Empty War

My brain is so poisoned by video games, that while I was recently moving my furniture into my new apartment all I…

Fallout 76’s world is lonely. Despite being a multiplayer game, it hosts just a couple dozen people around a…

Red Dead Redemption 2 launched six months ago today. In those past six months, developer Rockstar faced criticisms…

On March 22, 2018, I was rushed to the hospital for life-saving surgery. Due to complications with the procedure, I…

Gail Gygax and I were sitting in the living room of a lace-trimmed, flower-filled bed and breakfast in Lake Geneva,…

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I started playing Star Wars: the Old Republic at launch on December 20th, 2011. In the six years to follow,…

Fallout 76 is filled with intriguing ideas, set amid an appealing post-apocalyptic sprawl ripe for exploration. It’s…

It began with a joke. Twitch streamer Johnny_now resolved to make a mad dash toward his fitness goals ahead of his…