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We're back to socking bizarre chimeras on the snoot in Zeno Clash II , the hit (in more ways than one) Indie game from... 2013? How long have I been sitting on this review? All right, so full disclosure here: I had ACE Team 's first-person brawler sequel on my list for the May feature I did this year , which saw me return to many games I had to put down over the years because my then-current sy...
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This year has been a weird one for me and gaming. I had a period where I wasn't enjoying games much , which is unusual for me, and in general I've played less than I have in recent years. That's not a bad thing per se, and probably has to do with life normalizing somewhat for me after the pandemic and its after-effects. But while I'm fine with spending less time gaming one unusual thing I've no...
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Film review: Pacific Rim (2013) Teaser poster for the movie featuring “hero mecha” Gipsy Danger. The blu-ray on my shelf has this as its cover. …“Best New IP”…sounds like shit. ----Jeff Grestmann on why Giant Bomb’s GOTY category “Best Debut” was called that Whole those formerly of Giant Bomb used the D word to deny business bullshitting, I only used it in the title above just to delay such unp...
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Fatal Fury and King of Fighter's Billy Kane joins Terry, Joe, Kyo, Benimaru, Andy, Shingo, Daimon, Iori, and Geese as the 10th SNK representative for my Video Game Hall of Fame. Next week's character will be a legendary Capcom character.
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For freelance workers such as content writers, developers, or web designers, platforms such as Fiverr and Upwork provide an array of opportunities for work. According to a recent study from Upwork , freelancers made up 38% of the workforce as of December 2023, comprising everyone from seasoned professionals to those just starting to dip their toes into the freelance world. Though many find free...
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Taking a break from exploration platformers for a while, and you better believe it'll be a short one, I've decided to return to what I've always felt is the grandfather of the modern Indie game movement: puzzle-platformers. Beautifully rendered worlds, melancholic story delivery, pretentiousness thankfully optional: the humble puzzle-platformer usually creates a novel set of mechanics and an in...
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Formerly known as the Indigenous-ComicCon. I got to attend this unique experience and express my Native pride. My favorite moment from this convention was getting to meet the famous comedy group in Native communities, 1491. I also had a nice moment with Román Zaragoza.
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I've never been here before I thought I should check out the comic-con in Oklahoma. One of my highlights was meeting Booboo Stewart Jr. I also had a nice moment with Dante Basco
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I play a lot of video games by any objective standards. That being said, I, like literally everybody else, cannot play all the games, and I can't match the playtime of people who put in 5-8 hours a day, at least not on a regular basis. I'm more of a 15-20 hours a week type of player, sometimes significantly more, sometimes significantly less. But while I can't play every game, I would say that...
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I had an opportunity to check out the comic con in Los Angeles. One of my highlights was getting to meet the cast of The Boys. I was also starstruck getting to meet the actors of my childhood favorite movie franchise Harry Potter.
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Batman is the first comic book superhero to join my Video Game Hall of Fame. Next week's character will be an SNK fighter.
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AKA Ranking of DOOMs Part Six All Caps When You Spell the Game's Name I think the title kind of gives the game away, here – sorry about that, but if we’re going to talk about DOOM – and unlike with DOOM 2016 I refuse to put (1993) next to its name all the time because fuck you, it was first and you know what the hell I am talking about – we are going to state the truth up front in the headline...
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CS2 has captured the imagination of gamers worldwide with its intense gameplay, strategic depth, and vibrant in-game economy. A significant part of the game's allure is the array of weapon skins available, allowing players to personalize their arsenal with unique designs and colors. Among these, orange-themed skins stand out for their eye-catching aesthetics. This article explores the best oran...
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Film review: the Abyss (1989) The cover of Abyss’ 4K release. Featuring, from left to right, Ed Harris as Virgil “Bud” Brigman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Lindsey “Linds/Ace” Brigman and Micheal Biehn with his mustache plus shifty eyes as navy Lieutenant Coffey. The missing link From James Cameron, director of Aliens and T2. -----Theatrical trailer of True Lies. “Film(s) by James Cameron” f...
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If you clicked on my last blog , you read me relating how video games slowly fell out of love with leaderboards, but the mechanic and the medium don't have to be on bad terms. Player rankings aren't right for every game, but they might be right for you, and when I see a drab implementation of them, it's not because the concept is universally bad. It's that games have priorities that don't alway...
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You might be asking "how will he justify choosing yet another explormer for Indie Game of the Week this time?" and my answer is... I won't. I can't. I refuse to. People keep making these things and my impulse control is trash. Speaking of trash, but in a mostly positive tacky John Waters sort of way, we have the semi-recent Cookie Cutter : a cyberpunk story about a vengeful and murderously powe...
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AKA Ranking of DOOMs Part Five I’ve Made a Huge Mistake In one of perhaps the funnier bits of good timing, I sat down to start messing with DOOM II for this entry into the Ranking of DOOMs shortly before going on a week’s vacation. This is not really what you’d call an obstacle in getting plenty of quality time in with DOOM II – just ask my brother and also my dear sweet mother, both of whom no...
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Book Report: Cyber Shogun Revolution by Peter Tieryas (Full spoiler for the book as usual.) Cover of Cyber Shogun Revolution’s English edition featuring Sygma, ride of the titular cyber shogun named Pris Watanabe. Got to hand it to the Japanese publisher Hayakawa, their covers of mechas in action can mop the floor with their English counterpart. 2020’s Cyber Shogun Revolution (“CSR” for short)...
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Cody Travers, of Final Fight and Street Fighter fame, is the 22nd Capcom character to be added to my Video Game Hall of Fame, joining Mega Man, Jill Valentine, Ryu, Chun-Li, Ken, Guile, Leon Kennedy, Dante, Arthur, Nemesis T-Type, Akuma, M. Bison, Chris Redfield, Morrigan, Sagat, Amaterasu, Viewtiful Joe, Claire Redfield, Haggar, Phoenix Wright, and Mega Man X (a lot of my favorite video game c...
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A few years ago, Steam added animated avatar sets. You can purchase them using Steam points, which are given for activities such as purchasing games, publishing screenshots, guides, maps, skins to the workshop, etc. But Steam points are not awarded for replenishing your balance, purchasing, or trading skins. At the moment, there are already more than 1,400 such avatars and about 700 frames. Wit...
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After our sojourn to the futuristic, prismatic land of compact discs we come back down to earth on ol' cartridge land for some more ossified Sega Tapes, freshly exhumed from the dirt of yesteryear. (I swear my opening metaphors are getting worse.) It's now December 1993 and the end of what has been a very exciting year for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive , living its life at the peak of its popular...
