by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Aug 15, 2026 | 2010s, Reviews
The first major expansion for the “Dragon’s Dogma” series, “Dark Arisen” comes with plenty of new weapons and enemies. For those who haven’t played the series yet, Capcom provides the type of title here that like an “Elder Scrolls,” “Fallout” or “Diablo” fan can...
by William Schwartz | Aug 13, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Reviews
Though clearly a fan of GoldenEye 007 herself, Alyse Knorr has a surprisingly functional depiction of the Bond Team at Rare in the late nineties. Her Boss Fight book, centered as it is around the working environment of the developers, provides a compelling...
by Old School Gamer | Aug 11, 2026 | 1990s, 2010s, 2020s
One of the 1980s most popular home joysticks is now available for pre-order AUGUST 11, 2026 — Following the runaway success of last year’s Commodore 64 Ultimate, Commodore International has announced it is bringing the TAC-2 joystick, also known as the “Totally...
by William Schwartz | Aug 5, 2026 | 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Reviews
By Charlotte Reber’s own admission, Dragon Age II is a somewhat counterintuitive choice for a Boss Fight book. After all, Dragon Age: Origins is the main famous, well-regarded game of the series, a fantasy epic role-playing game in the Bioware house style...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Aug 3, 2026 | 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews
From the trademark score and sound effects to the simple and addictive gameplay, the RBI Baseball series was legendary on the Nintendo Entertainment System and even had some cool moments on the Super Nintendo and Genesis. In the end though the story remains the same....
by William Schwartz | Aug 2, 2026 | 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews
If you’ve never heard of the original Xibalba, that’s not too surprising. The 2014 browser game from Phobos Lab is a weird little artifact of its era, a chonky retro styled Doom clone premised around the Mayan underworld. The blocky aesthetic exists...