https://macworks.dev/tags/reviews/Recent content in Reviews on MacWorksHugoenhttps://macworks.dev/docs/today/games-2026-04-14/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://macworks.dev/docs/today/games-2026-04-14/<h1 id="gaming-news--2026-04-14">Gaming News — 2026-04-14<a class="anchor" href="#gaming-news--2026-04-14">#</a></h1> <h2 id="top-story">Top Story<a class="anchor" href="#top-story">#</a></h2> <p>Microsoft is reportedly rethinking its Game Pass strategy, with rumors swirling that this year&rsquo;s <em>Call of Duty</em> might be pulled as a day-one release. Following reports that Xbox leadership finds the subscription service &ldquo;too expensive for players,&rdquo; this massive shift away from day-one releases for their biggest shooter was allegedly a primary factor behind the recent Game Pass price hikes.</p> <h2 id="news--reviews">News &amp; Reviews<a class="anchor" href="#news--reviews">#</a></h2> <p><strong><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/mouse-pi-for-hire-review">Mouse: P.I. for Hire Review</a></strong> · IGN <em>Mouse: P.I. for Hire</em> is a gorgeous black-and-white boomer shooter that nails the 1930s cartoon aesthetic, but completely misses the mark on noir storytelling. While the retro gunplay feels solid enough to carry the 12-hour campaign, the non-stop cheese puns and the ludonarrative dissonance of playing a mass-murdering private eye keep it from achieving its true potential.</p>