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The March of Giants playtest was cool.
Read more: The March of Giants playtest was cool.The current March of Giants beta ends today at midnight, so if anything in this article seems cool, download it literally right now, because there isn’t another playtest till 2027. I love MOBAs just as much as I love CCGs, and while the two types of games are quite different (real time vs turn based,…
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Knuckle Sandwich
Read more: Knuckle SandwichEd Note: This writeup was written prior to the release of the 1.2.6 version of Knuckle Sandwich. The 1.2.6 update added an extra item slot, balanced party members, “Added level increase to late-game party members during regular difficulty runs,” and major buffs to every single held item. In short, it makes some changes to a…
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2023 Placeholder Awards
Read more: 2023 Placeholder AwardsThe presents have been opened. The award lists that people actually read have been posted. The games industry itself has been gutted like a fish, along with the rest of the technical sector. Ah, 2023. It’s surprising to me that the first year that truly felt “post” COVID was still such an incredibly shitty year…
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PAX Unplugged 2023 – The Trading Card Games
Read more: PAX Unplugged 2023 – The Trading Card GamesAh, Trading Card Games, or if you’re me, “The Money Hole.” PAX Unplugged is almost always awash in TCG’s of some sort or another, and this year was no exception. Alpha Clash Alpha Clash was the indie TCG of the show for me. Were there other small TCG’s at the show? Yes, but if you…
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The Backlog Cleanout
Read more: The Backlog CleanoutWe’re rapidly approaching the end of the year, and what better time for a bit of cleaning? Specifically, cleaning out the backlog of all the games I played, didn’t write about, and now too much time has elapsed for me to give a fresh review. For each of these games, I’ll be giving my general…