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PS5 UI Update Reportedly Brought Unwanted Ads With It

So, earlier this month, Sony rolled out a UI update for the PS5. Its main feature is a customizable home screen that’ll display different things based on how users are interested in seeing and how they arrange it. However, it seems it’s also come with the unwanted addition of ads in a manner somewhat similar…

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Ranking the Bosses from Donkey Kong Country 2

When you really think about it, the original Donkey Kong Country was fairly basic, especially when the bosses were concerned.  I mean, there are two battles against a giant beaver that basically just jumps back and forth across the stage and two more skirmishes against an oversized vulture that somehow spits nuts at you.  (Considering…

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I Wish I Had More Pepper Grinder

My intial plan for this weekend’s game time had been to fight for the glory of the empreror in Space Marine 2 with a buddy of mine, but they were unexpectedly busy, which left me to find another game to play. Fortunately, Pepper Grinder was on sale, so I snapped it up since I’d actuallly…

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100% Complete, or Close

A couple weeks ago, I started playing Hogwarts Legacy. Adding the title to my routine occurred after learning that a sequel to it might be in the works, news that had fans stirring. Not that I’m a Hogwarts fan – I know of the universe thanks to the related Harry Potter movies, and that’s about…

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Steam Reaches New Record for Concurrent Players

It seems that Steam only continues to grow as the years wear on rather than diminish as so many other platforms do. It’s doing so regardless of growing amounts of competition from the likes of Epic Games Store and the various publisher-centric services. It’s quite increible how much staying power Valve’s platform has, being strong…

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Top 10 Most Awful Levels from Donkey Kong Country 2

As much as I love Donkey Kong Country 2, that doesn’t mean this beloved entry in the franchise is without its fair share of flaws.  I can appreciate that this game is challenging.  In fact, several difficult levels feature in my post listing my very favorite levels.  But the levels listed below are just not…

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Black Myth: Wukong – Final Thoughts at Journey’s End

Last time I spoke about Black Myth: Wukong, I did so mostly to rant a bit about boss de- sign and how a couple of bosses in particular really went against the game’s combat system. At the time, I was a bit fearful that I was going into more and more janky bosses, but, thankfully,…

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A (Skill) Tree Grows in Veilguard

A couple weeks ago, BioWare released a video highlighting the various means of progression in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Into focus came skill progression, item progression, and companion progression, which sounds like…a lot. However, watching the video, the general tone of progression is in step with what BioWare’s done before, particularly in the Mass Effect…

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