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Fight or Kite: IfSunSets tasks players with surviving the night on a zombie-filled island
We are rapidly approaching the end of the year, and my game time is getting especially sporadic. This time of year things is a...
Fight or Kite: Skygard Arena blends Final Fantasy Tactics and Into the Breach
It’s no secret around MOP offices that I am semi-obsessed with board games as of late. It’s a problem, honestly, as my gaming budget...
Fight or Kite: Age of Empires Mobile is a gacha-encrusted, overmonetized monstrosity
I’ve always been a bit of a fan of the Age of Empires IP despite not being MOP’s resident RTS gamer. That’s an honor...
Fight or Kite: Dungeonborne gives Elder Scrolls vibes with a hint of battle royale
Over the past couple of weeks, my gaming time hasn't been amenable to long sessions thanks to work travel, but I was prepared: I've...
Fight or Kite: Is Wild Card Football ready to be the new NFL Blitz for 2024?
Ah, the beauty and the wonder of a new season. School is back in session. New episodes are on TV – well, streaming TV....
Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2’s new PvP mode Push actually has a lot of potential
This past weekend, I spent a solid amount of time battling in Guild Wars 2’s PvP, surprising even myself since it’s been a couple...
Fight or Kite: Harry Potter Magic Awakened was the most full-featured MMO you never played
The sudden and unexpected announcement that Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is being shuttered and taken offline everywhere save the original Chinese servers came as...
Fight or Kite: Necesse is a cute retro survival game for Minecraft and Terraria fans
I’ve never been one to make very good use of Steam wishlists – or any wishlists, for that matter. I’m weird in that way,...
Fight or Kite: Marvel Rivals replaces Overwatch heroes with Marvel flair
I don’t think we’ll ever be certain, but I am pretty sure I can guess exactly how Marvel Rivals was initially created. Someone walked...
Fight or Kite: Backpack Battles puts your bag sorting skills to the test
After the dungeon has been cleared, the boss has been felled, and the zerg has been wiped out, the very next thing we all...
Fight or Kite: Multiversus relaunched is just as fun as ever
I had been eagerly anticipating the return of Multiversus ever since it was suddenly and unceremoniously shut down last year. For those who don’t...
Fight or Kite: Battle Crush is a snack-sized take on the mythological battle royale scene
Imagine taking a bit of the theme from SMITE (really the only good part about SMITE in my estimation), the common battle royale grab-and-go...
Fight or Kite: 33 Immortals continues the trend of pseudo-MMO gaming
Even given the general pullback in the games industry from using the term MMO, I sure am noticing a bunch of other games that...
Fight or Kite: Rabbit and Steel distills the MMO raid experience into a flashy boss battling roguelike
So here’s one that came out of left field for me. Rabbit and Steel (heretofore mentally referred to as Buns 'n' Blades) is an...
Fight or Kite: Hey now, you’re Brawl Stars, get your game on, go play
A couple of weeks ago, I was at a birthday party when my nephew tugged on my sleeve and asked me if I still...
Fight or Kite: Pax Dei’s alpha is equal parts survival gameplay and grind-fueled crafting
In my experience, I’ve found "survival game" and "grindfest" are synonymous with each other in all but the rarest of cases. There just seems...
Fight or Kite: Gigantic is a fantastic MOBA, but it’s missing a bit of Q and A and TLC
Over the last couple of months, I’ve been keeping a cursory eye on the development and release of Gigantic: Rampage Edition - another resurrected...
Fight or Kite: Predecessor’s open beta brings back MOBA action and a heap of nostalgia
The newest, brightest pupil from the School for Extraordinary MOBAs has arrived for your gaming pleasure. Predecessor launched in early access last week, bringing...
Fight or Kite: Is Epic’s MOBA Paragon just too easy to remake but impossible to succeed?
This past week we got some news regarding Predecessor, a new MOBA game on the way. At first blush, it looks like many other...
Fight or Kite: Myth of Empires’ early gameplay is classic survival fare, but not as amazing as the trailer
A title like Myth of Empires rolls off the tongue like a turtle running down a flight of stairs: You can’t imagine how that...
