If you’ve ever come across Valiant Entertainments’ RAI, but didn’t want to dive mid story-arc, have I got a recommendation for you… we meet Rai in a great wasteland of the Sonora Desert, once home to North America To get you started, RAI takes place in the 41st century. His …
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Ragnorium is a planet recolonization simulator where you must guide human clones to create a self-sustainable settlement and survive an oncoming Holy Crusade. While Ragnorium’s gameplay loop is engaging in theory, it is unfortunately mired by confusing UI, upgrade paths and bugs. Story In an alternate universe, an event called …
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You can challenge the umpire on this, but….
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Serious Sam 4 brings the franchise to 2020. The more the world has changed, the more Serious Sam has remained familiar.
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Witcheye makes magic on the Nintendo Switch and is a charming addition to the Switch’s library.
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Tony Hawk returns at long last with a revamp of the series’ very first two games. The result is the best Pro Skater experience in a long, long time.
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