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Gaming
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Maybe Game Subscription Services like Game Pass Aren't the Future?
We've talked here before about the Achilles heel of Microsoft's Game Pass service, and even Phil Spencer not 100% on its future, see: Microsoft CEO of Gaming Hints Closing Game Pass if Subscriber Numbers Don’t Meet…
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Maniac + New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 8/5 – 8/11/2024
In Maniac ( https://store.steampowered.com/app/1482380/Maniac/ ), you play a drunken Santa Claus on a GTA-like rage. Avoid the police, get your missions done and, well, don't die. It's a bloody good time on your Steam…
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OPINION: Did Gamestop Make The Right Decision Shutting Down Game Informer?
Inching closer to my 60s (relax father time!) I have a few years still, but being able to separate the wheat from the chaff is getting easier. Look at the gaming news this past week centering around Gamestop shutting…
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Game Publishers, Quickest Way to Kill Your Game Sales is Overpricing
We see it all the time, sadly. Games that release with overinflated prices. It's painfully obvious publishers price the games from dreamland instead of reality. They set the price based on what they want it to make to…
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Gems of War + New This Week in Game Releases (NTWIG) 7/29 – 8/4/2024
One of PGM member Hollywood Polo's favorite free games is Gems of War ( https://store.steampowered.com/app/329110/Gems_of_War__Puzzle_RPG/ ), a match-3 RPG puzzle game. I played this game a bunch on the PS4 and if you…
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Murtop + New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 7/22 – 7/28/2024
Murtop ( https://store.steampowered.com/app/2148170/Murtop/ $4.99 regular price, goes on sale during the Steam sales if you want to wishlist for later) - it's Dig Dug ... with bombs instead of a pump. Yes, a modern Dig…
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Play and Solve Godzilla 70th Stern Pinball 2024 Promo Image Jigsaw Puzzle 64pcs
( Ed. Happy Sunday to all! Sorry for the delay, I had the scheduled time set for 10:18pm PST tonight instead of the normal 5am :) Fixed to post at 8:05am, thank you to PGM member Vader4633 for mentioning the error. )…
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Pang Adventures + New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 7/15 – 7/21/2024
This week's bonus wishlist game recommendation is Pang Adventures. During the recent Summer Steam Sale this was selling for $1.99, which is well worth it. The game has been at that price several times, so might want to…
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Hotshot Racing + New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 7/8 – 7/14/2024
Before getting to this week's new games, let's look at a game in the Steam Summer Sale 2024 that's under $5: Hotshot Racing: https://store.steampowered.com/app/609920/Hotshot_Racing/ Plays good on Steam Deck, the AI…
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New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 7/1 – 7/7/2024 + Bonus game recommendation Skoop Kick!
It’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch via Metacritic . We also discuss these games live on the High Noon with Hollywood Polo stream at…
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New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 6/24 – 6/30/2024
It’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch via Metacritic . We also discuss these games live on the High Noon with Hollywood Polo stream at…
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Playing for Progress: How Phylo Turns Puzzle-Solving into Real-World Scientific Contributions
Lately, I’ve been on an educational game/puzzle game kick. I’ve been seeking and trying out games that have real-world consequences, such that they help various scientific endeavors or real-world problems get solved.…
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New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 6/17 – 6/23/2024
It’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch via Metacritic . We also discuss these games live on the High Noon with Hollywood Polo stream at…
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New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 6/10 – 6/16/2024
It’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch via Metacritic . We also discuss these games live on the High Noon with Hollywood Polo stream at…
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Unfolding the Wonders of Fold.it
In the ever-evolving landscape of gaming, Fold.it emerges as a unique blend of entertainment and scientific contribution. It is a puzzle game, developed by the University of Washington, that invites players to fold…
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New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 6/3 – 6/9/2024
This week's so shocking, it broke the editor we use (seriously) lol. It’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch via Metacritic . We also…
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Clicking a Banana over and over again, is this really a game?
Do you try and keep an open mind to different genres of games? Or are you set on what you like and won't budge on things that seem way outside the norm? Like this game that's rising in the Steam DB charts about, yes,…
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New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 5/27 – 6/2/2024
It’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch via Metacritic . We also discuss these games live on the High Noon with Hollywood Polo stream at…
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Directing A.I. for Gamer Anyalsis: HD2 Stratagies for Manipulation - the Good Game
Ed. This is the third installment in Lucifer Bob's fascinating ongoing ChatGPT AI gameplay world analysis of Helldivers 2 (HD2), read his previous articles here: April 8, 2024 - Helldivers 2: Manufacturing Consent &…
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Play and Solve Star Wars Pro Hoth-like Environment Stern Pinball Jigsaw Puzzle
It's getting hotter outside this time of year, but we've got something cold for you on this final Sunday of Star Wars May month celebration here at PGM. Here’s a jigsaw puzzle that you can play by scrambling and solve…
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New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 5/20 – 5/27/2024
Wow, the most games new videogame releases this week, the most since we started covering this a couple months ago. Yes, it’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation,…
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Xperi, Parent Company of TiVO, Plans to Push More Gaming in Cars
Mea culpa: I had no idea who Xperi was (how many reading do?), but recognize Tivo, and they now own that brand. Xperi is big for in-dash entertainment consoles with their DTS AutoStage and according to the following…
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New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 5/13 – 5/19/2024
It’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch via Metacritic . We also discuss these games live on the High Noon with Hollywood Polo stream at…
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New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 5/6 – 5/12/2024
It’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch via Metacritic . We also discuss these games live on the High Noon with Hollywood Polo stream at…
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New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 4/29 – 5/5/2024
It’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch via Metacritic . We also discuss these games live on the High Noon with Hollywood Polo stream at…
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Play and Solve Elton John Jersey Jack Pinball Jigsaw Puzzle
Here’s a jigsaw puzzle that you can play by scrambling and solve right inside this post. How fast can you complete it? Share your best completion time in the comments. There are 64 pieces.
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New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 4/22 – 4/28/2024
It’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch via Metacritic . We also discuss these games live on the High Noon with Hollywood Polo stream at…
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Diving into the Helldiver Narrative with Bob: ‘The Soul at Work’ in Automatons
Welcome all Helldivers, gamers, and lookie-loos, I will be submitting a, to be determined, number of articles based on my contemplations of Helldivers 1 and 2. This is my 2nd Helldivers 2 article so let’s begin our…
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2024 Game Server Terminations Continue - Sony Shuts Down LittleBigPlanet 3 Servers, Killing years of Sharing Customer Creations
With gaming in 2024, we're increasingly being reminded -- as gamers -- that big studios only care for a limited amount of time how much we play their games. And, yes, they seem to care even less if we spend our precious…
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New This Week Game Releases (NTWIG) 4/15 – 4/21/2024
It’s that time of the week again to check for noteworthy game releases for PC/Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch via Metacritic . We also discuss these games live on the High Noon with Hollywood Polo stream at…
