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Announcing CriticDB

Announcing CriticDB – A New Review and Gaming Resource from the Head of TechRaptor

On January 30th, 2025 a new review aggregator website called CriticDB will launch with Rutledge Daugette, the founder of TechRaptor at the helm. But why am I talking about this?

Well, first of all. I’m excited to be included as one of the 75+ review outlets that will be present when the site launches. Secondly, CriticDB is going to be the type of useful gaming resource I really think we need right now, for reviewers like me, PR folks, and your everyday gamer who’s just looking for something to play. There are a few features that stand out to me that I want to go over real quick.

Worms The Board Game Review

Worms: The Board Game Review

Since I cover and review both video games and board games, I tend to take a special interest in board game adaptions of video games. However, I have had pretty poor luck with them, they end up being poor adaptions, have broken mechanics, or end up just being pretty bad games.

Worms, however, seems like it should be a homerun hit, the turn-based nature of the video game is the perfect canvas to transform into a board game.

Quickplay Bots Makes Want to Stop Playing Marvel Rivals

Quickplay Bots Makes Me Want to Stop Playing Marvel Rivals

Marvel Rivals has a pretty big problem that it tried to keep relatively secret. It has bots posing as real players in quick play, and not for a reasonable purpose, like filling lobbies. It uses them as a player retention tactic, feeding players who are on a losing streak free wins to not hurt their feelings. It’s scummy, underhanded, and frankly insulting, and it actually causes severe damage to the overall game.

Balatro Review

Balatro Review

Monkey sees numbers go up, monkey happy. That’s Balatro in a nutshell. It has an incredibly addictive gameplay loop that manages to activate the same neurons that predatory gambling games and mobile trash love to prey on. The thing is, there’s nothing remotely predatory about Balatro. It’s just a rogue-lite card game with absolutely no stakes. Well, except for the sleep you might lose by playing it well past bedtime.