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Maximum Utmost’s favourite experiences of 2025
Sometimes a game is more than just a game, sometimes it's a sauce that you just marinate in. Sometimes it's a soothing salve that you spread all over yourself. Here are some of Maximum Utmost's favourite salves of 2025.
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Maximum Utmost’s favourite characters of 2025
Characters: sometimes they move the plot along, and sometimes they're just the spice that makes the dish extra flavourful. Oh, gosh, I really want some curry. But there's no curry here, only Maximum Utmost's picks for best characters of 2025.
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Maximum Utmost’s favourite soundtracks of 2025
What did you put in your ears last year? Need something else to stick in there? In this phase of Maximum Utmost's end-of-year awards, we're talking about the best aural experiences heard in 2025.
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Maximum Utmost’s favourite narratives of 2025
We've rolled into a new calendar year, and now it's time to look back and flip off the previous one. It's the start of Maximum Utmost's end-of-year coverage. To start, we have a selection of great stories the authors experienced this year.
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Talking to My Boy About Videogames – 18 – We Hate AI But Love Robots
On this unhinged episode of Talking to My Boy about Videogames, Ryan accuses Jonathan of being famous and therefore knowing how to get good graphics in video games, AI is mocked at the Wendy’s drivethrough, and as always, cats abound. The Boys talk about Dead Cells, Hello Neighbor, Kirby Air Riders, Megaman, and Terminator 2: No Fate, along with a…
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I have complicated feelings for Terra Invicta, a complicated game
I like complex games, sure, and Terra Invicta is full of complexity. However, it's not a total knock out of the park that it maybe should be. At least, it's not for me, which is where things get a bit compicated.
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Maximum Utcast – 12 – Are Hades 2 and Fire Emblem Bootylicious Enough for Duke Nukem?
As the year comes to a close we’re opening up the floodgates of information on the lost entry in the Duke Nukem franchise, Duke Nukem: D-Day, the canceled game that nearly was and never will be. Zoey becomes an interactive Duke-ipedia of information as we dig deep into the connective tissue of the games industry, bouncing like a pinball between…
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Currently Playing – 18 – Sektori and Logic Bombs with Declan
Declan joins us to talk about gaming with ADHD and how that can impact their hobby in unique and interesting ways. While they aren’t maintaining their video gaming profile all that much, they have discovered Sektori (twin stick space shooter) and Logic Bombs (Game Boy compatible logic game) which both work overtime to keep Declan’s attention in two completely different…
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Review – Army Men Advance
The first Army Men title to hit the GBA, Army Men Advance stood out because of a unique art style. However, 2001 was deep in the series' worst era, and while some games from that time broke the mold, this isn't one of them.
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The Kongo Bongo Festival of Lights – The Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off
This post is a part of the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off series. The Spin-Off Squad is booking a tropical vacation this holiday season to Kongo Bongo Island as we learn about the local customs and perhaps get to the bottom of some burning Donkey Kong lore questions that have been debated by Kong scholars for 45 years. The show’s side characters…
