Halo: The Kilo-Five Trilogy
By most accounts, Staffan Sentzke is at least slightly unhinged. A member of an independent government of a distant colony planet, he, like most of his associates, fears that Earth …
A Video Look-Back on 2014
Rather than write about 2014, I was seized by the urge to do a video about it (new webcam, new format, thrill of novelty, etcetera). And here it is, in …
Thoughts Upon Waking From A Thirteen-Day Nightmare – Alien: Isolation
I originally posted this on the Alien: Isolation forums and have edited some spoiler material out for its appearance here. You can read the original at this link, but be …
Monthly Review: January 2014
One month down in the new year. How have things been going? I’d already been intending to write a month-in-review post when Nicole Antoinette’s latest mailing list e-mail with her …
Is Glasslands As Good A Start To A Halo Trilogy As Cryptum?
I think you folks who read this blog have already seen enough posts about me carping on over the Eric Nylund / William C. Dietz Halo novels, so I’m not …
What’s Fun About Making A YouTube Video Review Of FTL?
A few weeks ago, I purchased myself a copy of the PC game, FTL. IT was a cheap buy at around $10 (or around 4 weeks of saving on the …
Prometheus
It’s kind of hard to imagine any expectations that Prometheus met. I think the trailers were trying to lead us to believe that we were going to get something more …
Why The Hunger Games Is A Damned Good Spy Thriller
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My rating: 4 of 5 stars I don’t think I can see The Hunger Games movie. Not because I didn’t like the book or …
Keeping the Portfolio Up to Date: Book Reviews
Be warned, ladies and gents: This post is equal parts, “Hey everybody! Yay me!” and “Yes, potential freelance employer, I review more than just video games.” The section of my …
How Halo: Combat Evolved Brings More Adventure Than Any Other First Person Shooter
Ten years. Has it really been that long? In some ways, it still seems like yesterday that I bought my first ever gaming console and played through that epic campaign. It’s …