Let’s team up to hit that magical number! Woof. This isn’t an easy ask. Thanks to the recent changes to the Medium Partner Program, a lot of us smaller writers have been left out in the proverbial cold. Unfortunately, I am one of those writers. I meant to ride this…

How you can make that expensive decision — In the infinite strangeness of game release schedules, the newest video games tend to come out all at the same time. In most cases, there are reasons for this. They are usually motivated by money. That’s why we see February rushes (for the fiscal year for investor reporting) and then…

A review of Game Freak’s newest — I’m a little bit obsessed with Pokémon Legends: Arceus. (There is my review in nine words. Is that enough? I suppose not. Let’s talk about what I believe to be this game’s theme: balance.) Whether Game Freak intended to give Pokémon Legends: Arceus an overarching theme, I can see it…

Solved: “What Games Would You Take to A Desert Island?” — On a recent episode of the incredibly fun podcast ‘How Did This Get Played?’, the hosts purposed a question that we have all discussed at some point in our gaming lives. What games would you take to a desert island? This is the perfect water cooler question. We’ve seen dozens…

My top five games of the year — What an absolute year. I played quite a few games over the last twelve months, beaten over several game systems. I started the year strong with my PS5 and moved into a handful of backlog titles as well. The list that follows are my five favorite games released in 2021…

Listed in order of completion — Another year has come and gone, and that means it’s time for this post to finally see the cold light of day. I loved writing last year’s entry, so this has once again brought me much joy. This article sums up all the games I beat in 2021. That’s next-generation…