Weekly Highlights #3: Things I’ve Enjoyed Over the Last 7 Days
From Home Screens to Burgers and Smallville
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After watching plenty of his videos over the past few weeks, I reached out to Seanson to learn more about his YouTube channel, how he creates these fantastic videos, and future plans.
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PAL KEYS is coming back after a long hiatus. Not as a reboot, but as a continuation — Series 4 starts on July 26! A bunch of episodes have already been recorded and it's been a lot of fun.
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I wanted to mix things up for this issue, especially after the last two were about the new book (which you can buy right here!). There's been a lot of great things I've watched, listened to, read and spotted recently, and I wanted to share a
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From its beginnings as an idea in 2020, to three rewrites, many interviews, 70,000 words, and a bunch of edits later, here we are: My second book is out! Here's where you can buy "50 Years of Boss Fights": 50 Years of Bosses My second
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Think you're finished once the manuscript is done? Not a chance.
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I've been thinking about nostalgia lately, and how Metal Gear Solid 4 uses it incredibly well. Here's why.
October 2020. That's when I knew what '50 Years of Boss Fights', my second book, would be about. But how did I approach it?
Recently, I decided I'd cut back on six visits to three. Despite this, I still find myself waking up at 06:30 in the morning and walking up to the Gym. At the time of writing this, I'm on a six-day streak. I know I should do a rest day tomorrow, but I'm thinking otherwise.
As it's May 4th and 25 years since Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace came out, here are four Star Wars games I usually come back to, that you should try to play when you can.
Yes, the usual cadence for these newsletters is fortnightly — but after watching Episode 6 of X-Men '97 last week, and with the three-part finale about to begin, it's been on my mind ever since. So much so, you get an extra post. You're welcome. First though, a little history:
A shorter Newsletter today — but shorter in words. Instead, get ready for photos, because, after all, it's what the people want when this week's topic is about a certain dog.
I'll say it off the mark — the past 18 months have not been good for my head.
With rumours ramping up of a Switch 2 / Switch 'Attach' launching early next year, I've been wondering as to what other games could arrive on the console.
January 2021 - that's when the idea for this book first came to me. As I was finishing up the final draft of 'The Making of Tomb Raider', I was looking through a section about Lara's antagonists from the first game, such as Natla.
I've been playing the long-awaited Tomb Raider I-III Remastered collection these past few weeks. I'm able to share my brief impressions, as well as the first level of each game included in this remastered package. My in-depth impressions will go live on Wednesday. Enjoy.
Have they been contacted about the Remastered Trilogy?
A Handheld I missed out on