Like I mentioned recently, its been a grim year for the video games industry. Despite that, we got some good games this year, some of which I played and enjoyed quite a bit. Let’s talk about them. This list is in the order of which I played them.
Continue reading “My 2023 Games of the Year”A Grim Year for Video Games
Luke Plunkett writes for Aftermath:
Continue reading “A Grim Year for Video Games”This has not been a good year for video games. It might look like it on the surface–some great games have been released, and industry mouthpieces will try to tell you everything is wonderful while pointing to commercials and cinematic trailers–but the truth is that 2023 has been defined by one thing: massive, industry-wide layoffs, at a scale I don’t remember seeing even at the height of the global recessions in 2008.
Layoffs Are The Vibe, Luke Plunkett
Media Diet – November 2023
A bit of a lighter month as far as media goes.
Continue reading “Media Diet – November 2023”Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
There is so much going on with this book it feels overwhelming. It feels like the plot is barely contained within the pages and its gonna burst out of the book at any given moment and eat my face. Where do I even begin? Video games? Sure, let’s go with that first.
Continue reading “Review: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin”Media Diet – October 2023
This month I watched some good video essays, Why We Can’t Stop Mapping Elden Ring by Ren or Raven, This is Financial Advice by Folding Ideas, and How Can We Bear to Throw Anything Away? by Jacob Geller. All of these are fantastic in their own way and worth a watch.
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