I’m over 10 hours into my first playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077, and I can already tell you the game has failed. Not because I don’t enjoy the game, I actually do, albeit sometimes despite it trying its best to spoil my fun. It’s not because the game didn’t sell well…

How a tragedy in rural Poland became emblematic of the country’s Women's Rights struggle. — Be advised: This story includes descriptions of murder, domestic and sexual violence. Any earnings from this story will be donated to Aborcyjny Dream Team, a Polish non-profit helping women access abortion in defiance of the country’s inhumane laws. In August 2003, two young girls living in Czerniejów, a village in…

No video game will ever be perfect, however, some may come close. VALORANT is definitely trying to, at least with their design philosophy. They got all the right people, they said all the right buzzwords, they designed all the right maps, they’re committed to balancing the game. Yet, after around…

And the Lessons the Gaming Industry Should Learn From It — The last few weeks have seen the FIFA esports community go from bad to worse, as last year’s multi-tournament winner Donovan “Tekkz” Hunt and reigning FEWC Xbox One champion Mossad “Msdossary7” Dossary criticized the game’s experience. Shortly afterwards, FIFA pro and popular streamer Kurt “kurt0411” Fenec was banned from all…

Learning to embrace the Fan vs Critic divide. — In a world where every new addition to an established franchise is scrutinized beyond belief, it’s no shock that Picard enters the realm of The Last Jedi. Critically acclaimed, yet contentious at best among their respective fanbases. To some, they’re fascinating new artistic takes on old material. To others, they’re…

Netflix’s latest mini-series based on a Harlan Coben novel of the same is a show that clearly wants to copy the formula that made Broadchurch an incredibly acclaimed series not so long ago. Set in a small town in the UK? Check. A storyline involving kids doing suspicious stuff? Check…

Exploring two deceptively similar shows. It’s quite fitting that both BoJack Horseman and The Good Place ended in the same week. Both are existential comedies that tug at your heart-strings through a combination of extremely identifiable-with characters, wacky visuals and great writing, and both take a lot of time to explore the depths of the…

An overview of Riot’s innovative CCG. — Hearthstone is the only game I’d consider myself to have actually had potential to go pro in, which is quite fitting because it’s a game about getting lucky and making the most out of said luck, which I feel like is my only real discernible skill. I never put enough…

“Millions of lives were at stake,” Picard tells a reporter in an interview clearly designed as an exposition dump. “Romulan lives,” the reporter scoffs. “No. Lives.” Jean-Luc answers with his trademark righteous conviction. As the interview continues, I knew one thing, Star Trek was actually back. SPOILERS FOR PICARD AND…