AJAZZ AK820 Max HE
For over a month, I have had the pleasure of trying out the AJAZZ AK820 Max HE keyboard. It’s a mini keyboard, designed with an old school Commodore 64 structure (at least visually – and for an old person like me) that is more focused on the perfect gaming experience than it is an ideal typing stroke for Microsoft Word, although it does a comfortable job inside that application. Check out the AJAZ...[Read More]
Paramount Scares Volume 2 Review
It is certainly Halloween season because scary movies have started rearing their beautiful, gross heads. I usually celebrate this season by picking out frightful Friday films at home each week and having my yearly viewing of The Addams Family. It is a wicked way to celebrate a month of horror before we get all family-friendly holidays. Paramount feels the same way about horror films in October, as...[Read More]
Atari 50 – The Wider World of Atari
If you want to respect the video game industry, then you should always be in tune with its history. Not only will it give you perspective on what the industry has gone through, but it will also reveal a blueprint that might seem familiar in the future. That whole destined to repeat things sort of deal. History is what drives Atari 50, a large and ever-expanding love letter to Atari’s journey. The ...[Read More]
Throne and Liberty Review (PS5)
One of the toughest genres of games to review is the massive multiplayer online role-playing game. Generally, an MMORPG is built with so much content that it’s tough to pinpoint where it is safe to judge and talk about it. Do you stop at the first boss battle? Do you party and give yourself time with dungeons? Where is the point that you can safely say that you have a firm grasp of everything, and...[Read More]
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Review (PS5)
Before we begin, let me get some disclaimers out of the way. The first is that I hadn’t played Diablo IV before this review. I had played the first, skipped the second (someone else reviewed that), and did a deep dive into Diablo III (which I enjoyed and streamed). Diablo IV has always intrigued me, doubly so after Ben Sheene’s review at its launch. Sheene is a master of words, and his review last...[Read More]
CIDOO QK61 Mechanical Keyboard Review (PC)
There is nothing in this world more satisfying than a good keyboard. When done right, a keyboard is a word piano that allows you mental verbal musical flow, as you put together a Magnus opus of a paper, review, or academic journal (because you’re dying to do one of those). In addition to flow, when the keys are going hard, there is nothing like hearing the clicky-clack of a good keyboard sound. It...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XVI Review (PC)
Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in. Let me tell you a tale, good readers. Nearly a year ago, I had just arrived in Portland, Oregon for some virtual production training for work and was looking forward to relaxing with some Balatro in the evening hours. It was a perfect and delightful plan, where I would work all day, and play an addictive video game card game at night. What in ...[Read More]
God of War: Ragnarök Review (PC)
Our own Ben Sheene declared God of War: Ragnarök on the PlayStation 5 as perfect, even if it didn’t shift or differ too far away from its predecessor. It brought a solid middle act in a trilogy while adding more depth and context to its characters. While the stakes were bigger, the exploration was certainly more sizeable than the first, in its intentions to fit nicely into place with the first gam...[Read More]
Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics Review (PS5)
Oh, boy. This is a blast from the past. It was the summer of 1998 (maybe 1999, tough to say – I’m old), and I remember working at Waldensoftware in Fayette Mall in Lexington, Kentucky. Someone had decided that they were going to turn in their Sega Saturn and trade in the import Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter. I had a cartridge for my Saturn that would allow me to play imports, because that...[Read More]
NBA 2K25 Review (PS5)
I have been playing the NBA 2K series since its inception on the SEGA Dreamcast. I have always felt that the series was a visual marvel that broke the barrier between a good isometric NBA Live and what future basketball games would be in the games industry. It did so much for sports games and Visual Concepts will always be a developer that took professional-based games to the next level before any...[Read More]
New World: Aeternum Preview (PS5)
There have been a handful of MMORPGs that have piqued my interest over the years. A few examples are Final Fantasy 11, Final Fantasy 14, and even the almighty Destiny 2. The consistent traits that attracted and kept me engaged across the board with those games have been co-op, less grindy character build (although Destiny has since proven that wrong), and big worlds with interesting quests. Short ...[Read More]
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Review (PS5)
In all transparency, I am no good at any Ace Attorney game. They’re brutal, mind-bending at times, and extensive in their complicated construction. And yet, I cannot give them up because they’re so damn good. While I have told this story countless times over the years in my reviews about my relationship with this series, I will say it again – I have thoroughly enjoyed them. Back in 2005, I remembe...[Read More]