Todd's columns have appeared in many publications such as GamePro, Electronic Gaming Monthly, PC Gamer, and Electronic Games. Todd is a founding member of GiN and speaks from an "old school" gamer's perspective. Embracing the notions of all classic gaming, game soundtracks, and the original "hardcore style," he also shuns the trends he feels are ruining the game industry, such as the embracement of 3D, the over-saturation of MMOs, and misleading game advertising.
The graveyard of new consoles outside of the Big Three is huge and ever expanding, but Todd thinks the Intellivision Amico has got a real shot at not only making it, but making it big. He breaks down the Amico’s features, and explains why it’s on a good path.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has nearly taken over Todd’s life, and he is loving it. So imagine his surprise when he popped his head up to find a controversy surrounding the game involving grinding and microtransactions. Todd assassinates those falsehoods this week.
It took Todd a long time to review Prey: Mooncrash, one of the most challenging but also rewarding DLCs to come out for a core game in a long time. Come see why this is one DLC that is practically required playing if you dare to brave the core Prey game.
It seems that everyone is coming out with a mini console these days, from Nintendo to Sony, and there are some classic models like the Sega Genesis as well. Todd runs down the list of some of the most, and least, promising minis that we might be able to soon play.
We’ve all been there, anxiously jumping into a game that everyone proclaims to love, only to find an experience that for whatever reason, we didn’t really enjoy. Todd lists his top five games that were critically acclaimed, beloved by all, but that he just couldn’t enjoy.
A perfect example of a crowd-funded success, Tempest 4000 pulls the best elements from Tempest 2000, Tempest X, Space Giraffe and the classic arcade game into a visually stunning new title that is sure to dazzle!
There have been some naysayers who criticize the new Xbox One X pay as you go program, but Todd breaks down the various scenarios and finds that no matter how you slice it, such a program is going to save gamers money, and provide more choices for console buying.
Hargosh explains why some of his reviews are taking longer to write these days, and laments the fact that some other professional reviewers working at other sites have taken to cutting and pasting reviews when they should be spending more time playing the games.
Todd’s new Xbox One X dies just as the No Man’s Sky Next update is released. Now he must watch others like Chella play the updated space exploration title, and long for the time when his ship and his console are finished with repairs.
Todd finally gets his hands on both an NES and SNES Classic console. Having satisfied his classic gaming itch for a bit, he then got out a screwdriver and began to modify his treasures to accept even more games. See how that summer adventure turned out.
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