Category: Gamer Blogs

Game Industry News highlights the best blog posts from people writing about the game industry. These were originally posted on the authors’ respective blogs.

Retro Game Friday: Mario Hoops

Michael’s back with another Mario game for this week’s Retro Game Friday. It’s Mario Hoops! This one was almost entirely a purely gimmick game to take advantage of the DS touch controls. So before any sports gamers start thinking that they missed something grand, know that Mario Hoops really wasn’t.

Broken Pieces: These Fragments We Have Shored Against Our Ruins

This week, Agnes Jurati wakes up. Soji has a heart to heart with Picard. Santiago Cabrera pulls a Brent Spiner from “Brothers” and “Fistful of Datas.” Elnor and Seven have a moment, and Narissa gets up close and personal with a few xBs. This week, we’re covering “Broken Pieces.”

Movie Monday: The Prestige

Michael’s back with a film he couldn’t remember the name of for a long time for this week’s Movie Monday. It’s The Prestige, a film all about stage magicians and their unique conflict. This one had some really big names like Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale and Scarlett Johansson, but still failed to capture a huge amount of box office magic.

Nepenthe: Less Forgetting Sorrows and More Remembering Them

This week, Picard takes a break from the frenetic action of the first half of the season to recoup in safety with old friends. Hugh and Elnor wrestle with Romulans. Soji has to make some decisions with the help of a new friend. We’re covering ST: Picard, episode 7: “Nepenthe.”

Star Trek Picard: Opening The Impossible Box

This week, Picard’s intrepid crew finally arrives on the Artifact. Admiral Picard finds a familiar face, and Raffi burns another bridge. Elnor is Elnor, and Soji has a moment. The Romulans continue to scheme because they’re, well, Romulans. We’re covering episode six of Star Trek: Picard.