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Tag: Gaming backlog
Spiffing Reads: Nintendo Switch, Tetris and Tomb Raider
It’s been a quiet week on the blog thanks to some crazy work schedules, but as always we’ve got a … More
Spiffing Reads: Sex in Games and the Future of VR
This week on Spiffing Reads, it’s all sex and VR. So a bit like the Brosnan-starring The Lawnmower Man, then. The … More
Spiffing Reads: Game Genie, Knightmare and Korean Office Workers
A short one this week, kicking off with some retro-gaming nostalgia. Game Genie declassified: That summer I played 230 Game … More
Spiffing Reads: Castlevania, Underrated Females and Minor Text Fixes
This week on Spiffing Reads, we begin with an eye-opening behind-the-scenes look at a certain 3D vampire series. “We got … More
Spiffing Reads: Sonic’s Tweets, Biased Game Journalists and Link’s Awakening
Just a trio of articles on Spiffing Reads this week, kicking off with a comeback from Sonic in an unlikely … More
Spiffing Reads: Metroid Prime, Steve Jobs and the Dreamcast Barber
This week on Spiffing Reads, we start off with a mid-life crisis. Pokémon Go, mid-life crisis and me, by Ellie … More
Spiffing Reads: Rubbish Game Logos, Proto-No Man’s Sky and Japanese Faxes
This week on Spiffing Reads, we kick off with a look at how magic in video games is in need … More
Spiffing Reads: Sonic, that No Man’s Sky patch and why Prey is Prey
Welcome to Spiffing Reads, our weekly round up of the best games writing, which this week kicks off with an … More
Spiffing Reads: Pokémon Go, Video Game Cartoons and the Joy of Repetition
Welcome to Spiffing Reads, a new section on A Most Agreeable Pastime where every Friday we list gaming articles that … More
Gaming backlog worries
Regular readers will already be familiar with our “gaming piles o’ shame” over there on The Mantelpiece. Sir Gaulian’s backlog … More