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Summer Geoff Fest #1: Unreal MIX
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Summer Geoff Fest #1: Unreal MIX

on June 4, 2025June 4, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner
I think out of all of the trailer dumps and showcase days, Tuesday might end up being the strangest. That's mostly because one of the...
THE SPECTACULAR LEVIATHAN PART II
Posted in Commentary

THE SPECTACULAR LEVIATHAN PART II

on May 23, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner
Am I actually playing Final Fantasy or what?
Posted in Feature

Am I actually playing Final Fantasy or what?

on May 23, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner
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Posted in Children of Lightning

Part 1.6: No More Diversions

on May 10, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner
Part 1.6: No More Diversions
2
Posted in Commentary

THE SPECTACULAR LEVIATHAN

on May 8, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner
THE SPECTACULAR LEVIATHAN
3
Posted in Play

Despelote review: an ode to a dream

on May 5, 2025
Posted by Nicanor Gordon
Despelote review: an ode to a dream
4
Posted in Commentary

Cyrodiil Can Wait

on April 22, 2025
Posted by Chris Lawrence
Cyrodiil Can Wait
5
Posted in Children of Lightning

Part 1.5: Let’s back up a bit – Final Fantasy VII first impressions

on April 7, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner
Part 1.5: Let’s back up a bit – Final Fantasy VII first impressions

Reviews

Despelote review: an ode to a dream
Posted in Play

Despelote review: an ode to a dream

on May 5, 2025
Review: Fucked Up, Disabuse EP
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Review: Fucked Up, Disabuse EP

on March 14, 2025March 14, 2025
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector imperfectly builds on its imperfect predecessor
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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector imperfectly builds on its imperfect predecessor

on February 18, 2025
Part 1.3: a brief and tired synopsis of my feelings towards Final Fantasy XVI
Posted in Children of Lightning

Part 1.3: a brief and tired synopsis of my feelings towards Final Fantasy XVI

on January 5, 2025
Pacific Drive Feels Like Storm Chasing
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Pacific Drive Feels Like Storm Chasing

on November 13, 2024
A Thousand Words on Final Fantasy XIII
Posted in Children of Lightning

A Thousand Words on Final Fantasy XIII

on November 1, 2024November 1, 2024

Commentary

THE SPECTACULAR LEVIATHAN PART II
Posted in Commentary

THE SPECTACULAR LEVIATHAN PART II

on May 23, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner
So I want to be extremely clear and careful as I write this: I am absolutely not shitting on any individual critic or creator who...
THE SPECTACULAR LEVIATHAN
Posted in Commentary

THE SPECTACULAR LEVIATHAN

on May 8, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner
ed sheeran doesn't need music critics Rolling Stone published an article of cut content from a recent Ed Sheeran feature, in which the pop musician said, "Why...
Cyrodiil Can Wait
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Cyrodiil Can Wait

on April 22, 2025
Posted by Chris Lawrence
If you follow games with any regularity, you already know that as of today Bethesda has announced and released an Unreal Engine 5 remake of The...
Part 1.5: Let’s back up a bit – Final Fantasy VII first impressions
Posted in Children of Lightning

Part 1.5: Let’s back up a bit – Final Fantasy VII first impressions

on April 7, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner
Over the weekend I decided to put my FFVII Rebirth playthrough on pause and finally commit to making my way through the original Final Fantasy...
“Boycotting Microsoft by canceling your Xbox Game Pass subscription will only hurt the devs”
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“Boycotting Microsoft by canceling your Xbox Game Pass subscription will only hurt the devs”

on April 4, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner
Xbox has been added to the BDS list. So what now?
Posted in Commentary

Xbox has been added to the BDS list. So what now?

on April 3, 2025April 3, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner
Hey can we maybe hold off on nuking LibGen for a minute
Posted in Commentary

Hey can we maybe hold off on nuking LibGen for a minute

on March 20, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner
We’ve all gotta get a little spicier
Posted in Commentary

We’ve all gotta get a little spicier

on March 13, 2025
Posted by Kaile Hultner

Children of Lightning

Part 1.6: No More Diversions
Posted in Children of Lightning

Part 1.6: No More Diversions

on May 10, 2025
Now that I've finished Final Fantasy VII Rebirth I want to take stock of where Children of Lightning is as a project. The next game...
Part 1.5: Let’s back up a bit – Final Fantasy VII first impressions
Posted in Children of Lightning

Part 1.5: Let’s back up a bit – Final Fantasy VII first impressions

on April 7, 2025
Over the weekend I decided to put my FFVII Rebirth playthrough on...
Part 1.4: On Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Dissonance
Posted in Children of Lightning

Part 1.4: On Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Dissonance

on March 14, 2025
Part 1.3: a brief and tired synopsis of my feelings towards Final Fantasy XVI
Posted in Children of Lightning

Part 1.3: a brief and tired synopsis of my feelings towards Final Fantasy XVI

on January 5, 2025
Part 1.2: Solidarity is (Not) a Four Letter Word
Posted in Children of Lightning

Part 1.2: Solidarity is (Not) a Four Letter Word

on November 6, 2024
Summer Geoff Fest #1: Unreal MIX
Posted in News

Summer Geoff Fest #1: Unreal MIX

on June 4, 2025June 4, 2025
Kaile Hultner

A tech demo and a trailer dump full of surprises kicked SGF week off right.

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THE SPECTACULAR LEVIATHAN PART II
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THE SPECTACULAR LEVIATHAN PART II

on May 23, 2025
Kaile Hultner

I don't think I'm a big fan of where "criticism" writ large is headed.

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Am I actually playing Final Fantasy or what?
Posted in Feature

Am I actually playing Final Fantasy or what?

on May 23, 2025
Kaile Hultner

on remakes, remasters and remembering

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Part 1.6: No More Diversions
Posted in Children of Lightning

Part 1.6: No More Diversions

on May 10, 2025
Kaile Hultner

I've successfully played everything else *but* Final Fantasy XIII-2. It's time I got back to work.

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THE SPECTACULAR LEVIATHAN
Posted in Commentary

THE SPECTACULAR LEVIATHAN

on May 8, 2025
Kaile Hultner

ed sheeran doesn’t need music critics Rolling Stone published an article of cut content from a recent Ed Sheeran feature, in which…

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Despelote review: an ode to a dream
Posted in Play

Despelote review: an ode to a dream

on May 5, 2025
Nicanor Gordon

There's relics. There's jerseys and there's songs. We have songs for everything. We still sing those songs.

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Cyrodiil Can Wait
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Cyrodiil Can Wait

on April 22, 2025
Chris Lawrence

Change is both possible and inevitable, and with discipline and persistence, we can make this change a good one.

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Part 1.5: Let’s back up a bit – Final Fantasy VII first impressions
Posted in Children of Lightning

Part 1.5: Let’s back up a bit – Final Fantasy VII first impressions

on April 7, 2025
Kaile Hultner

Final Fantasy VII had the sauce and the chefs to make it delicious

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Digital Culture and its Discontents: A book publishing (and financial crisis) fundraiser
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Digital Culture and its Discontents: A book publishing (and financial crisis) fundraiser

on April 5, 2025
Kaile Hultner

Link to GoFundMe here. Hi there. I’m Kaile Hultner, and since 2019 I’ve been writing about video games and digital…

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“Boycotting Microsoft by canceling your Xbox Game Pass subscription will only hurt the devs”
Posted in Commentary

“Boycotting Microsoft by canceling your Xbox Game Pass subscription will only hurt the devs”

on April 4, 2025
Kaile Hultner

An explanation and a rebuttal to some arguments.

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