Bob Mackey (Page 2)
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USstreamer: Speed Along with Trials of the Blood Dragon [Now Archived on YouTube!]
Tune in for a solid hour of Trials' latest installment—one wrapped in the goofy vibe of Ubisoft's Far Cry spinoff.
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Nintendo Reveals Ever Oasis, an Ultra-Adorbs 3DS RPG
Developer Grezzo brings new IP to Nintendo's RPG beast of a handheld.
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Resident Evil 7's Teaser Shows Promise, But Leaves Some Lingering Questions
Capcom's reboot brings their horror series in an entirely new direction, but can it sustain first-person tension for more than 20 minutes?
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USstreamer: Scream Along with Resident Evil 7 [Now Archived on YouTube!]
Tune in for a solid hour of Bob experiencing Capcom's survival horror reboot for the first time.
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Ubisoft E3 Press Conference Recap: For Honor, Steep, Star Trek: Bridge Commander, and More
Ubisoft's showing at E3 2016 revealed an absolute bevy of upcoming games. Here's a quick recap.
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Retronauts Micro Gets a 5.0 in Fun Factor with Our Look at GamePro TV
This week, USgamer's classic gaming podcast explores the first shaky steps of the games press into the medium of television.
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The Solus Project Expertly Blends Survival Mechanics into an Atmospheric Walking Sim
This new PC release mixes two of the platform's more popular genres for one great experience.
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USstreamer: Bob Samples the Game Boy Advance's US Launch Lineup [Now Archived on YouTube!]
Tune in for a tour of the first games available for the GBA when it debuted in America 15 years ago.
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EA Dice's first-person parkour series returns after nearly a decade of absence. But was it worth the wait?
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We Answer Your Smoldering Questions On Retronauts' Listener Mail Episode
This week, USgamer's classic gaming podcast tackles important issues, like the state of gaming preservation and our respective waifus.
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Tune in for an exploration of Valve's first experiment with episodic content.
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10 Years Ago, Half-Life 2: Episode One Began Valve's Biggest Broken Promise
While it set us up for disappointment, this first Half-Life 2 episode remains one of the few treasures from Valve's most interesting era.
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Hitman Episode 3 PlayStation 4 Review: Murder in Marrakesh
IO Interactive's episodic stealth series returns with another fantastic dose of content.
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What Are the Best PlayStation 1 Classics on PlayStation 3, Vita, and PSP?
A work-in-progress breakdown of the best PlayStation classics currently available on SEN.
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Tune in for an hour-long tour of Peter Molyneux's fantastic mashup of god game and RTS.
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Virtual Spotlight: StarTropics, the Zelda-like that Kinda Hates You
This short-lived Nintendo series never escaped the 8-bit era, but its two games—now available on Wii U—bring plenty of memorable moments (and lots of pain).
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan PlayStation 4 Review: Extra Cheese
Platinum Games' newest work-for-hire project has its bright moments, but ultimately amounts to the video game equivalent of Little Caesars.
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The New Mutants: Four Games that Changed Drastically During Development
Things don't always go according to plan—especially when it comes to video games.
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Comfort Food Games: Dungeon Keeper
When it comes to Peter Molyneux's brilliant RTS/god game mashup, close to two decades later, evil is still good.
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Retronauts Channel Surfs Into Nick Arcade
This week, USgamer's classic gaming podcast enters the VIDEO ZONE for an exploration of the Nickelodeon game show devoted to 8 and 16-bit entertainment.
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How an Unexpected Pairing Gave Super Mario RPG a 20-Year Legacy
Square and Nintendo's 1996 experiment might have seemed strange at the time, but it birthed a long line of weird and wonderful RPGs.
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Kathy Rain PC Review: Eye of the Storm
Clifftop Games' throwback to point-and-click adventures expertly captures the genre in all its pixelated glory—even some of the rougher spots.
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The Strange Origins of Your Favorite Japanese Game Developers
We all had to start somewhere—and these directors started in some pretty inauspicious places.
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Pre-E3 Reveals, Week 1: The Good, the Expected, the Intolerable
Who can wait a month? Check out our roundup of the biggest games announced before June's big event.
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Neverending Nightmares PS4 Review: Haunted and Hunted
Infinitap Games' deeply personal horror story makes for one of the best expressions of the genre.
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Hitman Episode 2 PlayStation 4 Review: Murder, Italian Style
IO Interactive's episodic take on creative assassinations continues with a prettier locale, and some new surprises.
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Now on the PC, Corpse Party Remains a Must-Play for Horror Fans
If you missed its 2011 digital PSP release—and you probably did—there's never been a better time to experience this gory, gut-wrenching adventure.
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P.O.L.L.E.N PC Review: Close Encounters
Mindfield Games' creepy, claustrophobic sci-fi mystery brings the first-person adventure to some great places.
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Retronauts Micro Paints the Town Red with a New Mixtape
This week’s installment of USgamer’s classic gaming podcast brings you the best of 16-bit JRPG town themes.
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A Newly Revealed Easter Egg Showcases the Surprising Depth of Punch-Out!!
By carefully watching a spectator, you can turn Little Mac into One-Punch Man.
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USstreamer: Bob Plumbs the Depths of Dark Souls 3 [Update: Archived on YouTube!]
Tune in to watch From Software's latest—and possibly greatest—take on the Souls series to date.
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Uncharted IV: A Thief's End Video Preview
Bob takes on 15 minutes of Madagascar in the long-awaited next installment of Naughty Dog's blockbuster series.
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Retronauts Catches Up with 20 Years of Pokemon
This week, USgamer's classic gaming podcast examines the portable RPG that became an outright phenomenon.
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With Stardew Valley, Harvest Moon Finally Has a True Successor
ConcernedApe's debut game brings back the lost magic of Natsume's series for the best farm life sim in ages.
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Day of the Tentacle Remastered PC Review: Time After Time
Double Fine finally dusts off one of history's greatest adventure games of all time for a special edition that’s not to be missed.
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Retronauts Micro Ensnares Tecmo's Deception into its Dark Web of Discussion
On this week's bite-sized episode of USgamer's classic gaming podcast, we take a look at Tecmo's long-running Home Alone simulator.
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Hitman Episode One PlayStation 4 Review: The Art of Murder
IO Interactive tweaks Agent 47's world of creative assassinations for the best interpretation of the series yet.
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Day of the Tentacle Composer Peter McConnell on Communicating Cartooniness
COVER STORY: One of DoTT's trio of musicians talks about the challenges of selling its zany atmosphere with some relatively primitive tools.
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Behind the Art of Day of the Tentacle
COVER STORY: LucasArts alumni Peter Chan and Larry Ahern chat about the challenges of making a "cartoon adventure" under the constraints of early '90s technology.
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Retronauts Toots on the Ocarina of Time
This week, USgamer's classic gaming podcast explores Link's 1998 leap into the world of 3D gaming.
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Death is Certain on Retronauts Micro
On this week's installment of USgamer's classic gaming podcast, the gang talks about their game-related bucket lists.
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On this week's installment of USgamer's classic gaming podcast, we look at the legacy of Sony's first portable.
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Oxenfree Xbox One Review: Heart to Heart
Night School Studio's debut puts an emphasis on dialogue for a truly memorable supernatural adventure.
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Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam 3DS Review: Recycled but Reliable
The addition of Paper Mario's flat cast gives this fifth entry enough new twists to overcome its duller moments.
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Retronauts Micro Looks Back on Our Favorite Years of Gaming
This week, we discuss the twelve months that held our favorite game-based memories.
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USstreamer: Celebrate David Bowie with Labyrinth [Update: Archived on YouTube!]
Tune in and watch Bob play two very different interpretations of the 1986 Jim Henson classic.
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Aviary Attorney PC Review: Fowl Play
Sketchy Logic's bird lawyer game doesn't quite hit the heights of Ace Attorney, but its heart's in the right place.
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Retronauts Pries Into the Recently Old Half-Life 2
This week, USgamer's classic gaming podcast explores one of the most anticipated and influential games of all time.
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Danganronpa Director Kazutaka Kodaka on the Power of "Psychopop"
The creative force behind some of gaming's greatest murder mysteries shares his thoughts on what makes his strange universe tick.
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The Long Journey West: 8 Japanese Games that Took Their Time Making it to America
Final Fantasy Type-0 isn't the only game to linger for years in a state of uncertainty. Now with video!