Category: You Know What Grinds my Joysticks?
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You Know What Grinds My Joysticks? VR!

For me video games have always been about the games themselves. The stories and gameplay they bring make the industry what it is. However, some have more of an interest in the hardware of the industry. Advancements in consoles, PC components, and controllers excite gamers as these help propel the experiences that the games offer…
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You Know What Grinds My Joysticks? PvP Shooters!

(Warning: the following article contains profane language. Reader’s discretion advised) I love huge RPGs, they are arguably my favorite game genre, especially open world RPGs. Fallout 4 and Skyrim are among my favorite games. Hogwarts Legacy from earlier this year is a GOTY contender and I am presently working through Starfield and finishing up Baldur’s…
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You Know What Grinds My Joysticks? Overwatch 2!

(Warning: Explicit Language Ahead. Reader’s discretion advised) Well, this week I was going to offer an analysis on mods and the role they serve in videogames, how they create new game genres and spur new developers. But a recent revelation has motivated me to do something else entirely. Blizzard. What the f***! You pieces of…
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You Know What Grinds my Joysticks? Live Service Games!

Welcome to the first iteration of the series, You Know What Grinds my Joysticks? In this series, I go on long and sometimes explicit rants discussing the biggest problems in the gaming industry. In this first article of the series, I’ll be talking about live service games and the impact they have on the industry.…