The season of Yakuza news is upon us, and, with that, comes the first formal update on upcoming games from RGG Studio this year. With two games on the horizon – Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name – the conference focused on revealing release…
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Highlights from Summer Game Fest 2023
This year’s Summer Game Fest just wrapped up its presentations with many game new game announcements and gameplay showcases. Summer Game Fest is hosted by Geoff Keighley, the creator of The Game Awards, and this year featured its first in-person event after starting in 2020. With E3 being canceled this year after several key presenters…
Revisiting Forza Horizon 5
I tried out Forza Horizon 5 for the first time last year and completely spaced on writing about it even though I had a blast with the game. With Forza Horizon 6 on the horizon (ha ha) I decided now would be the perfect time to jump back into it and remember all the fun…
The Thing About Mass Effect 2 and 3
Back in November of last year I experienced Mass Effect 1 for the first time after purchasing the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, a collection of all three Mass Effect games in the trilogy as well as most DLC and updated graphics and systems. I was immersed in Shepard’s story, the alien cultures, and the military…
Tears of the Kingdom: The First Few Days
The latest addition to Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda series, and direct sequel to the widely-loved Breath of the Wild, released on May 12th last week. Playing Tears of the Kingdom has recreated the same sense of wonder and curiosity I felt when stepping into Breath of the Wild for the first time despite this sequel…
Tears of the Kingdom Final Trailer!
At the time of writing, there are less than twenty days left until the release of the hugely anticipated sequel to Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Until this final look at the sequel was revealed Zelda fans had very little idea of what the game will entail. As it happens, the final trailer…
The Diablo 4 Beta Experience
Continuing on my small trend of testing out games that have yet to fully release, I tried out the Diablo 4 Beta while it was open for testing in March. For a couple weekends last month players who pre-purchased the game were able to experience both the Early Access and Open Beta phases of the…
Sons Of The Forest in Early Access
It may come as a surprise that Sons of The Forest – a survival/crafting horror game – is one of my most anticipated games of 2023, as I can recall many hours of hijinks (and scares) from its predecessor: The Forest. Since Sons of The Forest hit Early Access in Steam this February and I…
The Last of Us: The Show: The Review
I went into The Last of Us never having played the game or its sequel, but with knowledge of most of the main plot. A few years ago I had figured, with my game backlog so large, I’d never get around to playing it and so I did what any reasonable person would do: turn…
Like a Dragon Ishin: A Historical Yakuza Spin-off
The latest addition to the Yakuza franchise released at the end of February this year in the form of a remake for Yakuza: Ishin; originally published in 2014, but never localized for western gamers. With its new title, remade graphics, and translation, Like a Dragon: Ishin is a game that long-time fans have been wanting…