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Managing the Great Beyond: The Satirical Chaos of LucasArts’ Afterlife
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Managing the Great Beyond: The Satirical Chaos of LucasArts’ Afterlife

Release Date: June 27, 1996 Developer: LucasArts In 1996, while the rest of the gaming world was preoccupied with the rise of 3D shooters and the burgeoning RPG craze, LucasArts…
Posted by Chris January 17, 2026
The Glorious, Gritty, and Utterly Insane World of X-Piratez
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The Glorious, Gritty, and Utterly Insane World of X-Piratez

If you’ve ever played the original 1994 X-COM: UFO Defense, you know the drill: Earth is being invaded, you’re the commander of a global defense force, and you spend your…
Posted by Chris January 12, 2026
The 90s Called, and They Want Their Productivity Back (The HoMM2 Review)
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The 90s Called, and They Want Their Productivity Back (The HoMM2 Review)

Release Date: October 1, 1996 (North America) Developer: New World Computing Get It On: GOG If you spent any part of the late 90s hunched over a beige CRT monitor…
Posted by Chris January 10, 2026
The Game That Changed Everything: A Tribute to Julian Gollop’s X-COM: UFO Defense
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The Game That Changed Everything: A Tribute to Julian Gollop’s X-COM: UFO Defense

Release Date: March 1994 (EU) / May 1994 (NA) Developer: Mythos Games / MicroProse Get It On: GOG In the summer of 1994, a game arrived on the DOS platform…
Posted by Chris January 8, 2026
The Immortal King: Why Heroes of Might & Magic III Still Reigns in 2026
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The Immortal King: Why Heroes of Might & Magic III Still Reigns in 2026

Release Date: February 28, 1999 Developer: New World Computing Get It On: GOG If the history of PC gaming were written in stone, Jon van Caneghem's Heroes of Might &…
Posted by Chris January 7, 2026
Mercenaries, Muds, and Masterpieces: Why Jagged Alliance 2 Still Reigns Supreme
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Mercenaries, Muds, and Masterpieces: Why Jagged Alliance 2 Still Reigns Supreme

Release Date: July 23, 1999 (North America) / April 19, 1999 (Germany) Developer: Sir-Tech Canada Get It On: GOG In the late 90s, the tactical strategy genre was defined by…
Posted by Chris January 6, 2026
The Dawn of the Digital Empire: A Retrospective on Sid Meier’s Civilization
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The Dawn of the Digital Empire: A Retrospective on Sid Meier’s Civilization

Release Date: September 1991 Developer: MicroProse In the early 1990s, the landscape of strategy gaming was dominated by flight simulators and hex-based wargames that focused on specific battles or skirmishes.…
Posted by Chris January 6, 2026
The Throne of Bhaal Beckons: A Definitive Review of Baldur’s Gate II
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The Throne of Bhaal Beckons: A Definitive Review of Baldur’s Gate II

Release Date: September 21, 2000 Developer: BioWare Get it On: GOG In the pantheon of role-playing games, few titles command as much reverence as Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn.…
Posted by Chris December 28, 2025
A Visionary Outlier: Revisiting Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
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A Visionary Outlier: Revisiting Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri

Release Date: March 5, 1996 Developer: Looking Glass Technologies (Looking Glass Studios) Get It On: GOG When discussing the pedigree of Looking Glass Studios, the conversation typically gravitates toward the…
Posted by Chris December 23, 2025
More Than Just Metal: Why Binary Domain is a Masterpiece of Tactical Storytelling
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More Than Just Metal: Why Binary Domain is a Masterpiece of Tactical Storytelling

Release Date: February 2012 Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Get It On: Steam Released in 2012 by the team behind the Yakuza series, Binary Domain remains one of the most…
Posted by Chris December 18, 2025

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