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#141: Personal news
I'm on the Back Page podcast! Plus, Hit Points shatters another milestone.
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#140: Combat evolved
Hello! Firstly, a thousand apologies for my silence of late. The kid was sick, then I was sick, and then my previously manageable pre-holiday consultancy workload suddenly turned into the sort of deadline crunch I haven’t experienced since my Edge days. I’m still right up against it, but
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#139: Rumour and speculation
Too many games are being leaked ahead of time, sources say, in a trend that could have drastic implications for hype levels across the multibillion-dollar videogame business.
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#138: Under pressure
There's a heatwave, and a game about washing things gave me a minor mental crisis. The two may not be unrelated.
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Max HP: Jake Kazdal, 17-Bit
From Nintendo to Sega, Mizuguchi to Spielberg: a reflection on over 30 years of getting lost in the woods.
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#137: Dear John
With Unity stock in the gutter and somehow plummeting even further this week, how long has John Riccitiello got left as CEO?
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136: It's happening, isn't it?
The firm behind PAX and Comic-Con is running E3 2023. Are the good times finally coming back?
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#135: Heavy meta
Finally, a glimpse of what the metaverse really means: a bunch of blameless people becoming suddenly unemployed.
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#134: High-grade speed
As Summer Games Done Quick kicks off, a brief love letter to the noble art of playing games very very quickly.
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#133: All you can eat
Subscription services are irresistible value. But they're changing the way we consume, think about, and fall in love with games. I am starting to worry about it.
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#132: House hunting
On an increasingly desperate search for a new game to call a home.
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#131: Hit Points plays the hot new videogame 'Street Fighter 6'
Spent two hours punching a PR guy in the face. Decent day.