John Golden and the Heroes of Mazaroth review
This is the funniest thing I've read in ages. Seriously. I may be biased since I'm a World of Warcraft fan but this is hilarious. Most of the jokes are understandable to someone who hasn't...
View ArticleGreat Bitten: Outbreak review
28 Days Later is one of the two movies which tell the definitive British zombie apocalypse story. The other is Shaun of the Dead. The first gets referenced a couple of times in Great Bitten but,...
View ArticleFriday the Thirteenth (2009) review
Happy Halloween, folks! Today as a special treat, I'm going to be reviewing a horror movie which tried to re-bottle lightning. It's not one of my favorites but tries so very hard. I think it...
View ArticleThe Becoming: Revelations review
Revelations continues the adventures of Cade, Ethan, and Brandt as they recover from the events of Ground Zero. The premise of the series is a Marine, a cop, and a Israeli Defense Force sniper are...
View ArticleEyes Deep review
Combining spy-work, urban fantasy, and noir is something which should have been done much earlier. It's a mostly untapped subgenre with only a few books like The Laundry series. Eyes Deep is a new...
View ArticleBorderlands: The Pre-Sequel storyline review
Warning: This review will go into LONG discussion of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel's story. I've already done a review of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequelhere, but I thought I would take the time to do a...
View ArticleThe Becoming: Under Siege review
I'm a big fan of The Becoming series. It is a series about three survivors of a zombie outbreak: Ethan, Cade, and Brandt who are unusually badass. One is a cop, one is an Israeli Defense Force...
View ArticleOur stance on Gamergate
Hey folks,As a game review website, I've been asked numerous times what I think of this whole Gamergate controversy and I've kept my opinions to myself. I considered the initial controversy to be...
View ArticleBorderlands 2: How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day review
While it's a bit late to be reviewing the Headhunter Packs for Borderlands 2, better late than never in my humble opinion. The Headhunter Packs are, basically, new maps for Borderlands 2 where the...
View ArticleThe Guardian Interviews: The Guardian review
The Guardian Interviews is an interesting premise for a series. Framed like World War Z, they are a series of interviews with the members of the Regulators. The Regulators are a group of monster...
View ArticleHappy 4th Wedding Anniversary to me and my wife
I just wanted to let everyone know that today is my wedding anniversary. Four years ago, today, Kat Wiley agreed to become Kat Wiley Phipps and I have been grateful every day since. My marriage has...
View ArticleAmazing Spiderman 2 review
I actually watched this movie awhile ago but found myself at a loss for words. I just couldn't think of an entire review's worth of words to talk about the film. Good or bad. Which is damning in...
View ArticleThe United Federation of Charles is being boycotted by Gamergate
The United Federation of Charles was recently boycotted by the Gamergate movement (see Gamergate Wiki) for its comments made here. I take this as something of a source of pride as it means someone...
View ArticleThe Guardian Interviews: The Regulators review
I am a fan of the Guardian Interviews series by Michael Clary. I reviewed the first book, The Guardian, here with a positive appraisal but awareness the book had some rough edges. Many of these...
View ArticleThe Social Satire of Vivian James
Over on RPG.net, a fan created this image to satirize the Gamergate mascot, Vivian James. Vivian James is a character designed for the purposes of rebutting the feminist criticism of video-games by...
View ArticleAssassin's Creed review
I am going to be playing Assassin's Creed until Christmas time, so I've decided I would catch up on some of my reviews of its games, media and so on. As such, while it's a bit late to declare it...
View ArticleAssassin's Creed: Rogue (Non-Spoiler) review
Assassin's Creed: Rogue has the misfortune of being born the Tyrion Lannister of the franchise in that it was released as a last-generation console game on the same day as its current-generation...
View ArticleAssassin's Creed: Rogue (spoiler) review
I've already reviewed the game here but it's one of those which benefits from having its story analyzed in detail. Assassin's Creed: Rogue is, in my opinion, one of the three best video games in...
View ArticleThe Guardian Interviews: Broken review
Broken is the third volume in the Guardian Interviews series. These books follow a group of monster-hunters called the Regulators who possess the supernatural abilities due to their association...
View ArticleUndertow review
I didn't know what to expect from Undertow when I picked it up. I'd heard it was a well-regarded urban fantasy novel but knew nothing about the premise, characters, or setting. Much to my surprise,...
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