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Quake: Dawn of the Machine Free Expansion Is Here for the 30th Anniversary

Quake just dropped a free 19-map expansion for its 30th birthday and it’s pure chaos in the best way Alright, listen up, old-school frag fans and anyone who still gets…

Chris August 7, 2026

Retrospectives

A SiN Franchise Retrospective: Why the 90s Most Ambitious Shooter is Making a Comeback

The 1998 Rivalry That Time Almost Forgot You probably know that 1998 was basically the "Year Zero" for the modern first-person shooter. We had heavy hitters like Half-Life and Unreal…

Chris May 15, 2026

Retro-Games

Strife Was the Doom Engine’s Forgotten Masterpiece

Release Date: May 1996 Developer: Rogue Entertainment Get It On: GOG The Game That Missed the Party Imagine it is 1996. The gaming world is vibrating with the hype of…

Chris February 26, 2026

Retro-Games

Tanks, Thrusters, and Tin-Foil Hats: Why Battlezone 98 Redux is the Greatest Cold War You Never Knew You Were Fighting

Release Date: March 11, 1998 Developer: Activision (Original), Big Boat Interactive (Redux) Get It On: GOG The Cold War Just Got a Lot Colder Imagine for a second that the…

Chris February 23, 2026