Rundown (11/08/2026) Cerulean Waves and Murky Tides

• Post published:11/08/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:27 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Cerulean Waves and Murky Tides
• Persona 1 Remake Leaked (Sure, Why Not Remake The Classic Trilogy?)
• The Elder Scrolls VI Subtitle Announced (How Does Bethesda Still Have Fans?)
• Saudi Arabia is Planning on Buying Unity (If It Ain’t Open Source, Fuck Yo Software, fr, fr)

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Rundown (11/01/2026) No Games For Natalie!

• Post published:11/01/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:32 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: No Games For Natalie!
• More Pre-Release Musings About the Ocarina Remake (Because Nat Got Baited by a Podcast)
• Why Isn’t Final Fantasy Resonance Just Called Final Fantasy XVII? (Because That Would Be Silly!)
• Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees (Microsoft is an Anti-Employment Organization)
• Pokémon Unite End of Service Announced (Pokémon MOBA is DEAD on March 23, 2027)
• AI is Breaking EVERYTHING! (PS5 and Switch 2 Emulation/Recomps Are Thriving!)

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Rundown (10/25/2026) All Shall Fear The AI Clones

• Post published:10/25/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:34 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Are People ACTUALLY Playing AI Generated Game Clones?
• Xbox Helix Could Cost $1,200 to $1,800 (I’m Impatiently Waiting For The Collapse)
• Shrek 2 Remastered Announce (Nostalgia Milking For $30 A Pop!)
• Trump Administration Cancels Umamusume Concert (Let Horse Girls Radicalize You!)
• BioWare is DEAD (Murdered by EA and the Saudis!)
• Natalie Watched Sinners (This End Slate Piece Got Too Long!)

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Natalie Rambles About Donkey Kong 64 (Rekongpiled)

• Post published:10/21/2026
• Post category:Rambles
• Reading time:57 mins read
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Because after 25 years, it’s time I finally go back to Donkey Kong 64.

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Rundown (10/18/2026) Escape the Tax Hell! – 2026 Ver.

• Post published:10/18/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:28 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Escape the Tax Hell! – 2026 Ver.
• Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger – 30th Anniversary Edition Announced (Keep the Classics Coming)
• Epic Goes 100% Into AI for All Art and All Programming (This Will End Poorly~!)
• The Next Kotaro Uchikoshi Game Got Canceled (Somebody Save Crash Keys!)

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Rundown (10/11/2026) Brain is the Body; Body is the Brain

• Post published:10/11/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:43 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Brain is the Body; Body is the Brain
• Natalie’s Basic Body Swap RPG Stat Concept (Because This Topic Was Too Big…)
• Larry Ellison Now Owns Warner Bros. (Skydance Corporation MUST Be Destroyed!)
• Sony’s Planning on Reviving Ape Escape (But I Wish They Weren’t!)
• Sony Gives Up on VR Gaming (Now Facebook is the True and Future King of the Niche!)

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Fate/Stay Night: Remastered Review

• Post published:10/07/2026
• Post category:Game Reviews
• Reading time:48 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

Because I have a bone to pick with this sword…

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Rundown (10/04/2026) Cruise Ship Body Swap Brainstorming

• Post published:10/04/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:19 mins read
• Post comments:3 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Cruise Ship Body Swap Brainstorming
• Steam Changes Its Specials Section (Show Us The Games We Want!)
• Grasshopper Manufacture Goes Indie! (Get Hosed, NetEase!)

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Rundown (9/27/2026) Review Score Ruminations

• Post published:09/27/2026
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• Reading time:30 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Review Score Ruminations
• Lufia I & II The Sinistrals Saga Announced (And a Retrospective of a Series with ONE Great Game)
• The Xbox Culling Continues… (Expand the Remittance)
• Dawngazer Announced by Former Unicorn Overlord Director (Birthed From The Flaming Orb of 2D Action RPGs)

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Rundown (9/20/2026) We Don’t Need No Imagination!

• Post published:09/20/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:58 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: We Don’t Need No Imagination!
• The Roblox Infection Spreads (And The Games Industry Declined…)
• Microsoft’s Blizzcon Happened (StarCraft, Diablo V, Warcraft III, Oh Fie!)
• What is World of Warcraft Forever? (No, Saying it’s “Classic+” Doesn’t Explain JACK!)
• IGN Announces New Wave of Layoffs (The Games Press Continues to Crumble)
• Game Freak Announces Ame no Chi Hare Onna (A Magical Girl Weather-Based Laundry Game for Mobile)
• Doukyuusei 2: Winter Heat is Getting Localized! (Time For Another REAL Dating Sim Remake!)
• The Legend of Heroes III: The White Witch Remake Announced (A Neowiz Joint!)
• Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back Announced (It Looks Like Saudi AI Anti-DEI Shit)
• Lightspeed Lina is A Sonic-Like For Good and For Ill (Based on the Playtest Demo)
• Basically A Metroid Review (Because I was SHAMED)

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Rundown (9/13/2026) Nattie Did The Walkin’

• Post published:09/13/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:78 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Nattie Did The Walkin’
• Nintendo Direct Double Digest – Part One (The Ocarina Remake Section)
• Nintendo Direct Double Digest – Part Two (The General Section)
• Metroid 6: Ravenous Announced (Samus is BACK and She’s Hungry Like The METROID!)
• Kirby and the World Beyond Announced (Kirby Breaks the Seal and Goes OPEN WORLD)
• Yo-Kai Watch 2 Remake Announced! (Knowing Level-5, It Will Be AI Slop!)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3 Remake Announced (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX is BACK! Let’s CHAZZ IT UP!)
• Romancing SaGa 3 Remake Announced (Bless The SaGa Sickos!)
• Torneko’s Mystery Dungeon is BACK (It’s Time For A REAL Roguelike!)
• Next: The Portopia Serial Murder Case Announced (The Mother of All Adventure Games is BACK!)
• Kojima’s Physint Switches From Sony to Microsoft (Old Sony is Dead, Just Accept It)
• Why is Final Fantasy VII LIKE THIS? (This Segment Was A Mistake…)
• A Whole Bunch of Steam Achievements Leaked (Because That’s How Modern Game Dev Works!)

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Rundown (9/06/2026) Reject Live Services; Return to Piracy

• Post published:09/06/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:34 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Reject Live Services; Return to Piracy!
• The Valve Leak Happened (13 TB of Steam Data Circa 2013 Accessed and Examined)
• The State of Play September Slate (From Nippon with Love)
• More Like State of KONAMI (Revision Noir and Rhapsody in Scarlet, and Look Dope)
• Saudi Arabia MIGHT Want to Buy Square Enix (GOD, PLEASE, NO!)
• Victor Folmann Acquires SteamDB (Capital Consumes and Conquers)

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Rundown (8/30/2026) Infinitely Perpetual Intellectual Property

• Post published:08/30/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:59 mins read
• Post comments:5 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Infinitely Perpetual Intellectual Property
• Natalie Tried The Project; Virai: Doomer’s Life Escape Demo (Depressed Internet Girl Life Sim Action)
• Terranigma Re-Release Announced (Revealed via Pixel Arcadia)
• Ecstatica Re-Release Announced (Resident Evil With BALLS)
• Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection Announced (An Alien Breed History Lesson, I Guess)
• Geoff Keighley’s Gamescom 2026 Part One! (The Biggish Picture!)
• Geoff Keighley’s Gamescom 2026 Part Two! (The Dribs and Drabs!)
• Age Twisters Announced (Age TF is Not a Particularly Nifty Mechanic for a Co-Op Game)
• Mega Man 12: Dual Override Gameplay Reveal (Yes to Mega Man, But Why Like This?)
• Showa American Story Re-Revealed (Alt History Where Japan Colonized America, Envisioned by Chinese Devs)
• Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake Announced (That Heroes 3 Remake Looks Pretty Iffy)
• The Witcher III: The Wild Hunt – Remastered Announced (Because That’s How You End An Event!)
• The Grand Theft Auto VI Section (The Reality of Unreality)

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Rundown (8/23/2026) Stim to Stifel The Whims

• Post published:08/23/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:22 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Stim to Stifel The Whims
• The AI Grift Economy Is Ruining Retro Gaming (I Hate It Here…)
• Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded Announced (Because City Connection Can Do Anything)
• Horizon Hunters Gathering Scraps Last Service Angle (You Love To See It!)

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TSF Series #019: An Exchange of Flesh

• Post published:08/19/2026
• Post category:TSF Series
• Reading time:248 mins read
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From the memoirs of a dead woman and reimagined through the lens of TSF classics.

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Rundown (8/16/2026) A VD Captions Retrospective

• Post published:08/16/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:44 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: A VD Captions Retrospective
• Natalie Muses About Cloud Gaming (It’s Viability Is Limited, and I Hate It)
• The Segregation of Sex (Team Puritan Vs. Team Goon)
• Epic Sells ArtStation and Sketchfab (Epic Crumbles! My Favorite!)
• Pokémon Bank is Ending Service February 27, 2027 (End of a Connected Era)

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No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files Review

• Post published:08/12/2026
• Post category:Game Reviews
• Reading time:19 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

Psyncing with a side story!

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Rundown (8/09/2026) Devilman is DOPE!

• Post published:08/09/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:20 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Devilman is DOPE!
• Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner Now Own Electronic Arts (Because Of Course They Do)
• Beast of Reincarnation Patch Roadmap Announced (Guess I Gotta Delay My Review!)

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Natalie Rambles About Monkey Man

• Post published:08/05/2026
• Post category:Rambles
• Reading time:44 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

Because all of Natalie Neumann’s creative endeavors must be preserved!

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Rundown (8/02/2026) Remember When PC Gaming “Died”?

• Post published:08/02/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:54 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Remember When PC Gaming “Died”?
• Did Nintendo or Monolith Just Acquire Xenosaga? (No, But I Wanted to Talk About This Topic)
• What Do People Want From Gaming Third Spaces? (Natalie Talks About Skokie Real Estate)
• Obligatory Mention of DragonSword: Awakening (I Love It When Gacha Games Get Un-Gacha’d)

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Maria Mania – Student Transfer Scenario Review

• Post published:07/30/2026
• Post category:Game Reviews
• Reading time:6 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

Because we couldn’t decide which mania we were going for…

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Natsumi Swap – Student Transfer Scenario Review

• Post published:07/28/2026
• Post category:Game Reviews
• Reading time:6 mins read
• Post comments:4 Comments

Because John can swap with a dog, but not a minor!

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Rundown (7/26/2026) Natalie Has Spent Over $12,000 On Video Games in 13 Years

• Post published:07/26/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:49 mins read
• Post comments:5 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Natalie Has Spent Over $12,000 On Video Games in 13 Years
• Natalie Will NOT be Reviewing Class of ’09: Puzzle Showdown (It Was Too Bloody Hard!)
• Xbox Backwards Compatibility Comes to PC! (Play 4 Original Xbox Games on Your Windows Machine!)
• HUGE Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Development Details Just Dropped (Thanks to Lewtwo and Friends!)
• Are Video Games A Millennial Medium? (No, But Not For The Reasons You Think)
• Natalie Watched Eddington (Politically Prescient in the Worst Way (Complimentary))

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension Review

• Post published:07/22/2026
• Post category:Game Reviews
• Reading time:27 mins read
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♫It’s Mega Dimension— Bad DLC— An Unmitigated Travesty!♫

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Rundown (7/19/2026) Creating A Post-TF Setting

• Post published:07/19/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:48 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Creating A Post-TF Setting
• Natalie Muses About Digital Game Prices (She Just CANNOT STOP!)
• S&P Predicts The Future of Game Consoles (And Here’s Why I Think They Are Wrong)
• Once Upon a Katamari + Rolling Live Highlights Announced (Re-Whatever Brainrot Strikes Again!)
• Natalie Muses About Game Console Legacy (Natalie Complains About Scott The Woz)
• Bethesda Announced Plans for Fallout and The Elder Scrolls (Please Ignore the Fact the Building is on Fire)

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Help! I’m Turning Into A Mermaid! Review

• Post published:07/16/2026
• Post category:Game Reviews
• Reading time:25 mins read
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The Lachlanverse Episode VI: The Cop To Mermaid Pipeline!

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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 15th

• Post published:07/15/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:32 mins read
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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 14th

• Post published:07/14/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:97 mins read
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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 13th

• Post published:07/13/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:118 mins read
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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 12th

• Post published:07/12/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:81 mins read
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Rundown (7/12/2026) Microsoft Slaughters ‘Em Up

• Post published:07/12/2026
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• Reading time:39 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Microsoft Slaughters ‘Em Up!
• Physical Versus Digital: The Price Discourse (Beat That Sucker To Death Uh-Huh-Huh!)
• Fakku Acquired Fairytale’s PC-98 Catalog! (PC-98 Games in ENGLISH on STEAM!)
• Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis End of Service Announced (Another Final Square Enix Live Service is DEAD!)
• Mario Kart Tour End of Service Announced (No Offline Version – CONFIRMED)

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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 11th

• Post published:07/11/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:102 mins read
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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 10th

• Post published:07/10/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:107 mins read
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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 9th

• Post published:07/09/2026
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• Reading time:97 mins read
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Natalie Rambles About the Modern Reality of Remasters, Remakes, and Re-Whatevers

• Post published:07/08/2026
• Post category:Rambles
• Reading time:116 mins read
• Post comments:2 Comments

Because this topic has been looming over Natalie.TF for long enough…

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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 8th

• Post published:07/08/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:55 mins read
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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 7th

• Post published:07/07/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:89 mins read
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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 6th

• Post published:07/06/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:84 mins read
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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 5th

• Post published:07/05/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:59 mins read
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Rundown (7/05/2026) Physical Gaming is DEAD!

• Post published:07/05/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:42 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Physical Gaming is DEAD!
• Crap, Sony and Microsoft Are Gonna Kill Discs, Aren’t They? (Discs Are DEAD!)
• The Plan to Eradicate The Game Console (Walled Gardens Must Die For the Future to Survive)
• Sentimental Graffiti Re Announced (Another Excuse to Babble About Japanese ADVs and SIMs)
• Studying is Hard, Studying is Serious (Study Too Much: You’re Gonna be Delirious!)

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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 4th

• Post published:07/04/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:128 mins read
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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 3rd

• Post published:07/03/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:75 mins read
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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 2nd

• Post published:07/02/2026
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• Reading time:55 mins read
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Natalie Rambles About The History of Remasters, Remakes, and Re-Whatevers

• Post published:07/01/2026
• Post category:Rambles
• Reading time:129 mins read
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Because I fell down a rabbit hole, and all I found was a bunch of dope gaming history…

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Verde’s Doohickey 2.0: Sensational Summer Romp – July 1st

• Post published:07/01/2026
• Post category:Chapters
• Reading time:68 mins read
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Rundown (6/28/2026) Natalie Watched Goodwin’s Circus Show

• Post published:06/28/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:37 mins read
• Post comments:4 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Natalie Watched Goodwin’s Circus Show
• The Steam Machine Lives! (Starting At $1,050!)
• Tencent Ditches Investment in Marvelous (Marvy is FREE!)
• Grand Theft Auto VI Will Be A $80 Digital Only Game (Analysts in SHAMBLES!)
• Xbox Gets Another Price Hike (The RAMpocalypse is only Getting Worse!)

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Rundown (6/21/2026) Money on My Mind (Re;Finance Ver.)

• Post published:06/21/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:20 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Money on My Mind (Re;Finance Ver.)
• I Researched the Game Boy Advance Library (It Really Is as Bad as They Say It Is…)
• Xbox Hits Reset and Plans A New Wave of Layoffs (Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, and Double Fine are in Danger)
• Unreal Engine 6 Will Be A Slop Machine (Divest From Big Tech. NOW!)

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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Review

• Post published:06/17/2026
• Post category:Game Reviews
• Reading time:30 mins read
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Because it’s the best of the three, apparently.

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Rundown (6/14/2026) S3 2026: STOP! You’re Making A Mess!

• Post published:06/14/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:109 mins read
• Post comments:4 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: Stop! You’re Making a Mess!
• Microsoft’s S3 2026 Festivities (No Games For Genocide, Bitch!)
• The Miscellaneous Microsoft Trough (Go Away, Xbox!)
• Gears of War: E-Day’s First Major Showing (The Return to Form Apology)
• Persona 4 Revival Was Properly Revealed (And I’m FINE With It)
• Crazy Taxi: World Tour Announced (Verified AI Slop Revival)
• Vivarium Re-Announced (A Hand-Drawn Boku no Natsuyasumi Like!)
• Persona 6 Announced (With A Nothing Trailer!)
• Spyro 4 is REAL! (It’s Been 18 Years…)
• Thief: The Dark Project Remastered Announced (The Next Nightdive Joint)
• The Nintendo Direct Section (Nat-Nat Will Never Sleep!)
• Nintendo Direct 2026-06-09: Minor Things of Note (Many Minors!)
• The Ocarina of Time Remake Announced (I’m Indifferent Until I Learn Literally Anything About It)
• Muramasa Revenant Blades Announced (After 11 Years of Waiting, Vanillaware Finally Brought A Game to PC!)
• Xenoblade Games Get Nintendo Switch 2 Editions (Xenoblade 1, 2, and 3 As God Intended)
• Xenoblade Genesis Announced (Neat, But What’s Going On?)
• Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Announced (This Should Have Been Nintendo Switch Sports 1)
• Final Fantasy Resonance Announced (From The Ashes of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius)
• Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic – the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil Announced (Natalie FINALLY Talks About Touhou)
• Video Games This September Are Bonkers, Yo! (Wake Me Up When Septembergeddon Ends)
• Ubisoft Celebrates S3 2026 With LAYOFFS! (380 People Can No Longer Support Their Families!)

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Rundown (6/07/2026) S3 2026: Let the Gorging Commence

• Post published:06/07/2026
• Post category:Rundowns
• Reading time:112 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

• Rundown Preamble Ramble: S3 2026: Let the Gorging Commence
• Natalie Does Not Like Trick Room in Pokémon (And Apparently I Need to Explain Why In Grave Detail!)
• Toy Story Games Are BACK! (At Least The Most Noteworthy Ones Are…)
• State of Play: BIG Edition (The S3 One!)
• Insomniac’s Marvel’s Wolverine Acts Like It’s 15 Years Old (In Both Meanings of the Word!)
• Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends are BACK! (Two of My Favorite 2D Games Return*!)
• Tomb Raider #1 Remake #2 Looks Good (Too Bad About the AI Drama)
• Natalie Complains About Sony’s Classic Re-Releases (Because the State of Game Releases Annoys Me…)
• Kemuri is Cool Urban Fantasy! (So Much Better than the Multiplayer Thing It Used to Be)
• The Stuntman is BACK! (…What the Heck is Stuntman?)
• Until Dawn 2 Announced (Third Game; Third Developer)
• God of War 4.5 Gaiden: Laufey Announced (God of War, Faster, Slicker, and With A Woman!)
• Summer Game(s) Fest Happened (And Here’s What Happened!)
• Summer Game(s) Fest Riffraff Roundup (There are Too Many Segments Already!)
• Resident Evil: Veronica Announced (Because It’s Better to have an REV Remake Than An RE5 Remake…)
• Gen Atlas Announced (Project Shiico is Full of Robots!)
• Tupac’s Corpse Confirmed for Stranger Than Heaven (Because Hiring A Known Sexual Abuser Wasn’t Bad Enough…)
• Crossfire(?) Announced (Because Smilegate Does Not Believe in Subtitles!)
• Virtua Fighter VI: Crossroads Revealed in Earnest (A Cinematic Action Drama with a Fighting Game Mode?)
• 1666: Amsterdam Revealed (Time Traveling Cats and Witches!)
• Attack on Titan 3 Announced (Another Game That Should Not Exist…)
• Stellar Blade 2: Blood Rain Announced (More Like Stellar FIST!)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin Re-Announced (A Larry Ellison X PlatinumGames JOINT!)
• Final Fantasy VII Revelation Announced (After 21 Years, the Final Fantasy VII Remake Dream is Almost Over…)
• Hitman Classic Trilogy Remastered Announced (More Fodder for the Re-Whatevers Piece)
• Barbie Rewind Announced (Banger Galge Collection Dropping!)
• Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered Announced (They Massacred MY BOY with UE5!)

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