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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.

June 17, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

June 15, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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?

June 15, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

June 14, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

June 14, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

June 13, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

June 10, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

June 10, 2016 Bob Mackey

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Mirror's Edge Catalyst Xbox One Review: Runner's Highs and Lows [Updated with Final Thoughts and Score!]

EA Dice's first-person parkour series returns after nearly a decade of absence. But was it worth the wait?

June 7, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

June 6, 2016 Bob Mackey

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USstreamer: Bob Tours through Half-Life 2: Episode One Today at 1:00pm PT/4:00pm ET [Now Archived on YouTube!]

Tune in for an exploration of Valve's first experiment with episodic content.

June 4, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

June 2, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

June 1, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

June 1, 2016 Bob Mackey

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USstreamer: Bob Celebrates Evil with the PC Classic Dungeon Keeper [Update: Now Archived on YouTube!]

Tune in for an hour-long tour of Peter Molyneux's fantastic mashup of god game and RTS.

May 27, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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).

May 27, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

May 26, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

May 20, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

May 17, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

May 16, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

May 13, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

May 12, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

May 6, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

May 5, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

May 4, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

April 28, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

April 25, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

April 22, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

April 11, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

April 11, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

April 8, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

April 5, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

April 4, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

March 28, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

March 22, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

March 13, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

March 11, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

March 9, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

March 9, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

March 7, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

Feb. 15, 2016 Bob Mackey

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Retronauts is Down with PSP

On this week's installment of USgamer's classic gaming podcast, we look at the legacy of Sony's first portable.

Feb. 7, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

Feb. 1, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

Jan. 22, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

Jan. 18, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

Jan. 13, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

Jan. 13, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

Jan. 11, 2016 Bob Mackey

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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.

Dec. 28, 2015 Bob Mackey

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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!

Dec. 21, 2015 Bob Mackey