The Roundup: Mario Strikers: Battle League, A PC Game Collecting Scandal, Laptop Spotlight, Tina Leaves IGN, Modern Warfare 2 Meets Kojima, Loot Crate Crackdown, And More

By Ronald Gordon  Hello and Welcome Back to the Roundup, the Critics Circle’s way of recapping the various news and reviews that happened both inside and outside the Circle during the week. This time around we’ve got plenty of Beyond the Circle news relating to current events, as well as some well-written reviews from our…

The Roundup: The Circle & Beyond

By Jonathan G. Lee Hello, hello! Jon again with your weekly Circle Roundup. This week’s Roundup is brought to you by the wonderful month of September, the harbinger of fall. Thank you, September, for your apple cider, beautiful foliage, sensibly cool weather, Halloween, and being by far the best time of the year to play…

48 Hours Inside The Phantom Pain

In which the journalist spends what amounts to two full days within the vast, fuscous world that is Metal Gear Solid V. by Jonathan G. Lee Where on earth is it? You can’t find the FU.S. satellite of Konami on Google Maps, which is ironic, because it’s right next to the YouTube Space LA. But…