Microtransactions: They are everywhere in video games now, and we all generally hate them. Lootboxes, Pay-to-Win, and all that are bad enough, but now we have the specter of SWTOR rising again, in the selling of save slots in “Metal Gear Survive”. When will the game companies go too far? Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, […]
Author: Scormus
Well, this could be interesting…
So I’ve been streaming every weekend for the last six weeks or so, building up an audience and having a great time in the process. But wouldn’t it be more fun to do this, at least on occasion, with My Lovely Bride™? Yeah, that’s a possibility now. You see, my wife and I used to […]
A Fair Assessment of my Origin EVO15-S
So I previously wrote a rather scathing initial review on my new Origin EVO15-S custom laptop a little while ago, and in that review, I promised to update you all on my opinions, should they change. Well, that happened, so here’s what I currently think. I’ll be honest here: This is a good laptop. It […]
Scormey’s Kickstarter Problem – Pixels & Dice #58
Scormus likes Kickstarter perhaps just a little too much, especially when it comes to cool new tabletop games and retro gaming projects. He totally tries to justify all this excess today. Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license. Proud member of The Gaming and Entertainment Network (TGEN) […]
Poor comparisons – Pixels & Dice #57
So today we are going to talk about school shootings, violent video games, and why they have nothing to do with each other (despite what the NRA says). Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license. Proud member of The Gaming and Entertainment Network (TGEN) Find us on […]
So, about that new laptop…
I told y’all that I would give you guys a review of my new Origin custom EVO15-S laptop computer, and so, that’s what I’ll be doing today. Overall, I’m quite pleased with the device. The screen is very nice, it responds extremely quickly, and has thus far handled the tasks I have asked of it… […]