On some level, I want to like laptops. I’ve spent a good chunk of my professional life armed with a laptop for work, not always, but once… Read more “My Personal Story of Laptop Ownership, Bridging Into All The Gaming Stuff at CES 2020”
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Shadowlands – On The Theme of Death and The Story Leads We Have Going In
(A quick warning – the early part of this post contains some philosophical monologuing about the nature of death and the ways we picture the afterlife –… Read more “Shadowlands – On The Theme of Death and The Story Leads We Have Going In”
The Crushing Doubt of Too Many Options – Open-Ended Gameplay as Viewed Through Final Fantasy XIV
I’ve mentioned a sort of crushing possibility space in a few recent posts, when referencing why I haven’t played much Final Fantasy XIV. With a few days… Read more “The Crushing Doubt of Too Many Options – Open-Ended Gameplay as Viewed Through Final Fantasy XIV”
2019 in Review Part 3 – The Site and Blog, A Personal Celebration
(Editor’s note – and here is part 3 of my year in review, this one just discussing the blog and how my site did!) Lastly, a part… Read more “2019 in Review Part 3 – The Site and Blog, A Personal Celebration”
2019 In Review Parts 1 and 2 – The Games Industry and My MMO Titles
(Editor’s note – this post started as one whole, cohesive 2019 recap, including gaming news, MMO news, and blog recap. However, the draft was nearing 3,000 words… Read more “2019 In Review Parts 1 and 2 – The Games Industry and My MMO Titles”
Month in Review – December 2019
December is traditionally something of a slow month for an MMO blog, at least one that covers WoW and FFXIV primarily. Neither game put much out in… Read more “Month in Review – December 2019”
Storytelling In Real-Time and With Real Life: A Look At The Story Of Wrestle Kingdom 14 and Tetsuya Naito
(Warning – this post is going to be 2,282 words of me just geeking out about wrestling – again. Initially, I was going to tie it into… Read more “Storytelling In Real-Time and With Real Life: A Look At The Story Of Wrestle Kingdom 14 and Tetsuya Naito”
Shadowlands Release Timing – A Far Too Wordy Analysis Of When This Game Will Launch
Already time for a new WoW post! 2020 is here, and we are less than two weeks out from the Visions of N’Zoth. Two hidden cinematics, a… Read more “Shadowlands Release Timing – A Far Too Wordy Analysis Of When This Game Will Launch”
My Games of the Decade Part 7 – the Honorable Mentions
For this last part of my games of the decade series, I want to shout out some honorable mentions – games that provided me so seriously affecting… Read more “My Games of the Decade Part 7 – the Honorable Mentions”
My Games of the Decade Part 6 – World of Warcraft
Obviously, from the beginning of this mini-series, this one was coming. WoW has been, for me at least, one of the more influential games in my catalog.… Read more “My Games of the Decade Part 6 – World of Warcraft”
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