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Article: Sinners (2025)

Free at last, free at last, Thank God almighty, Ryan Coogler (Creed, Black Panther) is free at last! From languishing in the corporatized big-budget prison known as IP, one of Hollywood's few fresh black faces has delivered an original story as timely as it desperately needed. Sinners is a beautiful, stylish, fun genre film that feels like a breath of fresh air against the stale franchise fare usually taking up the time slots for your local IMAX.

Article: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Few genres of game have been through the wringer of public opinion quite so much as the humble Japanese RPG, or JRPG, if you prefer. It wasn't that long ago when a game could expect to lose a fair chunk of Metacritic score if it featured turn-based combat or - horror of horrors - had an anime aesthetic.

Article: Sinners (2025)

There are films that entertain, and then there are films that stay with you - Sinners is the latter. Ryan Coogler’s latest is bold, haunting, and deeply human.

Article: Lunar Remastered Collection

Lunar: The Silver Star is a cornerstone of my gaming life, as it’s the first RPG that I fully committed to back in early 1994 on my Sega CD. Everything about it made me so glad I had Sega’s infamous add-on, from the cool looking anime artwork, to the amazing soundtrack and voice acting, it’ll always have a special place in my heart and mind.

Article: Rusty Rabbit

When I first saw Rusty Rabbit and the cute but grizzled main character named Stamp, I didn’t know what to think. At first I thought it was going to be some Animal Crossing wannabe title, but was completely wrong once I saw him leaping into a mecha-like suit and drilling and dashing his way through levels.

Article: Nikoderiko: The Magical World - Director’s Cut

I’m a pretty big fan of action-platform games, especially some of the classics such as Donkey Kong Country, Crash Bandicoot, and others. The game developers at VEA Games feel the same way as they’ve made a personal love letter to those titles with the release of Nikoderiko: The Magical World - Director's Cut.

Article: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

26 years is how long the SNK faithful have been waiting for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves to finally arrive, the follow-up to 1999’s Garou: Mark of the Wolves. Obviously, comparisons will be made but Fatal Fury has since become a staple that endures in a charming old-school way that contemporary Street Fighter and Tekken entries no longer possess.

Article: Time Gal HD-Remaster

Arcades in the early 1980s enjoyed an explosion of popularity as the new art form swept the world and collected millions of quarters in the process. Kids love them.

Article: Ninja Hayate HD-Remaster

Arcades in the early 1980s enjoyed an explosion of popularity as the new art form swept the world and collected millions of quarters in the process. Kids love them.

Article: Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & The Envisioned Land

Ever since the glory days of construction paper and glue, I've been absolutely hopeless at crafting. Sorry, world, but you're not going to get any fantastic handiwork out of me.

Article: SteelSeries QCK Performance Mouse Pad

SteelSeries continues to knock their awesome lineup of products out of the park with one of their latest releases, the SteelSeries QCK Performance Mouse Pad. Going back to the drawing board on their original QCK pads and reworking them to be better in every way, they’ve come up with a perfect variety of new ones to fit any kind of PC gaming style.

Article: A Minecraft Movie (2025)

If I’ve learned one thing as a parent, it’s that kids love Jack Black. They loved him as the evil Bowser in The Super Mario Bros.

Article: A Minecraft Movie (2025)

A Minecraft Movie is a loud, chaotic rollercoaster built for one specific crowd: TikTok-savvy teens and gamers fluent in Minecraft-speak. If you’re not part of that world, buckle up - this movie doesn’t ease you in.

Article: Monster Energy Supercross 25

Milestone has been handling the official Supercross game releases for quite some time now. While some of them have been hits, a few of the later entries haven’t hit pay dirt like they should.

The State of Gaming April 2025: Switch 2 Announced, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur, Blue Prince, The Last of Us, Sega CD Returns, The Minecraft Movie Breaks Records

It’s The State of Gaming Podcast, Popzara’s in-depth look at what’s shaking up the gaming landscape delivered on a monthly basis. Listen as hosts Cory Galliher and Nate Evans guide you through the best, worst, and everything else making headlines and headway in the world of interactive entertainment.

The Biggest Games of April 2025

The biggest games of the month include: South of Midnight, Steel Hunters, The Talos Principle: Reawakened, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, and Tempest Rising

Other notables include: Blue Prince, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PS5), The Last of Us Part II Remastered (PC), Days Gone Remastered (PC, PS5), Forza Horizon 5 (PS5), Monument Valley (1+2 Switch), Ninja Hayate HD and Time Gal HD Remaster, Lunar Remastered Collection, Commandos: Origins, and Promise Mascot Agency.

Everything Else

But there’s more! Nintendo makes the Switch 2 official! It’s powerful! It’s expensive! It’s coming June 5! The Last of Us Season 2 returns this month! A Minecraft Movie breaks box-office records! And speaking of movies, the Death Stranding movie finds its writer and director in Michael Sarnoski (Pig, A Quiet Place: Day One).