Rundown (10/09-10/15) Tax Hell + COVID
Wherein I discuss: The COVID woes. A Triple Threat of acquisitions. AI art. And ‘Console Gaming on the Go.’
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Wherein I discuss: The COVID woes. A Triple Threat of acquisitions. AI art. And ‘Console Gaming on the Go.’
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Wherein I discuss: My mundane thoughts on the most popular genre of autumn. An absolutely awful acquisition. The eternal mixing up of re;makers and re;masters. The fifth Super Mario movie. CDPR Expansion. A game that thinks it should be more invasive than a game. One Last Scarlet and Violet splurge sesh. And the surprise Steam release of Chaos;Head Noah.
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Wherein I discuss: A sick skinsuit TSF comic. The end of ownership. Saudi Arabia’s continued influence over Gamindustri. Atlus trying to double-kill their own games. The re;birth of E3. The racist tendencies of one of the most lucrative games of the modern era. A peashy PC port. And the end of a non-subscription streaming service.
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Wherein I discuss: Wackadoo fantasy race issues. The leakage of one of the most anticipated games of all time. Why Twitch is a bad platform. And… that’s about it.
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Wherein I discuss: My illiteracy. Nina Tendo’s Maple-some Autumnal Treat. Soh Nii’s Amber-some Autumnal Treat. The re;birth of Yakuza. Oodles of TGS-time video game announcements! And the (hopeful) demise of PSVR2.
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Wherein I discuss: My Dragalia Lost archival efforts. Tencent gobbling up IPs for China. A showcase from a company I couldn’t care less about. And the long-lived queen.
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Wherein I discuss: The next maiden in the DOPE TSF canon. The (partial) acquisition of Souls. The resurgence of an investment laid in the sand 3.5 years ago. Further Payments and Quibbles. A glorious gacha gutting. The Date of Death of Dragalia. And some pedantic Pokémon prattle.
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Wherein I discuss an erotic discovery, a tiny building block in an acquisition empire, the failings of Saints Row 5, another vaporware revival, a re-remake that isn’t much of a remake, and inflation.
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Wherein I discuss my new Nigma Box work balance, The Embrace of another neggest of Gamindustri, the resurrection of a thrice-killed corpse, Steam’s purity policy, the return of Bop Louie and friends!
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Wherein I discuss a moral conundrum, an unremarkable acquisition, the hatching of one of the… ten(?) trans characters in games circa 2013, and the OG survival horror series.
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Wherein I discuss the completion of a beta I’m releasing on time, the encroaching anime apocalypse, Ubisoft’s potential new owners, why Pokémon is bad, DiSCoBoMBs, a ruinous remaster, a Plain-o rename-o, and a new gothic metroidvania action platformer.
Wherein I discuss the end of Dragalia Lost, a potential PlayStation Purchase, a rocky remake, a boy’s club becoming a real company, and a hoax by a bunch of wasteful modders.
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Wherein I discuss my artistic inabilities, a pair of semi-pleasant acquisitions, Kirby’s cake rolls, and how games keep on dying.
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Wherein I discuss an cursed discovery, the juicy delights of Anime Expo, a red flag remake, a Black Flag successor a decade in the making, polical assassinations, and… ice cream, for some bloody reason.
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Wherein I discuss my lack of communal solidarity, Activision preventing a generation from bimpin’ NWA while sputtin’ sick ish, a devilish disappointment, Sega’s continued remastered rush-jobs, and the erotic toy that is sweeping all nations!
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Wherein I discuss the progress of OPPAI 3, the Persona port puzzlement, Capcom’s subpar S3 showings, the continued Re;Birth of Final Fantasy VII, two HOT SPRG leaks, a possible niche revival, and a decompiled classic.
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Wherein I discuss the regularly scheduled early June Mika Saft & Bethany Esda video game showcase.
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Wherein I discuss my quest for dope Dutch beatz, the worrisome MENA acquisitions, the posthumous return of Gattz and the Griff, the return of a leaked remaster, Nintendo’s next disaster, rudimentary game compilations, a ‘bad’ game getting re-re-mastered, and the diet E3 alternative that’s sweeping the nation of Earth!
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Wherein I discuss how I’m not a normal tran, the flight of the Dutch geese, the continuation of SaGa, crypto ♥ gacha, Monsters of Scars & Violence, a game that defies the Sonic Cycle, and a mini E3-like morsel.
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I recorded a video of me reading this, with EXTRA CONTENT! Also, it’s subtitled, because otherwise it would be MOSTLY unintelligible! It was bad and I invested over 3 hours into it in total! Mostly because of closed captioning.
Wherein I discuss how happy I am that Nigma Box has lasted for a full decade, the North American game industry’s first union, topical politics, and insights into my hometown.
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Wherein I discuss how RCN screwed me over for 19 hours, murky non-acquisitions, a lackluster launch library, and the next (alleged) resurrection of Silent Hill.
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Wherein I discuss the Nigma Box Revival project, a tale of leakers doing what corporations don’t, and how the service model is destroying games that should be all-time favorites.
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Wherein I discuss the 10th anniversary project’s progress, the Square Enix separation, and an ARG with a zero chance of escape.
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Wherein I repurpose a bit from Natalie Rambles About TSF (coming May 25th), ruminate over how the worst people are buying everything, and muse about half-formed kerfuffles.
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Wherein I discuss the growing Gearbox Empire, the Definitive(?) Classic Sonic Collection, some crazy and jammin’ GaaS, Nintendo being frustratingly eccentric, and one of my favorite concepts.
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Wherein I discuss tax time woes, acquisition woes, the Post-Dark Seeker Saga, a beauteous remaster, Activision taking their abuse to the justice system, and a weird yet DOPE TSF comic.
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Wherein I discuss the ePub progress, Unreal 5, Monkey Island Part 7 3, The Rise of Max Payne, an NFT failure, and Activision finally doing something good.
Wherein I discuss the Nigma Box 5 Year Plan, The PlayStation Plus-ersing, a delay to a delay, the end of an electronic era, the dastardly fools day, and how Dragalia really can’t be dead, guys!
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Wherein I discuss the dev costs of Nigma Box 2.0, Tencent’s Tequila, the struggles of modern game development, a ghastly song of yore, and an unfortunate fall.
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Wherein I discuss why I’m not putting out TSF VN reviews, Atari continuing to ruin video games, a legendary localization, the success of Souls, and a pleasantly plump PlayStation presentation.
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Wherein I discuss how I listened to a mashup over 250 times on loop this past week, Pokémon Gen9, a physical only collection of classic games, and the big politics invading gaming!
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Wherein I discuss how I wanna make more TSF stuff, a premature sequel, a sequel 25 years in the making, two collections of disproportionate quality, and how you can make super emulation machines if you are smart enough.
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Wherein I discuss acquisitions (get used to me saying that every week, folks), and Nintendo’s war on games preservation.
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Wherein I discuss Platinum’s painful pivot, another acquisition, a definitive failure’s grand success, and the oodles of delights from Nina Tendo’s happy time press release showcase!
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Wherein I discuss the latest Pokémon game, another accursed acquisition, the successor to a 2014 indie darling, Nintendo’s excellent unit sales, and a subtle spark from the dank quagmire where Stadia was buried.
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Wherein I discuss my transparent tendencies, how the NFT game dream is better fulfilled without NFTs, and how much I like Japanese critter designs.
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Wherein I discuss the biggest acquisition in the history of video games, the speculated evils of the metaverse, a potential end of an electronic expo, some terrible brick crunching, and the glory of unionization!
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Wherein I discuss my writing victory, a $13 billion dog, two upcoming review candidates, and that one preposterously prominent Polish zombie game.
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Wherein I discuss the concept of years, the second digitizing of ‘Gamer Christmas,’ PSVR², an evil that steals men’s souls and makes them corporate slaves, and the CCP ‘coaxing’ self-censorship.
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Wherein I discuss the latest race for the future, one final acquisition flurry to cap off 2021, China ruining Christmas, and why mobile live services should not demand ALL my attention during the holidays!
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Wherein I discuss my upcoming novel, why I thin NFTs have no place in gaming… again, and MMO so popular it is not allowing new players, and Tencent’s latest acquisition.
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Wherein I discuss my ‘addiction’, a PlayStation predator, Tencent’s new pseudonym, The Spike Video Game Announcement XIX, Android coming to home computer (for real this time), and the expanding veil of PlayStation.
Wherein I discuss my search for passion, the fall of a much heralded titan, a Sony streaming subscription successor, and the DOPE-tier TSF Bunny Boy!
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Wherein I discuss my plights with upgrading my phone, a NEO flop, Epic expanding their empire, another frustratingly disconnected Neptunia spin-off, and another game from the Danganronpa folks.
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Wherein I discuss my pursuit to the grave, the glory of backwards compatibility, a game where you can play as a pig who can transform into rockets, Activision perpetuating evil from the very top, a cynical crossover clash, and a response to a most “Definitive” failure.
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Wherein I discuss the leaks of a title neither brilliant nor shining, a duo of disconcerting delistings, the worst Definitive Edition of all time, and another accursed acquisition.
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