Alexia rounds up eight cozy 2026 games she’s hyped for, from Solarpunk’s co-op crafting to Nivalis’ cyberpunk management and Witchbrook’s magical school life (with some demos to try now).
Syp swaps his World of Warcraft Midnight main from Death Knight to a stress-free Gnome Warlock, then fills the lull with endeavors, delves, and slowly furnishing a bookshop café.
Tipa digs into The Fellowship of the Ring on PS2, a book-faithful oddball that actually includes Tom Bombadil and Barrow-wights, plus Ring invisibility with a risky purity meter.
Nimgimli admits daily login rewards and battle passes quietly turn live-service games into a checklist—especially once you pay—until “just knock out the dailies” replaces actually playing.
Joar preps for World of Warcraft: Midnight with lighter expectations—until he admits he’ll still clean bags, clear quest logs, and log into all 53 alts for rested XP.
Belghast returns to Dune Awakening on a reactivated private server, rerolls Swordmaster for survivability, plays more efficiently after learning the early-game flow, and keeps base-building practical.
Wilhelm breaks down why Imperium attention is locked on TEST’s Keepstar armor timer in Atioth, with null-sec history, Pandemic Horde’s collapse, and “why are you here?” drama baked in.
Ghastly spotlights the “No Ice In Minnesota” Itch.io charity bundle supporting the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, with dozens of games/tools/books for $10 and availability through March 13.
WCRobinson says Capcom’s 20-minute Pragmata demo on Switch 2 sold them on the RE Engine sci-fi vibe, Hugh-and-android-Diana setup, and combat/exploration ahead of its April 24 release.
Bhagpuss gleefully shares Lana Del Rey’s “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter,” along with a YouTube commenter’s quick-and-dirty lyrics, because waiting ten months is too long to keep quiet.
Dave Winer vents about broken FedEx/DHL shipping sites, argues for AI-upgraded UX, floats pay-per-article paywalls, and laments Twitter’s locked-down mess and account woes.
Roger tallies what it actually costs to keep a personal blog running in 2026—domain + privacy and Squarespace hosting—landing at about £187/year for the privilege of owning your words.