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Episode 189: Steam Has Crashed!

Sometimes a video game is so popular and hyped-up that it may cause the servers to crash: too many people trying to buy and too many players online at the same time. It’s frustrating, testing a player’s patience, taxing a computer’s CPU, and straining the Internet lines. The recent release of “Hollow Knight: Silksong” is […]

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Episode 188: River City Girls

Today we are celebrating the Japanese release of River City Girls! If you played River City Ransom on the Nintendo Entertainment System, then you’ll enjoy this beat’em up brawler as it follows two friends, Kyoko and Misako, travelling through the city find their boyfriends, Kunio and Riki. It’s a simple matter of smashing the buttons […]

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Episode 187: On Stage Now – Kirby’s Dream Band

The end of August is near, which means it’s time for our special episode of “On Stage Now”. This month, we’re featuring Kirby’s Dream Band, a multi-member cover band from San Diego, CA. Yes, they play covers of video game music, but it’s their live performances that make them attractive. After each track, they change […]

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Episode 184: That Darn Cat (International Cat Day)

Today, on August 8th, we are celebrating International Cat Day. First put together by the International Fund for Animal, this day honors on the most popular pets, with an estimated 350-370 million cats owned and about 480 million that are strays or feral. There are 75 recognized breeds of cats (according to The International Cat […]

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Episode 183: Surfing the Web (World Wide Web Day)

HTTP, HTML, Gopher, Mosaic… If you recognize these words, then we were there when the World Wide Web was just beginning. Today, on August 1st, we’re celebrating World Wide Web Day, that online place where we browse the pages, game with friends across the world, and stream our favorite videos, music, and podcasts. Tim Berners-Lee […]

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Episode 182: On Stage Now – Smooth McGroove

July is about to end, which means it’s time for our special episode of “On Stage Now”. It’s an episode where I step back after introducing a musician of covers or remixes of video game music and play their works for all to hear. This month, we’re featuring Smooth McGroove. A virtuosic musician of acapella, […]

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Episode 181: Street Fighter IV

Today we’re celebrating the arcade release of Street Fighter IV in Japan, back in July 18, 2008. The following month, August 12th, it was released in the North America regions. In 2009, it was ported to consoles in February and later July to Windows. As the first original main entry in the series since Street […]