Aywren breaks down FFXIV patch 7.55’s Phantom Relic grind, from crafted items to roulettes, Occult Crescent drops, and the inevitable tome sink.
John loves how It Consumes turns darkness and limited light into a tense roguelite shooter loop full of unlocks, timing, and doomed runs.
Tipa digs through EverQuest Legends’ cash shop, where ornamentation and convenience items look pricey even if the store isn’t pay-to-win yet.
Joar says FFXIV is excellent, but its huge story focus, alt-job leveling style, and WoW muscle memory kept it from becoming home.
Owls celebrates finally hitting level 50 in EverQuest Legends, then immediately sets sights on killing Innoruuk and retracing an old necromancer route.
Welsh Troll reads ESO’s revised roadmap as delays, QoL triage, and a worrying hint that broader Elder Scrolls collaboration could sideline the MMO.
Marc pushes back on Donkey Kong 3 revisionism, arguing Nintendo’s arcade exit was really about shifting focus to Famicom and NES.
Wilhelm tears into Xbox Games’ layoffs, fuzzy “Four Cs,” Minecraft fixation, and pricier consoles, arguing Microsoft still looks directionless.
Jimmy traces how Will Wright’s Oakland firestorm experience fed into the life-sim thinking that would eventually shape The Sims.
Jeff comes away impressed by Dell’s XPS 13 and Intel’s Core 5 320, especially Fedora 44 support and standout x86 efficiency.
Axxuy reflects on drafting by hand versus Neovim, arguing blogs lose none of the words but gain something irreplaceably webby through links.
Azuriel argues AI-generated blog images and bot-like replies trade away the human messiness that makes blogging and online communities worth showing up for.