5 Video Game Things I Learned | 2026 September 12 - September 18
Valve announced outrageous prices for their upcoming Steam Frame VR headset. The developer of MindsEye, Build a Rocket Boy, finally shuts down. The EU could be getting a new law making battle passes illegal to protect kids, such as a 9-year-old who ruined his father financially… or did he? Prices for XBOX Game Pass and similar services also seem to be getting too high for some.
5 Video Game Things I Learned | 2026 August 29 - September 4
The team behind the game Peak has started its own publishing company. We need more game investment companies like these considering that video game executives are more abundantly referring to the current state of the games industry as a “crash”. This crash has swallowed up successful teams like the one behind Star Wars Zero Company. PlayStation customer service representatives are getting harassed by brain-dead customers, and I learned a little something about the Nintendo 3DS.
Nintendo’s Rise - A Reflection on Game Over
Nintendo has quite the story from its start as a playing card company to a video game juggernaut. This history is described in Game Over by David Sheff. Here are my brief thoughts on it the book.