1UP Vault - JM Mendez

Revealing a new call of duty game like

Lawson

Promotional poster of the 1890s

Aug. 19, 1925: Victor Lawson, the longtime publisher and editor of the Chicago Daily News, a powerful voice for liberal reform and civic improvement, dies at 74 in the city. He made the newspaper the first in the West to sell for a penny; for a time it was Chicago's largest.

Cloud Chamber is laying off an unspecified amount of people. Rod Fergusson is taking over as new studio head.

They’re going to shadow drop Silksong aren’t they?!

Review – Ninja Gaiden 2 Black An unbalanced and frustrating sequel that excels at getting in its own way.

I wish I could say I enjoyed my time with Ninja Gaiden II Black, but it’s one of the most frustrating games I’ve played in years.

Here’s my review: sightingames.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/r...

Sakurai this morning:

On the dock this week for the 1UP Vault Newsletter, Donkey Kong Bananza review tomorrow (Wednesday) and Strachey’s Game List looks at 1987 games (Friday)

While blaming Kirby is stupid, Metroid fans can be upset at the secrecy of a game that was announced 8 years ago

August 1925: Librarian A.Johnson inspects some of the 200,000 books of the New York Public Library that are too worn out for readers and must be replaced.

"It's not MSNBC anymore, Lemon. It's MS NOW. We bought the name off of a defunct multiple sclerosis awareness organization. It wasn't cheap, but we were able to save some money by selling Brian Williams to a Saudi prince who wanted to expand his harem."

Gaming Roundup: The Games I Recently Abandoned I used to be really bad about completing games. I’d abandon at least 50% of the games I played for most of my life. There were a few reasons for this. Part of it is how often I used to have t…

I have 4 games that I have abandoned in the past few months before completion.

-Fantasy Life i
-The Siege and the Sandfox
-Hell Clock
-Lynked: Banner of the Spark

Why did I abandon them? And which do I still solidly recommend? Read on to find out!

bignerdgaming.com/2025/08/18/g...

Review – Anthem As Anthem is set to go offline next year, it’s time to see how it holds up in 2025.

Anthem is, unfortunately, a tough game to write about. For every one thing it does wonderfully there are two places where it stumbles, and my opinion on the game was constantly shifting from one end of the spectrum to the other.

Here’s my review: sightingames.wordpress.com/2025/08/16/r...

A 45 minute direct for Kirby Air Riders?!

Where is Metroid Prime 4? Is it safe? Is it alright?

I’m aware this is a mean joke lol, I’m happy for its fans, tho I think the way that game ended is pretty messed up

Maybe people will actually buy it now

Week Of 08.17.2025 | Reel Lounge 'Nobody 2', 'Donkey Kong Bananza', Film Critics Under Fire, Pirate Software Drama, Gal Gadot Blames Gaza For 'Snow White', Tech Bros Are Getting Creepy, Shedeur Sanders Dominates NFL Preseason Talk

The Reel Lounge was open for the week of 08.17.2025 as @1upvault.bsky.social & I talked #Nobody2, #DonkeyKongBananza, Film Criticism being under fire, Gal Gadot's comments, & the Pirate Software drama that brings into question the future of live service:

🔗 www.mendezmoviereport.com/p/reellounge26

The final act is freaking nuts, glad so wasn’t spoiled

Joe Caroff has passed away at age 103

He designed the iconic James Bond 007 logo

Saw the first episode of Alien: Earth and it has my interest

#10 - Donkey Kong Bananza

Nintendo does it again, delivering the return of Donkey Kong with a super fun gameplay loop, new characters, and a new young version of Pauline. The final act was nuts, delivering a major surprise, although a bit dragged out. Loved it.

His name is Monkeyman

Donkey Bananza final act surprise:

a video game scene with a monkey and a girl fighting each other ALT: a video game scene with a monkey and a girl fighting each other

I didn’t expect Donkey Kong Bananza to go full Kojima (good and bad) at the end, what a f***** ride

@helexzura.bsky.social

YouTube video by AndresPlays Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2 Changes Everything

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage sets the stage for a heartwrenching follow-up with Tape 2. In this video, I explore its nostalgic homages, thoughtful character arcs and timely themes.

My passionate thoughts:

Boris Yeltsin apperance lol, for anyone unaware, that guy was wild lol

Discounty Review- A Supermarket Sweep A review code was provided by Keymailer and PQube Games. One of the most famous pictures of the 1980s has to be of Boris Yeltsin’s trip to a random American grocery store in Houston, Texas, b…

I absolutely loved my time with @discountygame.bsky.social I was ADDICTED thanks to its great gameplay, and its interesting takes on important themes.

It also made me think about Boris Yeltsin, which is the first time I've ever said that about a game.

bignerdgaming.com/2025/08/15/d...

There’s a story of LBJ telling Humphrey (the then leader of the left of the Democratic Party) that they don’t know how to fight when he was putting his plan to pass Civil Rights together. He was right.

Sorry to hear that, keep your head up, but there’s nothing wrong with taking time to think and letting your emotions out, hoping for better days 🙏🏽