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Cyberpunk 2077: Underwhelming, Insulting, Badly Managed

Warning: This article contains a discussion of racism, ableism, transphobia, and anti-sex worker rhetoric. Cyberpunk 2077 was announced in 2012. We first saw a teaser trailer for this thing in 2013. We next really saw it again in 2018 at E3, before…

Justifying Bugs in Video Games – Is It Possible?

People are livid over the performance of Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 and Xbox One. Even on the PS5 and Xbox Series X, performance is worse than compared to a PC. That last part isn’t surprising, most games work better on powerful PCs than…

Twelve Days of Horror: Stay Home, Get Spooked

Now, I know what you’re thinking. Why would I want to watch horror movies at Christmas? Okay, I kid, but if that is what you’re thinking, this might not be the article for you. Now that we’ve gotten past that part, I…

The Tragedy of Cyberpunk 2077 and Hype Trains

Everyone is excited to get their hands on Cyberpunk 2077. I’m sure a lot of people have their suspicions that it might not be all that it’s been built up to be. I know I do. After delays, a few reviews for PC…

What Dragon Age Day’s Short Stories Mean for Dragon Age 4

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Dragon Age franchise, read at your own risk. It might have flown under the radar for most of our readers that I am a rather large fan of Bioware. This might be less easily noticed,…

Big Finish: Doctor Who – Perfect Between Series

This week I’ve spoken enough about Doctor Who I either don’t trust in liking or simply don’t like in the first place; I want to talk about what has (sort of) kept my faith in the entity. Doctor Who is too big to…

David’s Retro Rewind – WrestleMania: The Arcade Game

I used to adore WWE programming from approximately 1997 to 2004. Everything except the last two years of this period is commonly referred to as the famous “Attitude Era,” for those among our audience who might be unaware. It didn’t matter very…

Spoilers Before Release Day and How to Avoid Them

In the age of social media, getting something spoiled is as easy as opening Facebook or Twitter. All it takes is the first post in your feed to give away some juicy details ahead of something you’re really looking forward to. Even…

For Two Weeks Only, F1 Is Possibly Exciting

Hear me out. Yes, I did say in a review last year that I find F1 very very boring, and again this year, I’ve said it is like watching paint dry on a damp ocean. Though I may have been slightly converted to the dark…

Flavor of the Month Games in 2020

With lockdowns and the general state of 2020, it’s safe to say a lot more games were played this year than in previous years, at least in my household. The abundance of free time had to be filled and there were certainly…