Dune: Awakening is a spice-y survival RPG, and we've got some highlights from Summer Showcase season and Steam Next Fest!

An emotionally devastating JRPG from France solidifies itself as a serious GOTY contender. PLUS: some thoughts on turn-based games as a whole. 

The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion has finally received its rumored Remaster! PLUS: Polygon has been sold, and much of its staff laid off, so we do a crash-course in why games journalism matters.

Blue Prince is our first must-play game of the year! PLUS: Tax credit changes in Québec threaten the dev scene in one of Canada's most populous provinces. 

Assassin's Creed Shadows is a nerd game for history nerds, and we liked it! PLUS: the business case for the Nintendo Switch 2. 

Split Fiction reaches for new heights after the success of It Takes Two! Plus: R.E.P.O. joins the likes of Lethal Company, Among Us, and Phasmophobia as high-quality content bait. 

Honourable Mentions: The Pit, Triangle Strategy, and how to plan a wedding.

We finally play the final game in SuperGiant Games catalogue: Pyre! Plus, Trevor drops a bit of a bomb into the World of Warcraft competitive scene.

Trevor's Video Essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUwGkC88sO8&ab_channel=Aqual Reddit Thread + Spreadsheet:  https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveWoW/comments/1j20qjp/an_analysis_and_comparison_of_cutting_edge_guilds/ 

Avowed is the awesome new RPG from Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity devs, and it's so good it has us asking: What's the deal with Bethesda Game Studios? 

A rare double feature! The hit new metroidvania, ENDER MAGNOLIA, and a Game About Diggign A Hole, which is exactly what it sounds like. 

Hyper Light Breaker is a rough start to what we trust will become a fantastic roguelite. PLUS: how video games teach us how to play them.