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Nerd Notes 03/29/2006
17 days, less than 3 weeks till Las Vegas. There will be a major preview post about that but for now, I think there’s been enough music, trailers and other such stuff since the 8th for a little Nerd Notes. … Continue reading
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Neolithic Dawn (unfortunate) Review
[disclaimer: this is the first VR game I have recieved for review, but not the first VR game I have played, having owned a Metaquest for a few months and purchased games and experienced what is good and what is … Continue reading
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A wacky farm can live in your computer
Cozy Sanctuary is kind of hard to explain. It’s an idle clicker that can run in the background and you can visit it at your leisure as you type articles, do research, chat with friends, etc. Although you do need … Continue reading
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PAX East 2026 Short Preview (and lament)
I am scheduled to attend PAX East as press this year, but unfortunately mother’s health situation is not one where I can arrange aide coverage so close to my Vegas trip in April (as arranging that coverage itself was not … Continue reading
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Nerd Notes 3/8/2026
This collection started with sitting here on a Sunday watching Ahura win the 2026 wXw 16 Carat Tournament thinking about how I wish I was in San Francisco for GDC and Day of the Devs. After two days/nights of solid … Continue reading
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Nerd Notes 2/19/26
Life as a caretaker to mom rolls on. Focus on maintenance of life and adulting, while finding time for relaxation, entertainment and continual preparation for large April Vegas trip for GCW Collective, The New Inititative Shooting Star and experiences through … Continue reading
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Marvel and Fantagraphics Collect Savage Tales of the 1980s in Lost Marvels No. 3
The latest volume in Fantagraphics’ Lost Marvels series collects all eight issues of the long-out-of-print, tough-minded 1980s run of Savage Tales February 17, 2026 – For 13 months in the mid-1980s, editor Larry Hama assembled some of Marvel’s strongest artists and … Continue reading
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Numbers are hard, Talystro is Too (but fun)
I am not good at “math” unless it has a $ in front of it and even then I use a calculator and its more about understanding costs of quanitity versus quality and quantification. I also never got into table … Continue reading
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So many Demos (Steam Next before the Fest)
So the February 2026 Steam Next Fest is coming next week but MANY of the games and demos to be featured in it already out for downloading and wishlisting. Here’s a list of the ones I am aware of and … Continue reading
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ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN (Review)
A SUDA51 game is always hard to explain. You can break it down to its base elements of combat, minigames, weird story, out there visual design and maybe something more underneath, but that doesn’t really describe it or most things … Continue reading
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