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Earlier this week, Sega released a supposedly ‘enhanced’ version of classic strategy game Total War: Shogun 2 whichin reality was a lazy, haphazard and ultimately pointless release, being worse in pretty much every regard to the 2011 original it was supposedly enhancing. Now, making things even worse, Sega has decided to pull the game from…

When it comes to movie memorabilia, few film collections have the buying power of the “Star Wars” saga. No kidding, when you encounter a diehard Star Wars fan out in the wild they will quickly leap on the chance to attempt conversation with you about the true wonder of that seemingly infinitely sprawling universe. It’s…

In 2001, Nintendo launched the GameCube, their follow-up console to the Nintendo 64, in an attempt to compete with Sony’s PlayStation 2, which had launched the previous year. To this day, many Nintendo enthusiasts have fond memories of the GameCube, but that didn’t translate to contemporary success. The PlayStation 2 held such a massive lead…

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Some television shows build massive worlds, layered mysteries, and sprawling character arcs that feel exciting while they are unfolding, but far harder to resolve satisfyingly. As the story expands, more plot threads, timelines, and unanswered questions accumulate, eventually creating pressure that even the strongest writing teams struggle to resolve cleanly. In many cases, the ambition…