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Brad Gallaway
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Gamecritics.com Editor. So Videogames Podcast host. Pro-BLM & LGBTQIA. Anti-Fascist. MOTU stan. My wife is the best. He/Him.
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The latest So Videogames Podcast is up!

In ep 463 I cover:

Instruments of Destruction
Ultimate Zombie Defense
Clover Pit
Full Metal Schoolgirl
Blood West
Silly Polly Beast – Scored Review !
Dispatch – Scored Review !

…And more!

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November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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I know I'm probably the last person on Earth playing this, but Dispatch really is as good as everyone said it was.

The fact that the devs are coming out hard against generative AI doesn't hurt, either.

It's absolutely worth your time.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Today at GameCritics.com, Eugene Sax covers Lumines Arise and finds that with this eye-popping, block-matching musical puzzler, synaesthesia never felt so good...

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November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Up today at GameCritics.com, Ryan Nalley takes a journey through the haunted range with Blood West and finds its harsh, unforgiving supernatural gunslinging is something he couldn't put down.

@newblood.games

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November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Started playing Silly Polly Beast from @tophatstudios.bsky.social and was immediately blown away... The trailers don't begin to do justice to it.

It's moody, edgy, abstract & surreal, but the action is solid, it has clever design, and the vibes and style are off the charts.

Excellent so far!
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November 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Today at GameCritics.com, Jason Ricardo covers Little Nightmares III.

A new developer tries to carry on the legacy set by the first two installments -- they come close, but in the end, the adventure just doesn't present a cohesive journey into darkness.

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November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Today at GameCritics.com, Jason Ricci posts a preview for PIGFACE.

This early access title is a clear spiritual successor to Rockstar's MANHUNT, evoking the grit, grime and despair of that cult title.

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November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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The latest SO Videogames Podcast is up!

In ep. 462, Carlos and I cover:

Dying Light: The Beast
Mind’s Eye
Ball x Pit
Lumines Arise
Arc Raiders
Vampire: Bloodlines 2
Where Winds Meet
Instruments of Destruction
Outer Worlds 2
Deathless

...And more!

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November 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Today at GameCritics.com, new writer Adam Sharman tries his hand at Slime Rancher two and finds it to be an uneven experience... The first half delivers the goods, but some of the new things bright into the second half drag the ranching down.

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November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Today at GameCritics.com, Ali Arkani reviews tempest Rising -- an unapologetic throwback to the grand old RTS days of Command & Conquer.

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November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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The new So Videogames is up!

in Episode 461 I talk about accessibility, include last week's missing clip, I take a look ahead, and then cover:

Battle Suit Aces
Dark Quest 4
A Pizza Delivery
Kentum
Arc Raiders
Dying Light: The Beast
Windswept

…And more!

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November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Also up today at GameCritics.com, Brad Bortone (the OTHER Brad) covers EA's FC 26 and says YEP, this is some soccer! (Or football, if you're outside the US.)

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November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Today at GameCritics.com, we have a few pieces going up.

First, Eugene Sax has a video review for LEGO Voyagers and finds that it pulls at the heartstrings despite being a bit mixed in the gameplay.

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November 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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The new So Videogames podcast is up!

In Episode 460, Jeremiah Bratton (formerly of GaymeBar) returns and we chat about:

Escape From Duckov
Pokemon Z-A
Space Chef
Final Fantasy Tactics
Halls of Torment

...And more!

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November 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Up today at GameCritics.com, Ben Schwartz covers Little Rocket Lab -- it's a factory/process sort of experience that would be a great entry point for people curious about the genre but a little intimidated by byzantine systems and narrative-light campaigns.

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November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Haven't been to GameCritics.com in a while? Time to catch up! This week's updates so far:

No Sleep for Kaname Date
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So Videogames Ep 459
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Axis Football 2026
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Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
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Come check us out!
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October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The new So Videogames is up!

In episode 459, I cover:

Yet Another Zombie Survivors
Ball x Pit
Spindle
Bye, Sweet Carole
Ila: Frosty Glide
Detective Dotson
Bounty Star

…And more!

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October 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Also up at GameCritics.com today, Darren Forman covers Absolum, a 2D beat-'em-up roguelike that has a lot to offer fans, even if it has a few too many rough edges.

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Come check us out - we offer accessibility info on every review!
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October 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Today at GameCritics.com, Andre Pedro writes about Artis Impact and finds its dichotomy between the oppressive future of AI and the resistance of human joy makes for a worthwhile experience.

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October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Up today at GameCritics.com, good man @rorenado.bsky.social covers Blippo +, a hugely unconventional experience which aims to capture the electricity and weirdness of experimental local-access TV.

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October 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Huge props to this dev, we need more messages like this!
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October 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Today at GameCritics.com, Brad Bortone reviews Madden 26 and finds that it's an unexpected huge step forward for this long-running football series. If you've gotten tired of incremental bumps, this is the time to come back.

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October 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Today at GameCritics.com, Jason Ricardo covers Robots at Midnight. It's a small soulslike experience that offers promise -- it just seems like this 1.0 is more like an Early Access title in terms of content.

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October 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Up today at GameCritics.com, CJ Salcedo covers Battlefield 6 and finds it to be the welcome return-to-form that he wasn't expecting!

Battlefield is back!

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October 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Today at GameCritics.com, new writer Adam Sharman covers Echo Point Zero and finds its blend of velocity, acrobatics and slick movement to be a recipe for success!

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October 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM