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A veteran voice in video game journalism, Excelle Escalada has been writing and creating content for the gaming industry since 2008. His journey began at the heart of the gaming community as a founder and administrator for Exitializ, a competitive gaming guild established in 2008. Specializing in popular MMORPGs like CABAL, Guild Wars 2, and Dragon Nest, Exitializ grew from a passionate guild into a multi-channel gaming platform under his community leadership. This deep, firsthand experience with player communities and complex game systems provided the perfect foundation for a career in games journalism. Transitioning his passion into a profession, Excelle has brought his unique, community-first perspective to his role at Game Haunt.
June 8, 2026
The Blacklyte Athena Pro (starting at $499 USD, $719 CAD, $559 as tested for the Leatherette White) doesn’t reinvent anything. It executes the Secretlab Titan recipe with enough polish that it earns a seat at the same table. You get the tall bolsters, the 4 D armrests, the built-in lumbar knob, and the magnetic neck pillow, …
June 5, 2026
Arena Net has announced Guild Wars 3 at Summer Game Fest, bringing the long-running MMORPG franchise back with a new entry for PC, Steam, and Play Station 5. The PS5 version marks the first time a Guild Wars game has launched on a home console, while the first beta test is scheduled for fall 2027. The announcement …
June 1, 2026
Realm of Ink does not hide its influences. Leap Studio’s action roguelite wears its Hades-shaped silhouette openly, from the brisk room-to-room combat flow to the way each run asks you to improvise around a growing pile of synergistic upgrades. That familiarity could have made it feel derivative. Instead, it mostly works in the game’s favor …
June 1, 2026
The Hyper X Cloud Stinger 3 Wireless doesn’t just iterate on its predecessor. It bulldozes every reasonable expectation for what a sub-$100 wireless gaming headset can deliver. Our review unit features 50mm dynamic drivers, dual wireless connectivity, and a claimed 80-hour battery life. The headset’s absurd stamina and stainless steel reinforced frame stand out, though the …
June 1, 2026
The strange thing about James Bond in games is that the fantasy always sounded easier to adapt than it actually was. On paper, the ingredients are obvious: espionage, gadgets, gunfights, luxury, deception, fast cars, and the constant threat of a mission collapsing at the worst possible second. In practice, most Bond games either leaned too …
May 29, 2026
Good-Feel’s latest Yoshi outing trades challenge for discovery and ends up delivering Nintendo’s most inventive platformer in years. The question is whether the industry knows how to celebrate a game like this. Editor’s Take Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is a breathlessly imaginative platformer that replaces traditional challenge with systemic discovery, delivering a hand-crafted toybox …
May 29, 2026
007 First Light is proof that the best licensed games do not come from brand power alone. They come from a studio whose core design instincts already understand the fantasy the license is supposed to deliver, and IO Interactive may have been the right James Bond studio long before it officially got the job. Before …
May 15, 2026
Victoria Day is the unofficial patch that pushes Canada into summer. Most long weekends disappear into a Steam backlog, a live-service event, or one more “quick” session that somehow eats the whole afternoon. The May 18 weekend offers a different kind of side quest. You can go AFK, keep the gamer brain switched on, and …
May 1, 2026
If you want a browser RPG in 2026, you probably want two things at once. You want to get into the game fast, and you want enough depth to justify coming back after the first session. That sounds obvious, but plenty of browser games still miss one side of that deal. Some are quick to …
April 30, 2026
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream does not chase the soft, low-stakes comfort that defines many modern life sims. Instead, it leans into absurdity. It is loud, awkward, funny, and often completely unhinged. That choice works because Nintendo understands the appeal of this series: you are not building a peaceful retreat so much as managing a …
April 29, 2026
There was a time when Capcom felt comfortable taking expensive swings. Alongside defining hits like Resident Evil 4 and Devil May Cry, it also backed stranger, riskier work such as Killer7, P. N. 03, and Gregory Horror Show. Pragmata feels like a return to that older instinct. Rather than chasing another familiar blockbuster template, it builds a …
April 23, 2026
Turtle Beach has announced the new Command Series, a PC peripheral lineup built around integrated touch displays, Hall Effect options, and high polling rates across keyboards, mice, and a modular keypad. Revealed in an April 23 press release, the range includes the KB7 and KB5 keyboards, the KP7 keypad, and three mice led by the …
April 20, 2026
The HP 8 EB4 laptop, configured with Intel’s Core Ultra X9 388 H and integrated Intel Arc B390 graphics, lands in an awkward but useful middle ground. It is not a gaming laptop, and the benchmark data makes that plain within minutes. However, it is a surprisingly capable productivity machine with a strong PCMark 10 Extended score …
April 16, 2026
Turtle Beach has unveiled the Stealth Pro II wireless gaming headset, a new flagship model that builds on the original Stealth Pro with certified 24-bit/96k Hz Hi-Res Wireless Audio, Dolby Atmos spatial audio, and a Cross Play 2. 0 system that supports switching between up to four USB wireless transmitters. The company says the new headset is designed …
April 3, 2026
If rainbow lighting on your preferred plumber’s face sounds ridiculous to you, here’s the thing: it isn’t. The Turtle Beach Rematch Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch 2 in the Mario & Luigi design is, according to Turtle Beach, the first officially licensed Nintendo controller to ship with RGB lighting built in. That’s not a small claim. Nintendo’s …
March 28, 2026
The full title tells you almost nothing. Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park sounds like a bullet-pointed press release stapled into a subtitle. But strip away the awkward naming and what you actually have is the definitive version of one of the best 2 D platformers Nintendo has ever made, now …
March 26, 2026
Turtle Beach announces three new officially licensed Nintendo Switch 2 peripherals timed to the Super Mario Galaxy film opening April 1: the Rosalina Rematch Wireless RGB Gaming Controller, the Koopa Troop Rematch Wireless RGB Gaming Controller, and the Koopa Troop Play Trek travel case. All three are available for pre-order now on turtlebeach. com and at participating retailers globally. With the gallery …
March 25, 2026
The Hyper X Cloud III S Wireless ($179. 99) is the headset Hyper X should have shipped from the start. It carries forward everything that made the Cloud III Wireless a strong performer, including its lightweight build, those angled 53mm dynamic drivers, and an impressive 120-hour battery life over 2. 4 GHz wireless, but it finally adds Bluetooth connectivity. That single …
March 19, 2026
Release Date March 5, 2026 Developer Omega Force, Game Freak Publisher Nintendo, The Pokémon Company Our Score4. 5 Where to Buy Best Buy Amazon Pokémon Pokopia doesn’t reinvent what a Pokémon game can be so much as it quietly dismantles the assumption that those two words must always mean the same thing. Set in a post-collapse Kanto where every human has vanished and the …
March 16, 2026
4 Divinity and Titan Digital Media set a March 27 release date for the influencer-cast dating adventure, with physical merch bundles and a free demo available now. 4 Divinity and Titan Digital Media have announced that Island of Hearts, their live-action interactive dating game, is launching on PC via Steam on March 27, 2026. A free demo is already …
March 16, 2026
Fallen Tear: Ascension blends Metroidvania exploration with JRPG mechanics and pulls it off more often than not. The genre mashup sounds like a recipe for either something special or a confused mess. Fortunately, it leans toward the former. But “promising” and “ready” are two very different things, and right now, Fallen Tear sits firmly in …
March 16, 2026
The Hyper X Cloud Alpha Wireless (starting at $199. 99, often found around $179) takes the beloved Cloud Alpha formula and cuts the cord without gutting the battery. Hyper X advertises up to 300 hours of wireless runtime, and our testing clocked in at a remarkable 327 hours and 27 minutes. That number alone earns a double-take. The …
March 15, 2026
Release Date March 5, 2026 Developer Omega Force, Game Freak Publisher Nintendo, The Pokémon Company Where to Buy Best Buy Amazon Pokémon Pokopia hides one of its best secrets in plain sight. The Mysterious Slate is an item you can stumble across in your very first hour of digging, but the game gives you almost no explanation for what it is or …
March 14, 2026
At a Glance Detail Info Developer Capcom Genre Survival Horror / Action-Adventure Protagonists Grace Ashcroft, Leon S. Kennedy Perspective First-person (Grace), Third-person (Leon) Setting Raccoon City, Rhodes Hill Care Center Pros and Cons Pros: Cons: A Series Finally in Harmony Two people share the worst day of their professional lives and risk everything for someone …
