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The Five Best Parallel Universe Video Games
May 21, 2020 | Matthew ByrdA recent discovery by NASA has some people convinced that there may actually be a parallel universe in which time flows backwards.
While that’s a gross oversimplification (and honestly inaccurate) summary of what they really discovered, the very idea … Read More
What’s in Store for the Nintendo Switch?
May 12, 2020 | Robert EndyoRecently, David Gibson, an investment adviser, attended Nintendo’s Q&A following their latest earnings report and delivered some information including the claim that the Switch was “barely in the middle” of its life cycle. Given that it was released just … Read More
Halo, Super Mario World, and The Best Launch Games Ever
May 8, 2020 | Matthew Byrd10. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (Xbox 360)
First off, Geometry Wars was, is, and forever will be a great game. We’re in full “come at us” territory if you disagree with that statement.
Yet, the game’s placement on this list … Read More
Is Animal Crossing: New Horizons Intentionally Annoying?
March 29, 2020 | Matthew ByrdEven if you haven’t been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you’re almost certainly aware of it. Nintendo’s first new “proper” Animal Crossing game in 8 years (and the first new console entry into the franchise in 12 years) was … Read More
What Happens to the Used Games Market When GameStop Fails?
March 20, 2020 | Matthew ByrdGameStop has been making headlines recently due to their controversial coronavirus policies. Among other things, GameStops seem to be dangerously unprepared to meet basic safety precautions tied to the coronavirus outbreak. They’re also reportedly prepared to defy state closure … Read More
Should Nintendo Make a Pokemon MMO?
January 29, 2020 | Matthew ByrdIf you haven’t been paying attention to the Steam sales charts, you may not have noticed that a game called Temtem is quickly becoming one of 2020’s runaway hits.
What is Temtem? Well, there’s a lot of things you … Read More
Was the PS4 the Undisputed Console War Winner?
January 8, 2020 | Matthew ByrdDespite the assurances of fanboys everywhere, there is rarely a “winner” of the console wars. Usually, we determine the winner by overall sales (at least if you’re trying to use a somewhat neutral metric), but even that system has … Read More
Why the PS5 and Xbox Project Scarlett Ruined 2019
December 9, 2019 | Matthew ByrdWe’ve said it before, but 2019 was not a great year for gaming.
We’d stop short of saying it was an awful year, but it was a weird one. Some of the biggest (or at least the best) games … Read More
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch: Which Console Won 2019?
November 27, 2019 | Matthew Byrd2019 may not have quite been the worst gaming year of the decade, but it’s certainly in the conversation. While no year is devoid of notable games, this year was marred by delays and the growing shadow of the … Read More
Every Nintendo Handheld Device, Ranked
July 17, 2019 | Matthew ByrdWith the upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch Lite and what it could mean for future Nintendo handhelds, we thought we’d take a look back at every Nintendo Handheld released until this point to see which are the best … Read More