(Image courtesy of SteamDB. “‘Ib’ follows the titular young girl through a surreal art gallery.”) Carolina Tavares Connector Contributor “Ib” is a singleplayer pixel JRPG game originally released by Japanese developer kouri in 2012 and remastered in 2022 on Steam. The game is set in a fictional art gallery, wherein the titular character, Ib, steps…
“Lethal Company” is a must-play with friends
(Image courtesy of SteamDB. “Lethal Company pits players against a horrifying wage grind.”) Hayden Plumb Connector Contributor “Lethal Company” is an indie light horror game made by a single developer named ‘Zeekers,’ produced in October of 2023. Currently only available on PC for $10.99, the game may be enjoyed alone or with up to four…
“Buckshot Roulette” shines through deceptively simple gameplay
(Image courtesy of SteamDB. “Buckshot Roulette wraps games of chance and risk into one fun package.”) Enzo Levati Connector Contributor “Buckshot Roulette” is an indie strategy game developed by Mike Klubnika and originally released on itch.io in 2023. The game then got a Steam release through the publisher CRITICAL REFLEX on April 4, 2024. The…
“Elden Ring” modernizes FromSoftware’s RPGs
(Image courtesy of SteamDB. “Elden Ring is FromSoftware’s magnum opus.”) Andrew Warofsky Connector Contributor Fire, Magic, and Steel. “Elden Ring” is the latest release in FromSoftware’s line of hard-but-fair fantasy games. Having been released on Feb. 25, 2022, it is the first truly open-world FromSoftware game. “Elden Ring,” much like the “Dark Souls” games, is…
Players upset following two-day PSN outage
(Image courtesy of Forbes. “Sony’s PlayStation Network, the backbone of the PlayStation family’s online service, experienced a two-day outage.”) Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor Last weekend, PlayStation users experienced an unprecedented outage as Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) went down for over 24 hours. Players were unable to sign into their accounts, browse the PlayStation store, or…
DOOM: The Dark Ages to release this May
(Image courtesy of Bethesda/Zenimax. “DOOM: The Dark Ages will take players through a dark, unfriendly past.”) Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor Following the smashing success of 2020’s “DOOM Eternal,” id Software has been producing a bold, new medieval entry to the franchise in the form of “DOOM: The Dark Ages.” Initially teased last June, “The Dark…
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is a resurrected masterpiece
(Image courtesy of Nintendo.) “Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition revisits a beloved cult classic” Jesse Nguyen Connector Editor Many people may only know of the Xenoblade series after Shulk made his first appearance in “Super Smash Brothers Wii U” and the subsequent success of “Xenoblade Chronicles 1,2, and 3.” There is, however, a game with…
Nintendo announces Switch 2
(Image courtesy of Nintendo) “The Switch 2 features a new design.” Aaron Preziosi Connector Editor With the original Nintendo Switch having released in 2016, gamers have been excitedly waiting for any news regarding a new Nintendo console. Thankfully, on Jan. 16, Nintendo debuted a first-look press release for the highly anticipated successor to the Nintendo…
