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ANNOUNCING: The Video Games Are Good 2023 GOTY Nominees
In a year marked by incredible quality for video games, we had to up our list from the usual nine to 10 Game of the Year nominees.
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Nate Hermanson
- Oct 30, 2023
- 8 min
REVIEW: Wizard with a Gun shoots, loops, and crafts a satisfying solo and co-op experience
We played Wizard with a Gun in two-player co-op. Its gameplay loop and sandbox allow for fun experimentation across the board.
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Nate Hermanson
- Oct 23, 2023
- 9 min
Mirthwood looks to level up life sims with RPG elements - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview
Mirthwood brought its first-ever playable demo to PAX West and solidified its place as a life and farming sim game worth watching.
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Nate and Julie
- Oct 22, 2023
- 1 min
ANNOUNCING: 2023 VGG Campout theme revealed
Watch the reveal video for the 2023 VGG Campout 24-hour stream event! Coming to Twitch on November 18.
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Nate Hermanson
- Oct 16, 2023
- 8 min
World of Horror developed "low and slow" heads to 1.0 release - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview
Palms sweaty, pulse racing. The typical PAX West experience? Or the result of playing the demo for World of Horror?
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Nate Hermanson
- Oct 9, 2023
- 8 min
Narrative RPG Long Gone Days centers humanity in a time of war - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview
As Long Gone Days approached its October release date, we talked with Lead Programmer Camilo Valderrama at PAX West.
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Nate Hermanson
- Oct 8, 2023
- 8 min
REVIEW: Bilkins' Folly combines professorial puzzles with Monkey Island shenanigans beautifully
X marks the spot, and Bilkins' Folly HITS the spot with its delightful treasure-hunting and puzzles.
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Nate Hermanson
- Oct 1, 2023
- 7 min
Fight Crab 2's physics-based action delivers a welcoming chaos - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview
Two crabs enter the arena... but only one can leave victorious. We talked with PLAYISM at PAX West about the absurd brawler Fight Crab 2.
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Nate Hermanson
- Sep 28, 2023
- 8 min
Demonschool delivers a more active tactics RPG experience - PAX West 2023 hands-on/interview
Necrosoft Games Founder and Director Brandon Sheffield schooled us in all things Demonschool at PAX West 2023.
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Nate Hermanson
- Sep 27, 2023
- 8 min
REVIEW: Dino farm sim Paleo Pines is creative, cute, and clunky
There's nothing prehistoric about Paleo Pines' fresh ideas, but the execution isn't always dino-mite.
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