The idea of an anime-style soulslike releases plenty of good chemicals in my brain, but the first Code Vein back in 2019 turned out to be just okay in my book. Like a number of Bandai Namco's original ...

Code Vein II PS5 Review. Anime, vampires and Soulslikes-these are the three hallmarks that make up Code Vein, a franchise that first arrived on the scene in 2019 to popular fanfare due to its unique ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. The Soulslike genre -- difficult action games built on the formula established by ...

When Bandai Namco launched Code Vein in 2019, I gave it an earnest try. More than just an anime-looking and occasionally over-the-top riff on Dark Souls, Code Vein’s world of vampires and absorbed ...

Sequels carry certain expectations with them, like the promise of building on the promise of what came before and correcting past mistakes. Bandai Namco’s Code Vein 2 is exceptional in that it manages ...

Code Vein II from developer Bandai Namco Studios represents something of a fresh start for the ascending series. A sequel to the 2019 debut, Code Vein II is a Soulslike RPG in the same, well, vein as ...

Industry veteran HC Green walks through the ups, downs, and everything in between found in TeamKill’s Code Violet. Code Violet channels Dino Crisis nostalgia but suffers from a lack of depth and ...

Survival horror and action horror are often associated with zombies; if you pick up a game from either niche, chances are that you’ll be tackling hordes of the undead, either with a steel pipe or a ...

Code editor provider Cursor has acquired Graphite, a startup with a tool that helps developers check software updates for bugs before releasing them to production. The companies announced the ...

Inspired by his parents’ real-life love story across countries, filmmaker Abu Bakr Shawky threads a poignant, if overly sentimental chronicle of the triumphs and tribulations of a family and a country ...

Over the course of 80 minutes, six very different characters take the stage in Dael Orlandersmith’s play “Beauty’s Daughter.” The 1995 off Broadway play was a showcase for the talents of its author, ...

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