The time has finally come for this year’s Call of Duty game and this year continues the story of the Black Ops sub-franchise with Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. This year’s game offers a lot for fans to sink their teeth into with the co-op campaign, multiplayer, Zombies, and a new addition to the…
One of the biggest surprises that came out of “E3 season” in June was Lego Horizon Adventures. There have been many Lego games over the years covering a wide variety of properties but no one expected we would see Aloy’s journey in Lego form. After going through the game and seeing how Aloy’s world transformed…
Recently Ubisoft released both the 2025 version of Just Dance as well as making their debut on VR platforms with Just Dance VR: Welcome to Dancity. I have spent time with each version and have come away impressed with what Ubisoft has had to offer. I played the 2025 version of Just Dance on my…
Flowstone Saga immediately grabbed my attention when I saw that not only is it a love letter to 16-bit JRPGs, but it also has a really unique twist on combat. The combat in Flowstone Saga revolves around you playing a game of Tetris and, no, I’m not kidding. This seemingly bizarre combination works really well…
Rise of the Ronin takes place in 19th century Japan, where citizens find themselves in struggles with foreign influence and the changing landscape of the world. The Shogunate has ruled over Japan for over three centuries, but the Black Ships of the West threw everything into chaos. One samurai must navigate a political minefield between…
Years ago, Nintendo developed a fun formula for a family-friendly shooter. The development team named it Splatoon, and it has become a very successful franchise. Square Enix noticed Splatoon’s success and decided to see if their development team could replicate it. The result of that experiment has arrived with Foamstars. Foamstars features both single and…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III continues the Modern Warfare storyline in interesting ways. The development team at Sledgehammer Games took a new mission design approach, adding a bit of multiplayer flavor to the campaign. To be clear, the campaign remains single-player only. Some concepts, such as changing the loadout in multiplayer, now appear in single-player…
NetherRealm Studios surprised everyone when they unveiled Mortal Kombat 1. Mortal Kombat is a popular franchise. Mortal Kombat 1 is an origin story for the franchise and its characters. It has an exceptionally well-written story, some secondary stories to go through with its “Invasions” mode, the classic towers that previous games have had, and more.…
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