Marc Griffin 8/25/26 Marc Griffin 8/25/26

Acornia: Mirror Worlds, A Beautiful Action Adventure Hybrid, Arrives in 2027

Publisher The Arcade Crew (Drop Duchy, Abyssus) and developer Splashteam (Tinykin, Splasher) today revealed during Opening Night Live Acornia: Mirror Worlds, a dual-dimension, action-adventure shop manager starring a young squirrel with two goals, protect her homeworld and bake the most delicious pastries known to squirrelkind. Acornia: Mirror Worlds is coming to PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 next year.

Marc Griffin 4/22/26 Marc Griffin 4/22/26

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Swings Onto Consoles

The game LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, developed by TT Games who also produced LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, is a story-driven open-world action-adventure game in which players face off against Gotham City's most notorious DC Super-Villains. It was released on May 22, 2026, for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Windows PC, with a version for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 to be released at a later date.

ISO Staff 12/4/25 ISO Staff 12/4/25

Octopath Traveler 0 Review: A Prequel Worth the Wait

The release of Square Enix's Octopath Traveler 0 was unusual since, instead of being entirely new, it is a revised version for console and PC platforms of Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent, the studio's 2020 mobile gacha game, with its microtransactions removed and the title redeveloped as a premium single-player RPG. The game was launched on December 4, 2025, for the Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S, and acts as a prequel to the original Octopath Traveler; the risk taken in converting a mobile game into a full console release has mostly been successful.

ISO Staff 10/30/25 ISO Staff 10/30/25

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Review

Square Enix is ending the Erdrick Trilogy with the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, combining the first two games in the series into a single package for the Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. Like the excellent Dragon Quest III remake released last year, this new release features the same stunning HD-2D graphics, improved turn-based combat and quality-of-life enhancements such as adjustable battle speed and auto-battle, along with new content including a completely explorable underwater world in Dragon Quest II.

Marc Griffin 10/2/25 Marc Griffin 10/2/25

Digimon Story: Time Stranger Review, Aka The Best Digimon Game Yet

Following about eight years of intermittent and quiet development, Bandai Namco and developer MediaVision have now produced what could be the definitive Digimon RPG. The game, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, was released on October 2, 2025, for the PC (through Steam), the PS5, and the Xbox Series X, and comes with a substantial legacy to meet as it is the much-anticipated sequel to the popular Cyber Sleuth series, fulfilling mostly on that expectation.

Marc Griffin 9/17/25 Marc Griffin 9/17/25

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Set to Reshape Tactical RPGs This September

Nintendo and Intelligent Systems are pulling the series back into the world of Three Houses with Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the eighteenth main installment in the franchise, launching on Nintendo Switch 2 on September 17, 2026.

Marc Griffin 7/22/25 Marc Griffin 7/22/25

Artist to Watch: iAMLYRIC

iAMLYRIC aka Lyric Michelle dropped a new joint off in early July called "Broken Barbies."

Marc Griffin 7/8/25 Marc Griffin 7/8/25

The Brief: Ironheart

Ironheart isn’t as nearly as bad as people make it out to be. Let’s call a spade a spade.

Marc Griffin 7/7/25 Marc Griffin 7/7/25

Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1989)

A review of one of the greatest films ever made, Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing.

Marc Griffin 7/4/25 Marc Griffin 7/4/25

Sinners Makes History With BASL Interpretation on MAX

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is now available on Max in BASL. Here’s why that matters.

Marc Griffin 7/1/25 Marc Griffin 7/1/25

Artist to Watch: threetwenty

threetwenty is the real deal and they’re our Artist to Watch.

Marc Griffin 6/27/25 Marc Griffin 6/27/25

In Search Of Radio Episode #1:The Pleasure Pill Interview

Pleasure Pill’s frontman, Jonah Paz, sits down with In Search Of Magazine for the first episode of In Search Of Radio to dive deep into his band’s first LP, Hang a Star.