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5 Bad games that became huge hits

We’ve seen a lot of bad games over the last ten years. Some of these titles became huge hits, which is a shame of course. Here is the top 5 bad games that became huge hits. And by huge hits, we mean the game at least sold more than one million copies. Now be honest, which of these games did you buy? Continue reading

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The Evercade is here – A Retro Revolution!

So I finally bought an Evercade handheld system and preordered the Evercade VS. console! Last year the handheld came out and with these initiatives it’s always the question if it becomes a success or a dud like for instance the OUYA Android console. Fortunately the Evercade, made by Blaze, is doing really well, so enough reasons for me to step aboard. Here are my first thoughts about the Evercade system. Continue reading

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7 best Zelda moments of all time

The Legend of Zelda exists for 30 years now. To commemorate this, I picked the seven best Zelda moments spanning the franchise. And of course this means that minor spoilers are up ahead. Are you ready to go on a great adventure? Continue reading

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Top 5 Pokémon Spin-Offs

The popularity of Pokémon has become massive since the release of the mobile phone spin-off Pokémon Go. The franchise had loads of awesome spin-off games over the years. Here are the five best Pokémon spin-offs we’ve played in the last two decades. Continue reading

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UPDATE: GTA remakes incoming!!! It’s happening!

So it’s actually happening; the GTA remakes are finally coming! Just like I said, right? Well, they will not be built inside the GTA V engine. That would be a little to much of the good stuff. But the games will have better textures and will look better overall. Hopefully the gameplay will remain intact for the most part. I can’t say I am that psyched to play these definitive versions of the games, but it’s nice to see them coming around! Continue reading

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Solitairica: A great twist held back by dumb decisions

As a fan of gaming in all its forms, Solitaire (Patience) is a game I always have been drawn to. It’s a classic gaming concept that can be differentiated in many ways like for instance the fantastic Pocket Card Jockey. Solitairica also tries to reinvent the game of Patience and almost succeeds while doing that.  Continue reading

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Rising Tide: Even better than the original Pandemic

During this ongoing covid-19 pandemic I’ve been playing and discovering a lot of boardgames. For instance the original Pandemic, which of course come quite close to reality nowadays. I really enjoyed the fact that you play with your friends against the game, but somehow the game doesn’t really stick. Something was missing and I can’t really put my finger on it. Until I played the exciting spin-off Pandemic Rising Tide off course. Continue reading

Best World War I Games

7 best World War I video games

The First World War is often forgotten when it comes to representation in popular media. Most video games picked The Second World War over this one, but there are a few great game that you shouldn’t be missing out on. As it turns out the greatest and most brutal war of them all didn’t get that much attention when it comes to video games. Here’s the top 7 World War I games! Continue reading

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Duel; Steven Spielberg’s magnificent debut

When it comes to directors, there are a few I personally view as the best of the bunch. Tarantino, Nolan and off course Spielberg are my personal favourite and the latter one started its career with the movie I’ll discuss in this article. Duel is a nice psychological thriller about a driver who is haunted by a mysterious truck driver.  Continue reading

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11 Coronavirus-like outbreaks in popular media

With the Coronavirus outbreak happening at this moment, a little part in us is curious about potential ‘what if’-situations. This is proven by the recent popularity of Contagion (2011) in the Apple iTunes movie store. Let’s have a look at some other examples of popular media like movies, video games and even board games which use a virus outbreak as their main theme. (You won’t find any extraterrestrial viruses or zombiepocalypse movies in here by the way.)

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