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…

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. …

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. …

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. …

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…

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 for posterity. I still can’t believe that…

From launch to forgotten in eight seconds — Remember Godfall? I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t. It’s an action RPG that first launched alongside the PS5 back in 2020, and its hype got totally swallowed by the lavish remake of a little game called Demon’s Souls. It shares a similar camera perspective and fundamental gameplay style with…

Explore the field of stars! — When the Nintendo Switch OLED was first announced way back in 2021, I wrote a piece calling it a messy cash grab. Then, a number of months later — I bought one for myself as a Christmas present. I like the Switch in general as a platform, but even after…

PC Gamers also have to be detectives — The other day, I wrote a very positive piece about Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. As part of the production process, I re-installed and fired up the three copies of that game I own, just to make sure it was still in a working and acceptable state, tech wise…