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Free Games Cost Epic $11-million

“Money! It’s a drag” as Pink Floyd sang to the chagrin of their record company’s money people. Ok, jokes aside, I feel a little like those news reporters told to stand outside the local court for a quick news summary of a…

Before I Forget (Switch) Review

Alzheimer’s Disease is something that affects so many people in the world. Either you know someone who has experienced it, you have a family member that has experienced it, or you have seen a close friend watch their family grapple with it.…

Big Finish Dr Who “The Spectre of Lanyon Moor” – Review

I think it is fair to say that I despise specters, ghosts, the supernatural, and otherwise otherworldly that isn’t explained with in-world logic. That is why I can’t get behind Star Trek: Discovery‘s first season, which requires you also being on copious…

WoW: TBC Classic Rumored to Release in June

Well, isn’t this an amusing coincidence? Just about a week ago, I wrote about Valve having sprung yet another leak concerning the dates of this year’s Steam Summer Sale. Now, I’ve found myself with information about a rumor which claims that Blizzard…

Sony Invests Heavily In Discord’s Future

Last month we spoke of the several interested parties that seem to be poking around the options for buying or simply investing in the VolP app, Discord. VoIP is a short-hand term for online communications, akin to saying “online telephone,” with the…

PlayStation Official Magazine Is Gone; Play Returns

Back in ye olden days, there was this thing before the internet called print media. It was this thing where you cut down a tree, did magic things to create paper (another ye olde thing), and you’d print images and text onto…

Hades-Like Midautumn Coming to Kickstarter This Year

I’ve commented a lot recently that Hades is the new golden standard for how Roguelike narratives should be. The idea of more story details and large progression systems opening up as you play in an organic way is brilliant. It seems that…

May 2021 is Full of New Game Releases

It’s been a while since we’ve had a positively stacked month of high-profile game releases. Thankfully, May 2021 is packed to the brim with several titles we’ve been waiting a very long time for. With a little something for everyone, I’d wager…

Prime Gaming – May 2021

Oh well thank you very much Epic and Prime Gaming, you got the worst gifts for me, I couldn’t be happier. For those not in the know, that’s a bit of sarcasm over the fact that I might as well face the truth, I’ve got…

WoW: Shadowlands Has Been Temporarily Discounted

Blizzard Entertainment has unexpectedly announced that the newest World of Warcraft expansion set (Shadowlands) is now temporarily 20% off. I want to strongly emphasize the use of the word “temporarily” in that last sentence, however. If there’s one thing Blizzard is most…