My first brush with burnout was cataclysmic. I did not understand what I was doing to myself and continued to push myself until I broke. Once the dust settled, I wrote about that experience in an article titled, The lies and lack of self-respect that lead to burnout. It was…

Changing of the guard — CD Projekt Red(CDPR), developer of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher series of games made a big announcement this week. The studio revealed that the next Witcher game will not be running on their in-house proprietary engine, the REDengine, but instead on Unreal Engine 5.

Could this be the boost that Linux gaming needs? — This month, Valves Steam Deck comes out. It’s a handheld gaming console that runs PC (specifically Steam) games. It’s a great product for our current market. Indie games are huge, they are smaller and easier to run than a AAA title, and they sell mainly in two places: Steam and…

Looking into the Destiny crystal ball — The last major expansion for Destiny bought with it the Darkness, an alternative magic source for our Guardians who are traditionally powered by the Light. While the Light has three sub-classes, Arc, Solar, and Void, the Darkness debuted with one sub-class, Stasis, a freezing based power. In the interest of…

What does the future hold for the divisive title? — Back in May 2021 I wrote about the disastrous launch of the Odyssey update for Elite Dangerous. It was very much their ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ moment. …

Make your getaway — Like many people, I dream of escape. Each dream is geared to a certain type of escapism. Like visiting a strange new country to experience true culture shock, or flying into space to see the stars.

The sad reality of managing your mental health is that you must personally discover how to care for it. — While common colds have pharmaceutical and lifestyle remedies that will generally work for 95% of people, mental health conditions aren’t as straightforward. A remedy or medication that works for one person might not work for you, and what worked one year for someone might not work the next. …

Battlefield 2142 featured a truly futuristic game mode all about invading an enemies Titan — DICE’s Battlefield series rarely ventured into the future. The recent announcement of Battlefield 2042 made it the third future-dated title across its eleven games. But only one game was based in the ‘far’ future, 2006’s Battlefield 2142, which was set amongst the backdrop of a third ice age that began…

What the new on-foot component of the game means for its future — The Elite Dangerous Odyssey expansion has launched this week. It represents a genuine next-generation leap in terms of gameplay, functionality, and graphics for the space sim. The reception for the new expansion has been decidedly lukewarm, however, primarily due to the state of the game’s performance. Many players are struggling…