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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoNov 8, 2026

#oneaday Day 884: No more resisting. I am a Zelda fan

I have written about this a number of times in the past (most recently exactly a year ago, weirdly), but I think it's time to admit once and for all that I am, in fact, a fan of The Legend of Zelda. This is not a controversial opinion, I know, but let me talk about...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoNov 7, 2026

#oneaday Day 883: Just like old times... hopefully

I have the coming week off work. I am going to spend most of it just chilling and relaxing, because it's been an intense, stressful few months for various reasons, but towards the end of the time I am doing a few things: stopping by to visit my parents, attending the Retro Computer Festival at...

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Belle Legosi's unblog

Belle Legosi's unblogNov 6, 2026

My favorite dressmaker dresses I've made

Doing this while I wait for my phone to charge cuz I gotta go to a party

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoNov 6, 2026

#oneaday Day 882: The Maybe-Returner

I don't know if I'm going to go back to Final Fantasy XIV. I have had some wonderful times in that game — I proposed to my wife for real during our in-game wedding! — and every time I hear the soundtrack I feel an urge to reinstall and resub. But I don't know. I...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoNov 5, 2026

#oneaday Day 881: It is 2026 and I'm playing Ocarina of Time, Doom and Final Fantasy

It is very easy to shake your head at Modern Gaming™ and despair, but at the same time, great things are happening — even at the big-budget, top-tier end of things. They are especially great if you are a Gamer of a Certain Age. For me, some of my fondest gaming memories hail from the...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoNov 4, 2026

#oneaday Day 880: Remakes and originals can and should coexist

Earlier today, the one and only Jeff Grubb of Giant Bomb posed the question "what game remakes have effectively replaced the original?" It's an interesting question, so I thought I'd take today to ponder it myself in a bit more detail than my skeet in reply to him. Remakes are on everyone's mind right now...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoNov 4, 2026

#oneaday Day 879: Pocket-sized

I mentioned a while back that I had got an Analogue Pocket, and I don't think I've written much about it as yet. So I might as well do that tonight! The Analogue Pocket, for the unfamiliar, is a premium-grade (i.e. quite pricy) retro gaming handheld, fashioned in a similar mould to Nintendo's classic Game...

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4 Minute Game Blog

4 Minute Game BlogNov 3, 2026

#5 | Video Games - November Check In

It's November 3rd and I'm sitting at my desk thinking about how I haven't written a blog post since July. In my defense, I have no defense. I could argue that all the musical theater I've seen & audio books I've listened to and TTRPGs I've been playing have kept me from writing this blog, but that would be a lie & I don't believe in lying unnecessarily. Especially to you, dear reader. The truth is the same as it always is... I've spent as much time as I possibly could playing video games. Since ...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoNov 2, 2026

#oneaday Day 878: I could probably play DOOM forever

DOOM is one of my all-time favourite games. I fell in love with it immediately when I played the shareware version all those years ago -- though I never convinced my parents to get me a Registered version -- and, over the years, I reckon it is one of the games I have come back...

Techdirt

TechdirtOct 29, 2026

Tim Sweeney Would Be Well Served To Stop Talking About AI Right About Now

It’s probably a good thing for Tim Sweeney that Epic Games is a privately held company and he has a majority ownership stake, because I can’t imagine any Board of Directors would appreciate this AI rager he’s been on as of late. And, somehow, it keeps getting worse. It all started with Sweeney absurdly claiming...

Techdirt

TechdirtOct 28, 2026

Xbox Business Manager Goes Full AI Evangelist Meatball, Deletes ExTwitter Account

If there are good, nuanced ways to make use of generative AI in gaming, as I think there are, that doesn’t change the fact that there are nuance-free and terrible ways for advocating for AI in gaming. Tim Sweeney and Epic Games have emerged as helpful foils for the never-AI crowd, given just how cartoonishly...

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I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoOct 27, 2026

#oneaday Day 872: Resonance

I've been really enjoying Final Fantasy Resonance so far. I'm only about five hours in thus far, but already I can tell this is going to be a good time. And I hope it's not an isolated example of what it represents. For the unfamiliar, Final Fantasy Resonance is an adaptation of the defunct mobile...

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taco 'bout it

taco 'bout itOct 27, 2026

chore games have excellent boundaries

the dirt comes off, the game acknowledges your contribution, and nobody walks in holding a bowl of cereal. chore games have an unusually clear definition of done.

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Techdirt

TechdirtOct 27, 2026

Nintendo Loves You: No Plans To Abandon Physical Media Because ‘Fans Enjoy It’

I’ve taken a lot of shots at Nintendo over the years, often times under various versions of headlines that start with “Nintendo Hates You“. And those shots were well earned, given the company’s apparent policy of being as anti-fan as it possibly can be on all matters related to intellectual property. Nintendo never misses an...

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Gaming!Slut

Gaming!SlutOct 27, 2026

NextFest - Autumn 2026

Demos always make me happy.

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nerkhoOct 25, 2026

Steam Next Fest, Oct. 2026

Looking for games in a haystack of slop

I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoOct 24, 2026

#oneaday Day 869: Mittenacht

It's after midnight, and we're staying over at my parents' place. It's a slightly delayed visit from when we originally intended; we wanted to stop by for my Dad's birthday in September but various things conspired against us to prevent that. But we're here now. Of course, that means getting out of the usual routine,...

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Techdirt

TechdirtOct 22, 2026

Epic Rolls Out Vibe-Coded Launcher Update & It’s Absolute Trash

Alright, I don’t quite know what to make of what Epic Games is doing with this AI-driven nonsense, but it’s not great. I’ve spent a bit of time trying to argue that new AI technology has some place in this industry, but Epic and its leadership appears to be trying to personify every last thing...

Techdirt

TechdirtOct 20, 2026

Congressman Ritchie Torres Authors Bill For Digital Games Ownership Rights

The Stop Killing Games movement appears to still be alive and well. The grassroots campaign to legislate out the practice of gaming companies selling games that they neuter or render unplayable in whole or part later when shutting down backend server support has had its ups and downs, to be sure. An effort to pass...

Boris Blog

Boris BlogOct 19, 2026

Enshrouded is like Fable meets No Mans Sky

First couple of hours of Enshrouded + Battle Brothers

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Techdirt

TechdirtOct 15, 2026

Epic Games Somehow Gets Even Worse On AI Than Tim Sweeney’s Anti-Disclosure Take

There have certainly been some bad takes on both sides of the AI in video games argument. In one corner, we have the never-AI-ers who reflexively claim that any use of any type of AI in any game is a total disqualifier. No quarter is given to nuance. No daylight is offered for discussion. It...

Comfort Cat – Folkpunk singer-songwriter in NYC & Staten IslandOct 12, 2026

zerowave

zerowaveOct 11, 2026

There's too many games to play (in a good way)

Trying to wrap my head around all the stuff I've played recently and what's left in my backlog.

I'm Not Doctor Who

I'm Not Doctor WhoOct 11, 2026

#oneaday Day 856: Flurry of activity

As so often happens after I have a day of feeling a bit maudlin, today I had a day where I got a lot done. Six videos, to be exact, including both Atari 8-bit and Atari ST videos. It's good to be getting back into the rhythm of these, and I really enjoyed the games...

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