Fight your way through school in Hoot Owl Games’ first release, Knockout High, a fast-paced brawling game where 2 through 5 players throwdown through a variety of school-based arenas while utilizing everything at their disposal, including cafeteria lunch trays, the school nurse’s syringe, and obscenely large textbooks, as their

Thunderworks Games has a catalog with notably little repetition. Many publishers marshal a sizable chunk of their resources around successful titles and drill down on their mechanisms: Wingspan becomes Wyrmspan; Splendor becomes Splendor: Duel; Azul has its many children. Thunderworks does not (maybe a weak case could be made for

Rise of the Ronin is Team Ninja firing on all cylinders. It’s equal parts adventure, blisteringly-difficult combat timing, storytelling, and a dash of RPG for taste, culminating in a title that’s as challenging as it is rewarding. Ahead of our full review for the game I’ve got

Who says that video games have to stress you out? There are plenty of reasons to play a game, even just for the calmness it brings you in the moment. Games like Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, and Harvest Moon are all games that thrive on some fun storytelling while the

After a little over three months, The Finals Season 1 has come to an end, as Embark has announced the release date for season 2—March 18. Players can expect a new 5v5 game mode, as well as new gadgets and weapons for every class. In addition, The Finals has

When Street Fighter 6 launched, I was looking for a gamepad that could function as a fightpad. I play on Xbox, and as much as I like the Xbox Series controller and its directional pad, I kept dropping the quarter-circle forward motions. I tested all kinds of controllers, but they

Working out in VR is hardly new. Plenty of folks, including myself, have lost weight working out and playing in the virtual world. When VR was new we had music games that kept your body moving, and dodging zombies could peel off pounds if you stuck with it. As VR

I’ve been 3D printing for a few years at this point. It started with things like chip clips, replacement plastic parts, and fidget toys, and has spun so far out of control that it would probably qualify for a case study of some kind. In Lord of the Rings: