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Played NBA Playgrounds: Keep the Ball
I’m not sure where I wanted arcade basketball titles to go in the last few years. I’ve learned that I don’t just want a straight up roster update to an old formula, but arcade games are also really easy to overcomplicate to the point where they aren’t fun to play. The initial trailers for NBA…
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Started Cosmic Star Heroine – Reason to Defend
Two hours in and I’m in love. Cosmic Star Heroine wasn’t even on my radar until after I saw 5 minutes of Giant Bomb’s Quick Look. Having briefly played Breath of Death VII, an earlier Zeboyd game, I was worried that it wouldn’t stick with me. BoDVII was unable to grab me for whatever reason.…
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Played Titanfall 2: Have Fun or Die Trying
Justin L. has anointed 2016 as The Year of the Return of Video Game Ass Video Games and I absolutely cannot disagree with him. We all got punched in the face (in a good way) by a shockingly good DOOM, bro-ed up with the best Gears of War game since the Xbox 360 launch title,…
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Played Overwatch – Ultimate is Ready
Games stick in my playlist for different reasons. Most recently, Overwatch was having trouble holding my attention long enough where I cared to take the time too organize play sessions with friends. I didn’t like playing alone and our crew was a bit scattered. This is pretty normal as not everyone can jump in at…
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Played Hitman: What’s Before Training?
After my third or fourth death not far from where the first mission begins, it struck me that I had never played a true Hitman game (sorry, GO). Most of this was due to my original Nintendo allegiances, but also because I went through a phase around Metal Gear Solid 2 where I was exhausted…
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Played MLB The Show 16: From the Stretch
I remember the first time I saw MLB: The Show on the PS3. I couldn’t believe a baseball game could look that good. For a brief moment, I thought about getting a PS3, but at the time I think they were still $12,000 or something ridiculous and so I was left with 2K’s sub-par attempt…
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Played The Division: Everyone Can’t Be the Good Guy
Arguably the Dark Zone was the most exciting concept when I first heard about The Division. I give a lot of credit for that hype to Ubisoft for the first video they released showing how the DZ would work. If you can get past the stiff dialogue delivery and scripted moments, there is a really…
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Played Clash Royale: Innocent Enough
My moment to moment interest in mobile gaming changes based on what type of projects I have going on at home. In short, if I’m not able to sit on the couch for long stretches of time, I’m not going to play mobile games. However, all it takes is 1 or 2 good sessions to…
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Played Firewatch: Relationships are Hard
Firewatch is a good book. Justin brought that up and it resonated with me. I would go even as far to say it is a great book. Once I started I knew there was no stopping, I had to see this story to its conclusion. I had to know what would become of “Hank” and…