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In a recent Game Informer retrospective on 25 years of PlayStation, SIE CEO Jim Ryan has declared that the Vita is officially dead, along with PlayStation’s handheld business. This is not particularly surprising, as Sony mostly abandoned the Vita long ago, but it still hurts to see it said so explicitly. It’s time to finally […]
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Here at My Dpad, we’ve previously talked about Google Play Pass as a great way to get some great games for cheap and without any in-app purchases. However, Google Play Pass also includes dozens of non-game apps that are worth your time. Here are the 10 best non-game apps available completely free for Google Play
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If you’ve spent any amount of time in online (or offline, for that matter) gaming communities, you are likely to have heard the age-old rallying cry of “keep politics out of video games!” This demand is nonsense. Let us first walk through why games cannot possibly avoid politics, and then go on to discuss why
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The Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney games are some of the most fun you can have on a handheld device (whether it’s a DS/Switch or your smartphone). However, they’re expensive, and a lot of people have already played through them. If you’re looking for something similar, give Devil’s Attorney a try. It’s not a visual novel
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If you’re reading this, you probably agree with me that gaming is one of the best hobbies out there. Unfortunately, it can also get pretty expensive, especially since great games keep coming out on different consoles. If you have unlimited amounts of money, good for you. However, if you want to cap your spending at
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Here at My Dpad, we originally wrote about Game Dev Tycoon as a PC game. However, its one of those rare games that I have actually come to love even more as a mobile game. Therefore, we have since written about it in quite a few compilations. It’s time to specifically highlight it on its
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Happy thanksgiving everyone! Don’t forget to be grateful today, and don’t forget the genocidal origin of this day. Anyways, since it’s Thanksgiving today, that means tomorrow’s Black Friday. As someone who has previously worked at a big box store overnight into Black Friday, I must urge you to skip out on any doorbuster deals. Instead,
Skip Black Friday. Instead, Check Out These Humble Store Deals Read More »
If you’re ever looking for information on video games sales, it can be difficult to find accurate information. Some sources are famously dubious, while others are unclear about whether they’re presenting global numbers or regional numbers. Well, if you’re interested in video games sales numbers for the United States specifically, a great source is Mat
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The other day, after I got into the xCloud preview and tinkered with it a bit, I wrote about how xCloud basically turns your phone into a portable Xbox. I was so impressed with how it worked that I instantly ordered a mobile gaming clip, especially because my only problem was trying to figure out
xCloud Preview With MOGA Mobile Gaming Clip: Impressions Read More »
Back in the day, shopping for a PC gamepad was like walking into a wild west saloon. You could go for a $30 gamepad from Logitech that was probably pretty good, but there were countless other options to choose from too. More than anything, there wasn’t really a gold standard. That all changed when Microsoft
An Xbox One Controller Is Fully Ready For PC Gaming Read More »