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Wargroove, a spiritual successor to the Advance Wars series, grabs your attention with an upbeat, lighthearted story and an easy-to-learn-but-hard-to-master gameplay. Ultimately, however, the game does not do enough to separate itself from the Advance Wars formula to be worth buying. Wargroove was released on February 1, 2019 by Chucklefish, an independent games developer and publisher based in London. The...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeMkgoH2iHQ With a thematic trailer of exploration and civilization combined with the powerful and moving orchestral score, Civilization VI has been revealed. It has been five years since the release of the previous title, Civilization V, and three years since the release of the final expansion, Brave New World. Firaxis Games, the developers, decided to announce the title on their...
Collecting awards left and right, including over 200 Game of the Year awards, Naughty Dog’s juggernaut of a game, The Last of Us, was truly a watershed moment in videogames. The game, which was in development for over four years, even took home the official DICE Award for Game of the Year, making it the official game of 2013. This justifies...
We decided as a podcast that it would be easier for listeners to find what they like to listen to in regards to topics if we recorded the podcasts in chunks versus recording the podcast as one whole segment. This allows the segments to be easier to navigate and will allow us to have guests drop by in the...
Dark Souls is the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy of third-person action games. Mostly known for its punishing difficulty and tagline “prepare to die,” Darks Souls was released by FromSoft on September 22, 2011, for the Xbox but has since been ported to PC and every major console. Possibly the most well-known aspect of Dark Souls is its combat system,...
"The 1143-year-long war hand begun on false pretenses and only because the two races were unable to communicate." - The Forever War by Joe Haldeman It may seem like the battles between the Covenant, the Flood, and the Spartans have lasted for 1143 Xbox-years over the 12 calendar years since the first Halo game, Halo: Combat Evolved, was introduced by...
Once a year after school, Jesuit students flock to various stores to pick up the sports game that keeps on giving. Having received the game early, I'm proud to provide a rather premature review for EA's FIFA 15. Running on the improved Ignite game engine, the game looks better than ever. The game engine which was used in the previous...
Having suffered through the COVID-caused movie drought of what appeared to be a promising summer season, DC fans and moviegoers around the world rejoiced upon the arrival of DC's virtual summer convention, DC FanDome. Because of the cancellation of the highly popular San Diego Comic-Con, DC held a virtual fan event on August 22nd. This 24-hour long event showcased...

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