GTA VI gets first shot to impress

October 16, 2026

Fair warning to area employers of young people between the ages of 18 and 45 — they’re not all going to be suddenly taken ill the day after Election day until conveniently right after the start of buck season. November is a month-long holiday of sorts for gamers, and it comes with a bit of a big question to grapple with — Hyrule or Vice City? With “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake” coming out for Nintendo Switch 2 on Nov. 4, and the much anticipated “Grand Theft Auto VI” releasing two weeks later on Nov. 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S (sorry, PC ...

Physical media on its final breath

July 24, 2026

If you listen closely with an ear to the east on a warm, summer morning over the next few weeks, you’re likely to hear the sound of construction vehicles warming up. While we are in the midst of traffic cone season here in our great commonwealth, I am referring to the bulldozer that Sony is currently warming up to plow ahead with its recent plans to end production of physical Playstation games beginning in January 2028. Sony received plenty of backlash from its fans online when it first made the announcement a few weeks ago, and it hasn’t really gotten any better for them since, ...

‘Smash Bros’ film no ‘pipe’ dream

April 4, 2026

In case you haven’t been paying attention, or didn’t pick up your GO+TV magazine in this weekend’s edition of the Mirror to check out the local listings, Nintendo had a new movie come out this week, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” a sequel to the “Super Mario Bros. Movie” that came out in 2023. I have plans to go see it this weekend with my brother and nephews ahead of the Easter holiday and my 34th birthday this Sunday, but I’m sliding slightly into spoiler territory this week to discuss the growing possibility that Nintendo could potentially be gearing up for ...

‘Dragon Ball Super’ anime set for return

January 31, 2026

Fans of the “Dragon Ball” series have been left in a bit of a lull since the end of the most recent series, “Daima,” which aired in 2025. While Son Goku and his friends’ trip to the demon realm was an enjoyable side story experience, set between the end of “Dragon Ball Z” and ...

Grieving for Lane, family, friends

January 10, 2026

The Mirror and the local sports community mourned one of its pillars in the wake of former sports editor Jim Lane’s passing Monday at age 85 (see obituary here). Jim was long retired by the time I joined the sports desk as a part-timer nearly 10 years ago, but he was still a regular in the newsroom. I always appreciated our time together when we’d get to talk about sports, the times he helped me work on stories when I was still green and figuring out how I fit in a space that, at the time, was entirely foreign to me. He was a wealth of knowledge and a grandfather-like presence at ...

For John Cena’s farewell, the time is now

December 13, 2025

The last time is now. Dec. 13 marks the end of the line in the career of one of the best professional wrestling has ever had to offer. John Cena will enter a WWE ring one final time Saturday night to take on Gunther, winner of “The Last Time is Now” Tournament, at Capital One Arena in ...