Summer Game Fest 2026 Highlights: 13 Upcoming Games You Shouldn’t Miss
We previewed some of Summer Game Fest 2026’s most exciting upcoming games, including indie standouts, horror titles, action roguelikes, and unexpected revivals. Here are the games that you should keep...
View ArticleMagic: The Gathering – Secrets of Strixhaven Review | A Strong Return to...
Secrets of Strixhaven(SoS) is one of the few sets in Magic: The Gathering this year that isn’t part of Universes Beyond, and turns out it was a great set to break the trend with. Returning to one of...
View ArticleMagic: The Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Review – Cowabunga or...
Just over a month since we traversed the planes of Lorwyn and Shadowmoor, we’re back in good ‘ol New York City, but there’s not a Spider-Man in sight! Instead, there are ninjas swarming the place, and...
View ArticleHigh on Life 2 Interview: Squanch Games on Skateboarding, Opt-In Comedy, and...
High on Life 2 builds on the breakout success of the original while taking bigger swings with its comedy, gameplay, and cast. After the first game became Xbox Game Pass biggest launch of 2022, Squanch...
View ArticleAll The Content From MonsterVine’s 2025 GOTY Awards
Scrolling around to find all our GOTY content can be a drag so we decided to put it in one easy to find spot for you. Don’t say we never do anything for ya. BEST OF 2025 AWARDS Game of the Year 2025...
View ArticleMonsterVine Game of the Year 2025
Game of the Year is about confidence, craft, and joy, and Donkey Kong Bananza fires on all three. Nintendo takes a character long associated with side-scrolling and spins him into a bold 3D platformer...
View ArticleBest of 2025 Awards – Annual Dumpster Fire Moment
Annual Dumpster Fire Moment exists so we can call out nonsense without pretending it’s fine, and generative AI earned that spotlight in 2025. Across games and the wider industry, Gen AI kept showing up...
View ArticleBest of 2025 Awards – Best Indie Game
Best Indie Game is about personality, and Promise Mascot Agency has it in excess. What begins as a strange management game about reviving a failing mascot business quickly turns into a heartfelt story...
View ArticleBest of 2025 Awards – Best Soundtrack
Best Soundtrack is about emotional pull, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 nails it. Lorien Testard’s score does heavy lifting across the entire experience, shaping the game’s melancholy tone and giving...
View ArticleBest of 2025 Awards – Best Story
Best Story comes down to impact, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leaves a deep one. Its narrative leans into grief, purpose, and inevitability without losing sight of its characters, grounding big...
View ArticleBest of 2025 Awards – Most Disappointing
Most Disappointing is a hard category to hand out, but FBC: Firebreak made the decision clear. Set in one of Remedy’s strongest universes, the idea of playing as an FBC containment unit should have...
View ArticleBest of 2025 Awards – Most Anticipated Game
Most Anticipated Game is about promise, and Control Resonant has it in spades. Remedy is returning to one of its strongest settings and pushing it in a new direction, shifting Control’s surreal action...
View ArticleThe Best Under the Radar Games You Should Wishlist from SGF 2025
Summer Game Fest 2025 was packed with heavy-hitters, but some of the most memorable experiences came from the unexpected and delightfully weird. From pet-delivering pixel bike couriers and time-looping...
View ArticleNintendo Switch 2 Launch Games Round-Up – Yakuza 0, Mario Kart World, Street...
Now that we’re a week out from the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, several of us here at MonsterVine have had the chance to try out quite a few of the launch games for Nintendo’s latest console. From...
View ArticleBandai Namco Summer Game Fest Highlights: Code Vein 2, Shadow Labyrinth, and...
Bandai Namco came to Summer Game Fest 2025 with a strong lineup of upcoming titles. From action RPGs, roguelites to a surreal Pac-Man spin-off with swords and mechs, the publisher showed off both...
View ArticleKnock on the Coffin Lid PS5 Key Giveaway
Knock on the Coffin Lid is a card-based game where you’ll find ways to break free from a time loop, all while choosing a hero who will ascend to the throne and we have five PS5 keys to give out! Five...
View ArticleBonaparte – A Mechanized Revolution Steam Key Giveaway
Bonaparte – A Mechanized Revolution, is a turn based strategy game set in an alternate history where you’ll reshape France how you see fit and we have five Steam keys to give out! Five lucky winners...
View ArticleMonsterVine Game of the Year 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the games that have defined the year. Among the many memorable titles, one game stands out as the clear winner of MonsterVine’s Game of the Year:...
View ArticleBest of 2024 Awards – Best Game Direction
The Best of 2024 Awards from MonsterVine celebrate the year’s finest achievements in gaming, highlighting the creativity, innovation, and craftsmanship that define the industry. When it comes to...
View ArticleBest of 2024 Awards – Best Story
As we close the year, it’s time to celebrate the games that left the strongest impression in 2024. MonsterVine’s annual Best of 2024 Awards highlight the best stories, characters, and worlds that...
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