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The Insight: Experience The Joy Of Retro Games With Apple Arcade’s Retrocade!
By Mary-Ellis Ryan If you are a gamer who misses the feel of old-school arcades, Retrocade might be exactly what you’re looking for. Retrocade is…
The Insight: Karoline Worked In A Forest In Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator!
By Karoline Castillo-Troncoso What’s their job like? Sometimes, I look at the employees of different occupations and can’t help but wonder: Do they like their…
The Moment: Harold Goldberg’s The Skinny, His New Novel, Is Inspired By Games!
It’s launch day for “The Skinny,” Circle Founder Harold Goldberg first novel! The taut noir mystery is a page turner that’s set in 1990’s New…
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