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Back in the mid 2000s, anyone whose family had gotten an eMachines desktop from Best Buy (you can swap out the details to fit your own personal experience as necessary) was soon met with a siren song in the form of the WildTangent Games Launcher, which might as well have felt like an infinite arcade …
WildTangent’s FATE Still Holds Up Surprisingly Well Read More »
itch.io is one of my favorite places to get games, since the revenue splits are the best in the business, the DRM-free versions of games they offer are usually the most consumer-friendly option available, and it’s easier to find games from smaller developers that you might not otherwise have ever encountered. When I first started …
I Wish More itch.io Games Included Android .APKs Read More »
KartRider Drift is Nexon’s latest entry in their series of kart racers, and it’s a lot of fun for anyone who doesn’t have a Nintendo device that they can play Mario Kart on. KartRider Drift also has the benefit of being cross-platform, meaning you can play the same account on your computer and your phone …
Fellow KartRider Drifters: Please Play Speed Mode! Read More »
I just finished episode 1 of Crunchyroll’s new show Onyx Equinox, and now that I’ve signed up for Premium so that I don’t have to deal with any ads, I’m ready for my next point of order: immediately demanding a game in the Onyx Equinox world. This should not come as a surprise to loyal …
Here at My Dpad, we recently cleared up some common misconceptions about PC gaming. However, PC gaming is not just great for how it compares favorably to consoles, but also on its own merits. This list is far from complete, but here are just a few reasons that people love PC gaming so much. Cheap …
If you’re a PC gamer, you probably see a lot of things out there about PC gaming from console gamers that are flat-out false. Now sure, we are not innocent in the platform war with the whole “PC gaming master race” thing, so let me just get ahead of that and say I think that’s …
Anyone who reads My Dpad knows I’m a big fan of Game Pass. One of the games available on PC Game Pass is Middle Earth: Shadow of War, the sequel to Shadow of Mordor. Unfortunately, it takes up a whopping 98GB of space to install, and the first few minutes didn’t click with me when …
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor Set The Stage For Assassin’s Creed Origins Read More »
A few months ago, The Game Bakers studio (makers of Furi, among others), announced a game called Haven as a game to “play solo or co-op with a special someone”. The preliminary footage showed two interracial lovers (who roughly match my wife and I) holding hands and gliding around a colorful planet. We were sold, …
The Haven Demo Is Exactly What My Wife And I Wanted Read More »
If you’ve been following My Dpad, you know that we’ve previously recommended Google Play Pass. The subscription service has a bunch of great games and non-game apps, and is generally a solid deal. However, I have decided that it’s not a great deal for me, so I’ve cancelled (set to take effect in a few …
Why I Cancelled My Google Play Pass Subscription Read More »
Like a large percentage of gamers, I’ve enjoyed my share of Assassin’s Creed games. I know a lot of people didn’t like the shift to more generic open world gameplay, but I thought that the worldbuilding in Assassin’s Creed Origins was absolutely fantastic. It’s nothing new to the series, either, as Assassin’s Creed Unity featured …
The Next Assassin’s Creed Should Be In Mesoamerica Read More »