Month: July 2023
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Sonic Retrospective Part 7: Defining the Cycle, in 2006
Alright, time to finally talk about this game. Following up on the expansive era of Heroes and the Adventure titles, Sega produced a special game for the series’ fifteenth anniversary, which used the strange reboot naming formula of just having the original game’s title again. Due to its release date, this game would go on…
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Mods in Gaming
Mods have an important role in gaming. In many ways it is how many developers get their start in the industry. Mods, along with indie games, are the grassroots of gaming. Throughout gaming’s history, mods have spawned new games and genres with the full backing of the community. Large mod groups and volunteers have come…
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Skullgirls, Censored Encore
For those unaware, Skullgirls is a 2012 fighting game developed by Lab Zero. Initially created with the amusing goal of flipping the gender ratio of the traditional fighting game roster, it was a humble little title that released with a grand total of eight playable characters. Through the years, the game was screwed over on…
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The Esports Report: June 2023
Welcome back to another edition of the Esports Report! A lot has happened in the month of June for competitive gaming including the crowning of Call of Duty’s new World Champion, Valorant’s busy month with Masters and qualifications to the Overwatch World Cup. We have a lot to cover! The Call of Duty Championship Goes…
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Battle of the VG Bands: Hi-Fi Rush and No Straight Roads
Today, we’ll be taking a look at a pair of similar games that both came out of nowhere. The first is Hi-Fi Rush, the surprise hit from Tango Games, and the second is No Straight Roads, Metronomik’s debut title. Coming out within a close timeframe, and on some of the same consoles, these titles are…
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