Wherein I discuss hackers assaulting a little big community, another subpar showcase, and Tales arising from the ashes of irrelevance.
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Rundown (9/05-9/11) Don’t Open Until After Tax Season
Wherein I discuss my upcoming doom, a return to the spooky northwest, the Sony pseudo summer showcase, justice arising in light of failure, and the continued success of a game I both love and loathe.
Continue readingRundown (8/29-9/04) Efu Efu Eclair III Lives Rent-Free In My Mind
Wherein I discuss one of my favorite settings, China’s government being a wet fart, my childhood friend’s favorite series heading to uncharted territory, and subpar emulation for 20-30 year old games.
Continue readingRundown (8/22-8/28) Credit Warry
Wherein I discuss the pros of credit cards, Saints Row VI: Sandhole, the Korean video game adaptation of Cool: How a Kid Should Live, a brave retreat to the evergreen storefront, and a foundational JRPG making its way to PC after 24 years.
Continue readingRundown (8/15-8/21) Natalie Needs to Be Careful With Food!
Wherein I discuss an unpleasant meal, the consumption of support studios, a pleasant Pokémon presentation, and a two pronged punch of anniversary remasters.
Continue readingRundown (8/08-8/14) No Power; No Life
Wherein I discuss my crippling reliance on electronics, the eighth Xeno, Shining Force the mobage, dracula’s latest resurrection, and a return to the definitive series of the early 2000s.
Continue readingRundown (8/01-8/07) Schedule Deliberations
Wherein I discuss another Nigma Box schedule overhaul, an ongoing Blizzard of profound vileness, and an assault of mostly bad acquisitions.
Continue readingRundown (7/25-7/31) TSF Series & Scribble Hub Are Go!
Wherein I discuss the completion of a duo of long-standing tasks, the unlife of live services, and how the games industry is full of abuse and other terrible things.
Continue readingRundown (7/18-7/24) Surprise Face Reveal!
Wherein I subject you folks to my wretched face and voice, discuss an un-deadening of Dead Space, another accursed acquisition, the struggles of a ship of scallywags in Singapore, and how Activision Blizzard is a truly wretched company based on a lawsuit filed by the state of California.
Continue readingRundown (7/11-7/17) “There’s A Problem With My Microsoft”
Wherein I discuss the woes of an IT girl, a potentially lost Judgment, super fighting robots for the entire world, another big tech company penetrating gamindustri, and the ‘real’ Switch Pro.
Continue readingRundown (7/04-7/10) Welcome Summer Hiatus!
Wherein I discuss an upcoming drought, an upsetting upgrade, and arbitrary human constructs that I am unable to change nor shift.
Continue readingRundown (6/27-7/03) Abyssal Depths of the Human Imagination
Wherein I discuss my weird fixations, some honorary hall of famers, an acquisition blitz, a pair of monkey paw situations, and a sequel to one of my GOATs.
Continue readingRundown (6/20-6/26) Happy Hormone and Sonic Anniversary
Wherein I discuss an embarrassing anecdote, the future of Sonic, the future of Windows, the downfall of Yager, and the Trails celebration.
Continue readingRundown (6/16-6/19) Formatting Frustrations
Wherein I discuss an accepted mundanity, ample cash left on the table, the next generation in gacha tech, and a leak for a DOPE collection.
Continue readingRundown (6/14-6/15) E3 2021: Overstuffed with Empty Calories
Rundown (6/13) E3 2021: Shatter Your Expectations
Rundown (6/06-6/12) E3 2021: The Sweet Summer Treat Nat Can’t Eat
Rundown (5/30-6/05) Your Pride, Not Mine
Wherein I discuss Pride, the end of a Wonderworld, yet another cult classic Japanese game series coming to PC, and the looming dread of a sloppy wet E3.
Continue readingRundown (5/23-5/29) Natalie’s Anti-Redhead Agenda
Wherein I discuss a bizarre bias, a 15-year-old fighter remade, the existential nightmare of Pokémon, a PowerPoint reveal, the grand Dragon Quest Fest, and a Sonic-style announcement spiel.
Continue readingRundown (5/16-5/22) Crash and Die
Wherein I discuss a Chinese currency conundrum, some surprisingly restrained gams, the re;birth of a studio after a decade of darkness, and the death of one of the greatest mangaka.
Continue readingRundown (5/09-5/15) Get Some X Up In Your Ears
Wherein I discuss a great book I listened to, a perplexing re-release, and a continued consolidation conundrum!
Continue readingRundown (5/02-5/08) Back 2 Da Office Lyfe
Wherein I discuss the legal revelation of a clash of industry titans, the continued consolidation, and a tool for the next generation of game devs.
Continue readingRundown (4/25-5/01) Gallant Girls, Gambling, Gawking, and Glue – The Horse Woman GaidenZ
Wherein I discuss the horse women, an assassination attempt, NFTs (again), a revenue turnaround, and the guns formerly known as toys.
Continue readingRundown (4/18-4/24) Woes For The Genshin Generation
Wherein I discuss the future of gaming by way of servicification, a pause in preservation perils, and a lapsed localization.
Continue readingRundown (4/11-4/17) Meandering Musings About Money
Wherein I discuss making mad dochy, a remake of dubious soulfulness, a Konami game, and the continued downfall of Sony.
Continue readingRundown (4/04-4/10) Press-Switch is Back… Again!
Wherein I discuss P-S Gaiden, the return of the tradeshow of legend, Pac-Man Battle Royale #3, a pleasant port, a potential port, Sony’s obsessions, and my probable GOTY 2021.
Continue readingRundown (3/28-4/03) Nat The Auto-Maniac
Wherein I discuss my destructive habits, the death of art, growing spheres of influence, a Sony game coming to Game Pass, a fallen fighter returning to the ring, and one of Platinum’s undead gacha game!
Continue readingRundown (3/21-3/27) No Pleasure for the Children
Wherein I discuss an NSFW paradigm, Sony’s grand exodus, a half-step upgrade, another migration to the great North, and the next episode of the Cookstar Saga.
Continue readingRundown (3/14-3/20) Calculated Futility
Wherein I discuss my love of spreadsheets, a devotion reborn, the broadening of an excellent subscription service, a new Haven for western AAA development, another lopsided direct digital showcase, the corporate acquisition of thuggery and core values, and a bittersweet remaster.
Continue readingRundown (3/07-3/13) POW & POS
Wherein I discuss updates, the better blockchain system, bad corporate licensing policies, a whole new story being made evergreen, and how our corporate digital overlords ought not be trusted.
Continue readingRundown (2/28-3/06) Boy Functions Terminated
Wherein I discuss a nostalgic TSF diary, Forever remake #5, a new conclusive fantasy, a cynical acquisition of jelly bean boys, and a consolation prize for a decade of loyal support.
Continue readingRundown (2/21-2/27) Bloody Balls and Ridiculous Reconciliations
Wherein I discuss my busy and ‘hard’ life, a new dinosaur, a sudden stake through the heart, a continued western push, a rising thunder, the future of Sony, the continuation and compilation of the Compilation, Anthem’s third death, and new highs and lows for the Pokémon series.
Continue readingRundown (2/14-2/20) Snow Covered – Repeated Shoveling
Wherein I discuss the woes of midwestern home-having, the Re;Birth of the Direct, anti-crypto-mining tech, and a truckload of remasters.
Continue readingRundown (2/07-2/13) Welcome to Tax Hell
Wherein I discuss even more gosh darn acquisitions, an attempt to bring back a gaming convention, the revival of possible military propaganda, and the expansion of a series both simple and clean.
Continue readingRundown (1/31-2/06) 95% Plague Immunity
Wherein I discuss the encroaching demise of Stadia, the revengeance of Judgment, a beloved remaster, even more acquisitions, capital alliances, and a decade-old remaster revived!
Continue readingRundown (1/24-1/30) Saturday Morning Robbery
Wherein I discuss another Tencent acquisition, more industry consolidation, playing the rich man’s game, a baffling mobile adaptation, and a tech company failing to enter the game industry!
Continue readingRundown (1/17-1/23) Strife Stifler!
Wherein I discuss the stifling of political strife, the highs and lows of a grand village, corroborated creative conflicts, the vanishing of a vision, and another cool cat giving into the corporate machine.
Continue readingRundown (1/10-1/16) Meandering Musings About Music
Wherein I discuss music stuff, the return of two old ghosts, an open area fury, the return of a gaming legend, and the end of East AR Wars.
Continue readingRundown (1/03-1/09) Practice Practical Portions
Wherein I discuss foodstuffs, a preservation pursuit, the death of a storefront, and an anticipated acquisition.
Continue readingRundown (12/27-1/02) New Year, New Assignments
Wherein I discuss my 2021 conundrum, a Dungeon Fighter turned… fighter, and the inevitable cloud-based cataclysm.
Continue readingRundown (12/20-12/26) Christmas Cyber Waifu
Wherein I discuss the waifu of the new decade, a massive success amidst a massive failure, and child abuse.
Continue readingRundown (12/13-12/19) A Bedtime Masturbation Story
Wherein I discuss a halcyon habit, the death of a doll’s dream, another acquisition, cycling cyberpunk controversies, and a place of painful memories.
Continue readingRundown (12/06-12/12) Cyber Dump
Wherein I discuss the aesthetic failures of the hottest game of the moment, Nintendo being Nintendo, the return of the Metatron, and Mr. Keighley’s latest trailer festival.
Continue readingRundown (11/29-12/05) Pokémon’s Pedantic Problems
Wherein I discuss the mobile live service market, a rudimenary remaster, and a positively perplexing platform paradigm.
Continue readingRundown (11/22-11/28) Enigmatic From-Elsewhere Sentence-Like Word Bundles
Wherein I discuss my penchant for convoluted titles, a sequel I’ve wanted for 12 years, the death of a maker, a glossy remix, and my fondness of Mr. 108.
Continue readingRundown (11/15-11/21) The Christmas Cake Birthday!
Wherein I discuss my inevitable demise, the woeful hunts for the new games machine, a better revenue split, the trails to a completely localized saga, an unexpected licensing arrangement, and the dirty fruits born from a ransomware attack.
Continue readingRundown (11/08-11/14) More Work-Related Schedule Kerfuffles!
Wherein I discuss the follies of an irregular work schedule and the start of the 9th generation (for real this time).
Continue readingRundown (11/01-11/07) Get Hyped for Student Transfer Version 5!
Wherein I discuss STVV’s imminent debut, the modern political strife, another allegedly auspicious acquisition, and an anticipated… agglomeration!
Continue readingRundown (10/25-10/31) Doomsday Looming
Wherein I discuss the looming disaster, layaway console purchases, a direct speck of joy, and the consolidation of another industry.
Continue readingRundown (10/18-10/24) Spoopy Scares!
Wherein I discuss my disinterest in horror, a time-limited localization, and my favorite mobage.
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