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Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:00:38 +0000

Life is Strange gained a passionate fanbase following one of the most memorable stories in video games upon its release in 2015. Max and Chloe are synonymous with the medium’s most emotional, effective narratives since its inception. Since then, we’ve experienced relatively good entries in the spin-offs and prequels that repackage the experience of the original. Storywise, however…

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Darkest Dungeon 2 (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:00:39 +0000

Style wins out in a lot of cases when it comes to video games. Fun gameplay is essential, but for games that really carve out their own world and encapsulate the player in a unique experience, other shortcomings are easier to overlook. That’s the case with Darkest Dungeon 2, the follow-up to Red Hook Studios’ popular Rogue-lite that embraces the dark and asks players to give into eerie theming and…

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EA Sports College Football 25 (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:00:01 +0000

It’s been a long wait, but we’ve returned to the college football world on PC and consoles. Following a lawsuit in the mid-2010s, the long-running EA NCAA College Football franchise was halted. Now, in the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) era for collegiate sports, players are able to be compensated for appearing in a video game. There’s so much to be excited about, but plenty of folks…

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Planet Zoo: Console Edition (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:00:49 +0000

Planet Zoo launched in 2019 for PC – to a joyous player base eager to hop back into a proper zoo sim for the first time since the 2000s. Developer Frontier Developments had previously translated the PC version of their other sim title, Planet Coaster, to console with great success, so the announcement of Planet Zoo: Console Edition made sense. With deeper systems to consider than its theme park…

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Xbox Adds Titles to Free Play Days for April 2024

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:00:21 +0000

Xbox adds titles every so often to a feature of its digital store titled Free Play Days. As you might imagine, these are days when Xbox owners can try a game out for free. A great array of titles will join the temporary offering for a limited time, allowing players to check out the featured games from Thursday, April 11 at 12:01 a.m. PDT until Sunday, April 14 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Here’s what you…

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