It's queer fun for everyone (except Michael Cera) as Jonathan's most potent aspect is finally turned toward profit.

Diversity is strength.

Fighting Force Collection Released: January 23rd, 2026 Developer:   Core Design (original), Implicit Conversions Publisher:   Limited Run Games Systems:   PC, PS5, Switch/Switch 2 (reviewed), Xbox Series If we had a hall of fame for PSX games known more for their demos than their full retail versions, Fighting Force would definitely have a place. It wouldn’t be among the first  round of inductees, certainly not before Intelligent Qube, but it’d get in way sooner than Ninja: S

Code Violet Released: January 10th, 2026 Developer:   TeamKill Media Publisher:   TeamKill Media Systems:   PS5 According to the TeamKill Media, Code Violet snubbed a PC release to protect its protagonist from the “vulgarity” of modders. This sentiment is somewhat at odds with a horny marketing push that includes saucy preorder costumes, a “Sexysaurus Rex” difficulty option, and lovingly crafted jiggle physics that stand out against the otherwise stiff animations. Call me a c

Octopath Traveler 0 Released: December 4th, 2025 Developer:   DOKIDOKI GROOVE WORKS, Square Enix Publisher:   Square Enix Systems:   PC, PS4/5, Switch (reviewed), Switch 2 (reviewed), Xbox One/X/S If a story-driven RPG is in part defined by its villains, Octopath Traveler 0 is utterly delicious . Placed front and center of the story’s first half are a trio of despicable antagonists whose litany of atrocities are amazing to witness. Octopath Traveler has often dipped darker th

Blood: Refreshed Supply Released: December 4th, 2025 Developer:   Nightdive Studios, Monolith Productions Publisher:   Warner Bros. Games, Atari Systems:   PC, PS4/5, Switch (reviewed), Switch 2 (reviewed), Xbox One/X/S My best friend in college introduced me to Blood. It was literally the only game he played, because he thought it was hilarious. He wasn’t wrong - the absurd violence, delirious shouting, and wanton edginess are all so extreme as to transcend horror and enter

Marvel Cosmic Invasion Released: December 1st, 2025 Developer:   Tribute Games Publisher:   DotEmu Systems:   PC, PS4/5, Switch (reviewed), Switch 2 (reviewed), Xbox One/X/S I love a good brawler, and that can only mean one thing when it comes to Marvel Cosmic Invasion - I don’t love Marvel Cosmic Invasion in the bloody least. It’s crap. Suffering from a remarkably worse version of the issue I had with Ultimate Alliance 3, the superheroes don’t feel super . A large part of th

Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Released: November 18th, 2025 Developer:   Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, Feral Interactive, Nixxes Software Publisher:   Square Enix Systems:   PC, PS4/5, Switch, Switch 2 (reviewed), Xbox One/X/S Revisiting Tomb Raider is like looking at a photo of someone taken moments before they died.  Back in 2013, the game industry was only just setting its foot on the path to damnation - Square Enix had dared to release Final Fantasy: All the Bravest

Kirby Air Riders Released: November 20th, 2025 Developer:   Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd., Publisher:   Nintendo Systems:   Switch 2 Kirby Air Riders isn’t a racing game, it’s a racing-adjacent activity center. Part playpen, part kitchen sink, it reminds me of a series classic like Kirby Super Star, an anthology of distinct titles as opposed to a singular experience. This unlikely sequel to Kirby Air Ride takes what the GameCube original did and fills it to bursting with pu

Sacred 2 - Remaster Released: November 11th, 2025 Developer:   SparklingBit, Funatics Software GmbH, Nukklear Publisher:   THQ Nordic Systems:   PC, PS5 (reviewed), Xbox Series X/S Sacred 2: Remaster invites us into an abject nightmare. The world is in tatters, its inhabitants gripped by madness and the furniture to which they might be forever bound. Blacksmiths watch in helpless silence as their identical clones erratically run around them in presumed existential terror. Hor

ARC Raiders Released: October 30th, 2025 Developer:   Embark Studios, Nexon Publisher:   Embark Studios Systems:   PC, PS5 (reviewed), Xbox Series X/S Is it hypocritical to make a game about machines ruining human civilization when you’re a shill for so-called  generative AI? Probably not, but such relativity is at least ironic. It’s also the most interesting thing about ARC Raiders. Extraction shooters are very much in season at the moment, and the not-yet-replaced humans at

Double Dragon Revive Released: October 22nd, 2025 Developer:   Yuke's Publisher:   Arc System Works Systems:   PC, PS5, Switch/Switch 2 (reviewed), Xbox Series X/S Double Dragon Revive doesn’t play as bad as it looks, but that’s not saying much because it looks so utterly  fucking shit. Also, it doesn't play that much better. While the beat ‘em up genre has enjoyed some great modern entries including Absolum, Shredder’s Revenge and Streets of Rage 4, it’s sad to see a staple

Painkiller Released: October 21st, 2025 Developer:   Anshar Studios Publisher:   3D Realms Systems:   PC, PS5 (reviewed), Xbox Series X/S If you want a big thick shooter that’s hard enough to satisfy and simple enough for anyone to get their hands on, few are as much of a pleasure to play with as Painkiller. A classic of the “strafe around a million monsters” FPS subgenre, it’s great for the kind of edgy fun that doesn’t edge you. Not even a refractory reload is put between y

Ball x Pit Released: October 15th, 2025 Developer:   Kenny Sun Publisher:   Devolver Digital Systems:   PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S Mate, Ball x Pit is fucking fantastic! Few games could speak to me as intensely as one that infuses a block breaker game with survive ‘em up elements, a dash of pinball, and a cute city builder for the heck of it. I’ve been hooked on this thing a major amount, its components complementing each other in such a way as to utterly drag me into i

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Released: October 16th, 2025 Developer:   Game Freak Publisher:   Nintendo, The Pokémon Company Systems:   Switch, Switch 2 (both reviewed) Pokémon Legends: Z-A has kicked up some online discussion about whether the series should have voice acting by now, and I think it’s a fair question - not necessarily because voice acting in and of itself  is the issue, but because the lack of it is a symptom of a far bigger problem. It’s a problem that’s been going o

We deserve a better class of criminal. Games we played this week include: (0:16:15) Pokémon Legends: Z-A (0:29:35) Little Witch in the Woods (0:33:35) Ghost of Yotei (0:47:25) Xenotilt --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:49:00) Hacker who claimed to have hit The Pokémon Company seems to have the goods https://www.eurogamer.net/another-devastating-pokemon-leak-reveals-plans-for-future-games-but-its-the-reported-development-budgets-that-have-left-players-stunned (0

Ghost of Yotei Released: October 2nd, 2025 Developer:   Sucker Punch Productions Publisher:   Sony Systems:   PS5 I love  a good revenge flick. From I Saw the Devil to Dave Benson Phillips’ seminal Get Your Own Back, tales of retribution are guaranteed to get my attention. They come in many different flavors, but my favorite is undoubtedly the kind where a gang of bad bastards have done something terrible and a survivor returns to cross their names, one by one, off a list. It

Hades II Released: September 25th, 2025 Developer:   Supergiant Games Publisher:   Supergiant Games Systems:   PC, PS5, Switch...

Don’t forget your pills! Games we played this week include: (0:12:30) CloverPit (0:16:50) Hades II (0:43:30) Super Mario Galaxy 2...

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Released: September 25th, 2025 Developer:   Sonic Team Publisher:   Sega Systems:   PC, PS5 (reviewed), Switch,...

Whether as the hottest new anime character or through mastering ancient arts, Jonathan's gonna crack Japan or we're all gonna wind up on...

Dying Light: The Beast Released: September 18th, 2025 Developer:   Techland Publisher:   Techland Systems:   PC, PS5 (reviewed), Xbox X/S...

Borderlands 4 Released: September 12th, 2025 Developer:   Gearbox Software Publisher:   2K Systems:   PC, PS5 (reviewed), Switch 2, Xbox...

Cronos: The New Dawn Released: September 5th, 2025 Developer:   Bloober Team Publisher:   Bloober Team Systems:   PC, PS5 (reviewed),...

Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection Released: September 9th, 2025 Developer:   Limited Run (compiler), Accolade, Imagitec, Eidetic...