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Splinter Cell: Deathwatch – The Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off
This post is a part of the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off series. Kept you waiting, huh? On this positively thicc episode of the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off, we dissecting the cells of Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, Netflix’s new show that continues the harrowing adventures of Sam Fisher as he sneaks through clandestine shadowy organizations along with aid from the team back at the…
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Review – Rampart (Famicom)
Rampart has a formula that can only be stretched so far. Or can it? When Konami took a crack at it on Famicom, they took it to a pretty unusual place. It's time to see Rampart like you maybe never have before!
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Maximum Utcast – 14 – In The Land of the Babes, the Riot Grrrls Are Queens
We’re keeping warm this winter by talking about videogames so pour a cup of cocoa and hear a bunch of thoughts on strategies for staying alive! Zoey also gives us another Duke Nukem Report, this time about “Land of the Babes,” the blocky Duke Nukem game for PS1 from the far flung future year of 2000! Sarah Carapace comes back…
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You can now back Abide, the next game from Judero and Mashina developer, on Kickstarter
In a stark departure from the good feels of Mashina, Talha and Jack Co have announced that their next game is a handcrafter horror game about the horrors lurking within the walls of a rehabilitation retreat. You can back it on Kickstarter today.
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Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (with Guest Laura Kate Dale) – Spin-Offs Classic
Did you know there was a Super Mario Bros. movie before the one everyone knows about? No, not that one! Yeah, this one, available as a dubiously legal fan dub with 4k upscaling! Nearly seven years before the infamous flop from the Max Headroom creators caused Nintendo to swear off film adaptations for 30 years, they graced Japanese audiences with…
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Review – Future Racer 2000
Future Racer 2000 has been updated quite a bit since I first did a write-up of it in 2023. So, I figure that now's a good time to revisit it and see if it still has the magic.
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Book Cudgel – Worlds of Power: Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
Welcome back to the Book Cudgel, where we talk about novels based on video games. This time, it's Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, a terrible game that is terrible. Will it make for a good novel? Depends on your standards.
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Currently Playing – 19 – Mario Kart World with Kelsey Powers
This month’s Currently Playing sees Daniel joined in his home studio by Kelsey Powers, a film and TV producer who has worked on Fear the Walking Dead as well as several projects for her production company Cosmic Frozen Pizza like 2024’s award winning short film Picture Car. Daniel and Kelsey talk quite a bit about Mario Kart World and how…
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Zoey Handley’s top picks of 2025
What a butt year 2025 was. Absolute butt. However, some great games came out during that particularly cursed slice of calendar. Here are my top picks of the pack.
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Maximum Utmost’s overall favourite games of 2025
Oh, we made it! Good job! We've finally reached the tip-top of best-game mountain. It's time to talk about what the best game that the Maximum Utmost folks played this year. Will your favourite make the list? Only if you have taste!
