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October Steam Next Fest 2024 Roundup – Part 1

Being busier than Xaviera Hollander in the 60s, but getting paid much less for it, covering demos individually during the Steam Next Fest is like asking me to drop every other bit of work I’ve got going on to suddenly care about…

A Brief History of Backyard Baseball

With news dropping today that a remaster of the original Backyard Baseball game released in 1997 will be coming to Steam on October 10th, I thought that it would be appropriate to bring everyone up to speed about this franchise. If you…

Xbox Talks Carbon Reduction Days after Energy Announcement

Typically I try not to blend two pieces of news together and just cover the most recent thing, but honestly, this one seems like it needs it for context. We’ll start with the more wholesome, face-value niceness then progress to everyone dogpiling…

Is Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake for Newcomers?

If you’ve never played a Dragon Quest game before, you might feel torn about the upcoming release of Dragon Quest III HD-2D. Maybe you’re drawn to the HD-2D style utilized in releases like Octopath Traveler or the LIVE-A-LIVE remake, but you do not know the series. Starting…

Console Sale Decreases Don’t Mean Console Gaming is Dead

There’s growing concern and conversation about the future of gaming as it pertains to where players play their favorite titles. Xbox and Microsoft are betting that the Cloud is the future; meanwhile, Sony is still, alongside Nintendo, firmly in the console space,…

Prime Gaming – Prime Day 2024 Offerings

Oh yippee, a third article for Prime Gaming in July. When will this torture ever end? I’m not even going to bother listing off the in-game guff because there isn’t any, and the daily challenges exclusive to Prime never really change all…

Edward’s Steam Summer Sale 2024 Recommendations

As another summer is upon us, it’s never been a better time to get your hands on some hidden gems or old favorites for your Steam Deck or PC. Considering the sheer amount of discounts during the yearly Steam Summer Sale, it…

David’s Steam Summer Sale 2024 Recommendations

Ah, summer: The birds are singing, the sun is shining at its brightest, and that means I’m ensuring my bedroom’s blackout curtains are closed because the immense amount of glare on my computer monitor is driving me mad. The reappearance of summer…

Video Horror Society Rises from the Grave

Resurrections are rare in the video game landscape, but one has just occurred beneath the noses of the horror community. Video Horror Society, the asymmetrical horror game cut short before it had a full release, had been on minimal life support due…

Killer Klowns vs. Dead by Daylight

While many people think of June as the beginning of the summer, this June is shaping up to be a battle between two Asymmetrical Horror games. In one corner we have the crowned ruler of the genre, Dead by Daylight. In the…