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1 day ago

Final Fantasy XVI is Awesome, Actually

A forgotten game of the year contender? — In this, the year of the RPG, I think that Final Fantasy XVI deserves more recognition. It started strong right out of the gate, with an explosive 3 million copy first week and tons of hype all around the internet in…

Gaming

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Final Fantasy XVI is Awesome, Actually
Final Fantasy XVI is Awesome, Actually
Gaming

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6 days ago

Diablo IV Seems Like It’s Dead

A passionless husk of a game — Diablo IV had a huge launch out of the gate just a few months ago, with Blizzard proudly touting it as their biggest release of all time, and big plans for a heavily monetized future. Now, it seems like a ghost town. The always-online nature of the game means that…

Gaming

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Diablo IV Seems Like It’s Dead
Diablo IV Seems Like It’s Dead
Gaming

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Sep 25

Cyberpunk 2077 Finally Found Itself

Less Loot, More Focus — Late last week, the free 2.0 update for Cyberpunk 2077 came out, and with it the game feels more “finished” than it has any of the other times that the internet has proudly proclaimed that it’s now finally ready to play. This patch has more than a simple list of…

Gaming

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Cyberpunk 2077 Finally Found Itself
Cyberpunk 2077 Finally Found Itself
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Sep 19

Razer Copied Logitech’s Design Again

The downfall of a once iconic design legacy? — Razer has done so much for the gaming mouse space. Heck, they helped create it in the first place many years ago with the Razer Boomslang, and the original DeathAdder hammered out a legacy that still influences performance and design choices to this day. Now in 2023, Razer seems to…

Gaming

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Razer Copied Logitech’s Design Again
Razer Copied Logitech’s Design Again
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Sep 18

The Outer Worlds Has Two Advantages Over Starfield

And I hope the sequel can lean into them — The release of Starfield killed my personal hype for The Outer Worlds 2 — even though Obsidian’s 2019 original is still one of my favorite games. Bethesda’s new game…

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The Outer Worlds Has Two Advantages Over Starfield
The Outer Worlds Has Two Advantages Over Starfield
Gaming

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Sep 13

Razer Cobra Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse Review

Razer’s bad little beefy boy — In 2020, Razer released the Viper Mini, and it was a huge hit both with the enthusiast mouse audience and with gamers looking to enter their vast hardware ecosystem on more of a budget. Coming in under fifty bucks, it nevertheless had a lean weight, optical buttons, and gaming performance…

Gaming

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Razer Cobra Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse Review
Razer Cobra Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse Review
Gaming

7 min read


Sep 11

Does Fallout 4 Hold Up in a Post-Starfield World?

One more trip into the wasteland — I finished Starfield’s campaign over the weekend, and immediately dove into its fascinating New Game Plus mode. I also started a second character who I’m roleplaying as an evil chef. I want to talk more about all of those things — but later on, probably in the coming months. There’s…

Gaming

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Does Fallout 4 Hold Up in a Post-Starfield World?
Does Fallout 4 Hold Up in a Post-Starfield World?
Gaming

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Sep 7

Starfield is My New Diablo

Open World? Spaceships? Random Generation? Loot Everywhere? Yes Please! — I was pretty darn excited for Diablo IV over the course of the last several years. Unfortunately, while the final game is a technical achievement as far as artwork, sound effects, and music go — the core game isn’t very fun to play. …

Gaming

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Starfield is My New Diablo
Starfield is My New Diablo
Gaming

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Sep 5

Starfield Has Great Plastic Door Flaps

And other important observations after 40 hours of playing — I love a good plastic door flap. When I was a kid, the local grocery store used these big hanging curtains of plastic to…

Gaming

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Starfield Has Great Plastic Door Flaps
Starfield Has Great Plastic Door Flaps
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Aug 28

The Witcher 3’s Sound Mix is Now Broken on Nintendo Switch

The wind is no longer howling — UPDATE 9/14/23: A number of days after this story went live, they finally fixed this in a patch. I would have written this update sooner, but I’ve been busy playing things like Starfield. The original article text follows, and I’m leaving it up…

Gaming

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The Witcher 3’s Sound Mix is Now Broken on Nintendo Switch
The Witcher 3’s Sound Mix is Now Broken on Nintendo Switch
Gaming

5 min read

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