If you could pigeonhole any publisher, it would be Whitethorn Games. A catalog composed of cottage-core and kitschy chronicles of ordinary people doing (extra)ordinary things, whether it’s the childlike Where The Bees Make Honey, the small-town Lake, or the Pokemon Snap-esque Beasts of Maravilla Island. With a pedigree like that, it’s no wonder that Botany Manor fits in right alongside …
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Appropriately enough, Open Roads has traveled a long and winding path to launch. Revealed in 2020, the road trip adventure was originally being worked on under the Fullbright name, but then Fullbright co-founder Steve Gaynor stepped down following toxic workplace allegations. Then, in 2023, Gaynor revealed he wasn’t involved with Open Roads anymore, leaving the so-called “Open Roads Team” as the sole developer. All of which …
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Team Ninja is a developer that I’ve become quite fond of in recent years, ever since I tried out the beta for Nioh. They play to their strengths, releasing consistently solid titles with challenging gameplay and replay value. Despite this, I was still a little wary about Rise of the Ronin. Its shift to an open world structure had potential, …
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The original Dragon’s Dogma was always such an elusive game to me. I never had the chance to play it when it came out back in 2012, but I always held a sort of peripheral awareness that it was largely considered a monumental addition to the RPG genre. Following an enhanced version titled Dark Arisen, the series remained dormant for …
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Discerning horror fans are aware of Alone in the Dark’s legacy. The original 1992 release was a pioneer of survival horror, introducing many ideas, tropes, and gameplay elements that would be refined by the more well-known Resident Evil series. Given the recent trends of remaking horror classics, it is no surprise that THQ Nordic has decided to do the same …
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While you may be forgiven for thinking that the days of the white-as-the-driven-snow pulp action protagonist are over, our Outcast: A New Beginning Review might make you think twice. If you’re in the mood for a more story-focused game, check out our review of The Thaumaturge. We’ve also previewed Lightyear Frontier, a new craft-em-up that also sees you on a …
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Ah, Pandemic Studios. Playing Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection reminds me of its original development studio, and how much I adored both this team’s work. Known for games such as Destroy All Humans! and Mercenaries, I fondly remember putting in dozens of hours into these games. But those hours pale in comparison to the amount of time I put into …
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This Pacific Drive review will tell you how we get on during our West Coast adventure in this atom-flavored, mad-science romp. If you enjoy this review, you might want to check out our other reviews, like our recent review of Christian Whitehead’s new platformer Penny’s Big Breakaway. We’ve also done a review of runaway sensation Helldivers 2 for you to …
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Personally, I’m glad wrestling isn’t a tired punchline of “fake-ry” anymore. In the beginning stretches of WWE 2k24, wrestling commentator Corey Graves defines wrestling as an art form, and I very much believe him. It’s a theater of grandeur so vast and hedonistic, that you can’t help but be impressed by the ego. It’s a mindset that has brought the …
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Without Nightdive Studios, it’s a fact I wouldn’t be as big of a boomer shooter fan as I am today. The work they do to make the inaccessible, well, accessible is an insane feat of game development. So, it feels like a dream come true that this studio is remastering a game in one of my favorite franchises ever with …
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