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Jacob Hawes is an avid reader and writer. He loves videogames, movies, and comics. Typing away at his computer, making stuff up, is one of his favorite activities.

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Switch 2 : Backwards Emulation
Seeing as the Switch 2 isn't backwards compatible, and is instead using emulation(and not every Switch 1 game will work on the Switch 2 anyway), why not just just dump your Switch games onto a Steam Deck if you're looking to play on a new device? By...
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Clair Obscur: 2 Million Copies Sold in 12 Days
Well, Clair Obscur has officially hit the 2 million copies sold milestone. I don't care what anyone says, Square is definitely kicking themselves right now, and Yoshi P's assertion that people "don't want photorealistic, turn-based games" is complet...
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The Real Reason Xbox Is Raising Console and Game Prices
Xbox isn’t raising the prices of their consoles and games because of tariffs or inflation. They are raising their prices because Nintendo raised THEIR prices. It’s about perceived value. When you see an Xbox Series X next to a Nintendo Switch 2 on ...
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is Here
It is 7:30 in the morning on release day and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has already well surpassed both Final Fantasy XVI and FFVII Rebirth's all-time highest player count on Steam. But no, we have to keep making Final Fantasy an action game becaus...
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The Real Reason Mario Kart World is $80
I can't help but think that Nintendo would be in a better position right now, PR-wise, if they had simply waited to introduce the $80 price point for their games. I mean, think about it. Right now is the easiest time to walk away from the Switch 2. ...
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Switch 2: Game Pricing Boogaloo
I say this as a longtime fan of gaming, as well as Nintendo.The choice to make Switch 2 games $90 has nothing to do with inflation, tariffs, the rising costs of development, hardware, or any of that. This is all about the conglomeration of modern med...
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The Best Videogame Music: Day 7
Day 7 of consecutively posting awesome videogame music.This is kind of a weird one. This is the intro theme to the Sonic Mega Collection on the Gamecube. I never owned it, but I used to play this game at a friend's house in my early teens. This ...
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The Best Videogame Music: Day 6
Day 6 of consecutively posting awesome videogame music.This is City of Tears from Hollow Knight.Hollow Knight is a hauntingly somber and beautiful game, and the music obviously plays a big role in that. Exhibit A.
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The Best Videogame Music: Day 5
Day 5 of consecutively posting awesome videogame music.This is Space Junk Galaxy, from Mario Galaxy.When people talk about chill Nintendo music, this is one of the first tracks that comes to mind for me. It's honestly kind of haunting.
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The Best Videogame Music: Day 4
Day 4 of consecutively posting awesome videogame music.This is Hell March from Red Alert.All the versions of Hell March are incredibly hype. I remember listening to Frank Klepacki as a kid and wishing there was more stuff like the Red Alert OST out t...
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The Best Videogame Music: Day 3
Day 3 of consecutively posting awesome videogame music.This is the Dungeon Theme from Zelda II: Adventure of Link. It's rad as hell.
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The Best Videogame Music: Day 2
Day 2 of consecutively posting awesome videogame music.This is Spider Dance, from Undertale. Because we've all heard Megalovania, Fallen Down, and Hopes and Dreams already. They're all over Tiktok and everywhere else.Also because I really l...
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The Best Videogame Music: Day 1
Day 1 of consecutively posting awesome videogame music.This is Dancing Mad, from Final Fantasy VI. It is widely considered to be Nobuo Uematsu's magnum opus, and it probably is. I can't say I personally like it as much as One Winged Angel, ...
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Blast Protocol 2 Wrapped
Might as well I've mostly finished up the sequel to Blast Protocol. The full title being, BLAST PROTOCOL: PARALLAX. I'm excited to release it so people can check out this next arc of Silas' journey. I'm currently halfway through e...
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Wakfu Season 5 Kickstarter
So I'm a bit late in bringing this up here on the blog, since there's nine days left in the Kickstarter. Better late than never, I guess.Wakfu is probably my favorite western animated series. The first season is a bit rough in spots(to the ...
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My Problem With The Final Fantasy VII 'Series' - Part 1
Fair warning here, I’m about to potentially spoil the heck out of OG FFVII, and it’s spinoffs.Full disclosure, I completed my first full playthrough of Final Fantasy VII just a few weeks ago. This was not my first introduction to the FFVII franchise ...
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