Someone got a partial refund for the money they spent on “Star Citizen”. There’s a lot going on here that we need to discuss. Intro (0:49) – Catching up, what have we been up to lately. Video Games (7:13) – CIG begrudgingly gave someone a partial refund for “Star Citizen”. Let’s discuss why this happened. […]
Screaming in Digital, Part 2 (Ep. 141)
Playing with Gangers and on the hunt for Handmaiden, on this week’s episode! Game: “Cyberpunk Red“ Oracle: “GameMaster’s Apprentice – Cyberpunk Deck (Beta) – Link goes to Base deck“ Music: “Celebration” by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/wappe/WAPPE141.mp3Podcast (kott): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | […]
Beat the Devil
So, I just bought an XBox Series X gaming console. This is the first XBox I have ever owned, previously being a Playstation then Nintendo fan, and the first “Current Generation” console I have had since the Playstation 2. Basically, I left consoles behind for a couple of decades, in favor of PC gaming, before […]
Expensive Hubris – Loot Mechanics #332
Why do companies who make online video games keep shooting themselves in the foot? Intro (0:49) – Our week, in brief. Video Games (5:35) – Do VG developers hate money, or just their players? Wrap (40:51) – Final thoughts. “Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/podcast/LM332.mp3Podcast: Play […]
Screaming in Digital, Part 1 (Ep. 140)
Moving on this month to something completely different, a little “Cyberpunk Red” Game: “Cyberpunk Red“ Oracle: “GameMaster’s Apprentice – Cyberpunk Deck (Beta) – Link goes to Base deck“ Music: “Celebration” by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/wappe/WAPPE140.mp3Podcast (kott): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify […]
For lack of a TTRPG
I am currently sitting in a beautiful, one-room cabin up on top of the Blue Mountains in northeast Oregon. This is a favorite vacation location for My Lovely Brideā¢ and I, as it is roughly thirty miles from any sort of fireworks displays for Independence Day. My dogs don’t “do” fireworks, you see. But that’s […]