Save State Feasts on Fisticuffs in Punch-Out Inspired Leftovers KO
In this week’s Save State, Vincent Mahoney enters the fridge and comes out swinging in Leftovers KO!, a hand-drawn boxing game where expired food fights back. With a wild Nickelodeon-style art direction and challenging, timing-based combat it’s a slugfest worth digesting.
Game Over Forever: The Industry’s Troubling New Game Killing Norm
The Stop Killing Games movement is pushing back against the troubling trend of publishers shutting off game servers and rendering titles unplayable. Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich has some thoughts about that.
The Moment Gaming Laptops Became a Real Alternative to Consoles
Gaming laptops have come a long way, to the point where they are a real alternative to consoles now. Special guest author Jenny Jones tells us why.
Save State’s Corrupted Cartridges: A PSA for Nintendo 3DS Enthusiasts
This week, Save State’s Vincent Mahoney trades his retro reviews for a rescue mission: reviving a dead 3DS cartridge, diving into flash memory issues and discovering how fragile classic Nintendo 3DS cartridges really are.
Red, White and Bodycam: A Terrifying New Take on Zombie Shooters
Looking for a new kind of fireworks this July 4th weekend? Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich this week explores the terrifying tension and early-access chaos of Bodycam’s new zombie mode.
Save State Takes the Switch 2 Supersonic With Fast Fusion
The Switch 2 is here and so is another anti-gravity racer launch title. This week Save State’s Vincent Mahoney drifts, boosts and barrel-rolls his way through Fast Fusion, a spiritual successor to F-Zero GX. Some things never go out of style, especially if they hover.
Fresh Look on Magic Cards, Falcie Nonsense and Final Fantasy Flashbacks
A new Magic: The Gathering set inspired by Final Fantasy sends Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich back to the Xbox 360 era where paradigm shifts are fast, plot twists are baffling and Lightning somehow lives in Valhalla.
Save State: Pokemon Scarlet, Violet and the Switch 2 Redemption Arc No One Saw Coming
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet made Save State Columnist Vincent Mahoney motion sick back in 2022. Now? They might be the best games in the series. Thanks, Switch 2. Save State dives into the comeback that nobody expected.
Fresh Look’s Quest for Entertainment on a Budget
Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich set out in search of digital adventure this week, but he ran smack into expensive remasters, a missing disk drive and his dog who would rather play fetch. Is it too much to ask for affordable entertainment?
Save State Enrolls in The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
As possibly one of the most ambitious visual novels ever created, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy packs in over 150 hours of gameplay, multiple endings and even strategic combat. This week Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney is enjoying its campus.