After dropping out months ago, I'm contemplating resubscribing to Apple Arcade for another month just to play the new Grindstone update – that's how much I'm into Capybara's maniacal puzzle game. The "Back to the Grind" update adds 15...

Totally Reliable Delivery Service is one of those names that should be in scare quotes -- or at least half of it should. "Totally Reliable" Delivery Service is more accurate because hahaha nothing about this clumsy-ass bear is re...

Surprise! Shantae and the Seven Siren's bizarre "half release" concept is finally over, as the game has officially been deemed complete on the Apple Arcade with the release of the second half last week.  Taking to Twitter, WayForw...

The bombshell news out of Nier's tenth anniversary celebration is the remaster/reworking of Nier Replicant on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. But, that's not the only thing Platinum and Square Enix have up their sleeves. There's also an upcomi...

Ustwo Games is giving out its architectural eye-candy puzzle title Monument Valley 2 for free on the App Store and Google Play. "There are times when we just need a hug. So here is a virtual one from us." The game normally costs $4.99, so...

It was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, but Elder Scrolls: Blades was finally given some semblance of a release window for Switch during the surprise Nintendo Direct Mini that I'm still reeling from. Released in Early Access on mobil...

[This review was originally published in 2019. Shinsekai is out on Switch today, and it's worth revisiting.] When Apple Arcade was first announced, I never expected to one day use the subscription service to play a deep-sea metroidvania gam...

You can toss a coin to your Witcher if you want, but it's really not necessary in this case. The Android adaption of the hit free-to-play card game Gwent has released nearly one full year after the mobile versions were first announced...

Late last year, Exit the Gungeon was released. Wait, another Enter the Gungeon game came out?! Well, it debuted on Apple Arcade as a launch exclusive, so that might be why you haven't heard of it. Well now you probably will hear a...

Social distancing and augmented-reality mobile games like Pokémon Go don't exactly go hand in hand. With flights, events, conferences, and other gatherings postponed or outright canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus, should p...

How's your vault holding up? Chances are you've neglected your duties as Overseer, leading to a vault filled with starved dwellers and radroach infestations. Five years is a long time to be responsible for the well-being of a whole communi...

The Apple Arcade experiment is still chugging along (the $4.99 subscription service that works kind of like Xbox Game Pass), and it just got a shot in the arm this month with Crossy Road Castle, its newest exclusive. In case you missed the ...

Google Stadia hasn't inspired much confidence since its initial rollout last November. Recent game library additions and expanded phone support, while nice, haven't seemed to sway anyone. Stadia is what it is. The technology is there, but t...

PopCap has soft-launched Plants vs. Zombies 3, a new mobile-based free-to-play game, in select territories. Right now, it's playable on Android Galaxy S6 devices and iPhone 6S or higher in the Philippines. More countries will be supported "...

The continued love and affection for Stardew Valley has exceeded all expectations. Four years after launch, creator Eric Barone is working on yet another content update. He's cooking up version 1.5. "Thanks everyone for the Stardew Valley f...

In a cruel Monkey's Paw twist of fate, Commander Shepard and company have finally made their way to the Nintendo Switch. However, it's not in the long-requested remaster of the original Mass Effect trilogy. It's in a Minecra...

Pokemon Go is still making tons of cash, which means developer Niantic, and Nintendo (which is part of The Pokemon Company) are still supporting it. While previous early Niantic events have been disastrous, the company is still hosting them...

I've been reporting on the public nuisance that is cats for quite some time now, so it should come as no surprise that I'm back to alert the world to another cat-astrophic video game. This time, however, things take a slightly sadder turn a...

Microsoft has been doing a bang-up job with Project xCloud, its foray into cloud-powered game streaming. In fact, it's not an unpopular opinion that Xbox is doing it better than Google Stadia -- and Project xCloud is still in beta and free....

Stardew Valley is proof that staying power is real, even if you don't hold a "live service model" over people's heads, or wage a clandestine PR war against your players. As revealed by creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, the game just ...

Electronic Arts is pulling the plug on its Tetris games for iOS and Android. If you head to the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, you won't be able to find Tetris Premium or Tetris Blitz, two games that have represented fans' limite...

Take note, developers: If you want me to write about your game on this Very Professional And Serious Gaming Blog™, you need to either make your game very weird, or incorporate dad puns into its title. I wasn't on staff here when Octod...

In today's contest, we're giving away awesome keychains celebrating the Another Eden and Persona 5 Royal crossover event! I know y'all like classic RPGs. Who doesn't? A couple of the bright minds behind genre favorites Chrono Trigger and Xe...

The next digital card game on the block is Legends of Runeterra, a deck-building League of Legends spin-off that'll be cross-platform between PC and mobile. It's the kind of title you might be curious to try but not fully commit to – ...

Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia, the latest in the long string of ridiculous Square Enix titles (they're masters of it at this point, as they can even invent new math equations!), has been chugging along on iOS and Android for some time...