Tipa heads back to Malifaux to tempt new players at a store event, then faces old nemesis Dave—Colette du Bois (Colette 2, soulstone shenanigans) versus Maxine Agassiz, with hobby updates on Frosthave
Shintar reposts (with permission) and updates FJ Brodie’s SWTOR guide to Makeb’s relaxing GSI daily/weekly missions—maps, where to dig with the Seeker Droid, and what you’ll earn at the current level
Nicole gushes over retro hardware tinkerers after ordering enthusiast-made Sega-ish consoles via AliExpress, spotlighting an orange “MD3” Genesis 3-style unit with a gorgeous PCB—and a Saturn-style AV
Wes rounds up emulation/preservation news: Dolphin’s Triforce arcade progress (with one stubborn holdout), a native PC port for Rockman EXE: Phantom of Network, Secret of Mana: Reborn updates, and an
Belghast and the AggroChat crew dig into what’s changed in Dune Awakening, then bounce through Enshrouded’s Hollow Halls, Shape of Dreams runs, Towerbolt, Star Trek Online buildcraft, and hype for La
Ellie’s Castlevania Chronicles review celebrates this PS1 port of the X68000 remake as a “fantastic game,” and reflects on just how many Castlevania remixes and reimaginings Konami kept spinning off.
Wilhelm’s Fantasy Critic League update is mostly calm—High on Life 2 dips a bit, rankings shuffle, a Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse bid lands, and counter-picks hit Always In Mind and Diablo IV: Lord of
Anarchae’s week 8 digest mixes insomnia and housing/job stress with reading notes on Gladys Mitchell’s Mrs Bradley mysteries (Dead Men’s Morris, Come Away, Death), plus Olympics, Raidou, Fate/GO Val
Emily reflects on what patriotism means to her as a Canadian, describing recent spikes amid Trump’s tariff/annexation threats, buying Canadian brands, traveling domestically (East coast plans), and y
Michael’s smaller weekly roundup links indie game roundups (Jank, Mothership), notes Discord’s bad calls pushing him back to forums, and tosses in music, poetry issues, and even raspberry cheesecake b
Dave Winer argues the web “builds on the web”: podcasting leaned on MP3, tech evolution can’t rewind, and “don’t invent” beats VC dreams—plus he points at AI’s killer app: customer service.
Oya vents (dramatically, by design) about live-action adaptations of animated works, sparked by Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 promo, while stressing her criticisms aren’t aimed at the