Hopefully Alan Wake 2 isn’t another Remedy game with tons of bad gunfire

Wearing an eyepatch in the Quantum Break screenshot.

After making their name with the fun gun bonanzas of Max Payne, Remedy Entertainment now looks good with guns but can never hang their holsters. I’ve been playing Quantum Break since it arrived on PC Game Pass, and I found their oft-forgotten time-bending shooter to be another modern Remedy game full of boring battles even though it gives you supernatural powers that can be replaced the guns. Their apparent disinterest in gunfights is especially felt in a game to tell a story that ends chapters in live-action TV episodes starring the actual Lance Reddick. Looking back at their previous games, agh, as much as I love spooky investigations, I couldn’t be more excited for their next one, Alan Wake 2.

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We played Nintendo’s quirky bargain bin party game Everybody’s 1-2-Switch!

All 1-2-Move!

A new first-party Nintendo Switch exclusive is coming in just a few days, though you’d be forgiven for not knowing. Just announced at the beginning of this month – and at the time, without much of a trailer or screenshot – the sudden unveiling and apparently quick turnaround for the Everybody 1-2 Switch! Raised eyebrows. … Read more