Matthew Pollesel

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Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game review for PC

1 week ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour GamePlatform: PCPublisher: MLMEDIADeveloper: MLMEDIAMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1-4Online: YesESRB: Not RatedYou can tell exactly where Rooftops & Alleys gets its inspiration from. A little Skate 3 here, a lot of Mirror’s Edge there – as it says in its official title, it’s a parkour game, and the goal is to allow you to run and jump around a cityscape as much as you can, using everything around you as a platform or a landing spot. This is both a good and a bad thing.
Power Sink review for PC, Nintendo Switch

2 weeks ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

Platform: PCPlatform: Nintendo SwitchPublisher: Winterwire GamesDeveloper: Winterwire GamesMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: EI was ready to love Power Sink from the moment I saw its Steam store page. It’s a 3D puzzle-platformer set in a gorgeous underwater world, in which you play as a diver (who looks kind of like Bioshock’s Big Daddy, but cute and without a giant drill) trying to restore power to an ever-deeper series of platforms.
inXile Entertainment shows off Clockwork Revolution with deep-dive trailer

2 weeks ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/06/08/clockwork-revolution-gameplay-interview-xbox-games-showcase/It’s been awhile since inXile Entertainment showed off anything related to Clockwork Revolution. After an impressive trailer back at the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase, it had been radio silence…until today’s Xbox Showcase, that is.
Microsoft and ASUS launching Xbox Ally handhelds

2 weeks ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

After weeks (if not months) of leaks and rumours, at today’s Xbox Showcase Microsoft and ASUS confirmed that we’ll be getting an Xbox handheld later this year. In fact, we’ll be getting two of them: Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X.
KreatureKind review for PC

3 weeks ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

Platform: PCPublisher: Valiant Game StudioDeveloper: Valiant Game StudioMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: EKreatureKind is earnest. I put that in italics because it really needs to be emphasized: more than anything else, “earnest” is what defines KreatureKind. It’s a deckbuilding game where the goal isn’t to fight your opponents, but rather to engage them in a respectful debate and try to win them over to your side.
IO Interactive shows off 007 First Light

3 weeks ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

It’s been a long, long time since IO Interactive first announced it was working on a new James Bond game back in 2020. Today, after five years of waiting — and a few days after announcing the game’s name, 007 First Light — IO finally showed off some of the game at Sony’s State of Play. While the trailer is a little short on gameplay, from what we saw it seems clear that 007 First Light won’t just be Hitman with a James Bond skin.
Hit the links in Everybody's Golf Hot Shots this September

3 weeks ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

A few months ago, we learned that Bandai Namco would be reviving Everybody’s Golf at some point in 2025. Today at Sony’s State of Play, we learned the new game’s name — Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots — as well as exactly when the new game will be arriving on PS5, along with PC and Nintendo Switch: September 5th. We also got a few more fun wrinkles. Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots will include a Wacky Golf mode, which will add obstacles and challenges to the already fun take on the sport.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown review for PC

3 weeks ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

Platform: PCPublisher: Strange ScaffoldDeveloper: Strange ScaffoldMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: Not RatedIt’s pretty impressive how versatile the Ninja Turtles are when it comes to games.
IO Interactive promises 007 news this week

3 weeks ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

Normally, an announcement for an announcement is no big deal. In this case, though, we’ll make an exception: IO Interactive announced that later this week we’ll be getting an official reveal for their James Bond game. In fact, technically, we got a little more than that. There was also the teaser image above, as well as a title: 007 First Light.
Promise Mascot Agency review for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch

4 weeks ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

Platform: PCAlso on: PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo SwitchPublisher: Kaizen Game WorksDeveloper: Kaizen Game WorksMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: TI don’t know if Promise Mascot Agency is the strangest game I’ve ever played, but it’s definitely got to be up there. It’s a self-described “open-world narrative adventure mascot management simulator”…and somehow, that only captures a part of the weirdness in store for anyone who plays it.