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September 10, 2026

We recently had chance to join an online presentation for Usual June , Finji’s upcoming action/narrative adventure. On the back of Gamescom, they were keen to show off the game and discuss a little more about it ahead of its October launch. There is also a public demo on Steam at the moment which…

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Tain's Game Log

My thoughts on gaming and games I'm playing, old and new, as I play them. I lean toward action games and am particularly interested in single-credit clearing arcade games. Posts sometimes include videos of my 1CCs.

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Azhdarchid

Bruno Dias publishes essays about video game narrative design, criticism, and theory—with occasional detours; this is a personal blog, after all.

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Gamers with Glasses

A volunteer-run site dedicated to bridging the gap between academic game studies and popular game criticism.

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This Week in Videogames

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Covering the important things happening in the world of videogames. News, reviews, and insights without ads, AI, or filler content. 100% independent, commercial-free, and reader-funded.

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Aftermath

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A worker-owned, reader-supported news site covering video games, the internet, and the cultures that surround them.

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SuperPhillip Central

Video games with a heroic touch. Since June 2008, SuperPhillip Central shares gaming reviews, editorials, and more across all aspects of our gaming hobby.

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Zelda Dungeon

Zelda Dungeon is an all-encompassing Legend of Zelda website, providing strategy guides for each game, daily news and editorial content related to the series, a wiki encyclopedia, and a community message board.

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Obsidian Moonshine

One man's bizarre opinions on games, anime, life, and more. (Weight may vary. Insight not guaranteed. No refunds.)

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Innerspiral

I mostly talk about gaming, but also the art and the internet as a whole. Come by and say hi! :3

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RPGamer

RPGamer is an enthusiast site specialising in covering video game RPGs of all shapes and sizes.

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The Games Letter

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A weekly newsletter dedicated to video, board and tabletop gaming.

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Scopique's

A gaming, creativity, and technical blog.

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The Ancient Gaming Noob

Explorations in MMORPGs and related genres with occasional polemics about the industry, prices, hardware, our cats, and things that may or many not have happened in the 1980s.

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Sega-16

A website dedicated to documenting Sega's hardware legacy. We offer reviews, retrospectives, interviews, and other articles on all the company's consoles and arcade platforms.

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Rascal News

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Rascal News is a tabletop roleplaying game and culture outlet striving to sustainably publish voicey journalism that is compelling, deeply-reported, and fearlessly honest. We’re also a little cheeky.

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Xbox Tavern

Reviews of Xbox and PC games of all shapes and sizes, as well as various hardware reviews, opinion pieces and previews.

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Set Side B

The Flipside of Gaming, covering topics retro, niche and indie. Some topics include roguelikes, obscure secrets in Nintendo games, internals, deep dives, development, romhacks, weird gaming-related videos and other things too. Updates daily.

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In An Age

In An Age started out in 2010 as a World of Warcraft-focused MMO blog that has since broadened to cover general gaming news, reviews, impressions, armchair game design, and whatever else strikes my fancy.

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Kimimi The Game-Eating She-Monster

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In-depth articles on games from everywhere and everywhen, delivered with a huge dollop of enthusiasm. Whether you're looking for features on arcade hardware, Chinese RPGs, modern hits, or forgotten favourites, you'll find all that and more here.

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