Toronto Gaming Blog · Est. 2019
ASHEN BATTLE VANGUARD
New drop weekly
Reviews that go past the score, boss-fight guides that actually help, and a love letter to the games worth staying up for — written from a tiny studio in the Entertainment District.
Featured on the desk of readers across every platform
What we cover
Four beats, one obsession
Every piece is played to completion, fact-checked, and edited by real humans. No review-copy fluff, no auto-generated lists.
Full-Playthrough Reviews
We finish the campaign before we score it — 30 to 60 hours logged per major title. Each review lands within 72 hours of launch with a spoiler-tagged verdict.
Free to read · New review every Tuesday
Boss & Build Guides
Step-by-step strategies with timing windows, gear checklists, and video timestamps. Written by players who cleared the fight on the hardest difficulty first.
Premium tier · CA$6/month for full guide vault
Retro Deep Cuts
Long-reads on the cult classics — cartridge preservation, speedrun history, and the design lessons modern studios keep forgetting. Published the first Friday of each month.
Free to read · Monthly feature
Indie Spotlights
We hunt down the small-team gems and interview the makers behind them, with a soft spot for studios right here in Ontario. Pitch us your build any time.
Free to read · Rolling submissions
From the archive
Screens we couldn't stop staring at
Reader mail
What the crew says
"Their boss guide for the final act saved my whole weekend — timing windows down to the frame. I finally beat it on the hardest mode."
Marcus D.Scarborough, ON · March 2025
"The retro deep cut on cartridge preservation sent me down a rabbit hole for a week. This is the only gaming blog I actually read start to finish."
Priya S.Vancouver, BC · January 2025
"They spotlighted our two-person studio and traffic to our demo tripled overnight. Honest coverage, real players, zero hype-machine nonsense."
Léa T.Montréal, QC · November 2024
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- Phone
- +1 (416) 646-8701
- Studio
- 55 John Street, Entertainment District, Toronto ON M5V 3C6
- [email protected]
- Desk hours
- Monday–Friday, 10am–6pm ET