Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be gobbling up all there is to know about Kirby. Major sources include Nintendo … Continue reading Franchise Festival #29: Kirby
Welcome to the Weekly Games Thread #2! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what games are you most looking forward to between now and the end of 2018? Please also join … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 Anticipates Autumn
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be digging through the war plans of Wolfenstein. This article involved quite a … Continue reading Franchise Festival #28: Wolfenstein
Welcome to Thursday, everybody! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite video game economy? From bartering monster skins to farming gil, from loot boxes to microtransactions, there are … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Wonders What You’re Buying, Stranger
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be weightlessly drifting through the history of Lunar. Dates refer to the first … Continue reading Franchise Festival #27: Lunar
Welcome to Thursday! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite gaming urban legend. Tomorrow, be sure to visit Franchise Festival at 9:00 AM EST for our discussion … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Nothing But A Rumor
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be piecing together the 1s and 0s of BIT.TRIP. The most important source … Continue reading Franchise Festival #26: BIT.TRIP/Runner
Welcome to Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of ’em? As a bonus prompt, who is your favorite video game auteur and what is your favorite identifying characteristic in their work? Please also join us … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 is Exploring Auteur Theory
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be spelunking into the dark and sordid past of Tomb Raider. Kidding! Well, about … Continue reading Franchise Festival #25: Tomb Raider
Welcome to Thursday, Avocadoans! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, who is your favorite long-running series villain? Please also join us tomorrow in Franchise Festival at 9:00 EST as we discuss … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 is Feeling Sinister
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll explore the rise and fall of Pitfall. Year of release indicates the North American … Continue reading Franchise Festival #24: Pitfall
Welcome to Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt: describe an instance where you, intentionally or unintentionally, neglected some core mechanics of a game. I’m thinking of stuff like … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 is Neglecting Key Features
