The Starlight Megaphone

Caspius and SiliconNooB discuss the pressures being brought to bear upon AAA studios, which have led to a series of closures amongst major developers, before celebrating the achievements of two very different industry figures: Kotick and Miyamoto.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB try to spin a tiny pile of news straw into a heap of news gold, but find less than satisfactory effects when even The Plop goes missing and a double-dip into the Berserk Gaming Moment fails to bring them over the finish line.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB close out the World of Final Fantasy playthrough and preview that of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, before turning their attention to an industry surge in physical media sales and the disasterrific launch of Gears of War E-Day.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB preview the demo of the new and forthcoming Castlevania title, Belmont's Curse, before Caspius bemoans his inability to travel across an entire continent to Los Angeles, in order to see the rock orchestra Castlevania concert.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB greet Konami's Castlevania birthday celebration video with much jubilation, especially with it teasing the imminent announcement of a PS2/3 trilogy—and with Caspius boldly predicting a PS1/N64 trilogy announcement to come in 2027.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB survey the slim pickings left behind in the wake of a double Direct, and find themselves forced to survey The Plop—but with a difference, in a week that sees the Switch 2 launch of both Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and Diablo IV.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB review a week of double directs, with Zelda and Metroid's 40th anniversary offerings on the horizon, and with Blizzard's future offerings beyond that horizon, beyond the stars, viewable only with a state-of-the-art space telescope.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB celebrate the surprising goodness of Final Fantasy: Resonance, even as they deplore its all-too-predictable Squeenix failings: poor voice acting, over-wrought and under-edited prose, and inconsistent art and scene direction.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB close out the StarTropics playthrough in advance of their turn towards World of Final Fantasy, before a look at the trifling news of the week—including the confirmation of a Terranigma re-release in 2027—proves (briefly) diverting.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB look to the conclusion of the StarTropics playthrough and consider a World of Final Fantasy playthrough to replace it (complete with Faris, Quistis, and the Dollet landing craft), instead of the appealing option of KABOOM on Atari.Continue reading