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The Last Caretaker Is Great for the Ideal Player, but Not Me — Early Access Preview

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November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM

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The Last Caretaker has its moments, but the bugs, poor combat, slow progression, and lack of direction really threw @johnhansen.bsky.social off from enjoying the game. Check out his preview of the game.

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Survival games have always been hit-or-miss for me. On the one hand, I have put tons of hours into Minecraft,

Our 2025 Game Awards winner predictions!!- Community Kitchen

November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM

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The Game Awards are right around the corner, so let's look through all the nominees and predict who wins in all the categories*

*Besides esports and content creator areas

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A Pizza Delivery Review (PC): A Lonely Drive Down Memory Lane

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November 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM

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A Pizza Delivery is a game that has a good narrative, but the bugs and jankiness it also houses bring down the experience a bit. Read @amusemeforever.bsky.social's review:

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Everyone comes to video games for a different reason, but escapism may be the term you hear thrown around the

Is Xbox facing ANOTHER price hike?!- Community Kitchen

November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM

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Rumors are swirling about yet another price increase for Xbox consoles incoming. @kloonair.bsky.social and @seraphteran.bsky.social discuss the situation:

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Kristala Preview (PC): The Cat’s Meow

November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM

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Kristala is an upcoming Souls-like where you play as a cat. While it has most of what you expect from a game like this, the current technical state of the game is quite down in the lead-up to its 1.0 release. Read Augusto's early access preview below:

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2026 is set to be quite a year for Souls-likes, with sequels to Nioh, Lords of the Fallen, Mortal Shell,

The Octopath Traveler 0 Demo is Everything I wanted

November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM

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Octopath Traveler 0 is just around the corner and @seraphteran.bsky.social says the demo has shown just about everything it needs to sell itself to him. Read his demo impressions below:

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Octopath Traveler 0 has a free demo available on Switch, PS5, PC, and Xbox, and after getting my hands on

Is Borderlands 4 DLC 1 FREE to Make Up For A Poor Seasonal Event?

November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM

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The first DLC for #Borderlands4 is now free for everyone. Many believe this is to make up for the game's poor launch and severely lackluster seasonal event. #2kGames #Borderlands #HowRushSavedMercenaryDay #DLC
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Overwatch 2: Vendetta is “High-Risk, High-Reward Personified,” The “Ultimate Dive Hero” — Alec Dawson and Bryan Bedfor

November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM

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@johnhansen.bsky.social spoke with Alec Dawson and Bryan Bedford from the Overwatch team, who described Vendetta as "the ultimate dive hero."

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After many teases, the 45th hero being added to the Overwatch 2 roster has finally been revealed to be Vendetta,

Demonschool Review (PC): This Tactical RPG Stops Just Short of Straight A’s

November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM

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Demonschool wears its inspirations on its sleeves and delivers a pretty good experience for fans of games like SMT.

Read @amusemeforever.bsky.social's review:

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Demonschool has had a bit of a rocky road to release, with updates offset by frequent delays. With this year

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault Early Access Review (PC):

November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM

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We are just three followers away from 200 on Twitch! Consider checking out our streams, where we have a group stream every Tuesday and then break out into solo plays for the rest of the week. You might catch a moment like this.

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November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM

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"Moonlighter 2 carves out its own place in gaming, being a mix of a delightful shop-keeping simulator, with its newly added action rogue-like mechanics to differentiate itself from the gameplay of the original."

Read @adamgumby.bsky.social's review:

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The original Moonlighter was a delightful concept when I first played it. A charming indie game that mixed shopkeeping during

Zelda Notes in Breath of the Wild is a Nice but Flawed Tool

November 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM

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@johnhansen.bsky.social has gotten his first experience with the Zelda Notes companion app during a second playthrough of Breath of the Wild. While these apps are usually a waste of time, there is merit to this one, though it has a couple of down points.

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Following the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, I had a hankering to go back to The Legend of Zelda:

Pokémon Gen 10 Leak Brings the Return of Turn-Based Combat

November 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM

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According to new leaks, Pokémon Generation 10 will return to turn-based combat, but with a slight twist. #Pokemon #LegendsZA #PokemonLegendsZA #PokemonGen10 #Leaks
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Earlier this year, we saw a massive wave of generation 10 Pokémon leaks that might show the winds of change

The Legend of Zelda Movie Set Videos Appear on Instagram, Shows Link, Zelda, and (Possibly) Impa

November 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM

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A couple of videos taken on the set of The Legend of Zelda Movie have been posted on Instagram, giving us our first look at Link, Zelda, and likely confirming that Impa will be in the film.

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Very little is known of The Legend of Zelda Movie at this point, but thanks to some Instagram users, we

Black Ops 7 Campaign Labeled as “Abysmal Dog*hit” by Community

November 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM

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It doesn't look good for #BlackOps7. Some have labeled the campaign "abysmal dogshit," while others are saying it feels entirely AI-generated. @treyarch.com should be ashamed. Have they thought about taking a year off? 🤔
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Call of Duty Black Ops 7 has not had a great opening day, with many trashing the title online. Leading

The Top 5 Best Call of Duty Zombies Maps of All Time! - Duel Lists

November 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM

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Call of Duty Black Ops 7 is now out, giving us the perfect chance to look back on our favorite moments in CoD Zombies history. Join @johnhansen.bsky.social and @seraphteran.bsky.social as we put our top 5 favorite Zombies maps up against each other.

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Gigasword Review (Xbox): All About Balance

November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM

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Looking for a new pixel-art Metroidvania with Souls-like elements? Gigasword provides that experience in a way that has a down point or two, but, overall, it delivers a rather solid time. Read @adamgumby.bsky.social's review below.

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Metroidvanias and Souls-likes, two genres that a wide variety of games have built their foundations upon in recent years. That

Ubisoft's leaked Project Scout is doomed to fail! - Community Kitchen

November 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM

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Ubisoft is supposedly getting back into the online multiplayer space again, but is there any future where players actually take to whatever Project Scout ends up being?

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What are THE definitive games for each Nintendo console?- Community Kitchen

November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM

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What is THE definitive video game you should play on every Nintendo console? @johnhansen.bsky.social and @kloonair.bsky.social bring the lineup and then decide which one game absolutely must be played by everyone.
#nintendo #supermario #legendofzelda #pokemon

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Two Months Later; Borderlands 4 Player Count Plummets on Steam

November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM

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Two months later, and the #Borderlands4 player count on #Steam is over 90% less than it was at launch. That's faster than any other mainline game in the series. Hoping @gearboxofficial.bsky.social can make a comeback with the first DLC.
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The release of Borderlands 4 was a tremendous high for the Borderlands community. Throughout the months leading up to the

Goodnight Universe Review (Xbox): Super Powered Baby Leads A Super Strong Narrative

November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM

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Goodnight Universe has a brilliant, engaging story filled with great character performances and engaging, though very few, gameplay sections. Check out @adamgumby.bsky.social's review below:

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A baby sporting telekinetic super powers. That premise alone grabbed my attention before starting Goodnight Universe. The promise of causing