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Games of 2021 - The Rules and Schedule

Starting off my official GOTY discusions with my rules and schedule. A repost!

I am back, after many months away! It’s been a dismal year for me, and I might make a post about it at some point, but it’s time for my GOTY stuff once again. This year’s article extravaganza will be first posted on Sassygamers.com, a lovely website I’ve been freelance writing for this year. This article is a one week later repost from that. So all articles I will repost here will be a week late…

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E3 2021: Games to Look Out For

Been a very long time since I last posted on my blog, here's a little thing about E3 and games I've liked the look of! #gaming #E32021

It’s been months, I know. Just haven’t been feeling the blog lately, and apologies for that! However, I’m hoping to get back into things slowly. So we’ve just had E3 after a year break due to the ongoing global pandemic, and it’s been an interesting one. One can argue it was thin on the ground for big releases and other news, though another can argue that might be due to the ongoing…

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Authors in Isolation: D. William Landsborough

Back to author interviews! Today's turn is D. William Landsborough #fantasy #indie #authorinterviews

It has been a while since I’ve done these interviews! First of all, a huge thankyou to everyone who has submitted an interview to me, and a massive apology for how slow I’ve been getting them out. The last few months haven’t been easy. Today, I bring you an interview from D. William Landsborough, an awesome author who released his first novel Archangel in 2019. I’ve included the link to his book…

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Valheim Review: A Giant in the Making

My thoughts on the new indie supergiant, Valheim! #valheim #indiegaming #indiegames #gaming

It’s me again! I know, it’s been a long time since I’ve written anything for my blog. Blame burnout, blame other stuff, yada yada. First of all, this article is a repost of my work for another blog Sassygamers.com, a wonderful site where I share my views on all sorts, so I will do the good thing and post a link to it down below. I just figured it would be good to have my impressions on my…

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My Impressions of Cyberpunk 2077

My Impressions of Cyberpunk 2077 is finally ready: A long review of 2020's most notorious release! #CDPR #CDProjektRed #gaming #Cyberpunk2077 #videogaming #gamejournalism

Expectation is a powerful word, and it can make or break you. The jury is still on Cyberpunk, and it may be some time before we uncover it all. It’s certainly grabbed the world’s attention. Unfortunately, what was supposed to be a delight towards the end of a brutal 2020 became something like a nightmare for many. Before I begin, I’d like to say something. I haven’t played a game like this in a…

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Surprise End of the Year Post

Surprise End of the Year Post! Wasn't expecting to make one this year. It's been an odd one.

Well, this year has been odd, hasn’t it? I’m not going to go into all the cheerful things like worldwide pandemics and stuff, there’s enough of that online. I’ll just say that it’s been okay for my family and I, we’ve managed to get through so far without serious hardship, something we’re very lucky with. I’ve done what I can to help friends and family, and I’ll continue to offer support as much…

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Games of 2020: 5-1

My Top 5 games of 2020 is finally here, with some surprising hits! #gaming #CPDR #amgaming #indiegames #THQNordic #Amongus

We’re finally here after weeks of teasing and build up. Hey, at least it’s not eight years worth! Desperados III I was fortunate enough to get the chance to play this awesome game six weeks before release, thanks to the awesome guys at THQ Nordic. Desperados III is made by the same cool people who made Shadow Tactics, Blades of the Shogun. I’m happy to say that Desperados III is a brilliant…

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Games of 2020 - Intermission

Got a short break until I announce my Top 5 games of 2020, so here's a smaller article covering some games that missed the cut or deserved a mention! #GOTY #indiegaming

Welcome to the article where I shove in my views on a bunch of games I haven’t covered yet. This is more of a talk where I get to ramble about a bunch of video games I’ve played that were released in 2020, and games I’ve either not included in the other categories, games I haven’t put much time into, or just stuff I’d like to discuss. It’s a bit of a clusterfuck this time, so let’s kick things…

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Games of 2020 - 10 to 6

It's the big one, counting down from the Top 10 favourite games of 2020! #Cyberpunk2077 #gaming #2020 #GOTY #indiegames

We are finally here with our top 10! It’s been a wild ride, 2020, and I can’t fucking wait for it to end. In the meantime, we’ll be going through my Top 10 favourite games that released in 2020. Let us begin with some reminders! Previous Years For fun, let’s look back on the other years for my lists. These are not completely in sync with the articles of those years – they are with…

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Games of 2020: Dropped the Ball?

Decided to switch things up, before I go into my Top 10 games of 2020, I'm doing the more critical piece: Games of 2020: Dropped the Ball? : #amgaming #blogging, #bookbloggers #Christmas, #Cyberpunk2077 #gaming, #GOTY

If you can dodge a car, you can dodge a ball… Dodgeball was a fucking weird movie. I was intending to release my Top 10 games article this week, at least the first half, but I wanted to get the more negative side of things away first. Hopefully this will still be a illuminating read. Now we’re onto more critical topics. While there have been a lot of great games released in 2020, there have…

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Games of 2020: The Honorable Mentions

Continuing my little series with Games of 2020: The Honorable Mentions! #amgaming #gamedev #spellforce #goty #ps5 #xbox

Early Access saw a difficult road, but now we’re about to get into the really cool stuff – the Honorable Mentions. These are all games that, while didn’t quite get into my Top 10 this year, are all great in their own way and well worth the look. Unlike 2019 in which some of my picks were games that had some serious flaws (cough, Outer Worlds and Greedfall, cough), these are all pretty solid. I…

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Book Review: Dreams of the Dying by Nicolas Lietazu

A long overdue review, the excellent Dreams of the Dying by Nicolas Lietazu! #amreading #amediting #indieauthor #fantasy

So, everyone knows how much I love Enderal, one of the best RPGS and stories in recent times. And it has a novel out too! It’s been ages since I have written a book review: the last one was Girl of the Stars by Mark Lawrence. I’m back again with a really special book.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dreams-Dying-Enderal-Book-1/dp/3982216729/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Dreams+of+the+Dying&qid=160647…

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Authors in Isolation: Anna Stephens

Got a special interview today with @AnnaSmithWrites!

I have a particularly special interview for everyone today! I was lucky enough to pull Anna Stephens away from her excellent new release The Stone Knife long enough for a quick chat in the Scar den. Come check it out by clicking the link below!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0875ZRBCW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

First of all, tell me about yourself! What do you write?

Hi…

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Games of 2020: Best of Early Access

Kicking off some of my favourite games from 2020 with the Best of Early Access! #indiegames #gamedev #RPG #strategy #Christmas #simulation #roguelike #deckbuilder

This might be a long read. Best to grab some snacks and coffee before reading this!

Welcome to the first of my annual video game Who’s Who for 2020! To read up on it, check out my intro here:

Early Access has seen a slew of really cool stuff this year. I know there’s a lot of stigma attached to games that release in an early state and ask for money in return for playing it early, but I…

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Authors in Isolation: Alan J. Heese

Latest in my Authors in Isolation series, an interview with Alan J. Heese!

Returning with my Authors in Isolation with a new interview! December is going to bring my annual GOTY blog series, but we’ve got a few weeks until then. Today I bring you an interview with Conservation biologist, educator and comic author Alan Heese.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086PYR119/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i9

First of all, tell me about yourself! What do you…

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Authors in Isolation: C.T. Phipps

In a new part of my Authors in Isolation series, an interview with Charles Phipps! #spfbo #indieauthors #Nanowrimo #urbanfantasy

Back with a new segment in my Authors in Isolation series. I’m with one of my favourite authors, Charles Phipps, who was kind enough to come into my Thousand Scar den. He even accepted a drink from Horse.

Braver man than me, Charles.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rules-Supervillainy-Saga-Book-ebook/dp/B07MB89S33/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+rules+of+supervillainy&qid=1605266210&sr=8-1

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Authors in Isolation: Aaron Hodges

Authors in Isolation: Aaron Hodges

Back with a new interview! Apologies on the delay with these, I’ve been sick a lot the past few weeks. Let’s kick things off again with an author interview with Aaron Hodges.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08653PM1L/

First of all, tell me about yourself! What do you write? 

My name is Aaron Hodges and I’m a fantasy author from New Zealand! I mostly write in the epic fantasy genre, you…