The Game Awards seldom do much for me, but I’ll certainly make an exception for the 2023 edition. Sega really showed out this year, but just as they implied in the Power Surge trailer, there’s a lot more to come….
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When my editor, Danreb, emailed me asking if I wanted to have a look at Star Racer I was curious. This was the first I’d heard of the game, but, of course, that could just be because it’s impossible to…
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There’s a truly detestable demographic out there of people trying to commodify retro games, greatly complicating things for people getting into the retro gaming market with the intention of actually playing what they buy. Thankfully, there’s a healthy reproduction scene…
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I’ve spent a lot of time on my channel lately talking about the PC Engine, largely because there’s been so much to talk about. Now it’s time to give my honest take on the system, its library, and ultimately what…
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If 2023 was anything, it was the year of sequels. Sequels that had been long anticipated, sequels that were announced fairly recently but still expected, and some that simply came out of nowhere. Pretty much all of the major games…
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I easily spent five hundred hours playing new video games this year. In that time, I discovered many personal favorites, some potential all-time favorites, and found myself invested in genres I had reflexively avoided in the past. Despite this, I’m…
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This year saw the release of many landmark titles. It also saw a declining interest in big AAA games from myself and several others. That’s not to say there weren’t any that I didn’t enjoy. There were a few that…
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As many have said, 2023 will go down as one of the greatest years in the history of video games. There were plenty of stinkers, some surprises, numerous remakes and remasters, new entries into beloved long-lived franchises, and plenty of…
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I’ve just about had it with ninth-gen’s underdelivering, and the constant black eyes being taken by the highly-touted digital side of the marketplace is exacerbating the problem to the point that I’m nearly ready to give up on it.. How…
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