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In August, reports emerged that Microsoft had paused development on Contraband, a co-op smuggler game from Just Cause developer Avalanche. At the time, some sources noted that Microsoft put a “hold” on production rather than a full cancellation. But now,…
As a fighting game fan, I’ve grown to enjoy the process. Spending extended amounts of time in training mode learning the timing of memorized button presses in the hopes that, when it really counts, that practice will pay off. This…
The first three episodes of Critical Role’s newest animated fantasy adventure The Mighty Nein, are finally here, and with it comes a new spin on the 100+ hours of the multimedia corporation’s second actual play Dungeons & Dragons campaign. After…
Back in May 2025, Hanako Games announced a successor to its devastatingly difficult Princess Maker style game Long Live the Queen called Galaxy Princess Zorana. After a successful Kickstarter to help fund development, it now has a release date. We’ll…
Roblox is in a tight spot. After years of reports involving child predators on Roblox, the company faces pressure from the public and government to clean up its platform. The company’s solution, announced on Nov. 18, is a cumbersome age…
Not only is Reiner Knizia certainly the most prolific designer in hobby board games, but The Hobbit: There And Back Again isn’t even his first (or second, or third) game based on Tolkien’s book for children. First was a 2010…
I was driving my daughter home from seeing Wicked: For Good last night (a pretty enjoyable experience in my book – the very last shot of the movie is going to stick with me for quite a while) and loaded…
Some people have a great fondness for working in an office. I am not one of them; I consider normalizing work from home the only silver lining of Covid-19. When the pandemic initially sent entire corporate industries home, there was…
Anyone order a free Mafia: The Old Country update? Well, whether you did or not, a free update is what you’re getting. This one’s quite features driven, focusing a lot of challenges and cosmetics, but there’s a few new weapons…
I have a feeling that someone, somewhere is trying to get every ounce of value they can out of a prop rental for a set of four comically oversized manacles. That’s the only explanation I’ve landed on for why Chained…