Weekend Discussion - October 19, 2024
Enjoy your Saturday, everyone!
Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?
Follow him on Twitter at @Ozz_Mejia for musings and random shenanigans.
Evening Reading - October 18, 2024
Giving flowers to Games Done Quick, Mega Ran, the Super Guitar Bros., Elmo, and Video Game Shaq.
Weekend PC Download Deals for Oct. 18: Epic Games Store Halloween Sale
Epic Games is celebrating the spooky season.
Weekend Console Download Deals for Oct. 18: Kicking shell with Splintered Fate
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate's demo has been turning heads during Steam Next Fest, but the Switch version is on sale for the first time.
Project ETHOS is a free-to-play roguelike hero shooter from 2K Games
The debut project from 31st Union has a familiar aesthetic, but it looks to be trying something different, with a playtest opening today.
Marvel Snap gets a jolt of excitement with High Voltage mode
Marvel Snap's newest, limited-time mode focuses much more on the core gaming experience than Deadpool's Diner before it.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl's world is fraught with danger and anomalies
GSC Game World is finally hitting the finish line with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and it looks to build on the cult hit of 15 years ago.
Super Mario Party Jamboree review: Party favors
The Mario Party series is set in its ways, but Super Mario Party Jamboree feels like the most polished of these games to date.
The Jackbox Survey Scramble is 'fun' in a single word
The latest effort from Jackbox Games goes in a slightly different direction.
How Secret Level can complement the stories of games like New World
Blur Studio's upcoming animated series shows the potential to tell exciting stories in games where one might not have expected.
