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    Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 = A Remake Done Right

    Our gaming editors share what games are trending in their personal zeitgeist in this week’s edition of We’re Just Playing. Collin Henderson This week I dove back into the more Western side of video games with two pixelated, but very different takes on the old West. The first game I goofed around with was Dead Horizon, a […] More

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    AI: The Somnium Files and Super Bomberman R

    It’s time for another dive into our backlog as Sean and Collin dip into a few not-too-old, but not-all-that-recent games. It’s another episode of We’re Just Playing. Sean Coughlan This week I decided to revisit some games I’d unintentionally abandoned. Back in the good old days, I’d often cycle through my collection of games, revisiting […] More

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    Sundered: Eldritch Edition and The Eternal Castle [Remastered]

    This week we dig into two more indie games that you may have missed. Our gaming editors, Collin and Johnny, love their indie games! So let’s see what’s trending in their personal zeitgeist this week. Collin Henderson For starters, I was able to complete my story run of Oxenfree, the 2016 Telltale-esque adventure game about a […] More

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    Oxenfree is Our Indie Game of the Week

    This week Collin plays Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, as well as Oxenfree, our Indie Game of the Week. Meanwhile, Johnny works his way through Super Smash Bros. Ultimate‘s story mode World of Light, and talks about the benefits of unlocking the content hidden inside. Collin Henderson This week, as always, I bounced around […] More

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    Fall Guys, Super Metroid, The Final Take, and Dead End Road

    This week, we see what Collin and Conor are playing. It’s a nice mix of old and new, popular and overlooked. Time to find out what’s trending in their own personal zeitgeist. Collin Henderson This week I’ve been bouncing around between a few different titles. Firstly, I was showing my poor, aging, neglected 3DS some […] More

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    Yakuza Kiwami and Earthlock

    This week we’re just playing Yakuza Kiwami and Earthlock. Take it away, Collin! Collin Henderson This week I managed to snag some days off, and for a variety of reasons, I was having trouble sleeping. I was up early one morning, and kind of bouncing between a few different titles. Nothing was really doing it […] More

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    My Journey with Cuphead (and Mugman)

    Kick back, relax, and have a cupper! This week we bartered with the Devil and lost. Our punishment: Exquisite pain. Gorgeous visuals. Merciless gameplay. Precise controls. Yes, it will break you, but no tears please, it is a waste of good suffering. Plus, Collin finally gets around to playing Resident Evil: Code Veronica X! Johnny […] More

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    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Assembles

    We’re Just Playing is our weekly roundup of games that are on our personal radar. They don’t need to be timely and buzzworthy, they just need to be what’s trending in our own personal zeitgeist. Johnny Malloy I’m not very good at fighting games. When I was in my late teens/early 20s, my buddies and […] More

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    Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

    This week We’re Just Playing the latest offering from Inti Creates, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2, the sequel to the Kickstarter original that released in 2018. What does our crack staff think of the new game, and does it surpass the original? Let’s get everyone’s reaction. Johnny Malloy The original Curse of the Moon […] More

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    Our Indie Game of the Week: Elliot Quest

    We’re Just Playing is our way of turning the spotlight on games that catch our interest, whether they be new releases or old. In an effort to focus more on specific genres, we’re adding a new feature to our weekly round up of what’s trending in our personal zeitgeist called the Indie Game of the […] More

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