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We’re dedicating the month of October to all things fandom: the books, the movies, the TV shows, the comics and most importantly, the fun. Don’t miss out on this epic celebration for all ages! For Adults & Teens: Teen Fandom…

Calling all teen gamers! The most fun, exciting, challenging week of the year is almost here: International Games Week! Join us November 8–13 for action-packed tournaments, gaming and prizes. All events listed are for teens in grades 6–12. So You…

System: I played on PS4 Slim Completed: Yes, I completed the main story and a moderate amount of extra content on normal difficulty in about 65 hours. Most of the extra content I completed was sub-stories, a fair bit of…

System: Played on PS4 Slim Completed: Yes, with most incidental side content, in just under 45 hours In a hurry? Here’s the gist: Persona 5 Strikers is an excellent action RPG, and a proper sequel to Persona 5. It’s a…

Our Outreach team recently welcomed our new Bookmobile. If you visit us on the Bookmobile, in addition to the most popular books and DVDs for children, teens and adults, you will also be able to check out video games, such…

Short on time? Here’s the gist: Mortal Kombat (2021), currently available on HBO Max (available on our Rokus) and in theaters, is a satisfying adaptation that disregards large elements of the source material but captures its spirit very well. Great…

It has been a year since Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released on the Nintendo Switch, and not only was it one of my favorite games last year, it was a lot of people’s favorite. In fact, we’ve written about it before on…

Sakura Wars (2019) on PS4 is the sixth mainline game of the long-running Sega alternate history sci-fi multimedia franchise and only the second to be released in the West. With this sort of history, many might expect the game to…

As most gamers old enough to remember when licensed games were fairly common will tell you, licensed games made to tie into the release of a show or movie are generally pretty bad—rushed affairs that usually lack any of the…

My favorite thing about the Assassin’s Creed video game franchise is looking at a historic building or statue and thinking to yourself, “I bet I can climb that.” It is only after you’ve finally reached the top that you remember…