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