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Prepare to be Tickled Pink Typically, thirtieth birthdays can be a bit somber. There’s the nagging worry that the prime of life is now in your rear-view mirror, replaced by the dour realities of adulthood. ...

Production I.G’s 2014 film depicts the atrocities that accompany conflict and the aversion of people to succumb to abhorrence. An exceedingly fortunate few won’t have to witness atrocity. But the rest of us will be ...

A Yazuka spin-off where you’ll sing, dance, fish, farm, and adopt animals when you’re not looking for your father’s killer. Largely, the Yazuka franchise has eluded failure.  The closest the property has come to disappointment ...

The Yak is back with another dose of arcade-influenced psychedelia Originally named Target Outpost, Dave Ralston and Mike Hally’s Akka Arrh (purportedly a contorted acronym for “Also Known as Another Ralston Hally”) was market tested ...

From the pigskin pugnacious of Blood Bowl III to the sumptuous, 2D sprite work of Octopath Traveler II and Grim Guardians: Demon Purge, this week’s new releases offer plenty of variety. Beyond the dystopian dungeon ...

The Diminutive ’80s Ninja Gets the All-Star Treatment The Diminutive ’80s Ninja Gets the All-Star Treatment Modern remakes of last century’s games don’t always succeed. For every Cotton Reboot! or Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap ...

I’m a cowboy…on steel legs I stride… Twin-stick shooters with roguelike qualities are pervasive on Steam. But with invigorating play mechanics, ample rewards for perseverance, and an aesthetic that balances style with performance, Dust & ...

The best air simulation on Switch doesn’t let you in the cockpit What is the concept? Following in the contrails of Sonic Powered’s 3DS-based air traffic simulations, I Am an Air Traffic Controller AIRPORT HERO HANEDA ...

If you grew up during the 1990s, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was hard to miss. Beyond becoming a fixture for the Fox Kids programming block, the series grew into a pop culture phenomenon, spawning two ...

This week, PlayStation VR 2 makes its debut, offering a significant technical upgrade over the previous hardware. The looming question is whether the peripheral’s software library will be enticing enough to prompt players to drop ...