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Splash banner for video games are good, features the colors white, yellow, and red. The V in video is in the shape of a thumbs up. The white in the top portion of the banner floats upward and away, like a lava lamp.

The key art for Stars of Icarus. A large red starship exchanges shots with a smaller blue starship above a planet. A single seat X-Wing-like blue starship comes to support the one being fired on.

The key art for Stars of Icarus. A large red starship exchanges shots with a smaller blue starship above a planet. A single seat X-Wing-like blue starship comes to support the one being fired on.

PAX West 2025: Muse Games re-enters the co-op space with Stars of Icarus at just the right time

Nearly 13 years after Guns of Icarus set the gold standard for multiplayer games for me and my friends, Stars of Icarus is here to remind us of our roots and bring that wealth of know-how to the multiplayer space with something brand new in 2026.

Nate Hermanson

Sep 106 min read

An in-game screenshot of StarVaders. It depicts the game's combat screen. A wave of alien invaders descend downward through a tile-based grid. Two long snake-like aliens prepare shots that go straight forward and down two diagonals. Many of the invaders have blue shields around them. The player controls a red robot at the bottom of the screen by choosing from one of a few cards shown in their hand.

An in-game screenshot of StarVaders. It depicts the game's combat screen. A wave of alien invaders descend downward through a tile-based grid. Two long snake-like aliens prepare shots that go straight forward and down two diagonals. Many of the invaders have blue shields around them. The player controls a red robot at the bottom of the screen by choosing from one of a few cards shown in their hand.

REVIEW: I never want to stop playing StarVaders

StarVaders burns bright and is no flash in the pan. I can't stay away from it and neither should you.

Nate Hermanson

May 217 min read

Early Access Check-in: Creature collecting goes sports anime in the charming and competitive Beastieball

Early Access Check-in: Creature collecting goes sports anime in the charming and competitive Beastieball

Early Access Check-in: Creature collecting goes sports anime in the charming and competitive Beastieball

VGG's resident Sports Guy has a lot to say about sports anime-flavored creature collector Beastieball. Go figure.

Nate Hermanson

Nov 12, 20249 min read

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

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

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.

Nate Hermanson

Aug 11, 20248 min read

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