Category Archives: News

Anything that doesn’t fall neatly into the other categories – news, posts, thoughts, con coverage, etc. May be backlog related, maybe not.

Six Websites to Help You Manage and Clear Your Backlog

Clearing out a backlog takes some serious discipline. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to most people that the first step towards clearing one out should be to catalog your games, and then determine which ones to beat first. Besides giving … Continue reading

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Andrew crosses Hack ‘n’ Slash off his backlog

While this news is certainly unrelated to my own backlogging progress, Andrew has just posted an excellent review of Hack ‘n’ Slash over at the Beat That Backlog YouTube channel. You can also watch it embedded below. I highly recommend watching … Continue reading

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Back by popular demand!

Wow, looks like I got a lot more feedback on that last post than I originally anticipated! Several people, either in passing or via Facebook, mentioned some of the games I took off my backlog. It’s kind of flattering, actually, … Continue reading

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Trimming the fat

I’ve been playing through Scribblenauts lately, and one thing is becoming abundantly clear: I am not having a good time with it. It’s controls are beyond frustrating, and the puzzles, with their potential to be unique an interesting, are banal … Continue reading

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Super Smash Bros.: For fun or for glory?

More than anything else in the new Super Smash Bros., I am most looking forward to the newly implemented For Fun or For Glory Multiplayer. I can’t say Nintendo has been entirely loyal to their hardcore fanbase in recent years, … Continue reading

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The Backlog Shortens: Crusader Kings II is eliminated!

This past week I tried out Crusader Kings II, a game I actually received for free as a gift from a friend. I recall seeing him play it and realizing how deep the game play went, but let’s just say … Continue reading

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The curse of the backlog

About a year and a half ago, I opened an account on backloggery.com, a website that allows you to catalog and keep track of your beaten and unbeaten games. My intention back then was to get back into gaming after … Continue reading

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