Author: Marshall Garvey
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LTG News Roundup, 5/29/15
For many years exercise was, to me, purely a tool to manipulate my body. For me, the purpose of exercise was to burn calories or to create an energy deficit so I could “cheat” and eat the foods I really wanted, which I had decided (with some help from diet culture) were “bad” to eat and…
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1998: The Greatest Year in Gaming History
By Marshall Garvey Being an unabashed history geek, one of my most distinct (re: pathetic) habits is to chronicle the most superlative years of a given field. It’s a habit some might find downright anal and, perhaps, kind of pointless. After all, many believe history is better learned by de-emphasizing year and date memorization. But…
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LTG News Roundup – 5/15/15
By Marshall Garvey After 25 years, Nintendo World Championships are finally coming back. Konami’s obsession with wiping P.T. and all traces of Silent Hills from existence sets a dangerous trend for gaming companies and the way they treat franchises and fans. If you’re eager, footage of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate has been released. The Banjo-Kazooie…
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Last Token Gaming News Roundup – 5/8/15
By Marshall Garvey 1. In absolutely heartbreaking news, Sega officially won’t have a booth at E3 this year. 2. New details on the forthcoming Assassin’s Creed have been leaked. 3. If you’ve ever wondered how much someone is willing to spend on Hearthstone packs in a single night, try $3,200. 4. Surely enough, the Star…
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This Day in Gaming History, May 5: “Wolfenstein 3D” is released
By Marshall Garvey Ah, the first-person shooter (or FPS for short). What would our video game lives be without it? For all the evolutions in the gaming world over the years, it’s a genre that can never be phased out. If anything, it only seems to mushroom exponentially with each passing year, for better…
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LTG Weekly News Roundup – 5/1/15
By Marshall Garvey Sheesh, it’s May already? Maybe it’s just me, but 2015 seems to be going by exceptionally fast. That feeling is certainly aided by the year in gaming so far, with so many huge titles drawing ever nearer and plenty of huge occurrences thus far. This past week alone has had quite a…
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Alien: Isolation DLC Review – Lost Contact
By Marshall Garvey Welcome to the third installment of my Alien: Isolation DLC review series! Having finished the two packages based on the original 1979 movie, it’s now time to explore the ones that expand the story of the game’s main campaign. First up is Lost Contact, a variation of the game’s Survivor Mode that…
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Last Token Gaming Movie Review – World 1-1 (2015)
By Marshall Garvey What do you think of when you hear the term “video game”? Your first thoughts may be of spectacularly rendered, immersive titles you dedicate hours to on blockbuster consoles ranging from Nintendo 64 to the Xbox One and Playstation 4. Likewise, you think of the video game industry as the expensive,…
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LTG Weekly News Roundup
Keeping up with all of the news of the gaming world can be an overwhelming task, even for those of us who busy ourselves with writing about it on a regular basis. We at Last Token Gaming share links of interest from time to time on our Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as write…
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Hall of Fame Bonus: Banjo-Kazooie (with Marshall and Sean)
By Sean Willis and Marshall Garvey In our first ever Hall of Fame Bonus video, Sean Willis and Marshall Garvey explore and discuss 1998’s Banjo-Kazooie, recorded as a companion to Marshall’s written Hall of Fame Review. Enjoy!