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Currently Playing – 16 – Baldur’s Gate 3 with Jonathan
Currently Playing is a show where Daniel talks to friends about games they’re playing at the moment. Every month a new guest is on to talk about what they like and maybe don’t like about a game they’re right in the middle of. In a running segment, the guests will talk about a game Daniel had been challenged to play…
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Static Dread’s sequel, Static Dread: The Submarine, will probably involve less door knocking
The follow-up to Static Dread: The Lighthouse, has the best solution to getting away from visitors who drop in and knock at the door: live beneath the waves. Static Dread: The Submarine has you navigating the end of the world in an iron tube deep underwater.
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The passing of Tomonobu Itagaki marks the end of an era
Industry legend Tomonobu Itagaki died early this month. His cause of death hasn’t been formally disclosed, but prior to his passing, he was fairly transparent about having health issues to the degree that might require hospitalization. It could be the last time that the storied developer made headlines, but it was far from the first. His public rivalry with Tekken…
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Review – Fast & Furious: Arcade Edition
I know nothing about movies that are both Fast and Furious, but I do know a thing or two about arcade games. They eat money. They mostly live in movie theatres these days. They eat money. But here's a port of one that eats money upfront!
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Maximum Utcast – 07 – Shantae Advances the WayForward into Our Hearts and Minds
Maximum Utcast is the flagship podcast for this blog where Zoey and Jonathan talk about videogame news and opinions in a free-wheeling format. Regular segments include discussion of kusoge as well as interviews with people involved in videogames from news writers and game developers to enthusiasts. On this thicc episode of the Maximum Utcast, Jonathan interviews Matt Bozon and Michael…
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Final Fantasy Legend of the Crystals (with Guest Elsa Farron) – Spin-Offs Classic
The Spin-Off crew journeys deep into the archives of the Final Fantasy universe for a canonical sequel to Final Fantasy V, taking place 200 years after the events of the game and largely re-telling the same story in anime form. Joined by our senior Final Fantasy correspondent Elsa Farron, we discuss the OVA’s great design and animation and some very…
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UFO 50, A Game of Games – Talking to My Boy About Videogames 15
Jonathan and Ryan dive deep into the world of UFO 50, but only after a few stops along the way to talk about Among Us, cats, and Iron Mike Sharpe. Later, Ryan thinks he might be nerdy for hoarding some Minecraft soda. But what makes something nerdy? Can videogames be helpful at teaching life lessons? And did I mention the…
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Review – Death of the Reprobate
Back into the world of classical paintings, and it's time to commit... Seven good deeds? That can't be right. Worrying. Can Joe Richardson's conclusion to The Immortal John Triptych carry the enormous weight of its predecessors and lower them into the ground? Find out in this review of Death of the Reprobate.
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Preview – Shoe It All
Did you ever do that thing where you kick off your shoe while you're on a swing to try and out-distance your friends? If so, I've got a demo for you to try. If not, I've got a demo for you to try.
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Review – Wolfenstein: The New Order
It's always a great time for some denazification. MachineGames has been working hard to ensure that they stay at the very peak of the hobby, giving us games like Wolfenstein: The New Order. Alternate history may be bleak, but at least there are lots of targets walking around.
