Xbox Series Outsells…the Sega Genesis

Yeah. The Xbox Series systems have (only just) out sold the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. This, ah, news was brought forward by VGChartz.com, which reports that the Xbox Series X/S has sold around 34.10 million units during its lifetime so far. For comparison, the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive sold 34.06 million over the course of…

Listmas 2025: My Favorite Levels for Donkey Kong December

It’s not officially Donkey Kong December here at Virtual Bastion, but it’s something I wind up observing on my own every year regardless. Well, it’s more like “retro” Donkey Kong December now, as those are the games that pull me back year after year. It’s not necessarily that I play all the old games all…

YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #422

Up this week: Happy holidays from all of us here at Virtual Bastion! YouTube Highlights is taking a small vacation over the next two weeks and will return in the new year on January 9, 2026. Join us then for lots more gaming goodness! Connect: wegameunited@gmail.comWatch: YouTube ~ Video BastionShop: Spreadshirt

Larian Announces ‘Divinity’ at the 2025 Video Game Awards

The announcement of Divinity is old news by now, but I wanted to talk about it because of the circumstances around it. First, it’s kind of funny that it’s getting much more attention and discussion than Highguard, the chosen “one more thing” at the end of the show that was supposed to set the internet…

Listmas: Places I’d like to Visit for Christmas

During Listmases past, I’m pretty sure I’ve touched on the games that were either the most Christmas-y of had the best winter levels. There’s absolutely Something to be said for overall atmosphere and feel, but those don’t necessarily make for a place that’d be fun to visit. So, what would be a fun place to…

Listmas 2025: Top Spots in skate.

If someone had told me six months ago that one of my most-played games of the last quarter of 2025 would be a skateboarding game, I’d have called them crazy. And yet, it’s true! I’m talking about the new and not-without-controversy title, skate. Released by EA in mid-September, skate. is a live-service, online game that’s…

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Games

I won’t pretend that I know any thing about corporate-scale business, but I’m starting to wonder if the people running these companies actually know all that much more, I mean, you’d think keeping a company that brings in tens of millions of dollars a year solvent would be relatively doable, but I guess not. So,…

Listmas 2025: Games I Want to Give Out This Year

Listmas is here again at last, and here at the outset I’m already thinking about the games I want to give out to my friends and family members who game. It was kind of hard to determine which games would make good gifts since everyone’s tastes are different, but I think the following would be…