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Weekplay 202251

Weekplay 202251

2022-12-27 — Vincent Leeuw

Courtesy of Eyepatch Wolf’s year overview I decided to give Fear & Hunger (SD) a spin. And oh boy, does it punch you in the face. Both Eyepatch Wolf and …

A deep dive into every Yakuza minigame

A deep dive into every Yakuza minigame

2022-12-26 — Vincent Leeuw

I was already intimidated by the amount and depth of the mini-games in Yakuza Kiwami. And the management min-game in Like A Dragon was just interesting enough …

Weekplay 202250

Weekplay 202250

2022-12-20 — Vincent Leeuw

Only took me seven years, but yes, I've finally started playing The Witcher III: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition (PS5). My first encounter with The Witcher was …

The gamification of everything

2022-12-16 — Vincent Leeuw

Hon offers a more technical formulation: Working as a Turker essentially means living “below the API,” or application programming interface. As he writes, “If …

24/7 Twitch

2022-12-14 — Vincent Leeuw

Across a broad range of streamers—gamers, dancers, political commentators, or those “just chatting”—it’s common to spend eight, 10, or 12 hours per day on …

A museum dedicated to mistranslated Japanese phrases

A museum dedicated to mistranslated Japanese phrases

2022-12-10 — Vincent Leeuw

The pop-up museum, being held at Tokyo’s UltraSuperNew Gallery in Harajuku, features some classics such as “please urinate with precision and elegance” and …

Armored Souls VI

2022-12-10 — Vincent Leeuw

In case you weren't hyped yet for Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, here's VaatiVidya doing his lore-magic on the little info that's out there. Damn, he's …