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It’s been a bit of a whiplash week in the industry wouldn’t you say? Destiny 2 shutting down, the Steam Deck is back but more expensive, but we’re getting a Witcher 3 DLC, and a slew of new game announcements in the new few weeks, but not Fable as that’s been delayed. Le Sigh, that’s the industry for you!
Welcome to another edition of the Reconnect Recap, the companion newsletter for my website Reconnect. Reconnect aggregates nearly 300 video game related blogs into one easy to use location, meaning you don’t have to go hunting for some good content to read, you can simply visit my website and the works been done for you!
This week on the Recap, we’re talking about games that nearly got inappropriate names, Bungie, MMOs, tinkering, home servers, and much much more!
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Great Write Ups
Thanks for Memories: Cat's Controller Corner reminisces over their time with Destiny 2 and what the ending of the game means to them.
It’s a marathon, not a sprint: Meanwhile, This Week in Video Games writes about how Destiny’s closure makes things harder for Bungie’s remaining title, Marathon.
Reclaiming the right to game: Ellie Mac talks about her experience with falling off video games in her twenties and finding her way back to it later in life.
Tagging: Steam updated their tags for the first time in a a few years and Cole has some tips and tricks on how to properly tag your game.
Testing out the guild: The Game Enjoyer continues their mission this year of trying a new MMO every month, this time they tried out Guild Wars 2, and were pleasantly surprised.
Hidden Sadness: Chris (90s and 00s nostalgia) dives into the classic Katamari and asks, if under all of that whimsy, was there a more somber tone?
DIY Server Woes: This week SuperJump Magazine explains why running a local server on an old PC sounds like a great idea, but in reality can be a huge hassle, and what to do about it.
Accolades down under: Harrison Polites gives us a look behind the curtain on how Australia determines its Game of The Year by getting the judges experience first hand.
Building the Vault: Brian Crecente takes us into the vault of the Embracer Group Archive, one of the latest efforts to preserve gaming history, and how the project came together.
Tinkering is the game: Some of us just play games, some of us tweak gpu profiles, spent 7 hours installing mods, or aggressively alter settings until the game feels just right. The latest piece over on Jank celebrates that for some of us, tinkering is as much the game as the game itself is.
Age is but a number: The GameDiscoverCo newsletter uses their latest survey numbers to gauge the median age of who is playing certain games, what does age influence when it comes to marketing a game?
Childhood Memories: Mario recounts their formative gaming memories and the influence it has on their nostalgia.
Fun Tidbits
A Handheld MiSTer Is Coming, But This Darius-Playing Widescreen Prototype Isn’t It
Xbox CEO Says Game Pass Price Drop Improved Acquisitions and Retention
“They Had No Idea What They Were Doing” - Amico Teardown Sheds Light On Doomed Intellivision Console
Catch up with all the reveals and trailers from our annual Thinky Direct presentation
“You Don’t Need To Commit Piracy” - It’s Now Possible To Dump N64 Carts Using Your Flash Cart
There Is Still Good In This World, Because It Is Once Again Time To Enjoy Famicase
Retrostalgia on adding USB-C support for Sega Master System controllers
Sonic The Hedgehog Comes To The ZX Spectrum Next - In An Unofficial Capacity, At Least
SN Operator from Epilogue brings SNES carts to modern PCs and its now up for order
A Closer Look At Pearl Abyss’ 23.1% Stock Crash After The Fenris Creations Divestment