The temperatures are just right for a good time to crank the AC and play video games this month. We checked the retro racing game Rider’s Spirits, explored a spooky 90s suburbia in Echo Generation: Midnight Edition, wagered our luck with a supernatural being in Flathead, took on the undead in Necromantic, and more. Check out everything we played in June in the Gamebox 2.0.

The Bikeriders story may be pretty conventional, but the latest from director Jeff Nichols is elevated by an exceptional cast and a sense of authenticity to the era, which makes it well worth watching.

One of the few fun things about 2020 was that Bad Boys for Life brought back the duo of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence for a surprisingly fun and funny new entry in the Bad Boys franchise. While Bad Boys: Ride or Die is not quite as good, it is still an action-packed, hilarious time.

When it debuted in 2015, Mad Max: Fury Road was a shot of adrenaline straight to the heart, and anticipation has been high for the follow-up prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. While George Miller’s visual style and action sensibilities are as sharp as ever, Furiosa feels more bloated and less finely tuned than its predecessor and was a pretty big disappointment.

We got our hands on some hot titles this May just as the summer season begins to heat up. For this Gamebox 2.0, we revisited a boomer shooter classic in PO’ed, when on a cosmic date with an eldritch monster in Sucker for Love: Date to Die For, experienced a forgotten 90s PC Engine title in Citizen Shockman 3 and so much more!

Almost 10 years since the last entry in the franchise, War for the Planet of the Apes, the apes are back in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, a solid continuation that doesn’t quite hit the heights of the previous trilogy

Spring brought us some fresh action titles this month. We dove into some Vampire Survivors-style shooters with Gladiator Arena, delivered some punishment with a bionic hand in Phantom Fury, navigated dangerous terrain in Lunar Lander Beyond, battled on the digital tabletop in Solforge Fusion, and more! Check out everything we played this month below in the Gambox 2.0 of April 2024.

Guy Ritchie has been seemingly working nonstop recently, releasing two movies last year, the recent The Gentlemen series on Netflix, and, most recently, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, a fun action romp that feels like a combination of Inglourious Basterds and Ocean’s 11.

The second part of Zack Snyder’s Netflix space opera Rebel Moon, The Scargiver, feels less like a whole movie than the third act of a film drawn out to 2 hours and the threat of more Rebel Moon on the way.

Dev Patel stars and makes his directorial debut in Monkey Man and while there’s some cool, bloody action, some pacing and stylistic decisions keep it from reaching the level of something like the John Wick movies.

PAX East made return to Boston this past March for a four packed days of gaming and geek culture. The Everything Action duo of Zach and Chris immersed themselves in the expo’s extensive list of activities sights experiences to keep them busy for hours. They explored the show floor, popped into panels, and visited game rooms, taking plenty of snapshots along the way.