1UP Vault
JM MendezOpen the vault as we talk about the history, news, events, reviews, and impact of the video game industry.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 243 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Opinion - The Exclusives are Back
The last couple of months have been interesting. We’ve seen Sony start to commit to keeping their narrative-driven single player games exclusive to their consoles, no longer opening the door to PC ports. We have Xbox beginning to contemplat...
Review - Mixtape
Mixtape
Beethoven & Dinosaur / PC, NSW2, PS5, XBSX
Played on Xbox Series X
Major Note - As many of you may know, I was going to use this year to try a new review system. Ultimately, I did use this ne...
Newsletter Update - May 2026
It’s been a bit since I did one of these, but I wanted to share a quick update on a few things regarding the newsletter and me. First, I want to thank and welcome any new subscribers. I started this newsletter as a way to talk about video g...
From the Archives - How to Navigate Too Many Games
From the Archives - So, my time has been taken up much more than I expected to start off the year, and most of my gaming was hopping between Cyberpunk 2077, which was the Ultimate Edition version and I got so into the game I kept doing so...
1UP Vault's Top 15 Favorite Games - 1980s
Note: This list is based on games I’ve either completed or played close to completion. This will explain a lot of the legendary games missing, including franchises like Final Fantasy and Mega Man, which are from this decade and are games I’...
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