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It can be difficult to watch the progression of a video game franchise. Sometimes they change a lot between entries, moving away from the pillars that made people fans in the first place. A lot of times they barely change at all, becoming sterile reiterations rather than fresh new takes. Gamers themselves can develop new […] More
It’s a tale as old as time. Gamers struggle through the hot summer months, running through backlogs and revisiting nostalgic releases as the slow drip of new games steadily progresses. Then the end of Summer hits and the gaming world enters that manic, magic time of the end year release season. The hits just keep […] More
August is a strange month for games. Falling just before the annual Fall release deluge while still being part of the Summer drought, Game of the Year favorites can emerge at this time one year while the next can be a barren wasteland. This August featured a variety of titles including HD remasters of classics […] More
It’s rare that a game is a day-one purchase for each of us here at TSG, yet Spider-Man is one of those thrilling occasions. We can’t stop thinking and talking about the game…so we’ve decided to talk about it some more! Whether it’s taking in the New York landscape, investing ourselves in characters, or following […] More
It’s easy to buy into a video game’s hype. As gamers we all want to see crazy new experiences, feel the excitement of waiting for them, and hope with fingers crossed that they end up as good as our fantasies. Unfortunately, the industry’s hype machine is very good at building excitement for games that ultimately […] More
Gamers like to play the types of games they’re familiar with. If you really like role-playing games, you probably play a lot of RPGs and may not touch sports games or puzzlers or first-person shooters. On the other hand, many gamers dabble in numerous genres rather than specialize in a few. Whatever your personal preferences, […] More
We don’t have a sufficient budget to go to Germany, but we do have Twitter. Here are our the team’s hot takes from Gamescom 2018. Remember you can always follow along throughout the week on Twitter by checking out the hashtag #DailyHotTake. New Spider-Man Trailer At this point, we’re all just waiting for Spider-Man to […] More
Traveling is great. Exploring new parts of the world is one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences in life. However, sometimes the process of getting to that exciting new place can be a little boring or irritating. It’s a good thing that there are plenty of video games to make the long drives, flights, […] More
After a couple months of bare video game releases opening the door for less impactful games, it feels good to have another Game of the Month we’re really excited about. Though July didn’t give us a lot of options, there were a few titles in competition for the honor. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker continued Nintendo’s trend […] More
Making the decision to purchase a console always comes with a set of uncertainties. Will there be a steady stream of high-quality games? Is the hardware dependable? Is the high price of entry a worthwhile investment? While these questions can be left unanswered for long stretches of time, sometimes there’s a single, solitary game, that […] More
What a wild week for the video game industry. On one hand, we got some exciting news about some of the hottest games of the year including a ton of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate info and a new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. On the other hand, many people in the industry were exposed […] More
Love doesn’t always happen at first sight. Though the rare occasions where a game instantly clicks are some of our most personal watershed moments, it’s also memorable to face resistance with a game, to have to try it out a few times while struggling to get a firm grasp of everything it has to offer. […] More
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