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Some Gamers Like the Wool Pulled Over Their Eyes. I Don’t

There’s a contract that I make with games that I expect to be fulfilled. I expect games to introduce me to new worlds. To the worlds they have constructed. I expect to be taught rules about those new worlds. How things work. What things harm you. What things help. What things constitute sustenance. What thingsContinue reading “Some Gamers Like the Wool Pulled Over Their Eyes. I Don’t”

Where I’ve Been – Travels Through the Wild of PC Gaming

I started building gaming PCs in 1999. I had to get a PC for grad school. Interestingly enough, being in a curriculum that was oriented around people who would hold fiduciary responsibility for procuring technical equipment, the school felt it was important that we understood how a computer was built, along with some minor webContinue reading “Where I’ve Been – Travels Through the Wild of PC Gaming”

The Curious Happenings of a Gamer Not Built for Elden Ring

The fervor over Hogwarts befuddles me. As a licensed property, I need to see a lot more to be interested. Reviewing the combined track record of PortKey Games and Avalanche Software shows a publisher who has only released mobile games, all of them bad except for one. And a developer that has released mostly badContinue reading “The Curious Happenings of a Gamer Not Built for Elden Ring”

Streamers, Podcasters, Gamers: FFS, Protect Yourselves

Since rising from the ashes in this new incarnation, I’ve said that I would skew away from the lecture-y, preacherly litany of the past. I’ll renege on that aspiration for one moment. These past few months have seen a barrage of cyber-attacks on game companies, plying for the sweet, succulent sensitive financial information of thoseContinue reading “Streamers, Podcasters, Gamers: FFS, Protect Yourselves”

My Changing Relationship With Games (or why it’s important that the Steam Deck will never do 120fps and how that might make me finally subscribe to PlayStation Now)

Long title. A lot to unpack this morning. But we’ll try to move quickly. I’ve been molting. As a lot of you know over the past couple of weeks I’ve been transitioning to only playing on PC, after 20 years of playing on 3 or more platforms, and twice as much time gaming in general.Continue reading “My Changing Relationship With Games (or why it’s important that the Steam Deck will never do 120fps and how that might make me finally subscribe to PlayStation Now)”

I’m Out; Transition to PC Complete

It’s been under consideration for the last four years or so. Really even longer than that. When I built my first gaming PC, back in 1999, I asked myself a few months later why I would ever have a need to play on console ever again. In truth, I only kept my original PlayStation aroundContinue reading “I’m Out; Transition to PC Complete”

Does It Matter Whether You are “Good” at Games or Not?

If you’ve seen any of my iconography, you know that the tagline “For the Love of Game” often features prominently. Knowing who you are as a gamer is a lot about figuring out your id. Much in the same vein as it is difficult to figure out whether you are an introvert or an extrovertContinue reading “Does It Matter Whether You are “Good” at Games or Not?”

I Spent the Day Re-Building a Streaming PC so I Could Return the ATEM Mini Pro

Truth. The Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro is a slick looking piece of gear. Wonderful to the touch, and elicits a feeling equal to the happiest of digital ballets whenever your fingers dance across the sizable keys to run your live video production of choice. Unfortunately, I have found the quality of its video outputContinue reading “I Spent the Day Re-Building a Streaming PC so I Could Return the ATEM Mini Pro”

Searching for Frankenstein’s Monster on Gamer Twitter. Or Avoiding It.

This is typically the time of the year when we make wide-sweeping, hand-wavey gestures towards notions of being better. Better family members. Husbands. Wves. Fathers. Mothers. Working out more. Living life healthier. For those of us who are into the content creation gig, we often resolve to do something better in that space. Sometimes itContinue reading “Searching for Frankenstein’s Monster on Gamer Twitter. Or Avoiding It.”