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  • Sonic Retrospective, Part 9: Twenty Year Legacy

    Sonic Retrospective, Part 9: Twenty Year Legacy

    Following the more positive reception to Sonic Colors, things were looking up for the franchise; all Sega had to do was produce a worthy follow-up. With the series’ 20th anniversary approaching, they wanted to do something special, something that wouldn’t produce the disastrous results of their 15th anniversary title. So, come 2011, the fans grew Read more

  • The Costs of the Successful Year in Gaming

    The Costs of the Successful Year in Gaming

    The Game Awards have come and gone and we are days away from 2024; what a year it has been for video games. Baldur’s Gate 3 rightfully won the Game of the Year, its industry shaking mentality and breath of content won the hearts of all gamers as the game of the generation. The other Read more

  • Yami’s Dark Prediction: Modern Commercialism and the World of Yu-gi-oh

    Yami’s Dark Prediction: Modern Commercialism and the World of Yu-gi-oh

    I grew up in the late 90s and early 2000s. There was always another commercial on TV promising the hottest new toy, often either another robotic invention or some new collectible series that was going to be monetized to hell and back by selling it in packs. I don’t have children of my own yet, Read more

  • Starfield Review

    Starfield Review

    Oh boy, this one is going to be hard. When it was first announced at E3 in 2018, I was ecstatic! A Bethesda game in space! I had recently gotten into Bethesda and their games. My first experience was Fallout 4, and then Skyrim. I loved both of those games for different reasons. I loved Read more

  • The State of Warner Brothers

    The State of Warner Brothers

    As I’m sure you’re well aware by now, Hollywood has had a rough go of things these past few years. Covid radically altered the production schedules of most studios, and the SAG-AFTRA strike ground most film and television projects to a halt. While every studio has suffered to some extent as a result of these Read more

  • Baldur’s Gate 3 Review

    Baldur’s Gate 3 Review

    Dungeons and Dragons started out as a tabletop roleplaying game developed by a small company consisting of a handful of individuals. Now it is a giant IP that dominates the genre and has influence in other media. Movies, TV shows, books, and videogames all have projects that build off the lore and worlds of the Read more