I woke to a sharp pain pounding in the back of my head. I could feel the zip ties digging into the skin around my ankles and wrists. I could hear what appeared to be the hum of an engine. At the same moment, I was lightly tossed in the air and landed uncomfortably on… Continue reading The End is Nigh Because of AI – A Story About Artificial Intelligence and Screenwriting
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Doomsayer Goes to Pax East 2023
PRAISE!!! PRAISE AND BE MERRY!!! The conventions have returned to us. No longer will we huddle around computers hoping the next live stream event gives a morsel of new games. No, now we can go to conventions, put our own hands on the controllers and play new titles. I, for one, ventured to the grand… Continue reading Doomsayer Goes to Pax East 2023
My Top Six of 2022
I am in a rebellious mood. I toiled away at which games deserved my awards this year. I found the task of narrowing it down to five to be nearly impossible. Then it came to me. This is my list. Why am I shackling myself to an arbitrary number? Adhering to conventional rules hasn’t made… Continue reading My Top Six of 2022
Sony Keeps the Long Tradition of Using Celebrities to Sell Video Games Alive
HEAR YE!!! HEAR YE!!! I stand before all of you, eager to discuss something near and dear to my heart: celebrities advertising video games. The video game industry has had a long and proud history of having big names endorse their shiny new products. Many believe, including myself, that making video games is just an… Continue reading Sony Keeps the Long Tradition of Using Celebrities to Sell Video Games Alive
My Top Five Games of 2021
As the cold month of January continues to linger onward, what more fitting way to celebrate the mundane than recall the games I enjoyed throughout the previous year. As always this is my list and my list alone. Also, I personally find it a bit crude to compare a shooter to an RPG, so I… Continue reading My Top Five Games of 2021
The Doomsayer’s Top 5 of 2020
This article originally ran under a different banner/website in December of 2020 and is now being here re-uploaded for purposes of convenience and consolidation. Please enjoy. MY LOYAL FOLLOWERS!!! LEND ME YOUR EARS!!! This has undoubtedly been one hellish year and I, the Video Game Doomsayer, am sure many of you are looking forward… Continue reading The Doomsayer’s Top 5 of 2020
The End is Nigh … because of the Livestreams Replacing E3 2020
This article originally ran under a different banner/website in July of 2020 and is now being here re-uploaded for purposes of convenience and consolidation. Please enjoy. GATHER ROUND, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! I HAVE A TREAT FOR YOU. While E3 2020 is dead and buried, publishers still long to get us hyped for the latest round… Continue reading The End is Nigh … because of the Livestreams Replacing E3 2020
Games to Try During Isolation
This article originally ran under a different banner/website in May of 2020 and is now being here re-uploaded for purposes of convenience and consolidation. Please enjoy. HEAR YE!!! HEAR YE!!! MY LOYAL FOLLOWERS, I can see the crazed look in your eye. You have spit-shined every piece of furniture in your house. You have poured… Continue reading Games to Try During Isolation
The End is Nigh … because the SCP Foundation is Under Siege
This article originally ran under a different banner/website in March of 2020 and is now being here re-uploaded for purposes of convenience and consolidation. Please enjoy. HEAR YE!!! HEAR YE!!! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! Gather round as I regale stories of peeking behind the vale to find the cracks in our reality. The rules we have… Continue reading The End is Nigh … because the SCP Foundation is Under Siege
The Doomsayer goes to PAX East 2020
This article originally ran under a different banner/website in March of 2020 and is now being here re-uploaded for purposes of convenience and consolidation. Please enjoy. HEAR YE!!! HEAR YE!!! MY LOYAL FOLLOWERS!!! I have often utilized indie games to fill the void in the release schedule left by big-name publishers. Frequently those indie games… Continue reading The Doomsayer goes to PAX East 2020