Has it been as sticky weather-wise where you guys are as it’s been here? I certainly hope not…it makes you feel like not doing anything, and attempting to get both this and the next ‘Magnet School article ready when one’s limbs feel like ...

“‘Magnet School” is a group of articles devoted to the intimate study and increased awareness of obscure and unusual games, presented in a compact, structured format. To read the full, formal introduction to this series please click here....

While everybody else was busy covering E3, The Obscurer Tribune was…well, actually we were covering the exact same stuff, since all our material comes from other places anyways. Still, there was plenty for fans of the unusual to follow, a...

“‘Magnet School” is a group of articles devoted to the intimate study and increased awareness of obscure and unusual games, presented in a compact, structured format. To read the full, formal introduction to this series please click here. ...

Okay, so since I actually got around to posting something other than The Obscurer Tribune, and have in the process eliminated the need to offer hints about what I’m up to in the Tribune, there is officially no more reason whatsoever for a...

This blog’s handful of occasional readers may have noticed that, over the past few months, little content has been posted here apart from weekly Obscurer Tribune issues. There is a reason for this. It has little (if anything) to do with “re...

Well, obviously the “New Thing” I was hoping to release this past week needed a bit more time – however, now it is (almost) totally ready to go, and will DEFINITELY be launched this coming week. Keep your eyes on this blog space – or, mor...

Just as a quick heads up, I MIGHT have something new for you sometime next week. MIGHT. Anyway, for now here’s this week’s oddball gaming news recap: --------- Just in case you were worried that Aksys would soften their usual irrevere...

I honestly can’t think of anything interesting to say here this week (not like anyone ever reads this part anyway), so I’ll just shut up and let you get to the news items: --------- Cave has posted a new trailer for DeathSmiles II X, ...

Quick Review: The god-forsaken jungle virus that someone in my household brought home last week and infected me with, dooming me to nearly-unbroken anguish for days upon days (said family member, of course, is long since over it), gets a ...

Welcome back to The Forgotten Essentials, an occasional series offering a look into characteristics and design choices which, in my opinion, should be considered more vital to genre-specific game design than they usually are. Previous for...

Okay, it’s settled – before you see another Tribune issue from me, I am finally going to finish up an honest-to-goodness NOT-Tribune post that I’ve taken way too long to finish, and post it here. Expect it next week! --------- The com...

PleaseDon’tScrewUpTheTextPleaseDon’tScrewUpTheTextPleaseDon’tScrewUpTheText… --------- Looks like XBLA isn’t the only place where you’ll be able to watch Kyo Kusanagi shoot drones out of the sky while zooming through the air – Neo Geo...

This thing just keeps getting more and more monstrous…I’m half-tempted to take a break from it again. But it knows I’ll be back. I always come back. --------- Ketsui X should finally be out in Japan (and en route to me) by the t...

Posting this issue a bit earlier than usual – got to get out the door and finally try to make a DToid New York meetup. Anyways, here are this week’s items of semi-interest: --------- The official site for the 360 port of Ketsui has up...

I TOLD you that the Tribune would be gaining weight after turning 40 – this sucker is huge! Er, again! --------- Pre-orders for the DeathSmiles limited edition (so far the only edition available) are up at Amazon, and believe it or no...

Yup, the resurrected Tribune is officially 40 issues old today, which means that it will immediately begin gaining weight in rapid fashion, taking additional medication, abandoning its former liberal principles, looking at beachfront prop...

So…who’s betting that Sakura Wars: So Long My Love will ACTUALLY come out next week, no more delays, for reals? Anyone…? Well, anyways, I’ll keep my fingers crossed (again) and offer up this week’s obscure gaming recap: --------- Atte...

It’s late, I’m tired, and I can’t think of anything to introduce this issue with, so just ignore this part (as if you haven’t been doing that already) and get right to the news items: --------- About a month or so to go before the 360...

OBSCURERMON – Some pretend critter I just made up in a frustrated, cynical attempt to get you to read this. --------- A recent update at Cave’s official blog reveals the box art and some screens for DeathSmiles II – the latter suppose...

Maybe it’s just a particularly good time for offbeat news items (or I’m just getting less picky about what I’ll recap here), but this week’s issue is a doozy – definitely one of the longest put together so far. As such, heed the call of t...

I’ve already done more than enough damage for one day, so I’ll just move on to the news items: --------- ESPGaluda II is out on the 360 this week, my copy should be en route as we speak (as should yours, OR ELSE), and it’s time to unl...

So, why did I post last week’s Tribune a day early? … …seriously, I was hoping one of you might know, as I’m completely stumped myself. Anyways, hopefully this edition gets things back on schedule: --------- Okay, first up – unbelie...

I’d offer the usual silly intro but you probably wouldn’t be able to make out the words through all the mouthfuls of crow I’ve been consuming. --------- At this point I can’t even really say that this one definitively belongs here in ...

I’m tempted to turn this publication into a 24/7 vigil following every tidbit of info on the DeathSmiles localization, but I’ll control myself and continue to recap a wide selection of obscure gaming news. For now. So read up, until I’m n...