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To lazily copy last year’s intro is lazy, but, well, here it is… Listen, money doesn’t grow on trees okay! Except that it kinda does when you really think about it. Whatever, either way I don’t have a lot of cabbage to throw at games and usually have to limit my game buying to a few games a year. I typically beg for or borrow the rest. Or wait for it to drop to a ridiculously low price, ya know,…

Stop the hate, start the love...

Greetings and solutions! I “solute” you! Hope you had a super New Year…er…New Years…er…whatever, a happy holiday season of good times had. Today we’re going to be talking Fanboy-ism (it’s probably a word) and the sheer ignorance of “Flame Wars.” First off, if you’re not familiar with these terms here are the definitions as summarized by me: Fanboy-ism: The totally real word for those in the geek…

The most definitive 2017 year in review ever written (according to author)!

Ah, the mighty power pellet. It stands out in a sea of smaller, yet not necessarily less important dots. All dots, after all, are important in the game of Pac-Man. You cannot pass from one level to the next without them. However, it is the rare power pellet that stands out in this maze we call life. This yearly feature is a tribute to those stand-out pieces of art that rise to the top and enable…

  It has been a looooong time. Between moving over an ocean and starting a new job I have made very little time for writing. I hope to be a little more consistent with the new year though and there might be a little something else on the horizon in which you may hear my melodious voice. More on that later. Okay, to the subject at hand… Minor spoilers ahead. Upon initial viewing of The Last Jedi I…

Five Games to Buy in 2017

Listen, money doesn’t grow on trees okay! Except that it kinda does when you really think about it. Whatever, either way I don’t have a lot of cabbage to throw at games and usually have to limit my game buying to a few games a year. I typically beg for or borrow the rest. Or wait for it to drop to a ridiculously low price, ya know, a steal of deal if ya wheel… Eh? Get it? Beg, borrow, or steal…I…

Ah, the mighty power pellet. It stands out in a sea of smaller, yet not necessarily less important dots. All dots, after all, are important in the game of Pac-Man. You cannot pass from one level to the next without them. However, it is the rare power pellet that stands out in this maze we call life. This yearly feature is a tribute to those stand-out pieces of art that rise to the top and enable…

Dude…Rogue One! Phew, it blew my expectant face off in the best possible way. But let’s back up a bit. The Force Awakens did a magnificent job of bringing in a new generation of fans. It helped re-orienting old fans to a familiar rhythm and world but in a new way. It was exactly what it needed to be and for that I really enjoyed it.   However, the real test for me was to see what Disney would do…

The Tiny Wild West

The tabletop game Tiny Epic Western by Gamelyn Games is the first product I’ve ever Kickstarted and I’m ecstatic I did. As I scrolled through the various game projects this one caught my eye. Mainly because the tagline was “Poker meets worker placement.” It sounded fun and intriguing with the addition of the poker element so I signed up and paid up. Plus those bullet dice tho… After waiting…

If you didn’t have the opportunity to try out the Titanfall 2 Pre-Alpha Tech Test beta-alpha-trial-sample-platter then you missed out on the first available weekend (you can still grab it before August 26th). Clunky name aside it was a great demo for what is now one of my must buy games of this year. When Titanfall was originally announced as an Xbox One exclusive I was dismayed and contemplated…

A Treatise on Netflix

I just finished the beautifully shot, wonderfully written Netflix mini-series “Cooked” based on Michael Pollan’s book: “Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation,” and the importance of the series hit me, taught me, and guided me to a deeper understanding of something as simple as cooking and the impact it has on cultures. Then beginning to think beyond this one show to other Netflix produced…

Spoilers doth follow… Nathan Drake is one of those characters that if he were real you’d want to be friends with him. He’s flawed but still awesome. He’s funny, but not obnoxious. He’s confident, but not popped-collar cocky. A golden oldie In Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End we once again get to play as this most courageous of explorers for what Naughty Dog says is the last time. This both upsets me…

The Three E’s: 2016

Another year, another E3 show has come and gone, and another hip-hop artist graces it with his presence. Does this shirt make me look fat? This year Sony brought the games, Microsoft brought the teraflops, Nintendo brought the Zelda, and Kojima brought the weird. Overall it didn’t really compare with last year’s expo. Then again I am extremely biased due to last year’s Fallout 4 reveal.…

Living in England has its distinct advantages i.e., people, history, pubs, fish & chips, beer, etc. to name a few. Another is occasionally getting to see early international releases of highly anticipated films. This weekend I had the opportunity to lay my senses on Captain America: Civil War (henceforth shortened to Civil War). Other than a distinct fart smell lingering in the theater, all of my…

A wise man once told me that there is value in not revealing too much. A kind of appealing allure in hiding the goods for later. Yes, he was the ice cream truck man, and yes, he was staring disturbingly at my ankle bone the whole time he said it, but wise words none-the-less. Mr. Ding-A-Ling was so misunderstood. Words I feel the movie industry needs to take to heart. With the recent…

Uh-Oh, Guess What Game It Is?

There’s a well-worn and oftentimes cliché statement to “not judge a book by its cover.” After playing the game “Camel Up” it appears this applies to board games as well. What’s with the bird? I received the game from a friend who bought it but didn’t feel particularly keen on reading the rules and since I’m a nerd they wanted me to do it for them. “And while you’re at it eat this Marmite sandwich…

By now many of you have seen Deadpool or at least have seen him on social media and wondered why Spiderman looked so weird. Deadpool obliterated the box office and far surpassed its’ $58 million dollar budget by taking in $260 million in its’ first week! As this happened movie studio executives crapped their underwear fashioned from the skins of dead pandas. Pants crapping aside, their focus now…