Aywren returns to Project: Gorgon for the 1.0 launch, updates an old character with the improved models and slider-heavy creator, and revisits the busy newbie island and quirky story beats.
Syp recaps a suddenly-busy January and sets February MMO targets: keep leveling in WoW Classic ahead of Burning Crusade Anniversary, chase retail endeavors, finish another LOTRO Harad zone, and dabble
Tipa goes deep on Othello World for Super Famicom, then iterates from MCTS and negamax to a genetic algorithm to finally build an AI that can beat Long John Silver.
Frostilyte reviews Super Chipflake Ü, a Banjo-Kazooie-style 3D platformer with great late-’90s vibes and music transitions, but says the fetch-quest slog and limited movement kill the fun.
Magi can’t stop playing the Goblin Vyke demo, praising its stealth-first “dungeon steal by night, sell by day” loop, grim greed story setup, and tense trap-and-timing metroidvania dungeon design.
Scopique logs Star Citizen’s patch 4.6 “Clear the Air” grind, hauling cargo across Stanton in a Hermes, tracking point payouts, and eyeing huge SCU missions that scream “bring a Hercules.”
Wilhelm rounds up 2026 MMO roadmaps, digging into World of Warcraft retail’s WoW Midnight plans and the split vibes around WoW Classic’s Burning Crusade return and beyond.
The Friendly Necromancer checks in with Diablo IV’s new Paladin season antics, celebrates Project Gorgon finally launching out of beta, and shares a hopeful real-life health update.
Tobold plays two Essen pickups: Abroad feels lighter and swingier than its BGG weight suggests, while Fromage surprises with parallel simultaneous turns that keep a medium game snappy and deep.
Jamie Zawinski is delighted (and a little incredulous) that a 15-minute documentary exists about Whale, reminiscing about their Pixies-ish sleaze, Tricky connections, and a pair of very uneven 1998
Warner Crocker writes from a “dark place,” raging at corruption, arrests, and the Epstein files release—refusing to repeat the worst details, but demanding moral clarity and real accountability.
Dave Winer ties FOSDEM to his “start over” social web pitch—simple peer-to-peer first, careful centralization tradeoffs—then tweaks wpIdentity storage docs and notes app/object identification is next.