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Be Kind, Rewinder - 014 This month's episode sees the team discuss Resident Evil Requiem, Xbox, Bluepoint's closure and more.

We're back for the monthly podcast! This episode sees us discussing Xbox in a post-Phil Spencer world, Resident Evil Requiem, Yakuza Kiwami 3, Romeo Is A Dead Man, Steam Next Fest and more.

Be Kind, Rewinder - 013 In a slow month for new releases, the crew mainly caught up on their back catalogue, while Lex found Cairn to be fascinating.

Rewinder is back for its latest podcast episode. In a slow month for new releases, the crew mainly caught up on their back catalogue, while Lex found Cairn to be fascinating.

Be Kind, Rewinder - 013 In a slow month for new releases, the crew mainly caught up on their back catalogue, while Lex found Cairn to be fascinating.

Rewinder is back for its latest podcast episode. In a slow month for new releases, the crew mainly caught up on their back catalogue, while Lex found Cairn to be fascinating.

It Ain't Goodbye A change is as good as rest.

A change is as good as rest.

Fellowship Breaks Down MMOs Into More Digestible Chunks A great option if you don't have the spare time for an MMO.

ICYMI: Fellowship offers a more digestible take on MMOs through an online dungeon-crawler, and it's a great option if you don't have much spare time.

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Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Exceeded My High Expectations 1st Chapter sets a fine example for remakes.

ICYMI: Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is a fantastic remake of an RPG classic that's exceeded Henry's high expectations.

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I Wish Wrestling Was Still Cool Enough To Get Games "Thumbs up if you agree."

ICYMI: Wrestling doesn't get the same breadth of games that we used to see, and that's a damn shame.

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I'd Love To See More Games Explore Lesser Known UK Areas Shout out to Basingstoke.

ICYMI: It's always a joy to see games covering lesser known locations.

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Absolum Feels Like A Fantasy Streets Of Rage 4 Do you like to punch things and cast magic? I've got good news for you then...

ICYMI: Do you like to punch things and cast magic? Jason had good news for you with Absolum.

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Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Review: More of the Same, but the Best Selection Yet Capcom Fighting Collection 2 features some of the greatest fighting games ever made, but the same issues from previous collections rear their heads again.

ICYMI: Capcom Fighting Collection 2 features some of the greatest fighting games ever made, but the same issues from previous collections rear their heads again.

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Ball x Pit Is the First Game Since Vampire Survivors That’s a Threat to My Free Time Jason can't stop, won't stop, and wants you to get involved.

ICYMI: Ball x Pit was the first major threat to Jason's free time since Vampire Survivors, delivering a clever and deeply satisfying roguelike.

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Astro Bot, Nostalgia, And When It’s Time To Let Go. Despite being a genuine show of love from Team Asobi to these series’ that I absolutely adored, at the time it was also a sad reminder.

ICYMI: Despite being a genuine show of love from Team Asobi to a series that Scott adored, Astro Bot was also a sad reminder at the time.

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I Cannot Stop Thinking About Syril Karn’s Final Act in Andor Andor is over, but Lex cannot stop thinking about Syril Karn's final act and what it represents.

ICYMI: Following Andor's finale, Lex could not stop thinking about Syril Karn.

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OK, but Sometimes Bad Framerate Is Goooooood, Y’know? Hear us out. Sometimes, JUST SOMETIMES, a bad frame is good when you're the one actively breaking the game.

ICYMI: Hear us out. Sometimes, JUST SOMETIMES, a bad frame is good when you're the one actively breaking the game yourself.

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Tetris Effect Remains A Truly Transcendant Experience It's all connected.

ICYMI: Lumines Arise is a wonderful game worth diving into, but Tetris Effect will always keep Henry coming back.

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Kirby Air Riders And Sektori Are Two Sides Of The Same Overwhelming, Wonderful Coin Hear me out…

ICYMI: Kirby and Sektori are both odes to maximalism through simplicity.

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and Roger is One of This Year's Most Heartbreaking Games Out now on Steam and Switch.

ICYMI: and Roger is a short, hard-hitting interactive novel that's worth your time on Steam and Switch.

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I cannot stop thinking about how much I wish I were playing Pragmata right now Pragmata combines the combat of Resident Evil 4 Remake, the puzzle-solving of Tetris, and jet shoes to create something Lex can't stop thinking about.

ICYMI: Pragmata combines the combat of Resident Evil 4 Remake, the puzzle-solving of Tetris, and jet shoes to create something Lexi can't stop thinking about.

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Donkey Kong Bananza's Destructive Exploration Is Deeply Cathartic It's a beautiful thing.

ICYMI: Tearing through environments and uncovering secrets never stops feeling satisfying in Donkey Kong Bananza.

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Lumines Arise Review: A Miraculous Follow-Up To The Perfect Game That I Needed Right Now Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enhance's legacy, and the result is something that Lex needed now more than ever.

ICYMI: Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enhance's legacy, delivering something truly spectacular for Lex last month.

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The Charged Politics of Sports Games is a Reminder That We Can Always Choose to Say Something Lex cannot stop thinking about the inherent and often confused politics of sports games, and tries to reckon with whether we can afford to let the perfect get in the way of the good at the moment.

ICYMI: Lex cannot stop thinking about the inherent and often confused politics of sports games, and tried to reckon with whether we can afford to let the perfect get in the way of the good at the moment.

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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping Review - An Utterly Hilarious Mystery Quacking the case.

ICYMI - Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping brought us a strong follow-up to The Secret Salami, offering a brief yet hilarious mystery worth investigating.

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I Love Recreating Big Sporting Moments in Games You can't stop me from writing about F1.

ICYMI: Recreating success stories in sports games like F1 Manager 24 can be rather thrilling, especially when it involves an underdog.

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Now More Than Ever We Need A Proper New Ridge Racer Ridge Racer is finally back, thanks to Hamster Arcade Archives, but Lex believes we deserve better than what this lacklustre arcade port has to offer.

ICYMI: Back in June, Lex assessed the latest Ridge Racer re-release through Hamster's Arcade Archives, believing we deserve better than what this lacklustre arcade port has to offer.

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Why Won’t Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Take off the Training Wheels? There is something unmistakably missing that should be here in Beyond.

There is something unmistakably missing that should be here in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

Learning to Better Appreciate The Worlds We Wander When games become travel destinations.

IYCMI: Games can deliver some truly memorable locations, and Henry reflected on how he's come to better appreciate their intricacies across the years.

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Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Review - The Road More Travelled Hideo Kojima’s latest undermines its strongest aspects in the name of ease and bombast, resulting in a deeply frustrating experience.

ICYMI: In her July write-up, Lex offered her thoughts on Hideo Kojima's latest game and why it ultimately frustrated her.

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Why Won’t Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Take off the Training Wheels? There is something unmistakably missing that should be here in Beyond.

There is something unmistakably missing that should be here in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

Lost In Random: The Eternal Die Review - Roguelite Sequel Has Its Charms Mostly good fortune.

ICYMI - Lost in Random: The Eternal Die delivered an enjoyable roguelite spin-off inspired by Hades, giving this former villain a compelling redemption arc.

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Rewinder Game of the Year 2025 Here we are, at the end of our first calendar year as a website. So we present to you Rewinder's Game of the Year awards for 2025

Here we are, at the end of our first calendar year as a website. So we present to you Rewinder's Game of the Year awards for 2025.