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PAX West 2024: Ender Magnolia balances beauty and brutality, just with fewer difficulty spikes | Interview with Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Nate Hermanson

16 hours ago
6 min

PAX West 2024: Ender Magnolia balances beauty and brutality, just with fewer difficulty spikes | Interview with Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Ender Magnolia publisher Binary Haze talked to us about the "oppressive and dark, but still beautiful" Metroidvania releasing winter 2025.

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REVIEW: Jackbox Naughty Pack gives your dirty jokes a new home in this slight but saucy package

Nate Hermanson

5 days ago
9 min

REVIEW: Jackbox Naughty Pack gives your dirty jokes a new home in this slight but saucy package

It's not the Jackbox Party Pack you break out at Thanksgiving, I'll tell you that.

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REVIEW: PS2-era horror lives again in Hollowbody

Nate Hermanson

5 days ago
7 min

REVIEW: PS2-era horror lives again in Hollowbody

Hollowbody’s blend of PS2 horror mechanics and modern-day anxieties is a different breed of scares.

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REVIEW: Revenge is a dish best served bloody in I Am Your Beast

Nate Hermanson

7 days ago
9 min

REVIEW: Revenge is a dish best served bloody in I Am Your Beast

I Am Your Beast is a bold statement from a team known for making bold statements.

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PAX West 2024: Dread Delusion's James Wragg talks about making the retro RPG I couldn't put down

Nate Hermanson

Sep 9
5 min

PAX West 2024: Dread Delusion's James Wragg talks about making the retro RPG I couldn't put down

Talking about crafting difficult choices for players and a weird world ripe for interesting lore with Dread Delusion's James Wragg.

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PAX West 2024: Heartworm is a standout in DreadXP's buzz-worthy indie horror lineup

Nate Hermanson

Sep 8
5 min

PAX West 2024: Heartworm is a standout in DreadXP's buzz-worthy indie horror lineup

Catching up with DreadXP, Heartworm, and the team behind this Silent Hill-inspired retro indie horror game.

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PAX West 2024: Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland brings back the lost art of licensed games

Julie Cooper

Sep 5
4 min

PAX West 2024: Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland brings back the lost art of licensed games

We played the demo for Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland at PAX a week before the game's release.

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VIDEO PREVIEW: Splitgate 2 embraces modernity to go bigger and better

Nate Hermanson

Aug 17
7 min

VIDEO PREVIEW: Splitgate 2 embraces modernity to go bigger and better

Now you're thinking with portals. And guns. Again.

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Early Access Check-in: The '90s are back in Fields of Mistria's community-driven farming sim

Nate Hermanson

Aug 11
8 min

Early Access Check-in: The '90s are back in Fields of Mistria's community-driven farming sim

Checking in on the 40+ hours of content available at Early Access launch for the farming sim Fields of Mistria.

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REVIEW: The Crush House shows the cracks in reality (TV)

Nate Hermanson

Aug 9
10 min

REVIEW: The Crush House shows the cracks in reality (TV)

REALITY GONE WILD (GONE SEXUAL) (GONE CHORBY) (ALL FUN)

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