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2025’s Remaining Steam Sale Dates Announced

Valve has now publicly announced the dates of the second half of this year’s planned Steam sales, both major and minor alike. They’ve also revealed the dates for 2025’s Steam Next Fests, those glorious occasions when we can all download tons more…

Gundam SEED Battle Destiny Receives Localization

It’s always a treat when games are made more readily accessible to wider audiences. As someone who has recently been diving into the universe of Mobile Suit Gundam, I was happy to see this week that Bandai Namco announced a localization for…

Darwin’s Paradox Announced at State of Play

Normally, I would cover a Sony State of Play in its entirety. However, last week was a bit hectic, and I wasn’t able to. One announcement from the show caught my eye though, especially related to other news that circled after it.…

GearGrit Demo Now Available

Nostalgia has been a driving factor in indie gaming for decades now. It’s a pleasure to see so many great games expand upon ideas from developers that grew up with games they were exceptionally passionate about. In the case of GearGrit, it’s easy…

F1 Manager 2024 is Free on Epic

Friday, Prime Gaming dropped with at least something interesting this week. Monday, Contraband Police announced its new DEI program, bringing women with its “Crimson Fall” DLC, and idle clicker game Nomad Idle has a demo out now ahead of its March release.…

Split Fiction Developer Releases New Trailer

Admittedly, It Takes Two wasn’t my sort of game. The story didn’t really resonate with me, though I did enjoy the gameplay quite a bit. Split Fiction, the next game in Hazelight Studios’ brand of Co-op experiences, seems to be more my…

Hideo Kojima to Host SXSW Panel for Death Stranding 2

Few creatives (regardless of the medium) are as renowned and subversive as Hideo Kojima. The Metal Gear Solid mastermind truly capitalized on an already impressive career with the release of Death Stranding, and with a sequel on the way, fans are eager to…

Ruffy and the Riverside Gets Demo

I’m always keeping an eye on games that I come across (or that are shown to me) that remind me of previous gaming eras and experiences. Games like Shovel Knight evoked the previous generation of gaming yet found their own success and…

Wizard of Legend 2 Awakens Mystical Co-Op

I’m not usually a Multiplayer type of guy. Certain games catch my attention on a multiplayer scale but usually, I like to play alone. Wizard of Legend 2 however is something that I wouldn’t mind playing with a friend or two. Now,…

Nomad Idle Demo Available Now

I’m late to the party, but idle/clicker games have taken over all of my playtime on Steam in 2025. Whether it’s the tranquil Chillquarium, the tried-and-true Cookie Clicker, or Rusty’s Retirement hanging out on the bottom of my second monitor, knowing that I’m slowly but surely…