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There is Nothing New Under the Sun: The Erosion of Digital Rights

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:06:34 -0500

There has been a big backlash against Sony’s recent announcement of the end of PlayStation discs in 2028. There was even a week-long PlayStation Blackout movement that... I’ve been participating in since 2...

Review Round-Up: Summer 2026

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:59:33 -0500

Welcome back to another installment of the MeltedJoystick Review Round-Up. Here’s what our staff has reviewed since last time: Nelson’s Reviews: I finally broke out of my “Warframe” rut, thanks in large part to diving into a new “Fortnite: Save the World” rut, dealing with daily missions and the seas...

Backlog: The Embiggening – September, 2026

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:24:35 -0500

Welcome back to another look into the near future! It won’t be long before Summer is gone once again, and the annual Games Drought comes to a catastrophic end. Ya know, it feels pretty bad actually preferring the drought conditions than looking forward to the flood of new Autumn releases, just because “no games” means “no crap.” Oh, well... Time to see what the Industry it rushin...

DoesItPlay.org: An Essential Tool for Inveterate Console Peasants

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:12:53 -0500

Are you a console peasant? Do you still insist that consoles are “easy” and “just work” while denying that PC gaming has largely reached parity in that particular metric? Do you think physical media will protect you from corporate corruption within Industrial Gaming? Well, with Nintendo’s obsession with Game Key Cards on the Switch 2 and with Sony officially discontinuing PlayStation...

Trying to Save the World in “Fortnite?” Give these Weapons a Shot.

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:33:20 -0500

Last week, I took a look at the different ammo types available for ranged weapons in “Fortnite: Save the World,” and which weapons were the best in class for each. This week, we’re looking at the individual weapon types. In “Fortnite: Save the World,” there are ranged weapons and melee weapons. Ranged weapons...

Trying to Save the World in “Fortnite?” Trick Out Your Arsenal with These Weapons.

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:08:49 -0500

Well, something happened that I never expected: Epic Games, in the face of waning “Fortnite: Battle Royale” player engagement, went ahead and pulled the game’s original, intended form, “Fortnite: Save the World” out of the digital trash bin behind the studio and finally released it to the public. The MJ Crew was really looking forward to this game... a DECADE AGO, when early access test...

Backlog: The Embiggening –August, 2026

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:57:20 -0500

Welcome back to another look into the near future! Happy Birthday to me... again. As I spend my special day boiling in mid-western humidity, are there any new games coming out that I can gift myself and have an excuse to stay inside in the A/C? Probably not, but we’d better take a look anyway... Ugh. For the second month in a row, Shovel-ready slop is HALF the release schedule. In Licensed S...

Rumor: Xbox to Introduce Disc-to-Digital Feature with Transferable Licenses

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:08:54 -0500

Back when the Xbox One – or XBONE as everyone called it, because it was “boned” from day one – originally revealed Microsoft’s plans to tie physical games to users’ Xbox Live accounts (and to require frequent online DRM checks to keep those licenses working), gamers revolted, and Sony even made a snarky little video about how e...

Xbox’s ONLY Profitable Products are “Minecraft” and “Candy Crush.”

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:07:38 -0500

The new head of Microsoft’s Xbox Division, Asha Sharma, has been taking the scythe to the division and its studios lately, cutting down to the veritable bone in a (vain) attempt to reset Xbox into profitability – an impossible task considering it has NEVER been profitable. We’ve gotten news about some of the another Generation of Console Wars. However, it seems that Sony is trying to sabotage its 10th Gen efforts before they can even get off the ground. As if the PlayStation company delving into the evils of