Bhagpuss greets the Guild Wars 3 announcement with more obligation than excitement, colored by a long, complicated history with Guild Wars 2.
Kimimi argues Shadow of the Beast is more than parallax eye candy, selling its world through atmosphere, direction, and surprisingly RPG-like exploration.
Krista finds One Move Away a charming strategy puzzler where packing, overstacking, and three character stories turn moving house into a satisfying brain teaser.
Wilhelm digs into Guild Wars 3’s reveal: Orr, Vael spirit companion, parkour-y movement, and a long wait with beta penciled in for late 2027.
Thomas likes HellSlave II’s solo blobber setup, flexible respecs, and loot-heavy combat, even if the early demo sounds pretty punishing.
Andrew Plotkin revisits George Alec Effinger, The Zork Chronicles, and an old Usenet correction that neatly upends his assumptions about Infocom tie-ins.
Roger says local theatre has become more accessible, audience-friendly, and better value than London premium shows, with The Lion King as one standout.
Warner frames Trump’s visible decline through the familiar, painful reality of aging relatives, arguing denial only works until everyone admits the obvious.
Emily logs a gloriously weird Resident Evil-flavored dream starring a parasite monster, Ashley Graham, Luis, pistols, knives, and inexplicably missed propane tanks.
Dave Winer is delightfully rattled by the Knicks going up 2-0 on the road, to the point reality itself seems briefly negotiable.
Jamie Zawinski wants the least-annoying way to fire a 433 MHz remote from the command line, with zero Alexa, Siri, or cloud nonsense.
Bruce Schneier flags a prototype AI worm that carries its own LLM onto hacked machines, calling it the closest thing yet to Brunner’s Shockwave Rider vision.