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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

Gaming News

Finally! Blade is Back and Badder Than Ever: SiN Reloaded is Real

Remember that one game from 1998 that had the misfortune of launching right next to Half-Life? You know, the one with the elite security force, the high-stakes corporate espionage, and…

Chris March 9, 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

Staffs, Swords, and Shadows: Nightdive’s Heretic + Hexen Re-Release is Pure Magic

The Resurrection of the Dark Fantasy Kings For years, fans of the Boomer Shooter genre have been whispering into the void, begging for the same treatment given to DOOM and…

Chris February 21, 2026

Reviews

Look at You, Hacker: Why the System Shock 2 Remaster is Still the Queen of Sci-Fi Horror

Look at you, hacker. Still crawling through the vents of the digital world, searching for a reason to fear the dark. Well, if you’re looking for a trip back to…

Chris January 15, 2026

Reviews

Insect Evolution: How Nightdive Studios Rebuilt a Cyberpunk Legend

Look, let’s just get this out of the way: Making a remake of System Shock is basically the game development equivalent of trying to restore the Mona Lisa using only…

Chris January 15, 2026