Well, this post took a bit longer to finish than I planned, but here we go: It seems I finally have a stable system again. Getting there was kind of an odyssey… Tech is a curious thing, one problem can lead to something completely different, it just snowballs from there and finding the actual cause…
Author: ColdDeath
Mags of the Past – Gamers 01/92
I have written some posts on old gaming magazines a few years ago, among them the first issue of “Gamers” (yeah, rather on the nose name), but mainly made those posts summaries of the magazine contents. This time around, instead of that, I want to sum up my own thoughts on the magazine issues (content,…
Classic Comics – Transformers G1 UK #14
Title: The Enemy Within – Shock Developments! (Part 2 of this 5-part story) Original Release Date: March 23, 1985 When did I first read it: Some years ago while catching up on the old comics Cover Instead of one panel from the issue being chosen as the cover image, this time we have 3, one…
Should streamers pay for a license?
A Creative Director at Google Stadia (yes, THAT massively successful product), as his Twitter profile initially stated (more on this later), voiced his opinion that streamers should be paying developers and publishers for the privilege of streaming their games. Boy did that cause a reaction! Instead of cramming this into tweets, I figured why not…
Recently Finished: Evoland
This game is a pretty much perfect example of how to squander the potential of a good idea. Making an homage / a parody on the evolution of RPGs/games could have been SO GOOD. But besides some neat bits in the early parts, many of the later parts of the game make it devolve into…
The 70$ Game Price Discussion
So with the next generation of consoles nearing, the discussion around upping the full price of video games has flared up… again, with 2K Sports essentially leading the charge by raising the price of NBA 2K21 by $10 for PS5 and Xbox Series X with no free next-gen upgrade, in contrast to multiple announcements before…
Sonic (2020 Movie) – Short Review
After this movie originally premiered in January, I just recently caught up on it. Everything considered, especially what happened before the movie’s release (more on that a bit later), I was positively surprised! The movie definitely had a different take on Sonic, his power and Dr. Robotnik. It’s unlike any of the games and series…
Game Gear Micro – Thoughts
So some time ago (June 2nd, 2020) Sega announced the Game Gear Micro as part of their 60th Anniversary. Reading about it, I had mainly one question to myself… “why?” As an owner of the original system in the 90s (don’t have it anymore since the screen sadly stopped working after a few years), when…
Doom Patrol (Season 1)
After the first season of Titans included the Doom Patrol in the 4th episode, I was curious how they would use that group in the standalone series. I had no knowledge of them from the comics or any other material, so I was pretty much going in “clean”. The Titans episode certainly made the group…
BlizzCon 2019 Thoughts
So, BlizzCon 2019 has started and after all that has happened these last several weeks, I was interested in what would actually happen… here are some of my thoughts so far: Cosplays There have been some Winnie the Pooh cosplayers spotted at the event, so they either didn’t ban that at all or just gave…