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Beyond the Shadow of Diablo: Why Nox Still Rules

Release Date: January 31, 2000 Developer: Westwood Studios Get It On: GOG Back in the year 2000, if you weren't clicking your mouse into oblivion playing Diablo II, you were…

Chris February 17, 2026

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The 20-Year Time Capsule: A Review of Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar

Release Date: August 4, 2017 Developer Name: Golden Era Games (Cleveland Mark Blakemore) Get It On: GOG In the fast-moving world of gaming, we usually measure "long-term projects" in five…

Chris February 15, 2026

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Back to the Grid: Why The Darkness Below is the Retro Fix You’ve Been Craving

The Darkness Below, the long-awaited project from solo developer Eleftheriadis Savvas, has finally hit its full release as of February 13, 2026. This isn't just another modern game wearing a…

Chris February 15, 2026

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The Ultimate Flip-Side: World of Xeen is Still the King of the RPG Sandbox

Release Date: 1992 (Clouds), 1993 (Darkside), 1994 (World of Xeen) Developer Name: New World Computing Get It On: GOG The Most Ambitious Crossover Before Marvel Existed Imagine it’s the early…

Chris February 11, 2026

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Demigods, Loot, and Ancient Drama: Titan Quest Still Slaps Two Decades Later

Release Date: June 26, 2006 (Original), November 2021 (Latest Expansion) Developer Name: Iron Lore Entertainment / THQ Nordic / Pieces Interactive Get It On: GOG The Legend Begins: Slaying Hydras…

Chris February 9, 2026

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The Conspiracy That Never Truly Ends: A Deus Ex Retrospective

Release Date: June 23, 2000 Developer Name: Ion Storm Buy It On: GOG The Simulation That Defined a Genre When people talk about the greatest games of all time, the…

Chris February 1, 2026

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The Ultimate Hero’s Journey: Warlords Battlecry III is on of the Best of RPG-RTS Hybrids

Release Date: May 17, 2004 Developer: Infinite Interactive Get It On: GOG The early 2000s saw an absolute explosion of the Real-Time Strategy genre. It was the era of Warcraft…

Chris January 29, 2026

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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…

Chris January 17, 2026

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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…

Chris January 8, 2026