Point to Point

Serendipity and ambition

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Sometimes when things go wrong, it actually helps things go more right. Weird how that works.

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I wanted to know about Project Helix and all I got was a tshirt

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Why is Project Helix getting all this attention?
what does Xbox gain from starting a creator program for an unannounced console?

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Smart design in MIO: Memories in Orbit

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Finding hope in a souls-like has never been easier

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What is TR49?

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Database diggin’ is fun!
Does anyone remember card catalogs?

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Call me Smaug

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Why do we hoard games?
Try new things!

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Kavinsky Mood

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Safe spaces for creative work are great
Soft-launching Freelancers

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Photo modes and inspiration

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Photo modes (even fake ones) are cool!
Inspiration is important to the creative process!

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Weapon XP vs Fun

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Is Helldivers’ weapon progression ruining the fun?

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Impossible without public funding

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Video games in the US deserve public funding

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The Audience and Performance

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Some thoughts on PAX, music, and live performance

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PAX Vibesssss

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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In an industry filled with bummers and “economic uncertainty,” it’s nice to be around this much enthusiasm

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Will there be AI in GTA6?

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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It doesn’t matter if GTA6 has AI in it…except it does?

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How to make a Point (to Point)

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Live in the Cringe
Do things, then you’ll like them (maybe)
Don't listen to your haters!! (Unless they have a point)

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Metroid Dread IS good

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Metroid Dread is Good
Some quibbles, but nothing is perfect, right?

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DLS ASS

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Dude, AI up scaling? Ew

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Is Metroid Dread Good?

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Visit your local library!
Dread is good, actually!

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Content Destroyers

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Content vampires and joyless krampuses should not be given air

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Next Fest Gateways

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Try something new today!

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We’re still in backlog mode!

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Next fest is great and all, but have you checked on your backlog?

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This medium is not for you

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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It’s not for you.
Trans rights are human rights.
If you’re a hateful bastard, stop it.

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Geoff killed Highguard (not really)

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Geoff Keighley done did it again
Toxic gamers stay losing

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Let’s talk about my Avowed video!

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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I’m so happy this video is out! Let’s talk about what all went into it.

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January is Backlog Month

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Fort Solis is good
Ace Combat is anime
Dragonwilds has a good build system

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Snow days, Highguard, and the weight of expectation

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Snow days should RULE
You should wait until a game is out to decide if you’re gonna like it. Two bites of your dinner, etc.
is Geoff a mob boss??

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Why put out new Witcher 3 DLC in 2026?

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0400

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Overcoming cynicism in games coverage is hard
New Witch 3 content is kinda perfect, actually and I wish more studios did this

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Larian shouldn’t get a pass on using generative AI either

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Larian CEO is posting through the studio’s use of GenAI as the publisher head lambasts it. Good games don’t get a pass, and neither should armor-clad CEOs

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The packaged nostalgia of The Game Awards

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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I’m excited about a few Game Awards announcements…but it feels a bit pandering.

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Is Half Life 3 finally real?

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Half Life 3 is rumored at the Game Awards, but does anyone really care anymore?

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What is Game of the Year for?

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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There is no canonical GOTY list

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Duskpunk is GOOD

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Duskpunk is such a good game you need to play

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Where are all the holidays in games?

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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I wish more single player games had live-service style holiday events.

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That game is not my vibe and that is fine

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Maybe that game isn't for you (and that's ok)
Go play Duskpunk!

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Monster Hunter Wilds has a KFC crossover??

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Gamers deserve better

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Good games don’t get a pass on AI

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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the double AI standard that Arc Raiders is profiting from sucks

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Touching grass is good for the gamer

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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hey have you heard of a hobby? Dude, they’re so cool you should get one. That’s not gaming. It’s good for your eyes, kid.

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Video games belong in a museum

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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museums are cool
you should to go a museum
I want you to visit my website art gallery of video games.

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Do you need the context?

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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When a company sucks but they make a good thing…what should we talk about?

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We now know why Xbox is so damn expensive

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Xbox is just really goofing it up
will there be a cybertruck in Forza Horizon?
Reporting from Schreier and Bass

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Mars First Logistics is a good video game

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Mars First Logistics is good!

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Why cancel this Assassin’s Creed game?

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Assassin’s Creed: Django Unchained would’ve been bad, but that’s ok.

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What’s going on with Game Pass?

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Late stage capitalism continues to come for games

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Do you have to play that new game?

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Not everything is for you and, even if it is, you don't need to be Mr. Johnny On The Spot or something.

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Guess who pays for uncertain economic times?

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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May you live in uncertain (economic) times!
Note: This episode was recorded before the Game Pass price change. That'll probably be a future episode because L O L.

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Searching for safety in Silent Hill f

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Craving horror games is actually a good indicator of my mental health? I think?

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The difficulty debate is missing the point

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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We have fewer means of managing difficulty than ever (and that sucks!)

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Do you need maps in video games?

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Do you need maps in video games?
What's the point of a video game map?
Hey what makes the Expedition 33 map so bad?

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Does Silksong need day one reviews?

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Does Silksong need day one reviews?
Criticism will only grow with time
You should read this article from No Escape

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Will there be an Expedition 34?

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Worlds as IP, instead of characters as IP is the future

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The Sony Playstation Six (Six) (Six Professional)

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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I sure don't think a mobile Playstation Six and a not mobile Playstation Six and also a not mobile professional Playstation Six is the way to go

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Where are all the innovative mobile games?

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Head's up! I don't have a commute this week or next, so Point to Point episodes may be spotty!

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OSTs are great gateways to get me to play a game
Man, I wish there were more innovative mobile games like 2011

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Skins are robbing the children of fashion

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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All of these skin marketplaces have people playacting as celebrities, brands, or characters instead of using the game's tools to explore fashion and I thin that sucks.

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Pivoting to horror

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400

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Taste is ever-evolving
Join me in pivoting to horror

Ranking things

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400

If you're listening to this on release day (Aug. 12), I'll be on Spotlight Games tonight at 8PM EST yapping about the news and immersive sims, come hang out, it'll be a good time!

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Some of the best, different music in games is in Deathloop
I have a top 10, but no top 3 and that's weird

There will never be another Bioshock

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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What is there left for Bioshock to critique? Oh right.

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Where are the video game chairs?

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Video game design deserves to be IRL
I wish there were more video home goods

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Nintendo wants some line go up too

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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In this essay I will explain how increasing the price of a $200 8-year-old piece of outdated technology is a harbinger of the collapse of the gaming industry
How exactly is this getting kids off the Fortnite?

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Some back of the house business

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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We're putting out a lot of stuff lately, huh?
It's nice to be on your own schedule
How do you feel about newsletters?

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My take on Dead Take!

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Dead Take is spooky
Ben Starr is the scariest thing in the game

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South of Midnight video BTS

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Making videos is fun!
Making videos is hard!
Making videos is annoying when you get too in your head about making something and then have to re-record a sequence 4.5 times because brains are dumb
Making videos is hot! (Literally!)

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This is what Battlefield 6 is?

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Maybe now is not the time for bloody knuckles President

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Episode 50 Spectacular: Prey (2017)!

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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The worst thing about Prey (2017) is the title
More games should have the GLOO Gun
Prey (2017) is one of the best immersive sims ever made (and also secretly a Resident Evil game??)
Don't get used to the audio quality

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SWITCH 2 IS (not) DOOMED

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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The dissonance between Switch 2 selling gangbusters and people grumpin'
Do you the youth want a Switch 2?

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The itch.io news that sucks

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Games can be sexy
Something big is going to be lost because of this itch.io news

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What do you want in Battlefield 6?

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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How do you possibly get to 100M players?
From competitor to also rand?

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Do you remember the age of Blockbuster?

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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I developed my gaming taste at the Blockbuster

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Expeditioning and Expedition 33

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

**There are allusions to the end of Act 1 in Expedition 33. I'll call out the spoilers in the second half, but I don't directly mention what happens, so you're probably still safe. You have been warned.**

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Recording a video in public is hard!
Expedition 33 is a game about pacing and memory
Watch the video about the Prologue from Cognitive Clips

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Where are all the DIY Steam Decks?

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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More people should be making DIY Steam Decks.
Modular component mini-PCs would kick ass

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The accident GOAT list?

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Part 2 of my trip down memory lane
Do you remember Ring Fit?
Prey 2017 is the best game of all time and I'll fight you about it

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The Ultimate Backlog: History

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Why is it I like video games?
Where did it all begin?
And what's MindMaze?

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You, me, and the Paintress make Three

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Expedition 33 is a symbolic beauty
I think they're doing something with this whole Paintress lady

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When the tone doesn't match the vibe

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Atomic Heart is rotten with a tone/vibe mismatch I can't quite shake

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Are cinematic modes just gimmicks?

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Sony studio's weird obsession with being a film company

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So...I'm playing Atomic Heart

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Playing to find out

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I finished Blasphemous

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Final thoughts on Blasphemous!
Punishingly hard or just punishing?

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Gamer Gripes, Pt. 2: South of Midnight

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Final thoughts on South of Midnight

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Gamer Gripes: Spoilers

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Spoilers and why I simply don't care

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A production update!

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Thoughts on the upcoming video projects!

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Summer break!

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Welcome to Point to Point!
No 70% main feed show this week
8PM ET TONIGHT we’re streaming on Twitch!

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What's in a review?

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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What's the point of a review?
The calculus of what is a review and what isn't

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Why put AI in your games?

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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What purpose does using AI serve?
...And what purpose is choosing to use AI serving?

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Making it hobby-grade

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Make your own stuff!
Sometimes hobby-grade is the best grade
Things have stories and I want to tell those stories

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Behind the video: Fallout Nostalgia

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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What is the most powerful weapon in Fallout?
Sharing is caring (when it comes to process)
Making stuff is hard (but also fun)

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Where are all the eco games?

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Spilled! and Terra Nil are good
The power of games to inspire

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I miss cheat codes

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Fallout 4 is good, actually
Cheat codes are great

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Guides_guilt.mp3

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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(not) Feeling guilty about using guides
Scrutable UI
It could be better though, right?

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A_combat-free_game?.mp3

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Technical difficulties
Do you need to have combat in games?
Accessibility for the win

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Spooky_life_sims.mp3

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

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Why are all these life sims getting spooky?
Watching a genre change in real time

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South_of_Midnight_Part_2.mp3

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

South of Midnight impressions
Giving something time to breathe

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PS2_literature.mp3

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Games selling classics
Incomplete South of Midnight impressions

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Blasphemous.mkv

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Metroidvanias
Finding your thing, finally
Death metal Souls-like

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Media_literacy_and_Avowed.mp3

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Redditors
Colonialism in Avowed
Media literacy
Reaching people

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Living_in_the_Aftermath.flacc

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Emulate more games
That doomer piece in Aftermath
Letting the ladder down
Doing something

Switch_Two.mp3

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

The Switch!
Getting wild with it

Wilmots_day_off.mp3

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Wilmot Works it Out Review

Would_you_kindly_support_indie_outlets.mp3

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Introducing Big Friendly Guide
Should they remake Bioshock?

Avowed.mp3

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Pacing in games is hard
Rule of threes
Diamond-shaped stories

Thank_the_Night_Lord.mp3

Sat, 31 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Nightreign and tutorials
Convincing my friends to get frustrated

Hold_hands_Xbox.mp3

Fri, 30 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Xbox handheld pivots to Xbox handheld software (complimentary)

Mind_sigh.flacc

Thu, 29 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

What is Mindseye?
Is your game being canceled?
The death of the forum

Once_and_Future_Oblivion.mp3

Wed, 28 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Tainted Grail impressions

Public_domain_plundering.mp3

Tue, 27 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Where’s all the Switch 2 hype?
Plundering the public domain

Lies_of_Peasy_Mode.mp3

Fri, 23 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points

An Elden Ring motion picture??
Lies of P difficulty modes
DEMOS ARE BACK

Nilfgaard_is_for_nancies.flac

Thu, 22 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

70% Complete Podcast is back!
All games are politics
Don't feed the trolls
Media literacy as combat

the_future_baby.ogg

Wed, 21 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Birthday reflections
Big announcements
We’re so back

Algo-rhythmic.mp3

Mon, 19 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

“De-profressionalization”
Going indie
Time management
The future of…all of this

Extracted_shooter.mp3

Fri, 16 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Plagiarism at Bungie
Corporate extraction
Growth at the cost of creativity
Support independent artists

Rainy_FBC.mp3

Thu, 15 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

“Dad” games
FBC Firebreak
Games are fun

COD_innovation.mp3

Wed, 14 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Points:

Innovation in Call of Duty?
Extraction shooters
Timecop
Call of Duty + _____?

Preorders_suck.mp3

Tue, 13 May 2025 09:01:00 -0400

Points:

Paying for the privilege
Where did game manuals go?
Nintendo-like solutions

Independent_media.mp3

Tue, 13 May 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Points:

PAX feelings
Giant Bomb going independent
Competition in games media
Doing your thing

Point to Point

Serendipity and ambition

I wanted to know about Project Helix and all I got was a tshirt

Smart design in MIO: Memories in Orbit

What is TR49?

Call me Smaug

Kavinsky Mood

Photo modes and inspiration

Weapon XP vs Fun

Impossible without public funding

The Audience and Performance

PAX Vibesssss

Will there be AI in GTA6?

How to make a Point (to Point)

Metroid Dread IS good

DLS ASS

Is Metroid Dread Good?

Content Destroyers

Next Fest Gateways

We’re still in backlog mode!

This medium is not for you

Geoff killed Highguard (not really)

Let’s talk about my Avowed video!

January is Backlog Month

Snow days, Highguard, and the weight of expectation

Why put out new Witcher 3 DLC in 2026?

Larian shouldn’t get a pass on using generative AI either

The packaged nostalgia of The Game Awards

Is Half Life 3 finally real?

What is Game of the Year for?

Duskpunk is GOOD

Where are all the holidays in games?

That game is not my vibe and that is fine

Monster Hunter Wilds has a KFC crossover??

Good games don’t get a pass on AI

Touching grass is good for the gamer

Video games belong in a museum

Do you need the context?

We now know why Xbox is so damn expensive

Mars First Logistics is a good video game

Why cancel this Assassin’s Creed game?

What’s going on with Game Pass?

Do you have to play that new game?

Guess who pays for uncertain economic times?

Searching for safety in Silent Hill f

The difficulty debate is missing the point

Do you need maps in video games?

Does Silksong need day one reviews?

Will there be an Expedition 34?

The Sony Playstation Six (Six) (Six Professional)

Where are all the innovative mobile games?

Skins are robbing the children of fashion

Pivoting to horror

Ranking things

There will never be another Bioshock

Where are the video game chairs?

Nintendo wants some line go up too

Some back of the house business

My take on Dead Take!

South of Midnight video BTS

*This* is what Battlefield 6 is?

Episode 50 Spectacular: Prey (2017)!

SWITCH 2 IS (not) DOOMED

The itch.io news that sucks

What do you want in Battlefield 6?

Do you remember the age of Blockbuster?

Expeditioning and Expedition 33

Where are all the DIY Steam Decks?

The accident GOAT list?

The Ultimate Backlog: History

You, me, and the Paintress make Three

When the tone doesn't match the vibe

Are cinematic modes just gimmicks?

So...I'm playing Atomic Heart

I finished Blasphemous

Gamer Gripes, Pt. 2: South of Midnight

Gamer Gripes: Spoilers

A production update!

Summer break!

What's in a review?

This is what Battlefield 6 is?