Thought of the Day: Why do games go out of fashion?

  1. Spinksville / on 31/7/10

    This week, I’ve been playing a variety of older games, or games which are built around unfashionable playing styles. Starcraft 1 (THE old school RTS) Dragon Quest IX (old school RPG, you wander around and kill stuff and get xp) Thief 3 (picked up from the last big Steam Sale) WoW/LOTRO... read more

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