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Blame yourself or Kazutoyo Maehiro — Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles

Spilling all the details on Square Enix's fabulous new remaster of the all-time classic in a AMA-style early review

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So You Wanna Build A Mansion: Blue Prince

Raw Fury and Dogubomb's brilliant Blue Prince is the best Metroidbrainia since Outer Wilds

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You've got FunFactor!

I launched a podcast called FunFactor: Two Old Gamers Review Old Video Game Magazine Reviews

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Join me on Aftermath Hours

Suikoden, generative AI planes for billionaires, and, of course, my new book

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Announcing my next book!

"Suikoden 1 & 2" coming from Boss Fight Books in 2026

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Suikoden's Back

Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars is an inconsistent remaster of two genuine classics

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Bleed Purple: "Stream Big" by Nathan Grayson

In this deeply insightful look at the streaming industry, veteran reporter tells of the rise and fall of Twitch through stories of nine of its most popular streamers

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Astrolabe Digest: 02072025

A retro gaming treasure trove, major sales for FF7 on PC, and how you can play PS2 game straight off a memory card

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Some personal news about literary representation

My agent's leaving his agency

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What makes a great console RPG story?

Let's explore how Japanese RPGs and their descendants explore narrative through player agency and investment

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I wrote a thing! Video Game Maps: SNES is available now

My foreword covers an unexpected childhood adventure in Hollywood and the joys of getting lost.

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These creators want to change the way you think about remakes

From Final Fantasy VII to Karateka, creators like Naoki Hamaguchi and Jordan Mechner are looking for new ways to tell old stories

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I wrote a (another) Dungeons & Dragons

Announcing "Dame Beatrice J. Delacroix III's Guide for Training Your New Mimic." Coming April, 2025.

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It's raining classic RPGs, and Nintendo took away our umbrella

The latest Nintendo Direct was loaded with trailers for brilliant remakes of classic RPGs like Suikoden 1 & 2, Dragon Quest III, and Trails in the Sky FC

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This under-the-radar cozy RPG makes me happy

With shades of Breath of Fire and Grandia, Terra Memoria brings low stakes adventure and fun to modern console RPGS

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Here are your 2024 World Fantasy Award finalists

Yael Goldstein-Love, Wole Talabi, Kelly Link, and Martha Wells headline the 2024 World Fantasy Awards ballot.

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Shadow of the Erdtree is great, except when it's not

Shadow of the Erdtree has a big problem: its bosses just aren't fun.

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Astrolabe Digest: 081224

Tango Gameworks is back from the dead, the 2024 Hugos have been handed out without controvery, and there's drama in the world of retro video games

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Astrolabe Digest: 060324

The surprising source of Nintendo leaks, the year's best FPS is built on 30 year old tech, and Scavengers Reign needs your help

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Grief, trauma, and Rebirth

Does Aerith die at the end of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth? The answer to that's not easy—and that's the point. Grief is confusing.

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Angry Robot and Angry Writers

Angry Robot publisher Eleanor Teasdale speaks out about controversial use of AI tools

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Astrolabe Digest: 040824

Publisher Angry Robot reveals and then shutters an AI revolution, Commodore 64 finally hits Analogue Pocket, and a whole bunch of retro games sold for a whole bunch of money at auction