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Life
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At Dealey Plaza I stood at the spot where JFK was assassinated 60+ years ago
Sometimes have to give a little lenience on the subject matter here at PGM. This might not exactly be videogame-related, although I've certainly tried to tie this event in history to gaming, see: Controversial 2004…
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WalkR Fitness Planet Exploration Game is what Starfield should have Been
Yes, it's a mobile game and, yes, it has ads, but after playing for weeks, I appreciated the fun that is WalkR. Available for both iOS ( https://apps.apple.com/us/app/walkr-gamified-fitness-walk/id834805518 ) and…
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PacManHattan from 2004 Still Online
Odd, gaming related-sites from 20+ years ago still being online is a story in/of itself, but PacManHattan.com does still exist. This was my original blog post about it on May 7, 2004 (21 years and 1 day ago) and,…
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My #GameADayChallenge streak ended at 1,264 consecutive game days played
So, won't be the Cal Ripken of gaming, at least this round. Eventually every streak ends, and that was the case this last Tuesday June 17, 2025, when for the first time I didn't play a different game. The streak started…
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June 18 National Fishing Day
It's Humpday Wednesday and, sorry, there will not be a Twitch stream today. We should be back next Wednesday. Have a new person we're training this week at work and a meeting about company restructuring to attend that…
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Apathy is much worse than criticism
This applies to all businesses, not just the gaming sector. It's also a good life lesson in that what we focus on, what we care about, guides how we spend our time and mony. To be apathetic about something, to not be…
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Do gamers need digital detox for better mental health?
Words pique my curiosity and the term "digital detox" is intriguing. Not just gamers, but most everybody could use a little less internet. One of the things I like about arcade games of yesteryear is they have no…
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Don't or can't attend an event? Would you send in a Robot iCub3 Avatar in your place?
No clickbait, iCub3 is a real experiment . This may sound like science fiction, maybe even some scene from Ready Player One , but it's not. But, before reading further, it's not a robot available right now. Not a real…
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AI KILLS Stillbirth Tracklist + Scientists seriously consider if AI could kill every human on earth, Terminator for real
We cover AI a fair amount at PGM, specifically how it might impact gaming. If we're all, or most of us, dead as in the movie Terminator , survival would trump gaming. The good news is scientists at the Rand corporation…
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My wild and wacky pinball dream!
Today, we're going to learn more about the next Keith Elwin Stern Pinball game: King Kong. In the meantime, a week ago, I had a dream about pinball. They provided a pretty much worthless teaser video I'm embedding…
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Yes, it's a bad idea under any circumstances to post classified documents in gaming chat
I'm somewhat familiar with the game War Thunder ( https://store.steampowered.com/app/236390/War_Thunder/ ). Am also familiar with online chats becoming heated. What I'm not familiar with is the idea of posting…
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No, not April Fool's + Schedule 1 play as a drug dealer in this fun, engaging sim game from a solo developer
This is not an April Fool's Day article. It's a bit of a shame it's important to start articles with this disclaimer, but this is a day throughout history known for tomfoolery. A treat of sorts came across as…
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Murdered by her father in 2012, 18 year old Kaylene Keller the Game Tester
Ed. Warning: this article is somewhat on the depressing side, but comes with an underlying message. It also shares the dubious distinction of being one of the longest in draft articles here to date, with the first draft…
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Average Reading Speed for Adults is 238 Words Per Minute
Some (many?) of you reading may remember when reading game magazines was exciting. Not as exciting as playing the games these rags talked about, but still, they'd showed off games coming soon, games coming not too soon…
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Should Every Hobby like Pinball have equal participation and representation with men and women?
Don't fall off the earth on this one, but I think most reasonable people would agree that not every hobby requires equal participation between both sexes and certainly some specific sports are heavy and/or completely…
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Neuro Brain Games Work Like EEG and AI Measure Your Mental Focus
These headphones are pretty futuristic: they work like an electroencephalogram (EEG) and measure how mentally focused you are on a task. Think Fitbit-like sensors, only not measuring heartrate and pulse during cardio,…
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Real World Fitness and Fun with Zombies Run
Remember the Wii Fit? We had one and barely used it. Great idea from Nintendo, but the execution requires dedicated people using it and that wasn't anybody in our family, anyway. But hey, there's a lot of mobile phones…
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Bassist in the 70s for The Runaways, Jackie Fox makes board game Rock Hard 1977
Music and gaming intersect again in the board game Rock Hard 1977 from Devir ( https://devirgames.com/rock-hard ). This game is from Jackie Fox, that played bass in the 70s with The Runaways. Yes, one of those rocking…
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Your Favorite to Least Favorite Days of the Week
Blue Monday? When it comes to gaming, Mondays for those restarting their work weeks might be the worst day for any time for gaming. Does this apply to you? We all have our favorite days of the week, and they probably…
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Pete Rose Has Died, But Hopefully Not His Type of Baseball
Pete Rose has left the building -- for good. R.I.P Charlie Hustle. Some will remember Pete Rose as a villain, the guy who gambled on baseball and was expelled forever, but I'll always remember Pete Rose gameplay between…
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OPINION: Home Gaming Space Doesn't Need More "Almost" Arcade Machines, Media1UP
I'm all for new gaming systems, new games, new stuff. I'm not so much for the same thing repackaged ad nauseum. Enter the home arcade space, which is littered with emulation. Some of that litter is appealing, but not…
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How To Play Games to Increase Pattern Recognition
Sometimes articles that seem to have nothing to do with a topic we focus on here at PGM -- GAMES -- bring some kind of tie-in. Billionaires and successful CEOs have extraordinary pattern recognition. Want to improve…
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To date, 16,000+ Game Job Layoffs from 2023-2024 and Counting ...
Ouch on the headline, the reality. We at PGM do not want to see anybody in the gaming sector lose their job. On that disappointing front, 2023 was brutal and 2024 is not off to a promising start. Our own estimated total…
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Play The Ultimate Game: Beat The Death Clock
This is a simple game that will require, hopefully, many, many years for everybody reading to play. Object of the game is to first fill out the Death Clock ( https://www.death-clock.org/ ) with accurate information…
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Study with Absurdly Small Sample Size: Most Americans Play Games at Work
I've been saying for years that studies can be done to prove anything, especially when the sample size is very small. And tiny, tiny, tiny is the following study which finds 64% of Americans are playing games at work.…
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Elton John Selling (one of) His Personal Elton John JJP Pinball Machines in Auction to Benefit Charity
It's not often someone sells a pinball machine in their home, themed about that person, while it is currently the newest pinball machine for that manufacturer. In fact, this might be the first time it's ever happened(?)…
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Videogame Physical Store in Florida Uses X / Twitter to Grow Business
For the last year most of us have seen considerable negativity surrounding Elon Musk purchasing Twitter / X for a ridiculous valuation. We're talking billions more than it was worth. We haven't shared any of those…
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Jirard The Completionist Character Removed from Sea of Stars game over Charity Controversy
Please note the smiling, bearded character above, based on a real gamer, because he's now been completely removed from the game, Sea of Stars. Patched completely out of existence. Why? You haven't heard? Am not aware of…
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Advice from Older, Wiser People for Younger People about Living A Happier Life - Yes, This Applies to Gaming!
If the flux capacitor inside the Delorean was real and I could travel back in time, I would visit my younger self and make sure to hand off the following article titled: : The No. 1 key to a happier, longer life—‘that…
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Joy is Still There - How To Find Fun on the Internet
Sometimes it's what you want to look for that determines what you'll find. The New Yorker recently published a gloom and doom piece with the headline and subtitle: Why The Internet Isn't Fun Anymore : The social-media…
