bait. Honourable Mentions: The Pit, Triangle Strategy, and how to plan a wedding.
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We Threw a Grenade Into the World of Warcraft Community
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We finally play the final game in SuperGiant Games catalogue: Pyre! Plus, Trevor drops a bit of a bomb into the World of Warcraft competitive scene. Trevor's Video Essay: Reddit Thread + Spreadsheet:
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Avowed and Starfield: A Tale of Two Studios
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Avowed is the awesome new RPG from Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity devs, and it's so good it has us asking: What's the deal with Bethesda Game Studios?
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Ender Magnolia and a Game About Digging a Hole
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A rare double feature! The hit new metroidvania, ENDER MAGNOLIA, and a Game About Diggign A Hole, which is exactly what it sounds like.
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Hyper Light Breaker Broke Some Rules
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Hyper Light Breaker is a rough start to what we trust will become a fantastic roguelite. PLUS: how video games teach us how to play them.
info_outlineAssassin's Creed Shadows is a nerd game for history nerds, and we liked it! PLUS: the business case for the Nintendo Switch 2.