Tag: gaming
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The Gaming Press Completely Screwed Up With Their Rematch Reviews
I am someone who really respects the job that game reviewers do. I think that Opencritic and Metacritic are legitimately useful tools, and in many cases, my own takes on a game end up being roughly in line with the consensus review score. I know it’s a rarity to hear this view these days, but…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 10 Games of the First Half of 2025
Every time I complete a game, one of the first things I do is head to a notepad file on my computer and update my ranks for the year based on how I feel. I do this for a few reasons. First off, I just find it fun. But also, by doing this as I…
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The 2025 BigNerdGaming Mid-Year Game Awards
Here’s the thing. I love ranking stuff. A lot. I started this blog for a lot of reasons, but the biggest of all was just that I wanted to have more of a platform for a bunch of ranks I was literally doing for myself. The ranks that excite me the most for this blog…
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Four Simple Soccer Concepts That Will Make You Better At Rematch
I will likely be talking a lot about Rematch in the coming weeks. This is the new arena soccer game from the developers of Sifu. I am not someone who gets sucked into multiplayer games. I am also someone who never plays sports games despite loving sports. But I am completely hooked on this game.…
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Elroy and the Aliens Review: The 1990s Are Still Real To Me, Damn It
The best kind of nostalgia is often the stuff that sneaks up on you. That feeling when you encounter something that you didn’t even realize that you fully had nostalgia for. When I think about games that I played as a kid and in my early teen years, I mostly think about JRPGs. I vividly…
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My Top 10 Games Enhanced By Fatherhood
When you become a parent, there’s a whole lot of things that people don’t tell you. Mostly, people have a hard time describing exactly how hard it can be. They don’t tell you about how difficult it is to do all the things you have to do on a given day, but with way less…
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My 15 Most Anticipated Games For The Rest of 2025
When I look at 2025 so far, I’d honestly say that this year has fallen just a touch short of 2023 and 2024. That isn’t a big knock at all. I thought 2023 and 2024 were historic, and 2025 is just a little behind. Despite this, I still constantly feel overwhelmed with the number of…
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My Way Too Early 2025 Game Awards Predictions
UPDATE: These predictions are from June. My final predictions are now posted here. For those who don’t know, it’s time for me to come clean. I am a Game Awards sicko. I absolutely love it. I have a lot of justifications for my sickness, which I’ll probably go more into during my coverage at the…
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My 29 Biggest Winners From The 2025 Summer Game Fest
The beautiful thing if you truly love video games it that there are almost no bad showcases ever. There are just some that are better than others. There have been several showcases in the past few years that have absolutely blown me away. This past Game Awards had one incredible trailer after another for example.…
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My Top 10 Video Game Launch Lineups Ever
Video game console launches can be a beautiful thing. As my friend Paul wrote about this week, there can be a magic in the air at midnight when there is a line full of “caffeinated nerds” ready to bring their newest electronic baby home. There’s a palpable buzz and excitement on those nights that is…
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