The Last of Us TV Show: Endure and Survive – Henry and Sam’s Tragic Tale
The first time I encountered Henry and Sam in the 2013 game, their story hit me like a punch to the gut. It was one...
Gaming Nostalgia
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Exploring Space in Star Control II
I first encountered Star Control II during what I now refer to as “The Great Summer Boredom of ’93.” My parents had dragged me to...
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Fallout TV Series Premiere: A Vault Dweller’s Perspective
I never thought I’d see the day when I’d be sitting on my couch, cold beer in hand, watching a legitimate Fallout adaptation flicker across...
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Fallout Episode 5 Review: Tides of Fate Changes Everything
I’ve been trying to write this review for three days now. Every time I sit down to collect my thoughts on Episode 5 of Amazon’s...
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Lemmings: The Puzzle Game That Tested My Problem Solving
It was the summer of ’92, and I was stuck indoors during a particularly nasty heatwave that had turned our Michigan neighborhood into something resembling...
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Alone in the Dark: The Game That Pioneered Survival Horror
I first played Alone in the Dark on a sticky summer night in 1993, sitting in my friend Kevin’s basement where the family computer had...
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Fallout Episode 6 Review: Shattered Alliances & Plot Twists
Watching Fallout’s sixth episode last night felt like that moment in Fallout 3 when you first emerge from Vault 101—disorienting, shocking, and impossible to look...
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The Last of Us ‘Left Behind’ Episode vs the Game’s DLC
I played the Left Behind DLC on a rainy Sunday in February 2014, a few months after finishing the main game. My expectations were… complicated....
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Fallout TV Series Episode 8: “Shadow of the Past”
Shadow of the Past plunges deeply into the secrets and histories of the characters. As Sarah Foster’s group is plagued by the most recent betrayal...
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The Enduring Legacy of Minecraft: Why Players Keep Coming Back After a Decade
The first time I played Minecraft, I thought it was the ugliest game I’d ever seen. It was 2010, and my coworker Tom wouldn’t shut...
