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Review – Star Fox 64
Ooo, Star Fox 64. A landmark title for the N64. There's a reason that Nintendo keeps going back to remake it for newer consoles. Actually, there are numerous reasons, but most strikingly, it's because they apparently don't have anyone who can write an actually new space opera. But also because it's a great little rail shooter that is hard to…
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Dreams on a Pillow tells a tragic Nakba story, needs crowdfunding
Rasheed Abueideh, lead developer on the Liyla & The Shadows of War, is back with a new crowdfunding campaign for a second game about the real-life experiences of Palestinians attempting to survive in a state of constant threat. Dreams on a Pillow puts you in the shoes of a mother who his fleeing her home during the Nakba – a…
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Top five ways to rationalize GameStop’s bizarre attempt to buy eBay
In case you haven’t been keeping track, GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen has been hustling for the past few weeks to buy eBay, the online action site. It makes sense on paper for the two companies to merge, as they were both premiere spots to buy used games 20 years or so ago, and combining their powers like old, rusty Voltron…
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Currently Playing – 23 – Pragmata with Xzyliac
Forum fixture Xyliac joins Daniel to talk about video games and Texas and where the two intersect. From forming community podcasts to starting online disinformation campaigns, Xzyliac has been woven into the fabric of the internet and has her pulse on the beating heart of video game news for some time now. We get into Pragmata, but only after really…
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Review: inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories.
Last year, I found myself in a bit of a reading frenzy with books about shops, stores, cafes, and similar neighborhood establishments. I devoured the likes of Robert Seethaler’s The Cafe with no Name, Kim Ho-Yeon’s The Second Chance Convenience Store, and—to a lesser extent—Mai Mochizuki’s The Full Moon Coffee Shop as I sought the comfort of their feel-good dramas…
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Maximum Utcast – 21 – Is the Weirdness Gone?
On this freeform episode of the Maximum Utcast, our hosts are joined by no guests but we weave through run and gun games like Metal Slug, beat ’em ups like Double Dragon, and driving games like Cool Riders. Along the way, we get whispers of games like Absolum, Kunio-kun, Anthology of the Killer, and Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another…
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Atari is considering a modern Lynx reproduction, but the cost isn’t there yet
I recently had a conversation with Atari’s Director of Sales and Marketing, David Lowey. Before long, we got into the subject of Atari’s re-entry into hardware and cartridge production. As the Atari Lynx is something that I have a soft spot for, I had to ask if there were any plans for it. According to him, Atari is very interested,…
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Review – Lucky & Wild
Mixing driving with lightguns is so obvious it's surprising that Lucky & Wild is one of the few full-body arcade games to do it. But did it do the concept justice or squander its amazing idea?
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Review – Majyūō: King of Demons
I hate admitting that I haven’t heard of a game before, but I can’t claim to have known of King of Demons (known as Majyūō in its homeland). To be fair, it was previously only released in Japan on the Super Famicom, and now commands a hefty price tag on the collector’s market. As part of their recent reissue of…
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Talking to My Boy about Videogames – 22 – A Super Hero and Sidekick Podcast Team
The dynamic duo are back to talk all things videogames (and a few movies). We learn what Jonathan really thinks about Supergiant Games and what Ryan thinks of the latest pretender to their throne, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate. Along the way Ryan gives us his two cents on Anaconda (2025) and Jaws, plus makes up impromptu lyrics to…
