Author: David Carter

It cannot be easy to envision what a sequel might bring when we already have a theme park simulator that is on par with Planet Coaster. Additionally, Planet Coaster 2 feels a lot like the original most of the time. Given how much I like the original, that is not always bad. It is exciting and invigorating to add water rides, and the way the options are presented makes even more visual customization both spectacular and intimidating. However, this simulation still focuses more on park decoration than park administration. When it comes to the almost absurd quantity of visual customization…

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Helldivers 2, a smash-hit cooperative shooter, appears ready for a crossover, but which properties might it collaborate with? Since the game’s blockbuster launch earlier this year, users have been having fun conversations about it. The creative director of Helldivers 2 has now voiced his opinions and revealed many intellectual properties that he would love to collaborate with. Johan Pilestedt, the creative director of Helldivers 2 and CCO of Arrowhead, warned against making too many crossovers in a tweet, stating that doing so “would dilute the IP and make it a ‘not Helldivers’ experience.” But he also released a long list…

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I have both good and terrible news for you if you have been living under a rock for the past year and are itching for a Mario role-playing game. Fortunately, Nintendo has released three of them in the past 12 months, including amazing re-makes of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Super Mario RPG. Unfortunately, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, the sole completely original adventure in this plumber roleplaying renaissance, is by far the worst of the lot and an annoying comeback for a series that I enjoy. It clings to the worst traits of the greatest Mario & Luigi titles,…

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Slitterhead certainly sounds like an action-horror game that might be razor-sharp given its intriguing body-swapping system, savage blood-based weapons, eerie Lovecraftian monsters, and the fact that it was inspired by the original Silent Hill. Unfortunately, despite having a good slash-em-up combat system, this time-looping murder mystery set in the neon-lit streets of a fictionalized Hong Kong has a jumbled plot, a surprisingly limited variety of enemies, and uninspired mission objectives that are repeated to an extremely tedious extent. It turns out that Slitterhead is not only an experience that is often out of body, but it also runs out of…

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It has been a while since I played a game that has impacted me, such as Life is Strange, in 2015. It was refreshing and left me thinking long after I had learned everything I could about Arcadia Bay since it told a unique coming-of-age story of a defiant yet frequently shy youngster without coming across as self-righteous or overstaying its welcome. Although there have been a few prequels, side tales, and sequels to the series since then, none of them, up to now, have managed to replicate the enchantment of the first five episodes for me. In addition to…

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I could not stop thinking as I eagerly cut, blasted, courted, plundered, and explored the breathtaking and captivating world of Dragon Age: The Veilguard: “Wait, BioWare built this? BioWare in 2024? I was not convinced these former masters of the roleplaying game craft could create a game like this anymore, especially since Anthem was a complete failure and was followed by Dragon Age: Inquisition and Mass Effect: Andromeda, both of which were just passably good in retrospect. But in more ways than one, assembling my group of fascinating and lovable friends to save the world seemed like reuniting the old…

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Sony Pictures has formally announced the release date of Spider-Man’s upcoming MCU film, which is July 24, 2026. Shang-Chi filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, who was said to be taking over when the Russo brothers took over the next Avengers film, will, as anticipated, be directing it. The new release date for Spider-Man 4 places it two months after Avengers: Doomsday, making 2026 a major summer for the MCU. It is akin to Spider-Man: Far From Home, which came out soon after Avengers: Endgame. Tom Holland is also very busy at the moment because he will be starring in Christopher Nolan’s…

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze was the movie I saw in 1991. Casey Jones was gone, April O’Neil was no longer Judith Hoag, and the Turtles were not utilizing their weapons anymore. It was like returning from vacation to discover that your crush had transferred schools. Simply put, it was not what I had anticipated, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed puts me in a similar situation. I anticipated a simple 3D beat-’em-up that would end in a few hours. In reality, it is a 14-hour light role-playing game with a simple 3D beat-’em-up…

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Kong: Survivor Instinct may be the solution to your question about what the arcade classic Rampage would be like if you had to play as a small person instead of one of the goliaths who crush skyscrapers. At first glance, this 2.5D Metroidvania platformer looks a lot like a Shadow Complex from Shadow of the Colossus, set against the backdrop of a decaying coastal cityscape, where Kong and his kaiju fighters engage in combat. Although the idea is new enough, Survivor Instinct’s simplistic environmental puzzle design and uninspired combat prevent it from living up to the lofty heights of its…

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I will get right to the point because this is a Sonic review: After some time, Sonic X Shadow Generations has grown to be one of my all-time favorite Sonic games. It is a great blend of one of the Blue Blur’s classics with a fresh batch of cleverly created Shadow levels centered around his talents. In a big update to a beloved game, Sega and Sonic Team have learned from their recent attempts, Frontiers, and Superstars, and have discovered ingenious methods to include the greatest elements of those titles. Furthermore, this is unquestionably Shadow the Hedgehog’s best game. Remastered…

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