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The Age of Empires Revival Exits the Honeymoon Phase
After more than a decade of being all but forgotten, the Age of Empires franchise has had an incredible renaissance in the last few years. At first I was overjoyed by this, and I’m still glad it...
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WoW: Time Is the Fire in Which We Burn
Well, it finally happened. After six years away (discounting brief flirtations with the free version), I have returned to World of Warcraft in anticipation of the Worldsoul Saga. As of this writing,...
View ArticleSong of the Month: Lauren Mayberry, Change Shapes
Having enjoyed seeing it performed live a few months ago, I’ve been eagerly anticipating the studio version of Lauren Mayberry’s Change Shapes. I think I liked the live version a little better, but...
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Thoughts on Halo’s Bizarre Second Season
I was sure I had posted about the Halo TV series when the first season aired, but I can’t find the post now, so presumably it was yet another thing I’ve let fall through the cracks recently. The short...
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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Review
I meant to write this several weeks ago when I actually finished playing Don’t Nod’s latest, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, but I’ve had a dearth of spoons to spare. Still, I didn’t want to go without...
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Growing Frustration with Stormgate
After an releasing an intensely mediocre Steam Next Fest demo, Stormgate developer Frost Giant Studios has continued to court controversy. The developers have caused confusion over what “fully funded...
View ArticleSong of the Month: Monowhales, Hear Me Out
Toronto power pop band Monowhales recently announced they’re splitting up. This is quite a shocking revelation, as they seemed to have just hit their stride as a band, and the announcement came...
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WoW: A Partial Changing of the Guard
I continue to walk the tight rope of what to post on my blog versus what to write as paid columns on Massively Overpowered. As you may have already seen, I’ve got a four part series of columns covering...
View ArticleSong of the Month: The Naked and Famous, Higher
Apropos of nothing, I’ve been on a real Naked and Famous kick lately. Sometimes you forget about a band for a while until they pop up on shuffle and you remember why you love them so much.
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New World: Having a Blast, Despite the Bugs
In theory, New World should finally be unveiling their Big Mysterious Announcement at the Summer Game Fest today. Before that, I have some musings on my recent adventures in the game. Full disclosure...
View ArticleSong of the Month: July Talk, Paper Girl
A few weeks back bhagpuss featured a song by Toronto’s own July Talk in one of his music posts. Wondering if I’d shared it myself, I was shocked to discover I have apparently never featured July Talk...
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WoW: Pandaria Remix After Action Report
My World of Warcraft subscription has now run out. For the last month before it did, I spent almost all of my time on the Mists of Pandaria Remix event, which proved far more enjoyable than I ever...
View ArticleSong of the Month: Aurora, A Soul With no King
Last month saw the release of Aurora’s latest album, What Happened to the Heart? Seems like it hasn’t been very long since the last album; is she that prolific, or am I just losing track of time in my...
View ArticleNew World Housing Tour: Brimstone Sands Covenant Chapterhouse
[From a flyer posted in Wikala al-Waha] Are you down on your luck? Is the endless cycle of death and rebirth wearing at your spirit? Find shelter and solace Convenant chapterhouse in New Corsica!...
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Saints Row Has Me Feeling Some Kind of Way
I picked up the much-hated Saints Row reboot on the most recent Steam sale. I never played any of the previous entries in the franchise (unless you count Agents of Mayhem), though I’m broadly familiar...
View ArticleSongs of the Month: Major Maker, Rollercoaster and Fratellis, Flathead
My local alternative radio station has been doing throwback top-tens on Sunday afternoons lately. A few weeks back they did their top ten songs from 2007, and I went on a nostalgia trip rediscovering...
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Thoughts on Star Trek: Prodigy’s Second Season
I recently got done watching the second season of Star Trek: Prodigy, the franchise’s entry into the realm of children’s cartoons. Despite my ambivalence towards kids’ media and disdain for the current...
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Quick and Dirty Age of Mythology: Retold Impressions
When last we discussed Age of Mythology: Retold, I was pretty disappointed with its lack of new content and removal of the Tale of the Dragon content from the Extended Edition. Since then I went back...
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WoW: Beyond Death
I’m currently knee deep in The War Within, but before it launched, I took a few weeks to catch up on what I’d missed in World of Warcraft by running through all the story content of Shadowlands (minus...
View ArticleSong of the Month: Metric, Dressed to Suppress
Time for me to fill my “post a Metric song at least once every couple months” quota.
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