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'Grim Dawn' shines bright

This reviewer’s playthrough was completed on a PC with Windows 10, an nVidia GTX 780 and 16 GB of RAM In an age of big-budget games trying to push the envelope on graphics, certain elements of gameplay tend to suffer.


'Stardew Valley' makes farming fun again

This reviewer’s playthrough was completed on a Windows PC running Windows 10 with an AMD Radeon HD 8510G graphics card and 8 gigabytes of ram   Stardew Valley had me hooked almost immediately. From the get-go, the game oozes charm, from its lovely, pixelated art style to its leisurely gameplay that calls back to the Harvest Moon games of old.



Xbox One cross-network play is finally a reality

In a surprising announcement, Microsoft and development studio Psyonix jointly announced that the hit indie title Rocket League will be the first Xbox One game to utilize cross-network play between Microsoft’s console and PCs. It is now OFFICIAL!



Checkpoint: Playstation TV Put Out to Pasture

Andi and Dylan unite in their passionate hatred against Channing Tatum and "mourn" the loss of the Playstation TV. Hosts: Andi Tolentino & Dylan Bateson Camera: Michael Robb Teleprompter: Aidan Kearney Graphics: Lauren Lucas, Sam Noble, & Kelsey Hayes Producer & Editor: Michael Robb Executive Producer: Kelsey Hayes


Dark souls-inspired endless runner 'Slashy Souls' releases for Android, iOS

Mobile gamers who are also fans of the Dark Souls franchise are in for some good news. Bandai Namco has announced that the mobile spinoff of the franchise, Slashy Souls, is for Android and iOS devices. Though this new title is not directly related to Dark Souls, fans of FromSoftware’s flagship franchise should still find a lot to love.



I wanted to believe in 'X-Files'

@IAmYourBossLady After Gillian Anderson made a guest appearance on the Nerdist Podcast, she was asked if, after the success of a couple other revival series, would she be interested in doing an X-files one, to which the answer was a resounding yes.


Checkpoint: Resident Evil(s) Remastered!

Resident Evil four, five, and six get the next-gen remastered treatment and the new PC gameplay capture program Forge gets an open beta. Hosts: Julia Parobek & Aidan Kearney Camera: Michael Robb & Megan Duffy Teleprompter: Megan Duffy Graphics: Lauren Lucas, Sam Noble, & Kelsey Hayes Producer & Editor: Michael Robb Executive Producer: Kelsey Hayes