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The mark of a great prequel is its ability to walk a narrative tightrope. It must not only deepen beloved characters and mend gaps in the established story but also stand tall as a compelling narrative in its own right.

It’s The State of Gaming Podcast, Popzara’s in-depth look at what’s shaking up the gaming landscape delivered on a monthly basis. Listen as hosts Cory Galliher and Nate Evans guide you through the best, worst, and everything else making headlines and headway in the world of interactive entertainment.
The Biggest Games of May 2024
The biggest games of the month include: Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Hades II (Early Access), XDefiant, V Rising, Homeworld 3, Read Only Memories: Neurodiver, Paper Trail, and Nine Sols
Other notables include: System Shock (Consoles), Little Kitty, Big City, Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, Animal Well, MultiVersus (Returns), and Endless Ocean Luminous.
Everything Else
But there’s more! Atari Buys Intellivision, officially ending the oldest console war. Emulators are on iOS, including RetroArch! RIP Judgement (and frequent Godzilla) actor Akira Nakao. Great news - the Fallout Show is great! Microsoft’s Copilot will watch (and nag) your game playing skills! Tomb Raider series is coming to Amazon Prime (and not the anime version on Netflix)! Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is out now; and gaming owes more to George Miller than you might think!

Everything is a computer these days. Really.

Those who believe that Sasquatches really exist claim the creature’s main mode of survival is the ability to ingeniously remain undetected by humans indefinitely. Apparently, true believers haven’t met the quartet at the center of Sasquatch Sunset, who may not get spotted by mankind but not for a lack of trying.

Jim Davis’ Garfield was once a very funny gag comic strip. It would go on to spawn a great Saturday morning cartoon series, and was an omnipresent marketing machine second only to Charles Schulz’s Peanuts at the height of its popularity.

Percival Everett’s James has been heralded as a retelling or even a complementary version to Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a sequel to Tom Sawyer long considered the definitive Great American Novel since it was first published 140 years ago. It’s a shame that so much attention has been given to the book’s use of a particular word as it remains both one of the most important works of literature from perhaps the most beloved author in American history, but also a rallying cry against the inhumanity of slavery.