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“Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration” Review

by Filippo Dinolfo | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Retro Reviews Steam Xbox One Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 12 Jan 2023

To people of a certain age, Atari will evoke fond memories of hours spent in front of the TV, enjoying fast, fun, and engaging games. For those people born in the 90s or 00s, though, Atari is barely even talked…

Patrick Sounds Off: Let’s Not Do That Again

by Patrick Mifflin | Patrick Sounds Off PlayStation 5 Videos Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 24 Dec 2022

Scalpers 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…

“Pokémon Scarlet” & “Pokémon Violet” Review

by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch Reviews | 0 Comments | 21 Dec 2022

If you don’t mind what often looks like stop motion animation, painful jaggies, and just weird polygonal issues, you’ll find a Pokémon game that’s generationally unrivaled, which is a big statement in its own right.

Patrick Sounds Off: Is it Time to Switch Up?

by Patrick Mifflin | Nintendo Switch Patrick Sounds Off Videos | 0 Comments | 21 Dec 2022

Rumors abound that Nintendo is getting ready to move on from the Switch with some high-profile games starting to show some considerable performance problems. Allow me to dump some cold water on all the talk…

Patrick Sounds Off: Showing the Switch Some Love

by Patrick Mifflin | Nintendo Switch Patrick Sounds Off Videos | 0 Comments | 20 Dec 2022

I’ve been rough on Nintendo lately, but don’t let that confuse you from the historically amazing run the Switch is giving them.

Patrick Sounds Off: Is Smash Bros’ Future in the Fighting Genre?

by Patrick Mifflin | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Wii U Patrick Sounds Off Videos | 0 Comments | 17 Dec 2022

Because a genre is not what you do, but how you do it, Super Smash Bros is not a fighting game. I have maintained this position for over two decades. However, could that be changing?

Patrick Sounds Off: So NOW When’s Capcom vs SNK 3?

by Patrick Mifflin | Patrick Sounds Off PlayStation 5 Videos Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 09 Dec 2022

Years ago, when the SNK old guard re-assembled under new ownership, I released videos explaining the significance of the matter and whether or not it was time to start planning for a theoretical Capcom vs SNK 3. That path hinged…

Patrick Sounds Off: Modern Problems…

by Patrick Mifflin | Patrick Sounds Off PlayStation 5 Videos Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 05 Dec 2022

Patrick Sounds Off on game ownership, physical and digital distribution, and how the digital future could look.

Patrick Sounds Off: We Need Demo Culture Back

by Patrick Mifflin | Patrick Sounds Off PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Videos | 0 Comments | 01 Dec 2022

Remember demo discs? Patrick does and he makes a good case for something similar to come back.

Patrick Sounds Off: Lightning Round for 11/27/2022

by Patrick Mifflin | Patrick Sounds Off PlayStation 5 Videos Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 30 Nov 2022

Patrick Sounds Off, rapid fire style on several stories from the last couple of weeks.

“The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero” Review

by Brandon Perkins | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 Reviews | 0 Comments | 29 Sep 2022

No other series of JRPGs has the quality of characters, world-building and story-telling as Falcom’s decades-long saga, and the fact that they’ve been able to keep up that level of quality for this long is truly a testament to their work.