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(Not) E3 2022 is here for a week of reveals and chaos!
It's that time of year again. The birds are singing, the video game marketers are scrambling. It's (Not) E3 2022 time! Full schedule inside!

Nate Hermanson
Jun 8, 20224 min read


REVIEW: Moonglow Bay serves sizzling seafood with a side of community restoration
Moonglow Bay's story about healing a community is exceptional. But the gameplay is far from perfect.

Nate Hermanson
Feb 28, 20227 min read


REVIEW: Learn to love the grime with Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator
What do you know about THE GRIME? We have lived it. We have loved it.

Nate Hermanson
Feb 12, 20226 min read


REVIEW: We need to talk about Sifu.
Sloclap's Sifu comes with some cultural baggage and lacks punch in its narrative, but offers a hard-hitting combat system.

Nate Hermanson
Feb 6, 20229 min read


REVIEW: Century: Age of Ashes is a breath of fresh air in F2P gaming
We have some notes... but this free-to-play dragon battler has a solid gold foundation.

Nate Hermanson
Feb 4, 20227 min read


REVIEW: Despite being a Jack Axe at times, Jack Axe is a satisfyingly difficult indie platformer
Jack Axe is a tough but gratifying platformer. Non-masochists need not apply.

Nate Hermanson
Jan 31, 20226 min read


Video Games Are Good 2021 Game of the Year Award Revealed!
Video games are good. We started our site around that simple concept and now it's time to name our top game of 2021.

Nate Hermanson
Jan 29, 20222 min read


Early Access Check-in: Meet us in the conversation pit with The Anacrusis
The Anacrusis is packed with potential and we're on board with its retro spaceship setting and alien horde adventures.

Nate Hermanson
Jan 28, 20227 min read


REVIEW: The Good Life is the friends you make along the way
The Good Life isn't for everyone, but it has classic Swery charm, disarming many frustrations with its sheer quirk and originality.

Nate Hermanson
Jan 17, 20229 min read


REVIEW: Gleefully fight fires in a tiny adorable package with Nuclear Blaze
Nuclear Blaze isn't just blowing smoke. From the lead dev behind Dead Cells, this short, compelling firefighting experience brings the heat.

Nate Hermanson
Jan 10, 20225 min read


REVIEW: Jackbox Party Pack 8 is the best the series has seen in a while
The leaves on the trees dress up in fiery shades. The wind carries a chill and goosebumps prickle up your arms. Jackbox Games emerges.

Nate Hermanson
Nov 28, 20219 min read


Announcing the VGG Game of the Year Nominees!
It's that time of year! Game of the Year is here and we're announcing our list of nominees. Watch (or read) the exciting announcement!

Nate Hermanson
Nov 22, 20215 min read


Video Games Are Good 3.0 is here!
video games are good 2.0 was a visual reboot. video games are good 3.0 is a STATE OF MIND reboot. Also merch and Patreon. Learn more inside!

Nate Hermanson
Nov 20, 20213 min read


ANNOUNCING: The VGG Cozy Gamers Campout
Move over, Geoff Keighley — VGG is entering the gaming events arena. Join us in celebration of the first anniversary of our website!

Nate Hermanson
Nov 13, 20212 min read


REVIEW: Daniel Mullins pulls the rug out in card-battling Inscryption
In an industry that operates so heavily under tradition, games like the horror deck builder Inscryption come along and shake you awake.

Nate Hermanson
Nov 7, 20218 min read


Early Access Check-In: Making money and changing lives in Honey, I Joined a Cult
Will it be a business sim cult classic or a Space-Fish-like flop? Read our thoughts on the Early Access period for Honey, I Joined a Cult.

Nate Hermanson
Nov 1, 20214 min read


REVIEW (sort of): Monster Harvest reaches for the stars, ends up stuck in the mud
Monster Harvest drew from some of the greats, but unfortunately, it wasn't ready to see the light of day — let alone steal the spotlight.

Nate Hermanson
Oct 25, 20216 min read


REVIEW: A delicate dance of romance and revolution — Ambition: A Minuet in Power
Wield your influence, sexuality and keen listening as you sell valuable secrets and navigate revolution igniting in the streets of France.

Nate Hermanson
Oct 22, 20216 min read


REVIEW: Astria Ascending rests its hat on JRPG tradition... for better or worse
Astria Ascending sticks to the traditions of the JRPG genre and its 90s classics, but not always in a good way.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 27, 20218 min read


REVIEW: Boomerang X is a three-hour adrenaline ride
Light, breezy, action-packed controlled chaos? Yes please! Boomerang X is a thrilling achievement as DANG!'s debut release.

Nate Hermanson
Sep 17, 20215 min read
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