Author: Valhalladidde

I spent about thirty minutes this week performing a soliloquy on the market conditions governing the Pokémon Trading Card Game. I remember this conversation feeling long at the time, but I was earnestly distressed listening to it. I kept saying to myself “Shut up, man! Let someone else talk or change the subject!” I would hear the past me attempt to get someone to jump in, fail, and resume speaking. We occasionally run into emails in which I have a lot of ideas that I want to get out into the world. In the case of Pokémon TCG, most of…

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Ultima VIII: Pagan Retrospective | A Titanic Mistake – YouTube Watch On Before Esoteric Ebb, before Disco Elysium, and before Baldur’s Gate, there was Ultima. One of the earliest CRPGs in our favored medium’s history became a sprawling series, and if you want to learn more about it, arguably the best way to do so is through YouTuber Majuular’s excellent retrospective series, which we covered at length right here on PC Gamer.I knew this latest video on Ultima 8, embedded above, was in the oven from my interview with Majuular, but it’s still shocking that it dropped only two months…

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This week, the Video Game History Foundation announced a very peculiar, very particular victory. Cookie’s Bustle, an extremely rare and surreal ‘90s Japanese PC game, has been liberated. If you have never heard of Cookie’s Bustle, there’s a good reason. For years someone has committed themselves to erasing every shred of Bustle’s presence online through copyright claims, despite having no ownership over the game. Since 2022, an individual known as Brandon White, under the company Graceware, has unleashed swarms of copyright claims at any online material relating to the game Cookie’s Bustle. Many first took notice when these claims resulted…

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An award-winning action game previously only available on Xbox is now making its way to the PlayStation 5, and is available soon. What award-winning Xbox game is out this month on PS5? South of Midnight, the 2025 action-adventure game from Compulsion Games, is set to release on PlayStation 5 on March 31, 2026. The game follows the story of Hazel, a woman who learns she has an ancient weaving power. The game heavily incorporates various Deep South mythos, and sees Hazel battling against “Haints.” The game was originally released on Xbox Series X|S and PC, and was praised for its…

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Category: PlaytestsMarch 6, 2026 The Black Spades Preview is Available Today for Xbox Insiders! Tim, Xbox Program Manager Are you ready to play Spades? We’re excited to partner with Konsole Kingz and invite all Xbox Insiders on Xbox Series X|S to join the Black Spades Preview starting today. Join to give the team your feedback to help them refine and polish the game before release. This preview is an integral part of the development process, and we are delighted that you’ll be a part of it. Space is limited — reserve your spot today! About the Game: Yep, that’s right!…

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