Thursday, June 12, 2025

These Are The Last 3 Games I Bought With My GCU Discount

My GCU discount is expiring. Or has expired. I can't figure it out. I got an email saying it was over and R.I.P. and...

Why I Didn’t Buy Ghosts of Tsushima

Yeah, I know. Weird title, huh? I have a budget of $60 each month for games. That'll get me one new game. Perfect. The two...

PS5 and Xbox: Exclusivity vs. Inclusivity

Right before Moviepass sunset, I wrote an article lamenting the end of a great service. One point I never managed to put in was...

Eric’s Weekly Game Reviews: The Medium (aka the graphics settings I have to run...

The Medium is boasted as Xbox’s first true “next gen” (or is it this gen?) game. And it’s certainly true, graphically. You’ve got raytracing,...

LEGO Reveals Atari 2600 Set

LEGO continues to mine the nostalgia of the majority of the FBTB staff with their announcement of the 10306 Atari® 2600 set. I don't...

Picking Up Nintendo Labo From Amazon’s Treasure Truck Was Awesome

Got a text earlier today announcing that today's Treasure Truck item was none other than Nintendo's new play system, Labo. The email said there'd...

E3: Staff Picks

Well, E3 is behind us, and we spent a whole lot of time watching livestreams of the conferences to see what is coming. We’ve...

Splatoon-themed Tetris 99 Maximus Cup is Underway!

Correction: I was wrong the end date. It ends at 11:59pm PT on Monday July 15th. The 5th Maximus Cup in Tetris 99 is going...

Link’s Awakening Gets Collector’s Editions, amiibo

See that gorgeous package up there? That is what the UK/European markets get as a Limited Edition version of The Legend of Zelda: Link's...

This Tetris T-Spin Maneuver Is All New To Me

I thought I knew everything there was to know about how to manipulate pieces in Tetris: the up for fast-fall short cut, the hold...