Well, it’s happened. Madden NFL 24 is the top game of the week just by virtue of being the only major title to come out. I mean, I’ve put sports games in the top spot before, MLB The Show, WWE … Continue reading New Game Releases 08/15/23 – 08/21/23

Welp, it’s still the Summer, and the new games are still pretty much nonexistent. I mean, that’s not fair, hundreds of people worked on most of these titles (except 30XX), and they’re probably very excited to have them hit store … Continue reading New Game Releases 08/08/23 – 08/14/23

This week’s new games are, ONCE AGAIN, incredibly light. This has to be a direct result of the COVID pandemic, right? It usually takes a game 2-3 years to be made, meaning that anything coming out now probably had its … Continue reading New Game Releases 08/01/23 – 08/07/23

Happy Tuesday everybody! It’s time, once again, to talk about all of the brand new video games coming out. This week probably isn’t the most exciting of the year, won’t lie, but it does have some interesting stuff. Starting off … Continue reading New Game Releases 07/25/23 – 07/31/23

After a few slow weeks we’re finally getting a game worth our attention, Pikmin 4! While it’s not one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, it’s got a devoted fan base and sits nicely in the company’s portfolio. Recently, the first … Continue reading New Game Releases 07/18/23 – 07/24/23

We’re in week two of the “New” New Game Releases, what do you think so far? Things are pretty light, once again, as the game companies probably try to grapple with the same thing we’re all grappling with, less money … Continue reading New Game Releases 07/11/23 – 07/17/23

This ain’t what I thought it would be. This is the saddest Summer ever. Top Releases: Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie (PC/PS4/PS5/Switch) – Releases Jul. 7th Developed by: Nihon FalcomPublished by: NIS America Gimmick! Special Edition (PS4/Switch) – Releases … Continue reading New Game Releases 07/04/23 – 07/10/23

It’s the summer of gamesAnd my heart is on fire (literally)On the couch I sit, yeahMy spirit is dyingIt’s the summer of gamesAnd our hearts will have clogged arteriesThe things you can’t do when you aren’t young Top Releases: Everybody … Continue reading New Game Releases 06/27/23 – 07/03/23

Hot summer games and the consoles are burningI sit aroundTrying to smile but the games have been so lame and brokenStrange voices are sayin’ (what did they say?)Things I can’t understandIt’s too late for Redfall, this Gollum game’s bugs got … Continue reading New Game Releases 06/20/23 – 06/26/23

It’s time to pop the champagne cork and light the candles on the cake, because New Game Releases is celebrating its fifth anniversary right here on The Avocado! Every Tuesday since June of 2018 I’ve posted one of these columns, … Continue reading New Game Releases 06/13/23 – 06/19/23: Fifth Anniversary Special!

Welcome to another week of brand new video games! Now, some of you might be thinking “Andy, didn’t Diablo IV come out last week“, well, yes, technically. People who preordered the game got to play it early, but what was … Continue reading New Game Releases 06/06/23 – 06/12/23

What’s going on everyone, happy Tuesday! I was in Las Vegas all weekend at the Punk Rock Bowling music festival and didn’t have a lot of time for this week’s column. All you’re getting is a list of games, no … Continue reading New Game Releases 05/30/23 – 06/05/23

Well it’s Tuesday, again, and we get to all talk about new video games. Why; because we like gawking at the new toys while ignoring our old ones, that’s why! Top Releases: The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (PC/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Series … Continue reading New Game Releases 05/23/23 – 05/29/23

I think the game developers are also too busy playing Tears of the Kingdom to put any new games out. What other excuse would they have for such a light output this week?   Top Releases: Humanity (PC/PS4/PS5/PSVR/PSVR2) – Releases … Continue reading New Game Releases 05/16/23 – 05/22/23

Zelda…Zelda…Zelda…Zelda…Zelda…ZELDA!!!!!   Top Releases: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch) – Releases May 12th Developed by: Nintendo EPDPublished by: Nintendo Can you believe that the Switch is over six years old now? When it was released, the … Continue reading New Game Releases 05/09/23 – 05/15/23

It’s a light week for new games, thank goodness because I needed a break. Once again, there’s only really one major game of note with everything else just kind of there to fill various niche tastes and maybe act as … Continue reading New Game Releases 05/02/23 – 05/08/23

Once again we have a lot of games coming out but only one really big release out of the bunch. Finding it hard to come up with a different way to say this each week, let’s just move on with … Continue reading New Game Releases 04/25/23 – 05/01/23

Welcome to the world of video gaming, where anticipation and delays go hand-in-hand! As a self-proclaimed expert in procrastination, I initially thought about having Chat GPT write this intro paragraph for me. But then I realized, why not challenge myself … Continue reading New Game Releases 04/18/23 – 04/24/23

It’s another slow week for new releases, but a great one for game preservationists and fans of visual novels. This week’s video was supposed to feature a segment on Injustice: Gods Among Us but the skit I wrote just didn’t … Continue reading New Game Releases 04/11/23 – 04/17/23

I went on vacation this past week so there’s no commentary today, just a list of games. ENJOY!   Top Releases: GrimGrimoire OnceMore (PS4/PS5/Switch) – Releases Apr. 4th Developed by: VanillawarePublished by: NIS America Road 96: Mile 0 (PC/PS4/PS5/Switch/Xbox One/Series … Continue reading New Game Releases 04/04/23 – 04/10/23

March ends just like it began, a whole bunch of smaller titles with just a couple of “major” titles that will probably only appeal to a select group of players. That’s okay, I’m sure you’re all still playing Resident Evil … Continue reading New Game Releases 03/28/23 – 04/03/23