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Watchmen’s Rorschach to Return in New DC Series

Writer Tom King recently announced his plans to launch a new, twelve-issue series that may or may not revive the infamous Watchmen character, Rorschach. I don’t use the word “infamous” lightly, he’s both a much-loved and in many ways repulsive character. His…

Doctor Who Series 2 “Love & Monsters” Review

Every now and then there is a Doctor Who episode that you do not have to rewatch to remember what you think of it, this is one of those cases. Next week is also one of those cases, mostly due to the feeling…

PES 2021 Coming as DLC to PES 2020

A lot of game developers are getting ready for next-gen era content. A huge part of game development for a new console generation involves getting a grip on what the new console offers in terms of power and performance. A lot of…

Microsoft Flight Sim’s Physical Release Is Huge

You kids with your new fangled sex robots, PlayStations, and god only knows what else; you have it too good. Back when “rose-tinted glasses” meant enjoying the Luftwaffe bombing your nearest city, Microsoft Flight Simulator was a new thing, and it hardly…

Warframe (PC) Review

For a couple of weeks now, I’ve been on the hunt for a video game that can make life a little easier for me and the person I’m seeing. We’re a full continent away from each other, and the great 2020 plague…

Women and Queerness in Horror: Single White Female

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Single White Female, as well as discussions of ableism, homophobia, sex and violence, sexual assault, and animal abuse/death. Over the past two weeks, I’ve looked at movies I’ve had pretty positive things to say about for…

Super Mario 64 Vs. Banjo Kazooie

In the late 90s, platformers were king as the genre captivated a generation new to the flashy three dimensions presented to them. Super Mario 64 stormed out of the gate, with plenty of imitators not being able to capture the same magic.…

American Truck Sim Rolling Into Idaho

I feel like I’m talking about driving a lot more than I’m supposed to. I mean, I don’t even have a license to drive a mobility scooter, nevermind a truck or an F1 car. Yet, nevertheless, I do as Limp Bizkit told me via wrestling and…

NASCAR Heat 5 (XBO) Review

“If you goin’ hard enough left, you’ll find yourself turnin’ right.” Right, now I’ve expended my entire knowledge of NASCAR (via Disney’s Cars) in the first line, I’ve set the tone. Yes, outside of the Midwest and South, for the most part, NASCAR has…

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Switch) Review

Way back in the PlayStation era, my dad turned me on to a game called Harvest Moon. I fell in love with this cute little game that was really just a farming simulator with a story tacked on. Over the years, I…