Walking really is the best medicine Not gonna lie, it feels like 2026 is barreling headfirst towards the end of the year, and there’s no stopping it! Whereas the first half of 2026 felt a bit…

Kickflipping trains and taking names Greetings everyone, and welcome to a brand new edition of Now Playing! August is now in the rearview mirror, and with that, it’s time to face&nb…

Beating the heat with terrific games Hot, humid, and light on game launches, safely beating the record-setting July heat (and choking Canadian wildfire smoke) has been quite the challenge. Despite …

A Hollowin’ good time What is up, fellow gamers? Summer is here and in full swing, and with it comes sun-drenched vacations, enjoying the great outdoors, and playing a good video game or two.…

Game showcases to fuel the soul Ah, the sights and sounds of summer. Kids running through sprinklers to beat the daily heat. The smells of cookouts wafting lazily on the evening summer breeze. And,…

Sublime Jumpin’ and Shootin’ The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and warm Summer temperatures have finally snuck into New England. This can only mean one thing: it’s time …

A “SOLID” April Hello and welcome to a brand new Now Playing! Despite most of the piles of snow finally gone from the Dunkin’ Donuts parking lots scattered across the Commonwealth…

SMASH-HIT SURPRISE & DELIGHT Well, well, fancy finding you here! Welcome to March 2026’s Now Playing, packed with some true surprises for me and the industry both. The Winter weather just…

Hits and Misses It’s hard to believe that we’re already two months into 2026. Things are flying by so fast! I’m writing this month’s entry as I pensively stare in awe at the…

Bustin’ Up the Backlog Holy smokes, we’re already one month into 2026 – how on earth did that happen? For one, the tundra-like conditions of New England continue to freeze over, a…

Epic Songs of Fiction and Expedition Here we are. Half a decade down, a global pandemic overcome (I think?), and a brand New Year is now in full swing. What world events lie on the horizon? What wi…

Simply too much for a top ten The “top ten” is such a peculiar idea. I’m not sure whether the human mind enjoys distilling an entire year’s worth of art into a concise and d…

An odd start but a smash-bang finish Wow, can you believe it? We’re now halfway through the 2020s – it’s honestly hard to believe. The first half of this decade has given us some …

さようなら, 2025! Kept you waiting, huh? Welcome back to another edition of Now Playing – and the last one of 2025! Apologies that I didn’t get a proper Now Playing out in November. I was lo…

Ghost in the shell Hey, howdy, and Happy Spooky Season! Hopefully, you’re emerging from your Halloween-induced candy coma and enjoying the crisp fall weather, because 2025 is rapidly coming t…

Weaving a modern classic Way back in 2017, a tiny independent team in Adelaide, Australia, quietly released their debut video game to the world: Hollow Knight. Originally a humble cr…

Making Spielberg proud Wow, what a whirlwind of a month! I feel like September came and went incredibly fast, partially because I dedicated two full weeks to being utterly consumed by Hollow Knight…

OH, BANANA! Goodbye August, and hello September! I’m not sure about you, but it feels like we’ve shifted from a fairly reasonable cruising pace for the year to completely redlining the …

Dog Days Howdy and welcome to a new edition of Now Playing! We’re at the high point of summer now, and what a hot one it’s been. I spent a significant portion of the past month travelin…

On the road again Wow, it’s July already? Where has the year gone? It feels like just yesterday when we first saw the Nintendo Switch 2 (which was in January!) and now we have the device in h…

Spirited Away As an early 30s-something who has been working since graduating from college my adult life is pretty average. I put in my hours at work, do some cooking at the end of t…

Rip and Tear Hello there, and welcome to yet another edition of Now Playing! Gone are the quiet early months of 2025, and in their place is an exciting release calendar – especially in the we…

Stumbling through Shadows While the weather here in Massachusetts is resisting the final swing towards a temperate Spring, 2025’s release schedule is red hot. Regardless of scale, budget, or …

Splitting Expectations The wait for 2025 to kick into high gear is officially behind us. The game release calendar is now in full swing, with a jam-packed schedule now until the end of June. The Ni…

Battling the Backlog The mounds of ice and snow have almost all melted, the birds are starting to sing, and the weather in metropolitan Massachusetts has finally shifted away from the bitter cold. …

The Holdovers Hey all – Happy New Year! Thanks for returning to Neon’s Ramblings in 2025 – your readership is genuinely appreciated. I hope your holidays were restful and you&#821…

Simplicity at its finest Sound the alarms, blow the whistle – that’s a wrap on 2024! The year is all over, and with my top ten favorites now selected it’s time to decide the true …

Fantasy is reality I really wish I had an extra month to game in 2024. While I feel satisfied with what I finished in 2024, the end of the year somewhat crept up on me, and before I knew it Christm…

An astronomically excellent year We made it! A whole 365 days have now come and gone, with the midway point of the current decade now in full view. It’s a bit intimidating to even think where…

Lates but Greats! Ladies and Gentlemen, we’ve done it – 2024 has officially been defeated! We’ve landed safely at the end of December, with yet another year of excellent video gam…

Playing Catch-up We’re finally reaching that point of the year once again! With a tummy fully stuffed with an American Thanksgiving feast and the jolly rumblings of Christmas tunes now echoin…

In my restless dreams… It’s hard to believe that we’re already knocking on the door of 2025. Despite next year’s hottest games rapidly approaching, 2024 isn’t going ou…