Retro Game Dale'R

09/19/2026

WoW: Forever

Playing with a controller is kind of satisfying in a way.

09/15/2026

Starcraft - Blizzcon 2026 - Cinematic Trailer Reveal

StarCraft is finally returning—but not as StarCraft III.

Release window: Spring 2030
A story-driven, open-world shooter
Set in the Koprulu Sector
Blizzard presented it as the beginning of a new era for the franchise

The genre change will probably make this the most divisive announcement, but simply seeing StarCraft revived after so long was enormous.

The sons and daughters of the Dominion answered the call when manki...

09/15/2026

Diablo V - Blizzcon 2026 - Cinematic Trailer Reveal

-Release window: Spring 2029
-Takes place roughly a century after Diablo IV
-Sanctuary has fallen and Diablo has won
-Blizzard’s central premise is: What must you become when the world has already fallen?
-Procedural exploration and discovery appear to be returning as important elements
-Diablo IV will continue through seasonal storytelling leading toward Diablo V, but apparently won’t receive additional full expansions after its existing arc

This was the biggest long-term cinematic reveal.

Prepare for the next era. Diablo 5 has been announced. Visit Diablo...

09/15/2026

World of Warcraft: Forever - Blizzcon 2026 - Gameplay Trailer Reveal

A third, independently developed WoW experience that will operate alongside Modern WoW and Classic.

-Launch: November 4, 2026
-Beta begins: September 17
-Returns to the Vanilla-era world but expands it in new directions
-Three new zones
-More than 1,000 new quests
-Nine new dungeons
-Two new raids
-New playable Skyborne race
-New stories and unexplored portions of original-era Azeroth

This was arguably the biggest immediate announcement because it releases in only a handful of weeks. It sounds less like another seasonal Classic server and more like Blizzard building an alternate continuation of original WoW.

Discover the secrets of Azeroth’s newest playable race, harness pow...

09/15/2026

World of Warcraft: Forever - Blizzcon 2026 - Cinematic Trailer Reveal

A third, independently developed WoW experience that will operate alongside Modern WoW and Classic.

-Launch: November 4, 2026
-Beta begins: September 17
-Returns to the Vanilla-era world but expands it in new directions
-Three new zones
-More than 1,000 new quests
-Nine new dungeons
-Two new raids
-New playable Skyborne race
-New stories and unexplored portions of original-era Azeroth

This was arguably the biggest immediate announcement because it releases in only a handful of weeks. It sounds less like another seasonal Classic server and more like Blizzard building an alternate continuation of original WoW.

Step into World of Warcraft: Forever and embrace the call of a new ...

09/15/2026

I had no intentions of buying a Switch 2...and then they go and pull a core memory from 1998 and gave it a fresh coat of paint...going to need a side gig!

Even made me necro my FB page! Hah!

Adventure through Hyrule and become the Hero of Time when The Legen...

07/17/2026

Some of you may recognize this Incredible Hulk piggy bank bust from when we had our gaming lounge open a few years back in Mason City. Called "The Players Hub".

The last 6 months we were open i pulled this out and allowed kids to use coins to pay whatever they could to play my retro consoles and mini arcades machines.

Sometimes I wonder how their journey is going. I hope they are still carrying that joy, wonder, and excitement throughout.

To see those eyes light up, and their hearts swell, meant the world to me during that experience.

To wherever you are in your journey, may your light continue to shine!

11/02/2025

Came into a pile of arcade tokens today. Most are for Chuck E Cheese, but there was a Showbiz Pizza in there too.

A few tokens are from the late 90s.

Listen to that clanking sound!

I might have enough to beat Turtles in Time!

08/31/2025

It's a Mike Tyson's Punch Out kind of night!