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My Dream is a Lost Memory is beautiful. Visually, its simple two-tone, sepia-soaked, hand drawn art style penned by developer LeJunes is gorgeous. Thematically, it’s relatable, weaving a short interactive and semi-autobiographical narrative about an overworked, city-living woman struggling to juggle the myriad responsibilities tied to adulthood. Its soundtrack is …

Today, Metal Gear celebrates its 35th anniversary. That was brought to our attention back in April when a thoroughly debunked anniversary website appeared online, purporting to be an official creation of developer Konami in advance of the July 13 celebration. The site was adorned with a massive exclamation point, prompting …

Elden Ring DLC is surely a case of when not if at this stage. What form that takes exactly remains to be seen – FromSoftware and Bandai Namco are keeping their tarot cards close to their chests for now – but the meteoric success the action-RPG has endured since launch …

The Sims 5 still feels very much like a pipedream. The speed and regularity with which new expansions, Game and Stuff Packs, and Kits are arriving for The Sims 4, it would seem bizarre for EA and Maxis to announce The Sims 5 at this stage.  However, that doesn’t rule …

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are just as synonymous with the scrolling beat ’em up genre as they are with ’80s kids TV. The former has enjoyed a resurgence in the past year, proving there’s still life left in a genre that seemed pretty much dead for two decades. There’s …

A few minutes into my American Arcadia (opens in new tab) hands-on demo, it quickly becomes apparent something very strange is going on. Beginning with 2.5D side-scrolling, I play as Trevor Hills, a senior account manager at a corporation called Inac. I’m just about to begin another day at work …

The Resident Evil 2 remake PS5 upgrade, and its Resident Evil 3 counterpart, are the extension of an ongoing trend. As most recently illustrated by The Last of Us: Part 1 – the fully-fledged Last of Us remake PS5 players are set to welcome later this year – nostalgia in …

High On Life has immediately become one of the most anticipated upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2022. It’s a first-person shooter from Squanch Games and Justin Roiland, one of the key creative minds behind Rick and Morty. As a result, High On Life comes equipped with no shortage of …

Playing any fighting game for the first time is always a bit of a messy experience. You’re dealing with new characters and, as is often the case, whole new systems that underpin the combat to give a game its particular flavor – it can be a bit much to take …

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge nails it. I can’t say for certain what the it factor is, necessarily, I just know that I had one hell of a time with a hands-on demo of the game’s earliest stages. I should probably flag how effectively Shredder’s Revenge nails the tone …