Edmund McMillen Confirms Mewgenics Coming to Switch 2 YouTube video by Maximum Utcast

We got a hot scoop for ya about the game Mewgenics, direct from the creator's mouth! youtube.com/shorts/KG5Wx...

Edmund McMillen has confirmed Mewgenics is coming to console, hoping for release this Summer In a recorded conversation with Maximum Utmost’s own Jonathan “Tatsumaki Senpukyaku” Holmes, Edmund McMillen, designer of games such as Super Meat Boy and Binding of Isaac, has confirmed that Mewge…

What's this? We got a scoop! @tronknotts.bsky.social has received confirmation that Mewgenics is coming to Switch 2 soon, possibly by the end of Summer!

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Review – Anthology of the Killer One of the best games of 2024 has arrived on console, and that means there’s nowhere you’re safe. Learn why this collection of 9 short horror games is so fantastic, and then put it on y…

@adzuken.bsky.social revisits one of her favourite games from 2024. It's Anthology of the Killer, and now you can get it on console.

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Early Access Review – Moves of the Diamond Hand It’s time to return to Off-Peak City, with the Early Access release of Moves of the Diamond Hand. Does chapter 2 live up to the high standards of Cosmo D? Get a sandwich ready, we’re go…

Cosmo D's Moves of the Diamond Hand is out in Early Access, featuring the first and second chapter (of five-ish). You can probably guess the @adzuken.bsky.social insists that you play it.

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Review – A Cat’s Tale of Love and Friendship: Jingle Cats – On a Mission of Love Do you like the Jingle Cats? If so, why? Well, regardless, I might have the game for you. It’s about the Jingle Cats, it’s from Japan, and it’s pretty strange. It is probably not …

@adzuken.bsky.social talks about music and cat love in this review of PS1 oddball, Jingle Cats.

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XBox Got PC Games??!?! - Sundays with Sagat II YouTube video by Maximum Utcast

Somehow, Sagat returned. youtu.be/dbWFPUy7KeI?...

New sundays with sagat coming tomorrow sorry

Review – Tactical Breach Wizards Can a tactics game work with the player to streamline the user experience and eliminate a lot of the frustrations of the genre? No more blindsiding players to create artificial challenge. No more 9…

We've got a review from our amazing podcast (and video) editor, @douibyorthst.bsky.social. He's kicking down doors and giving you the scoop on Tactical Breach Wizards.

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Review – Tsuppari Ōzumō Here come the portly slappers. Tsuppari Ōzumō is an accurate simulation of Japan’s national sport. It includes important sumo techniques, such as the suplex and the cartwheel. Check it out!

@adzuken.bsky.social shares her lack of expertise in this review of Tsuppari Ōzumō, a no doubt accurate representation of the suplex-filled sport of Sumo.

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Maximum Utcast - 19 - The Objectifying, Vectifying, 'Dead Man'-ifying, Street Fighting Special!

This week, @adzuken.bsky.social performs the most expensive cold open in show history! And later, @tronknotts.bsky.social goes deep on the world(s?) of @ghmofficial.bsky.social with @bbbbbeatle.bsky.social and @cherrybombrs.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3TsV...

Review – Super Chase: Criminal Termination (Arcade) Are you ready for some excessive force? Better get off the sidewalk, grandma, because the police are coming through, and they will literally stop at nothing to make sure the criminal is pulled from…

Get the jaws of life, @adzuken.bsky.social is behind the wheel in Super Chase: Criminal Termination, and she's ready to stop crime in a burning wreck.

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Maximum Utcast – 18 – The Sommeliers of Video Games The Maximum Utcast is back with the hottest Vectorman and Shinobi news available! In a show that’s too hot for Canada, we learn about a pushy sommelier, Jonathan’s thoughts on Nirvanna …

We also have a new episode of the main show! @douibyorthst.bsky.social talks with Tanya about Mini Metro, and @adzuken.bsky.social tells us about Vectorman, Shinobi, and a whole lot more! Plus, @tronknotts.bsky.social is there!
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Our reporters are getting the hot scoops direct from PAX today.

Review – Retro Rewind Mmm, the smell of old plastic and magnetic tape. We lost something special with the downfall of the rental shop. Thankfully, we have games like Retro Rewind to take us back to those days where the …

Having survived the '90s, @adzuken.bsky.social knows a thing or two about movie rentals. So, she's here to tell you all about Retro Rewind.

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Two video rental retail sims launched in the same month. Which one is for you? It’s surprising, but two retail simulators centred around running a video rental store have released this month: Rewind 99 and Retro Rewind. Aside from the subject matter, they’re unrel…

Two separate games have rushed in to fill the demand for games about running a video rental store, Rewind 99 and Retro Rewind. @adzuken.bsky.social puts them head-to-head to see which one is worth checking out.

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Resident Evil: Requiem is blatantly better than The Last of Us Part II My colleague and friend Stephanie Sterling coined the “blatantly better” farcical-yet-sincere essay series over on Destructoid.com many years ago, and so, it feels right to do a derivative version …

@tronknotts.bsky.social is here to tell us why Resident Evil: Requiem is blatantly better than The Last of Us Part II. I mean, it's obvious, isn't it?

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Review – Milano’s Odd Job Collection I’ve been hitting a lot of oddball Japanese titles lately, all of which remained exclusive to their home territory. Suprise! Milano’s Odd Job Collection is a PS1 title from 1991 that yo…

@adzuken.bsky.social is back looking at another obscure Japan-exclusive game. But wait, this one was actually localized recently. It's Milano's Odd Job Collection!

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Review – Rogue Light Deck Builder Listen, I have good news. Rogue Light Deck Builder isn’t a roguelite deck-builder. But if you’re into roguelite deck-builders, that’s totally okay, it’s just a lot of people…

@adzuken.bsky.social flexes her deck building skill by building a deck, but not that kind of deck, the other kind in this review of Rogue Light Deck Builder.

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Maximum Utcast – 17 – Lovish-ing the Journey to the West Did you know that we post some of our podcast interviews to YouTube? If not, give us a follow over there and check out video segments whenever they’re available! On this jam packed episode of Maxim…

Here is yesterday's episode of the show, posted as a blog post! We recorded it like 10 days ago so hopefully nothing is out of date. maxutmost.com/maximum-utca...

Review – Timberborn It’s finally here! The 1.0 release of the best survival city-builder to date. Whoops! I think I just ruined the entire review. Well, you should read it anyway, because it’s full of bett…

Two 9/10 reviews from @adzuken.bsky.social in one week? It makes sense that one of them is for Timberborn, which is finally celebrating its 1.0 release.

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Review – Crabmeat Horror? Yeah, scary stuff. But check out this game about being the sole crewmate of a crabbing boat. Crabmeat! You just boat around the ocean, dropping crab traps and sorting your haul. Just watch …

@adzuken.bsky.social hauls up quite the catch in her review of Crabmeat, a game that she describes as having a breathable horror atmosphere.

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Talking to My Boy About Videogames – 20 – What If a Zombie Dabs? Jonathan and Ryan recount the highlights of the recent Pokemon Presents which marked the 30th anniversary of the series, including the announcement of the newest mainline games, Pokemon Wind and Po…

New episode of @tronknotts.bsky.social talking to his son about videogames! This time they talk about Pokemon and Resident Evil a lot! Enjoy this snackable show on your podcast platform of choice! maxutmost.com/talking-to-m...

Review – KuruKuru MaruMaru Did I just dream it? I guess not. KuruKuru MaruMaru is a real game, it’s just maybe an unexpected one. Looking at the art style, would you believe it’s a game about getting your driver&…

@adzuken.bsky.social is finally going to get her driver's license in KuruKuru MaruMaru, a game that she didn't just dream up.

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The Top Five Movie-est Movies Ever Videogame’d Do you remember Movies? Y’know, “Movies”? Capital “M” Movies? Cinema? The confluence of “high art” and “low art” that our collective culture once agreed was the most important form of entertainment…

Do you like movies? Do you like video games? Do you like movies OR video games? Then @tronknotts.bsky.social has just this list for you. It's the Top 5 Movie-est Movies Ever Videogame'd!

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Review – The Goonies (Famicom) If you’re someone who’s really into the NES but knows nothing about the Famicom (which is understandable, I’m not hating), you might wonder why there’s a The Goonies 2, but not a The Goonies 1. And…

@adzuken.bsky.social's unprompted reviewing of Famicom exclusives continues with a look at Konami's The Goonies. Is it good enough for her?

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Next Fest Archives - Maximum Utmost

@adzuken.bsky.social has been busy checking out Next Fest Demos. She's covered Shutter Story, Rewind 99, WILD Tactics, MOLE, and Wax Heads so far. Check her write-ups here:

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Maximum Utcast - 16 - Love is in the Air

Check out the full episode where ever you get your podcasts, but maybe you get them here on Spotify? open.spotify.com/episode/2vlO...

What is Love? w/ Love Eternal Developer Toby Alden YouTube video by Maximum Utcast

We have a new episode with a video segment! youtu.be/WxT20aFVMEw

I got mail from @tronknotts.bsky.social! A comic he drew that was written by @adzuken.bsky.social!

All my other mail is saying I owe money or a record of money I paid or something to spend money on. It's a joy to get something that's purely for fun.

What is Love Eternal? Let's see if @tronknotts.bsky.social and @brlka.com know!