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Flint: Treasure of Oblivion (PC) – Review

As the Sweet Transvestite sang, “And when you’re a professional pirate…” Set in the golden age of piracy (minus the bay of the internet), Flint: Treasure of Oblivion plays as a prequel to Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson’s seminal work and character,…

Agatha Christie – Death on the Nile Announced

As a fan of classic mystery fiction, including work by Agatha Christie herself, I love the resurgence in the popularity of her work over the last few years. Microids has done well to create a variety of solid games (though they have…

The Smurfs 2: Prisoner of the Green Stone (Switch) Review

I am a huge fan of The Smurfs. Throughout most of my childhood, I enjoyed The Smurfs cartoons, and I am glad that Microids has taken to reviving the IP in game form over the past few years. The Smurfs 2: Prisoner…

Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (Switch) Review

After reviewing The London Case a little while ago, I was very curious to see what Murder on the Orient Express had to offer. Upon investigating this new Agatha Christie release, I discovered that it wasn’t developed by Blazing Griffin. Instead, Microids…

Agatha Christie – The London Case (Switch) Review

I have grown to love the Agatha Christie games. I’ve always enjoyed a good mystery, and both The ABC Murders and The First Cases were great adaptations of Agatha Christie’s work. Hercule Poirot’s work is never done, yet The London Case makes me…

Smurfs Kart (Switch) Review

A great kart racer needs a few things to not instantly be compared to a generic Mario Kart clone. Firstly, it needs to have solid controls that make racing feel fun, not frustrating. Secondly, it’s crucial that the game features enough of…

Noob – The Factionless (Switch) Review

2023 seems to be shaping up to be a year where I am consistently surprised by the Indie gaming scene. Sometimes, attempts to bring popular international properties into the gaming space don’t go well, such as the Asterix and Obelix games. However,…

The Smurfs 2 Gets New Trailer

I’ve been a fan of The Smurfs for a long time. It always interests me when I see the Smurfs getting new content, whether it is in a movie or a game. It seems that Microids and Smurfs IP owner IMPS are…

Metal Mutation Early Access Preview

When two genres come together, they can truly captivate their target audience. So when I saw the words “cyberpunk” and “Roguelike” put together to market Metal Mutation, I knew I had to get my hands on it. The hyper-futuristic setting coupled with…

Asterix & Obelix: The Ram from Hibernia (Switch) Review

I like a good beat-em-up as much as the next person. I grew up on games like Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, and the old TMNT arcade-style games. I wasn’t familiar with the Asterix and Obelix IP though, so I decided to…