the Jaded Gamer – By Bill Donohue

A long time ago, I realized that aging was all in the mind. Fortunately, I’d lost mine earlier… I still don’t trust Mario, though… Mario, Schmario! I’m getting so fed up with that little Italian plumber that every time he blurts out ‘Hey, it’s-a-me, Mario!’ my stomach blurts out something that tastes like two-day-old pepperoni…

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Games for Your Summer Escape: Indie Selects for July 2025

Category: ID@Xbox July 30, 2025 Games for Your Summer Escape: Indie Selects for July 2025 Raymond Estrada, Steven Allen, Joe Olk, Oscar Polanco, Deron MannID@Xbox Travel Agents Summer is a fun time for a great vacation. Whether you’re flying solo to disconnect or trekking a full minivan full of your favorite people, you’re likely looking…

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AMD’s rumoured to be plotting a new ultra high-end gaming GPU, plus a $550 graphics card with RTX 5080 performance, but sadly we probably won’t see either until 2027

AMD is getting back into the enthusiast class GPU game. So says YouTube outlet Moore’s Law is Dead. Perhaps even more excitingly, it reckons AMD is cooking up another new GPU with Nvidia RTX 5080 performance that will sell for just $550. Obviously, the usual caveats apply. That channel hardly has an immaculate track record….

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Tiny Glade has released its ‘biggest update yet’ which includes a stair tool, new paths and floor textures, and a secret feature involving sheep

Cozy castle doodler Tiny Glade has rolled out its most significant update yet, and there are a tonne of new features to make your building experience even better. As shared in an announcement posted to Steam, the update has been “cooking since March” and I’ll be the first to tell you, it does not disappoint…

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Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is shaping up to be one of my favourite farming sims since Stardew Valley, and frankly it could teach a thing or two to future games as well

I want to preface this by saying I have played a lot—and I do mean a lot—of farming simulators in my time. I’ve pushed through the good, the bad, and the straight up tedious. However, Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar has been the most fun I’ve had with a farming simulator since I played Stardew…

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The Pokémon Company apologises for plagiarising artwork in the latest TCG Pocket expansion and assures fans, ‘We are also conducting a broader investigation’

There’s been an important update for Pokémon TCG Pocket’s upcoming expansion, Wisdom of Sea and Sky, and unfortunately, it’s not a good one. After releasing previews of the set, it brought to everyone’s attention that one of the best cards in the set had been plagiarised. “It has come to our attention that there was…

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