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Short on time this month, the Game Boys have prepared a handful of shorter episodes to cover the rest of the month until they can return to their regular recording…

AAA publishers are acquiring indie game studios at record rates. 76 studios have lost their freedom since 2016, and history tells us that is not good news.

Playing Catch-Up As the current generation of consoles winds down in preparation for the transition to new hardware in 2020, it’s safe to say that Sony has come out on…

With the release date of Control fast approaching, a new launch trailer has been revealed during Gamescom 2019 in Cologne, Germany. Remedy continues its trend of creating games with mind bending…

It’s E3 season, and if you don’t know what that means, listen to the Game Boys and I’m sure we can confuse that further for you! This week is all…

Seemingly following Apple’s business model of the “evolving” product, Microsoft’s impressive reveal of the Elite 2 controller during their E3 press conference surprised many, and generated some industry interest. If…

Project Scarlett- It’s not just PC, it’s not just console, it’s not just mobile, it’s really all of the above Amid some surprising reveals at Microsoft’s E3 Press conference, Phil…

Although leaks abounded prior to this year’s E3, the Microsoft Press Conference of 2019 still had a number of surprising reveals that led to some jaw-dropping moments for players everywhere.…

Microsoft just finished one of their strongest E3 press conferences in recent memory. Beyond the 60-odd game announcements and AAA teases from the likes of Cyberpunk 2077 and Halo Infinite,…

The video game industry, now the largest entertainment industry, has a new but familiar entity entering into the market: Google. Their offering is Stadia, a console free streaming service that,…

Kingdom Hearts III After 14 years of never-ending spin-offs, the game that Kingdom Hearts fans have long been waiting for is finally just over the horizon. First shown off (in something resembling…

On Wednesday, Nintendo announced via Twitter that it was canceling its long-maligned ‘Nintendo Creators Program’ and replacing it with a series of guidelines that will “make it easier for content creators to…

This isn’t how the Nintendo Wii U’s tale was supposed to end. By finishing as the fourth-worst-selling console (13.56 million units sold) from the four major console developers (e.g. Microsoft,…

As part of a global celebration of all things Xbox, Microsoft’s 2018 fan event was held in Mexico City this weekend and featured plenty of exciting announcements. Perhaps the biggest…

The Game Boys are covering their favorite convention, PAX West. What co-op treasures were hidden in Seattle this year? What multiplayer titles were available to the masses…besides Fortnite? What were…

PAX West is days away and the Game Boys couldn’t be more excited!  In this special preview, they discuss exactly what they’re looking forward to playing at PAX West 2018. …

First of all, yes, I did use the word “dweebs.”  Second of all, yes, the Game Boys are playing Sea of Thieves once again, this time to experience the latest expansion, “Cursed…

Counter Attack is a weekly feature here on Goomba Stomp in which John Cal McCormick casts a bemused eye over the gaming news, the niggling issues plaguing the industry, important…

Counter Attack is a weekly feature here on Goomba Stomp in which John Cal McCormick casts a bemused eye over the gaming news, the niggling issues plaguing the industry, important…

The Game Boys had a wonderful trip to L.A. where they got to cover E3 2018.  Now, they’re back and they brought back impressions of all the co-op and multiplayer…