1UP Vault
JM MendezOpen the vault as we talk about the history, news, events, reviews, and impact of the video game industry.
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Reaction - Summer Games Fest 2026
Geoff Keighley’s Summer Games Fest has historically been an okay show for me, featuring some solid announcements but nothing that truly sticks in your mind. A specific event a couple of years ago was pretty bad, with reports from attendees...
Reaction - Nintendo Direct June 2026
Nintendo has been selling the Switch 2 like crazy despite the high price and many online gamers swearing it doesn’t have a lot of compelling games yet. I would argue the Switch brand is so strong that it’s surviving despite those criticisms...
Reaction - Xbox Showcase 2026
Microsoft and Xbox have been in the news for the last couple of years for all the wrong reasons, with some insiders claiming that even third-party publishers were losing trust in the brand. For whatever reason, and I’m still hoping for an e...
Reaction - State of Play June 2026
Sony had their summer State of Play, which essentially acts as their “not E3, but E3” event, or as I like to call it - Gaming Christmas. Leading up to the show, Sony did some unusual things that began to raise the hype meter among gamers. T...
Games of Impact - The Early Era (1952-1972)
Games of Impact takes a look at the most important games in the industry’s history, with a max limit of 20 per year.
NOTE - This is a re-release of my Strachey’s List series, just renamed and reformatted.
Draughts / M.U.C....
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