Frostilyte reviews Baseless, a shoot-’em-up where firing your gun is also how you move, creating a frustrating-but-addictive solo passion project from Andrew Armstrong.
Kimimi dives into Power Dolls on PC-98, where a dense 96-page manual, intricate stats, and punishing deployment choices make its mech tactics as intimidating as they are fascinating.
Scopique vents about Star Citizen’s 4.5 engineering rework, a buggy Nyx and Levski, the IAE free-fly chaos, and whether new ships like the Salvation and Golem OX are worth the credits.
Belghast checks out Guild Wars Reforged’s visual facelift and bustling starter zones, shares a download tip, and celebrates snagging new hand-cannon hero Jaren in Destiny Rising.
Wilhelm’s Twitch recap shows 559 “watched” hours mostly spent AFK farming drops in EVE Online, No Man’s Sky, World of Tanks, World of Warcraft, and Palia.
Tobold’s 160 hours in Europa Universalis V boil down to this: a deep, very slow grand strategy that’s great if you accept long runs and disruptive balance patches.
Aywren reflects on being laid off from a long-time tech writing job, financial stability, and what comes next in a very human, AI-skeptical post.
Bhagpuss’s advent calendar opens to a melting snowman and Kaela Kimura, serving up a cozy little slice of winter music blogging.
Warner uses Apple Music Replay to realize he’s been soundtracking today’s turmoil with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Grateful Dead, and Bob Dylan-heavy Girl From the North Country.
Bruce Schneier flags a new anonymous phone carrier that lets you sign up with nothing more than a zip code.
Dave Winer reminisces about MORE, LBBS, and Manila to argue that great software lets you instantly flip views on the same data with zero friction.
Juhis argues you should write online for yourself first, not a niche persona, and let whatever audience shows up enjoy the honest, whole-life blogging—especially as a developer.