Allen, Amanda, and Rich talk about motivation to play, it's importance in our lives, and why you should make some time for that thing you've been meaning to play.
Welcome, and happy “24th Anniversary of a computer beating a Grand Master at chess” week! You may all celebrate by realising that Kasparov still won the best-of-six series of chess games, and then laughing at Siri when she mishears you. It’s OK, humans are still totally fine, dominant, and not at all obsolete!
Amanda, Rich, Greg, and special guest Glendon announce some site updates for GWJ and talk about some of their favorite games you may not have heard of before.
Welcome, and happy “133rd Anniversary of the celebration of Groundhog Day” week! You may all celebrate by rewatching the movie Groundhog Day and realising it is actually about videogames.
This is a list of my personal favourite games of the decade—not the “most influential” or “most innovative.” As such, a few of my picks are sequels that refined a formula after the previous title had done the hard yards of evolving the genre. Iteration! My picks also reflect the fact that I became a parent this decade, turning me into a big baby gamer.
Welcome, and happy “359th Anniversary of the execution of Oliver Cromwell” week! I don’t usually shout out executions in this opener, but this one stands out because it was done 2 years after Cromwell had actually died. You may all celebrate by playing a game with a grave-looting mechanic.
