Tonight on GeekNights, in light of one of many Helldivers 2 kerfuffles, we consider yet another way that late capitalism is ruining the games industry: the stores make more money than the games. In the news, a Roblox game's attempt to fix its in-game economy causes a bunch of gamers to lose their minds, Sportsnet streams have freaky noises, and Animal Well is good.
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Things of the Day
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- Rym: 3 Brilliant Moments of Blocking
- Scott: Very Good
Content tagged with videogames
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The Games of MAGFest 2024
January 23 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the extremely good games we played at MAGFest 2024, which …
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Lore
April 18 2023
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider lore in games. You know, all that text you didn't …
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Stacklands (2022)
March 21 2023
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Stacklands (2022). In the news, Counter-Strike 2 is likely …
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Mostly Dead Games
February 7 2023
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss games that are not fully dead, but are mostly dead …
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Online Game Servers
September 13 2022
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the history and current state of online game servers. Rising …
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Streaming Games (to devices, not Twitch)
July 5 2022
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider streaming games. Not to Twitch, but to devices. From Google …
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Save Games
June 21 2022
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider save games. Saving games, game states, save scumming, permadeath, …
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Deathmatch Games
August 31 2021
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider Deathmatch games, particularly FPS deathmatches. Ostensibly beginning with Doom …
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JRPGs
April 6 2021
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider JRPGs. The "genre" is broad, and many people ignore …
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