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On WoW: Shadowlands and its Planned Inclusions

If you’ve been following my written content on World of Warcraft for any length of time, you might have read my editorial that was published a while back where I detailed my thoughts on the game’s then-upcoming major content update. Within that…

Doctor Who Series 2 “Tooth and Claw” Review

Here we go! We’re in Series 2 proper now and I can admit, this series has more episodes I don’t care for or just plain hate than ones I do like. From that, assume “Tooth and Claw” is in the former category…

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Film) Revisited

Warning Full Spoilers for “The Clone Wars Movie” are Below I have long championed Star Wars: The Clone Wars as some of the best Star Wars storytelling out there. In fact, I have dubbed it one of my favorite TV shows of all time. WIth that…

Total War Saga: Troy Releasing Free On Epic

Warning: Some of the links in this article contain content with strong language. When it comes to Great British game development, there are only a handful of studios that become household names. Rockstar, Bullfrog, Lionhead, Codemasters, Criterion, Rare, Team17, Sumo Digital, Rebellion,…

Destroy All Humans! Demo First Impressions

I’m going to be completely upfront with you right off the bat, folks. This article has only just begun and it’s already proving very difficult for me to contain my excitement about the topic I’ll be covering today. Because of that, I…

Game Design: Silence On Black Issues

“We don’t need your politics in our video games,” it is a phrase that is overused, and used incorrectly as the sword to slash through any conversation. A sword that is not sheathed enough. If the discussion is that video games are…

Roman Pilot teases “Space Debris” ft. Isaac Wilson of Dwellings

Upon scrolling my Facebook feed today, I came across a sponsored post for a band called Roman Pilot. What caught my eye were the words, “Stream 1/2 of Dwellings on 6/12/2020.” Immediately, I enabled the sound and was treated to a teaser…

The Gaming Community Is Here For #BlackLivesMatter

On May 25th, George Floyd was killed by police officers in Minneapolis. His death is sadly one of many instances where Black people have been killed by the police. This has been the catalyst for the #BlackLivesMatter movement to come out in…

Diablo + Hellfire (PC) Review

In 1997, Blizzard Entertainment released a point-and-click, procedurally generated, isometric roleplaying game. Its development dated back to 1995, when it would originally be pitched as a turn-based game. Over time, turn-based combat became real-time and the developers, Condor Games, would become Blizzard…

Pac-Man Heading to Minecraft in New Game Mode

It’s insane that so many people know Pac-Man who don’t even play video games. Likely the first full-blown gaming character icon, Pac-Man still holds cultural weight in gaming and beyond. Another major game that impacted the past 15 years, Minecraft, is ready to welcome…