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This week marks the arrival of Atelier Ryza 3, MLB The Show 23, and the Resident Evil 4 remake.  Fans of visual novels might have an interest in Song of Memories (pictured), which begins as ...

The sword gets revenge on the pen and even the gun. Alice Gear Aegis’ mechanized maidens wield overpowered melee weapons undermining the virtues of battle and banter in CS Concerto of Simulatrix. Gacha game spin-offs ...

Admirably, SneakyBox attempts to reinvigorate this early indie effort. But there’s just not enough substance in the source material to make Caverns of Mars feel truly fully Recharged.  Launched in 1981, the Atari Program Exchange ...

Catan- Console Edition is a functional interpretation of the classic Eurogame that flaunts detailed visuals. But beyond that, the $19.99 base game doesn’t deliver many frills. As digital adaptations of tabletop games go, Catan- Console ...

This week, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon sashays onto Switch, WWE 2K23 grapples its way onto console and PC, while Alice Gear Aegis CS Concerto Simulatrix materializes on Sony and Nintendo’s hardware. If ...

Released 16 years ago, there’s a significant amount of Record of Agarest War that feels creaky. But beneath it, there’s a sense of ambition and unprecedented scale, that merges turn-based combat and dating sim into ...

Global Ops doesn’t radically improve on the formula of its predecessors, so expect simple, twin-stick firefights propelled by the urge to power up your pint-sized soldiers. Since the series’ 2012 debut, Tiny Troopers have trudged ...

Originally released during an era when accomplished role-playing games didn’t always it out of Japan, The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure demonstrates the durability of the genre. Twelve years on, Lloyd and the Special ...

This sassy little spellcaster will melt hearts and sear flesh (with her fire spell). Adorable, pint-sized witches make almost everything better. Sure, Success’ Cotton was a competent shooter, but it was the game’s delightful protagonist ...

This week, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse haunts consoles and PCs, while the release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure (pictured) provides closure for the Crossbell story arc. Record of Agarest ...