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"Anyhow, I was quite surprised...when you reduced my Mecha Knight to scrap."
10 years ago today (6/10/16), 'Kirby: Planet Robobot' released on the Nintendo 3DS.
This is the 11th game in the Kirby franchise & it introduced Kirby's Robobot armor.
It sold 1.3 million copies.
"They call me a killer, a monster, a terrorist... I am all of these things."
17 years ago today (6/9/09) was the release of 'Prototype' on Xbox 360, PS3 & PC.
In this 3rd-person open world game, you play as Alex Mercer, a shapeshifter who lost his memory...and eats his enemies.
Today is the 25th anniversary of the NA release of the Nintendo Game Boy Advance (6/11/01).
This handheld console was a significant upgrade from the Game Boy Color while still providing backwards compatibility.
It cost $99.99 ($180 in 2025 dollars) & sold over 81 million units.
How real is TOO real when it comes to graphics and content in video games?
That’s our “From the Outside In” topic on this week’s The Gaming Outsider Podcast.
Let us know in the comments how you feel about games looking realistic.
Do you like this trend or prefer the escape?
The Gaming Outsider’s latest podcast is live & we’re taking a close look at everything shown at Summer Games Fest as well as answering questions from the community.
New games discussed include:
‘Swan Song’
‘Myst’
‘The Last Caretaker’
& more!
"Is this your idea of fun, Mav?"
Today is the 30th anniversary (6/12/96) of the NA release of ‘Top Gun: Fire At Will!’ on the PlayStation.
Based on film, this flight combat game originally released on PC the previous Feb. & removed takeoffs/landings.
It sold 375,000 copies.
Clockwork Ambrosia offers a fun twist on the Metroidvania genre with a weapon mod system that lets you turn standard firearms into absolute chaos. While some janky platforming and a slow start for fast travel hold it back, the pixel art and sheer experimentation make it a journey worth taking.
“You are free to sever the chains of fate that bind you.”
June 13th, 2000 (26 years ago today) marks the NA released of ‘The Legend of Dragoon’ on PlayStation.
Originally released in Japan Dec of ‘99, this fantasy RPG incorporated QTEs in combat.
It sold over a million copies.
"It’s certainly fun tooling around with new mods and getting new abilities, but the game makes it more tedious than should be necessary to backtrack."
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Clockwork Ambrosia from Realmsoft asks the question "What if you had a Metroidvania, but with highly customizable guns?"
