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Gaming
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My 2025 Favorite Gaming-related Hardware Purchase is ...
We have a few annual traditions developing here at PGM. One involves me picking my favorite gaming-related hardware purchase of the year. Prior years coverage and/or choices in the years no write-up was done…
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September 12 National Videogame Day +
For the second year in a row, we're also celebrating September 12 National Video Game Day
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September 3 US Bowling League Day
Our very own PGM member MCAP is a big bowler, and who doesn't love bowling games? Sure, you do! And you don't have to reside in the United States to enjoy this special day, either. On US Bowling League Day, leagues and…
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Ever Tried a Trackball Mouse for PC Gaming?
There's always some creative gamers out there trying things most others don't try. Turning left, when most everybody else turns right. Yes, talking about what's pictured above. A trackball for PC gaming. My trackball's…
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My #GameADayChallenge streak ended at 1,264 consecutive game days played
So, won't be the Cal Ripken of gaming, at least this round. Eventually every streak ends, and that was the case this last Tuesday June 17, 2025, when for the first time I didn't play a different game. The streak started…
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June 18 National Fishing Day
It's Humpday Wednesday and, sorry, there will not be a Twitch stream today. We should be back next Wednesday. Have a new person we're training this week at work and a meeting about company restructuring to attend that…
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YouTube Playables Gaming Hub a year old on May 24, 2025
Google quietly released YouTube Playables ( https://www.youtube.com/playables ), their free gaming portal, on May 24, 2024. We didn't report on it back then, but recently PGM member Gamer_Nix brought it up in the…
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Nearly 25% of all game time in 2024 spent playing six games with top 3 over 7 years old
Top games for playtime in 2024, what are your guesses? Indiana Jones? Starfield? Rocket League? Nope. It's sobering to think of the many, many games out there ( With 270,000+ games, Gamers are hopelessly outnumbered +…
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How long has Rockstar really been working on Grand Theft Auto VI?
Today, I'm attending a two-day management training class. You bet I'm bringing some games to play. One game none of us can play yet is Grand Theft Auto VI. We last checked in on the release status of GTA VI in 2023 ( A…
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is the type of game that draws me back to console play
A week ago I declared: After 40+ years, am no longer a console gamer , this was after playing the PS5 for the first time in like six months and being largely disappointed by the amount of "buy, buy, buy" (and upgrade my…
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After 40+ years, am no longer a console gamer
You might be wondering why an article about console gaming starts with a picture of Clippy. This was one of the most despised helpers of all time in personal computing. Sometimes companies think we need "help" when all…
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I, Robot by Jeff Minter hurts my head + looks and plays wild, but didn't refund it
Jeff Minter always brings a unique and often bizarre take to whatever game he works on. You can count on sheep somewhere in the game, trippy sensory visuals and often very challenging and deeply thought out level…
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Play Browser-Based Games FREE on MSN Games
Every Sunday here at PGM in 2024, we've been featuring a game you can play for free, often right here in the browser, and sometimes created especially for readers and even a few original games. Today, we're featuring a…
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Learn Mechanical Circuits with Spintronics game
This looks creative, educational and fun and thought our grandchildren might enjoy: Spintronics is a new game where players (ages 8 to adult) build mechanical circuits to solve puzzles. Feel the pull of voltage and see…
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Yes, it's a bad idea under any circumstances to post classified documents in gaming chat
I'm somewhat familiar with the game War Thunder ( https://store.steampowered.com/app/236390/War_Thunder/ ). Am also familiar with online chats becoming heated. What I'm not familiar with is the idea of posting…
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The Last Time We Played Stream Raiders via Retro This Week Game (RTWIG #12)
Am starting to fall into trend that what happens during Monday's live stream becomes Tuesday's riff. This week we played a full level of Stream Raiders (streamraiders.com), thank you to all those that put down troops…
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What if Physical Games Included Digital Copies for all Platforms like Amazon CD Music with MP3?
When was the last time you bought a CD from Amazon? On release day bought the CD for the new Judas Priest album, Invincible Shield (Yeah, I know this was a year ago in March 2024, it's been awhile since I wrote this)…
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Average Reading Speed for Adults is 238 Words Per Minute
Some (many?) of you reading may remember when reading game magazines was exciting. Not as exciting as playing the games these rags talked about, but still, they'd showed off games coming soon, games coming not too soon…
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Robotron: 2084 and Crazy Climber - Replay Game Spotlight (RGS #10) Twin Stick Arcade Glory
On Tuesdays currently at PGM we're trying to look back at games, which could me to yesterday for more modern game(s) or way back to classic arcades. This week, we're focusing on a type of controls that are both…
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Omega Race (Arcade) - Replay Game Spotlight (RGS #9) 2/24/25
Before getting to today's article, yesterday during the (NO) Blue Monday Show, we created a Facebook page for PGM, here is where it's at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573525923659 As I grow older, I become…
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OPINION: Taylor Swift getting booed at Super Bowl is reminder that people like rooting for gaming underdogs
We're flipping the script today. Sometimes a left turn when expecting a right can be a good thing and this was literally written an hour or so before you read this. Most articles you see here are not written and…
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Toobin' - Replay Game Spotlight (RGS #7) 2/3/2025
Yesterday, on episode 8 of (No) Blue Monday Gaming Show, I played some of an arcade game that has long fascinated me: Toobin! This arcade game we're also score chasing this week, see: Season 3 Week 22: Toobin – How to…
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Elon Musk is good at (paying others to boost) his gameplay
Why this headline seems obvious for someone as insanely rich as Elon Musk it's a bit puzzling applied to someone that does play a lot of videogames. The obvious one word question is: Why? This is where we get into a lot…
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Game Fade = How Long Does it Take You to Lose Interest Playing a Game?
Game Fade. Maybe not a common term to apply to how long it takes for interest in playing a game to wane. When Googling that term, nothing relevant comes back. A better search query is: "how long to lose interest in a…
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Replay Game Spotlight (RGS #6): Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection
Few games these days I buy at regular price and even fewer do I buy multiple times across multiple platforms. One of those games is Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection (Steam/PC $39.99:…
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Replay Game Spotlight (RGS #5) Pinball Fantasies: PartyLand
Every Monday on a new Twitch stream called, (Not) Blue Monday ( https://www.twitch.tv/playgamesmoredotcom ) - kicking off each week with games from the past. It might be games released yesterday or dozens of years ago.…
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If any game company wants Steam to hide player counts, that's messed up
Here's a service at PGM readers probably didn't realize happens all the time: we often sit on news stories. We rarely report on "news" here because as the news evolves and isn't as it initially seems. It also takes…
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Replay Game Spotlight (RGS #4): Galacticon
This week (Season 3, Week 19), one of the two games we're score chasing is Galacticon: Season 3 Week 19: Phoenix + Galacticon – How to Join Us, Play, Beat Your Personal Best . There are not many games at regular price…
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Replay Game Spotlight (RGS #2) play as the monster in CARRION
If you're a fan of horror, then The Thing is on your favorite movies list. Now, imagine for a moment, being able to play as the creature and that's what you do -- no licensing, no IP, no relation to the Carpenter or 50s…
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Replay Game Spotlight: Mortal Kombat (RGS #1)
This week we're score chasing the first two Mortal Kombat fighting games: Season 3 Week 17: Mortal Kombat + Mortal Kombat II – How to Join Us, Play, Beat Your Personal Best and what better way to kick off the "new"…
