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FFXIV on Switch 2 Will Get Me to Actually Do My Dailies Regularly Now

Even as a big advocate for handheld gaming, the announcement of FFXIV's Switch 2 port had me a little nervous. How well would this...

From Vanillaware to Veritas Tales: Yoshio Nishimura on Creating Without Compromise (Interview)

Solo dev stories are not uncommon in the video games industry. What is out of the ordinary, however, are developers who actively go out...
Zhiqing Wan

Pragmata Is the Pro-Human Game We Need in These Dark AI...

I went into Pragmata with an entirely cynical attitude. It was hard not to. After all, here was a story about a mega corporation...
Xiao Qing Wan

Curiosity Is Key: How Professional Collaborations Brought Vampire Therapist to Life...

A few months ago, I worked on a story about the psychology behind sad music. As a food and lifestyle writer, it was well...
Zhiqing Wan
A girl on a man's back.

Pragmata: The Retcon Review

The "older guy takes care of young child" trope has been overdone in media, there's no way around that. I don't know about you,...
Ethan Anderson
Pokemon Champions key art of Pokemon surrounding the logo

I Wasted 2 Hours of My Life Waiting to Play Pokemon...

Pokemon Champions is out now, and I'm sure a lot of you are excited about it but I, for one, shall not be enjoying...
Zhiqing Wan
A man on his knee in Saros.

I Played Saros for 3 Hours & Came Away High-Strung, Stressed...

The first time I came face to face with the Prophet — the big bad of Saros' first biome — I had just one...
Zhiqing Wan
A raccoon holding golden coins.

RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike: The Retcon Review

Being able to enter a sort of flow state is the hallmark of any good roguelite. Play through enough runs, and eventually you become...