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The Best Mech Game Ever Made? A Deep Dive into MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries

Release Date: September 25, 1996 (MS-DOS and Windows 95) Developer: Activision Back in 1996, the world was a very different place. We were rocking dial-up internet, wearing way too much…

Chris May 10, 2026

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Wolves: The Return of Xbox’s Most Iconic Giant Robot Fighter

If you’re anything like me, you probably remember that specific, chunky green logo of the original Xbox with a massive amount of fondness. It was a time of experimentation, where…

Chris May 10, 2026

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Neon Skies and Heavy Metal: A Deep Dive into MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

Release Date: July 24, 1995 (MS-DOS) Developer: Activision If you grew up in the mid-90s and had access to a PC that wasn’t a complete potato, there is a very…

Chris May 9, 2026

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X-Wing: Alliance – The Greatest Flight Through a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Release Date: March 28, 1999 Developer: Totally Games Get It On: GOG There is a specific kind of magic that happens when a development team is at the absolute top…

Chris May 6, 2026

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The Infinite Ambition of the Iliac Bay: A Daggerfall Retrospective

Release Date: September 20, 1996 Developer: Bethesda Softworks Get It On: GOG When Games Were Too Big for Their Own Good Back in the mid-nineties, the gaming industry was a…

Chris April 26, 2026

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Troika’s Second Masterpiece: Bloodlines 1 is Still the Undead King

Release Date: November 16, 2004 Developer: Troika Games Get It On: GOG If you were around in 2004, you might remember it as the year of absolute giants. We’re talking…

Chris April 22, 2026

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The Game That Made Us Love Getting Murdered by Orcs: Middle-earth – Shadow of Mordor

Release Date: September 30, 2014 Developer: Monolith Productions Get It On: GOG A Surprise Hit from the Black Gate Back in 2014, the gaming landscape was in a bit of…

Chris April 18, 2026

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Building an Orc Empire: Shadow of War Still Rules Mordor

Release Date: October 10, 2017 Developer: Monolith Productions Get It On: GOG Welcome Back to the Chaos of Mordor Look, I know what you’re thinking. It’s 2026, and there are…

Chris April 18, 2026

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Warhammer Classics Brings a Ton of Older Warhammer Games Back to Steam

Fans of classic Warhammer games just got a content bomb dropped on them, as Games Workshop and SNEG released and re-released a literal ton of beloved classics on Steam. Classic…

Chris April 17, 2026

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The Beautiful, Broken Masterpiece: Revisiting The Temple of Elemental Evil

Release Date: September 16, 2003 Developer: Troika Games Get It On: GOG The Most Authentic Tactical Combat If you’ve ever sat around a table with a bag of Cheetos and…

Chris April 12, 2026