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When I first heard about Sleep Awake, I didn’t quite know what to expect. The pitch sounded wild. Players take the part of a woman in a collapsing, dystopian city where sleep is what kills you as soon as you drift away to slumber. That alone was enough to grab my attention from the start. Another reason was that it’s a
Read MoreSundance 2026 is upon us, which means it is time to discuss the films we are the most excited about. Last year had a remarkable lineup, including Train Dreams, Omaha, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, and so much more. The 2025 festival also featured groundbreaking documentaries, including The Perfect Neighbor and Life After. It was one of the best
Read MoreStar Wars Outlaws was released in mid-2024 as the first true open-world Star Wars game. It thrust players into the underworld of the galaxy, allowing them to work for syndicates during the time of the Empire as Kay Vess, a new scoundrel on the scene. Outlaws received some rather unfair criticism before its release, which led to middling sales. Unfortunate issues
Read MoreI’ve always been a fan of new and creative ways that developers come up with when presenting 3D platformers. I sometimes worry that when starting a new platforming game, I’ll come across something either too difficult or too long, and thankfully Big Hops fits somewhere in the middle. Big Hops is a new action platformer developed and published by Luckshot Games.
Read MoreMetroid Prime 4: Beyond is a nostalgic return to the beloved series of space action adventures. It is the culmination of more than 20 years of stories set in this universe, with this character, exploring strange worlds and discovering mysterious lore. What immediately stands out about Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is its confidence. It does not rush to reassure players with
Read MoreTisaanah has just won a major victory in Daughter of No Worlds (previously reviewed). With Reshaye’s power, she destroyed the corrupt leaders of Threll and freed the slaves. But there’s no time to revel in her victory in the second book in Carissa Broadbent’s The War of Lost Hearts series. In Children of Fallen Gods, Tisaanah is immediately thrown into a new
Read MoreIt feels strange that Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow, the American adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s All You Need Is Kill, is somehow better than Kenichiro Akimoto’s more faithful and less Hollywoodized 2026 transposition for Japanese audiences. There’s no denying Studio 4°C is an animation powerhouse, but the timeloop has become the most stale and unimaginative subgenre that’s always in need of
Read MoreContinuing the story of its predecessor’s release from only a couple of months ago, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple marks the most fascinating point in the franchise’s history creatively. 2025’s 28 Years Later represented a refreshing shift from the rut of the modern legacy sequel, offering one of the most thematically rich studio films in recent times, with cinematography that
Read MoreAfter a very successful first season, The Pitt has returned for season 2, with even crazier events, more tension in the air, and plenty of “real-life” scenarios. This show became a rare example of a series that creates an urgent need in viewers to continue to watch it and not miss a single moment. It’s almost like we are a part
Read More2026 is an important year for Star Wars; while quieter in many regards, there is still plenty to look forward to for fans. Rogue One will celebrate its 10th anniversary, and the franchise as a whole heads towards its 50th anniversary. Read on to see what is in store for Star Wars in its many forms this year! The Mandalorian &
Read MoreKero Kero Cowboy is a brand new Game Boy Color-inspired sidescrolling platformer developed and published by MetagameMike. In fact, this game is not only inspired by the Game Boy Color games of yesteryear; this title can actually run on original Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance hardware if you purchase this game on the developer’s Itch.io store page. While this
Read MoreTisaanah has been a slave for most of her life, but she has no intention of staying one. She’s worked hard and saved every coin that’s ever come her way. Finally, she has the 1,000 gold pieces that her owner named as her freedom price eight years ago. She intends to buy her freedom, travel to the Order, train until she
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