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The Smartphone Market is all the Proof You Need that Consolidation Stifles Innovation

On Friday, Extreme Tech reported that “Someone Found Essential’s Super-Skinny Canceled Android Phone on eBay”, and it reminded me of a conversation we had just had on the most recent episode of the Basement Radio Arcade Podcast. We were discussing market consolidation, and the difficulties in the notion of taking mainstream gaming…FPS’s, RTS’, JRPGs….and movingContinue reading “The Smartphone Market is all the Proof You Need that Consolidation Stifles Innovation”

I’m a PC Main. Will I Ever Play Mods? Unlikely

A lot of ado has been making the rounds about how a significant chunk of the CD Projekt Red’s dev team on CyberPunk 2 is made up of former mod makers. Developers who got their start diving deep into the underbelly of the tools and sometimes the code itself of their favorite loves in gaming.Continue reading “I’m a PC Main. Will I Ever Play Mods? Unlikely”

GameWatch Update – S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Stalker 2, a highly anticipated game set to launch on September 5th, 2024, faces competition from Ubisoft’s Star Wars: Outlaws. Despite challenges faced by developer GSC Game World, the game has garnered positive reviews from playable builds and is set for release on Xbox and PC platforms. The game’s journey reflects dedication and perseverance amid adversity.

Gamer’s Log, Gamerdate 77963.3

Day one of the summer vacation. Admittedly, one that should have started in earnest much sooner, but a sports injury had me laid up and on lock down for the bulk of what summer there has been so far. But it’s been a good amount of time to get some earnest hard-work done on gaming.Continue reading “Gamer’s Log, Gamerdate 77963.3”

GameWatch Update – Steel Seed

Steel Seed caught a lot of people’s eyes from the 2024 PC Gaming Show due to its traversal and combat mechanics, which remind many of a mix between Jedi Fallen Order/Survivor and Uncharted. But what got my attention was the level design. Clips we have seen have protagonist Zoe traversing through a hulking steamworks facilityContinue reading “GameWatch Update – Steel Seed”

GameWatch Update – Starship Troopers: Extermination

I added Starship Troopers: Extermination (commonly referred to by its players as STE) to my watchlist after seeing the presentation for the 0.8.0 update during the Future Games Show. The Future Games Show was Saturday evening (eastern time) after the main Summer Game Fest (SGF) keynote of Friday, June 7th. I had a total ofContinue reading “GameWatch Update – Starship Troopers: Extermination”

Gamer’s Log, Gamerdate 77808.7

Recorded the latest episode of TAG (Talking About Games) last Friday. Episode #10 covered the recent departure of Horizon Call of the Mountain’s Game Director, and I covered the lineage of Firesprite and their relationship with Sony Interactive Entertainment. Additional topics included a Star Wars competitive multiplayer title that has been flying under the radarContinue reading “Gamer’s Log, Gamerdate 77808.7”

Gamer’s Log, Gamerdate 77788.3

Planned out the next few weeks of Let’s Play videos to shoot. The plan is super-simple, but gives me a production outlook for the next three weeks. Designated studio hardware for that setup. I’ll be over on Battlestation 2; the box that I built in early 2022, powered by an Intel Alder Lake Core i7.Continue reading “Gamer’s Log, Gamerdate 77788.3”

Gamer’s Log – Gamerdate 77758.3

Gamer anxiety and guilt kicked in once again. And so once again, I changed up the algorithm that drives what I play each day and night. I won’t get into its complexity. The aforementioned personality defects combined with OCD lead to a quite overly-complicated ruleset. Let’s skate by that and discuss what went down. IContinue reading “Gamer’s Log – Gamerdate 77758.3”

Gamer’s Log – Gamerdate 77748.3

I bought Unicorn Overlord on PS5 this week and started playing it. I like it. Don’t love it. Yet. Like, I don’t not love it due to any negative. It just doesn’t have me all warm down in me nibblets just yet. It might get there. Figuring out it was an Auto-Battler was a bitContinue reading “Gamer’s Log – Gamerdate 77748.3”