Patrick Sounds Off: The Lengths We Go
Back to system launch commentaries. Wasn’t planning to take part in this one, but Nintendo was insistent and knew exactly how to bring me around.
Read moreBack to system launch commentaries. Wasn’t planning to take part in this one, but Nintendo was insistent and knew exactly how to bring me around.
Read moreI love that a new Virtua Fighter looks inevitable with Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown headlining EVO Japan 2023, but upwards of a decade is a long wait for a new game in any series, and I can’t help wondering…
Read moreThe news that E3 is back this year, but that the big three aren’t participating, is being spun every which way by news outlets and content creators. Either it’s treated as a declaration of E3’s irrelevance or a sign that…
Read moreBeing an early adopter comes with some implicit risks. The first of anything to come off of the production line could be especially faulty, and I ran face-first into that reality on November 15, 2001…and the weeks that followed.
Read moreYou know me, I see poorly-founded hype and I just can’t resist pouring cold water on it and telling the world to cool its jets. There’s no reason to suggest a next-gen Nintendo platform is conversation-worthy in 2023. Digital Foundry…
Read moreAh, the GBA launch. The screen was terrible and I’m not good with kids.
Read moreWe need more arcade racers in the world. It just doesn’t seem that way because a lot of what gets classified as arcade racers, aren’t.
Read moreNinth-gen platforms have a relevancy problem. They just don’t have a discernible identity from their predecessors because virtually all of their games are shared with them. Now that supply woes can’t be used as an excuse, let’s address this.
Read moreThe Dreamcast brought me to the very quick decision that I would never miss another system launch if I could help it. I had no idea what I was walking into the very next year.
Read moreAs a gamer, you’ll have experiences that you immediately know will be foundational memories and formative moments. You’ll always look back on them and you’ll always be informed by them. Join me as I reflect on one of the biggest…
Read moreI had a reputation back in the day of being pretty solidly anti-Nintendo. What I really wanted was a return to form that, thankfully, eventually, did arrive. They say time heals all wounds, but has it done anything for my…
Read moreScalpers have made the first two years of PS5 and Xbox Series an even bigger mess than they would have been with the pandemic and the subsequent supply chain interruptions. With Nintendo Switch Pro rumors abound, let’s not waste any…
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