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There are numerous game deals this week.  I decided to focus on games under $5 for my more budget orientated readers.  This week’s game deals include Pyre, Ikaruga, and Toyko Xanadu Ex+. Fantastic Game Deals Under $5 FTL: Faster Than Light Pyre Ape Out Ikaruga Audiosurf 2 Toyko Xanadu Ex+ FTL: Faster Than Light - Gog - $2.49 Metacritic 84% / Steam Overwhelmingly Positive Rating      4.5/5 In FTL the graphics aren’t gorgeous, but the gameplay is amazing.  The game describes itself as a “spaceship simulation rogue-like”.  In reality, it’s more like a choose your own adventure set in space. Every game is completely different and every decision you make helps shape the narrative.  I’ve truly never saw anything like FTL before it, or since.   At first you make think the game is all luck, but after your figure out the strategy, it’s jus...

This weekend has unleashed a horde of game deals!  This weekend’s stellar game deals include Dead Rising 3, Lost In Random, Mortal Kombat 11, and More! Stellar Game Deals This Weekend Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition Resident Evil 4 HD It Take Two Lost In Random Far: Changing Tides (pre-order) Mortal Kombat 11 Dead Rising 3 - Gamebillet - $8.28 Metacritic 70% / Steam Mostly Positive Rating      4/5 I’ve always enjoyed the Dead Rising Games.  Dead Rising 3 received some negative attention upon release because it runs in a 720p upscale instead of native resolution.  Also, at release it had multiple optimization problems which made it hard to play.  The optimization problems have been patched. Dead Rising 3 is fun because unlike most zombie games, it doesn’t take itself too seriously.  Most of the time you can’t figure out if your main character reali...

     4.7/5 I normally keep a pretty good eye on what is going on in the gaming world.  That is why I was so surprised when I came across a trailer for Lost is Random.   The trailer made the game look amazing, but was it?  Let’s get into the full review and find out! What is Lost in Random About? Lost in Random is set in the Kingdom of Random, which is divided into 6 realms.    The fate of the inhabitants is decided by the rolls of a cursed black dice on their twelfth Birthday.  Whatever number gets rolled on the dice is the world that you will live in for the rest of your days.   You play as even and live in the first realm.  In the beginning of the game, your sister Odd turn and has to role that dreaded dice.  At first it shows a one, and everyone’s relieved, until it all the sudden turns to a 6.   Of course, Even is upset about losing her sister. ...