We’re almost out of the spooky season, what better way to celebrate than with a game that is sure to haunt your dreams! It won’t be because the gameplay & content of Alan Wake II is terrifying, no, it’ll be … Continue reading New Game Releases 10/24/23 – 10/30/23

Welcome to what might be the biggest week for gaming in 2023, with two, possibly three, titles that are sure to sell like gangbusters and will probably be some of the most gifted games of the year. What are these … Continue reading New Game Releases 10/17/23 – 10/23/23

Happy Tuesday folks, we’re back with a brand new list of video games to go over! Mostly new stuff, your expected old stuff and, of course, my new favorite feature, notable films and albums. Nothing says “video game article” like … Continue reading New Game Releases 10/10/23 – 10/16/23

What’s happening folks, it’s Tuesday! With October rolling in it’s officially time for the “spooky season” (which I hope you just read in a scary voice), and what better way to kick off our most frightful time of year than … Continue reading New Game Releases 10/03/23 – 10/09/23

Welcome, once again, to New Game Releases, the best thing to happen to Tuesday since the 1845 federal law decreed that elections must happen on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November. Yeah, I get political in here. … Continue reading New Game Releases 09/26/23 – 10/02/23

Happy Tuesday! Yes, I know that some of you have been playing Mortal Kombat 1 since last week, or seen your favorite streamer playing it, and you’ve seen reviews and countless hideous images of the god awful Switch version, yes, … Continue reading New Game Releases 09/19/23 – 09/25/23

I hope you’re still enjoying your time with Starfield because this week’s releases sure aren’t going to pull you away from it anytime soon. I’d say I’m being unfair, but come on, are you really going to stop exploring planets … Continue reading New Game Releases 09/12/23 – 09/18/23

Happy Tuesday, folks! It’s another week of new releases and while I’m sure there are people excited for NBA 2K24, Chants of Sennaar, Rune Factory 3: Special, and The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo, the only game most of us … Continue reading New Game Releases 09/05/23 – 09/11/23

Well folks, Summer is ending, and while it may have roared in like a lion with Diablo IV, it goes out like a lamb with Goodbye Volcano High. Initially teased in Sony’s PS5 announcement show, Goodbye Volcano High is only … Continue reading New Game Releases 08/29/23 – 09/04/23

Finally, a big week for video games! Our top game of the week is the latest From Software title Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. It’s been ten years since we last got a new entry in the franchise, and … Continue reading New Game Releases 08/22/23 – 08/28/23

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