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  • EVO 2026 – Watching From the Outside Looking In

    EVO 2026 delivered another incredible weekend of fighting games, from Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 to newcomers like 2XKO and Invincible VS. Here are my spoiler-free thoughts on the event, the games, and why EVO remains one of the best weekends in gaming.

  • Lost Kingdoms (Day 11, Finale) – Paradise Lost

    Katia takes on the final legendary beasts, storms Broch Black, and faces the God of Destruction in the finale of Lost Kingdoms. After six and a half hours and only two deaths, the first lap of the Race to Git Gud comes to a close.

  • Rubble to Rubble – Wilderado

    A steady, grounded anthem about pushing forward through life’s setbacks, Wilderado’s Rubble to Rubble finds meaning in motion and resilience in repetition.

  • MLB The Show 26 – Seventh Inning Stench

    MLB The Show 26 still delivers excellent baseball and an addictive Diamond Dynasty mode, but slower progression and a lack of meaningful innovation prevent this year’s entry from hitting a home run.

  • Deportee – Woody Guthrie

    Woody Guthrie’s Deportee tells the story of a 1948 plane crash—and the workers who were never named. A haunting look at labor, identity, and the cost of being reduced to a label.

  • WOTS State of Play 2026 – Two Weeks Late and Right on Time

    State of Play 2026 delivered nostalgia, superheroes, horror, and more than a few reasons for cautious optimism. From Dynasty Warriors 3 Remastered to Marvel’s Wolverine, here’s what stuck with me after the showcase ended.

  • Lost Kingdoms (Day 10) – White Tiger, Blue Dragon, and the Grind Before the Finale

    Katia heads into the legendary monster trials of Lost Kingdoms, battling the White Tiger in the shifting forests of Hupon-Jen and uncovering the absurdly overpowered Blue Dragon card deep within Terjon Temple.

  • Postcards from Hell – The Wood Brothers

    A dive bar performance hides something deeper in Postcards from Hell. The Wood Brothers explore what it means to stay true to your craft, even when it costs you everything else.

  • Viewfinder – A Different Perspective

    Viewfinder delivers one of the coolest puzzle mechanics in recent memory, bending photos into physical spaces and turning perspective into progress. It is clever, beautiful, and occasionally brilliant, even if it runs out of steam before reaching true Top Shelf status.

  • Six Rounds of Love and Hate – Autry Inman

    A jilted lover, a loaded revolver, and no illusions of redemption. Autry Inman’s Six Rounds of Love and Hate is country storytelling at its most direct—and most unsettling.