Author: Zach Barbieri

One of the benefits of getting to review games is the inherent need to push past any trepidation you have, any daunting mechanics, to reach a point where you feel you can be fair and accurate with the title. I remember enjoying the first Citizen Sleeper, loving the idea of it and wanting to play more and more of it, but unfortunately fizzling out on the fear I might ruin my run at any second. Honestly, any game with choices and chances might see me stop playing for any reason despite how much I’m enjoying it on the sole basis…

Sony has announced they will be overhauling the way they handle PC game releases, at least for several single-player games the Publisher has brought to the platform. Sony had previously tried to force membership to their PlayStation Network through account setups, something that received pushback from gamers in the community. In the case of Helldivers 2 for instance it was forgone for release only to be required months later, a situation that even caused some players to lose access to the game in certain regions. In the case of multiplayer games, there has been at least some understanding of the…

Sony has announced that they will be cutting PlayStation 4 games from its PlayStation Plus Essentials monthly rotations and games catalog starting in 2026, opting to begin solely focusing on PlayStation 5 titles. A PlayStation Blog post that additionally revealed that the February titles for the service will include Payday 3, High On Life, and Pac-man World Re-Pac included this update to the service, as well as Sony’s Game Pass competitor subscription service. In it they stated: As we shift to PS5, PS4 games will no longer be a key benefit and will only be occasionally offered for PlayStation Plus…

Silent Hill 2 Remake, developed by Bloober team who was best known for Layers of Fear and The Medium before this, has crossed the 2 million units sold milestone as the title continues to exceed expectations. Going on sale on October 8th for the PlayStation 5 and PC, the game was quick to hit the Million units sold mark, crossing the threshold in only a few days. This has been suggested to make this the fastest-selling Silent Hill title of all time though this has yet to be officially confirmed. Konami commented on this success, Stating: Since its release, Silent…

Warner Bros. Games and Avalanche Software have announced plans to launch mod support for the PC version of Hogwarts Legacy, adding a sea of possibilities as to what the Open-world wizarding game might offer in the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41xltDoIoEs The team at Avalanche announced this addition to the game with a 3-minute video presentation posted to YouTube, revealing that players will be able to start using the feature on January 30th through a free update. As of now, this feature will only be available on PC, as one might expect, with no mention of if or when such a feature might…

Skies of Arcadia the classic JRPG for the Sega Dreamcast has received a new trademark, filed by Sega. This has led to hopes from many fans (myself included) that there might be some revival of the series coming in the near future. The new trademark for the title includes bother the Western title of the series Skies of Arcadia, as well as its Japanese title Eternal Arcadia. Both of these were filed on the 16th of January while both were made public on the 24th of January, the website Final Weapon reported. Skies of Arcadia has remained dormant for a…

Team Ninja’s open-world samurai title from 2024, Rise of The Ronin has been officially announced to be coming to steam on March 11th. This will mark nearly a year since the game was released as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, having been published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, similar to Team Ninja’s Nioh from which this title draws many of its elements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-SIU_2lTLo This news was announced via the official Team Ninja X(formerly Twitter) account, along with a trailer showcasing the narrative and gameplay. Several enhancements to the PC version were also announced during this trailer and include up to 8k resolution,…

Upcoming dynamic turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was showcased as part of the Xbox Developer Direct on Thursday. As part of this the question on everybody’s mind, when you will finally set out on Expedition 33 was answered. Originally announced during Xbox’s Summer Showcase in 2024, the Montpellier-based-developed game by Sandfall Interactive title quickly became a fan favorite, drawing from classic turn-based titles while looking and being animated using modern techniques and graphics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6YNycptEzc During this showcase, we were given more information on the story, which will not have a classic JRPG focus on good vs. evil. Instead, it…

The Xbox Developer Direct had been teasing a mystery game that would be showcased during it since the event was announced earlier this month. Several rumors had suggested it would be part of a longstanding Japanese title. We now know this to be true as this mystery title was revealed to be a new entry in Team Ninja’s classic Ninja Gaiden series, entitled simply Ninjas Gaiden 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08vbgX9lpWY This will be the first new entry in the series in over a decade, with Ninja Gaiden 3 having released in 2012 to mixed reviews, shortly following the departure of former studio…

Don’t Nod has announced that their upcoming narrative-driven game Lost Records: Bloom & Rage will experience a bit of a delay, though only by a month. The title, though not officially related to the Square Enix-published Life is Strange, as well as Xbox-published Tell Me Why games that they also Developed and Created, looks to share many of the same characteristics with both titles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGdrd_yxE0M While not a fully episodic title like previous games, Lost Records planned to harken back to that era, releasing in two parts, which were referred to as tapes. These titles were slated to release a…