Deus Ex: Mankind Divided review
I've been hesitating to do my review of this game for a long time because of a number of reasons: 1. It was a gift from my wife for my birthday. 2. I really-really love Deus Ex. However, just as...
View ArticleThe Social Satire of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
I consider Deus Ex to be one of the more thoughtful and intelligent series around. The original game tackled such diverse issues as transhumanism, anti-terrorism as an excuse for government support...
View ArticleAn end to my relationship with Ragnarok Publications
It is with a heavy heart that I announce my withdrawal of my books, ESOTERRORISM and WRAITH KNIGHT from the Ragnarok Publication calendar. I've enjoyed my time there and made several friends but...
View ArticleDeus Ex: Mankind Divided: Desperate Measures and System Rift review
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was a game I gave a pretty bad score to (5/10) due to the fact it, literally, felt like half of a 10/10 game. It was a score I struggled with because the parts of the game...
View ArticleJohnny Mnemonic review
As I finish off Agent G: Saboteur, I can't help but think about all the wonderful cyberpunk movies I've watched over the years: Robocop, Strange Days, Cyborg 2 (okay, that's more of a guilty...
View ArticleTop signs we're living in a cyberpunk future
To go along with everyone else's "Wait, did the world become cyberpunk and I didn't notice?" I should point out the following facts:1. From Robocop. "OCP traditionally dabbled in not for profit...
View ArticleThe Tower of Zhaal is now available for purchase
Hey folks,I'm pleased to say the CTHULHU ARMAGEDDON series is continuing with the second volume now available in ebook form. Continue to follow the adventures of our anti-heroes as they struggle to...
View ArticleDeus Ex: Black Light review
One of my biggest complaints about Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was the fact it was a story which took place in the middle of itself. There was a very weak beginning where lots of confusing as well as...
View ArticleWatch_Dogs 2 review
Watch_Dogs was a game I really enjoyed but felt had a lot of flaws. I found Aiden Pearce aggressively unlikable and while I believe that was deliberate (see my "The Subversiveness of Aiden Pearce"...
View ArticleStrange Days (1995) review
Distracting from the tragedies of 2016, I've decided to do a review of a movie about the death of a celebrity, police brutality, racial tension, and the use of social media to record crimes. Yes, I...
View ArticleNeuromancer by William Gibson review
Ah, here it is, the origins of the cyberpunk genre along with Blade Runner. I've read Neuromancer three times over the years and I can confirm I still have no idea what the hell this book is about....
View ArticleBlade Runner review
It's cyberpunk month here, unofficially or otherwise, here at the United Federation of Charles and I can't help but talk about the classic which helped inspire the genre of cyberpunk. Aside from...
View ArticleVillains Rule by M.K. Gibson review
Have you ever wanted to reach into the reality of book or movie and shake the villain? Ever since Scott Evil pointed out he had a gun in his room and it would take just a few seconds to get it so...
View ArticleResident Evil 4 review
You may ask what the point of reviewing Resident Evil 4 may be. It's a game which generally stands up there with Super Marrio Brothers, The Legend of Zelda, Streetfighter II, Halo, and a handful of...
View ArticleWriting Update February 2017
Hey folks,I have some great news for those who are interested in my writing. Which, hopefully, includes all of the readers here. The first is that THE SCIENCE OF SUPERVILLAINY is almost ready for...
View ArticleRise of the Tomb Raider review
I've had this game for over a year and never got around to writing up a review for it because it is, ultimately, forgettable. This is kind of an impressive feat since I loved the new Lara Croft,...
View ArticleResident Evil 7 review
So, Resident Evil 7 is possibly my favorite horror video game. Well, after Silent Hill 2. Actually, I have far better feelings toward Resident Evil 7 than I do Silent Hill 2 but James Sunderland's'...
View ArticleTears of a Clone by Brian Parker review
I was a big fan of the Immorality Clause by Brian Parker last year. It was basically a variant on Blade Runner with the premise of a Louisiana Detective in the future doing his best to find out who...
View ArticleDelvers LLC by Blaise Corvin review
Since Mark Twain did A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, there's always been a desire by some people to be the guy who goes to a fantasy world in order to make use of their knowledge to...
View ArticleExcerpt from The Tower of Zhaal
The stars were not right. This fact was burned into the minds of every human being living on the ruin we called planet Earth. Once, the stars were white pinpricks of light against a black sky. They...
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