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Disclosure Day: Film Review
“I’m a sci-fi fan and a Spielberg fan, so I hoped that Disclosure Day would be my kinda thing…”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode Review – Season 4, Episode 1: Valles Marineris
“I hope this week’s overladen, disjointed episode isn’t a harbinger of things to come…”
Star Trek: Voyager – Across The Unknown: DLC Review (Part 1!)
“I gotta say, I’m impressed!”
There’s Still Time To Delay Next-Gen
“Mid-2026 is probably the final opportunity that Xbox and PlayStation will have to make such a decision…”
The Fallout… Fallout
“The next Fallout video game is being taken away from Bethesda…”
Star Trek: The Road Not Taken
“It’s early 1965, and the word from NBC and Desilu is ‘no.’ Gene Roddenberry’s sci-fi pitch hasn’t been picked up…”
Pragmata: Video Game Review
“Pragmata is a pretty fun game with a classic, old-school feel – and one glaring flaw in terms of its accessibility…”
Pragmata: Spoiler-Free Review
“I had fun on this sci-fi adventure…”
Xbox: Layoffs, Cancellations, and Closures
“Putting a growing number of eggs in fewer and fewer baskets…”
We’re Halfway Through 2026!
“Grand Theft Auto VI – arguably the biggest release of the year for the entire entertainment sector – isn’t on my list…”
Getting Started with Gaming in 2026
“The short-term future of gaming isn’t looking too hot…”
I Recommend Not Pre-Ordering GTA 6
“Pre-ordering this game feels pointless, and even if I owned a current-gen console, I wouldn’t…”
Strange New Worlds: The Latest Season 4 Trailer
“We’ve recently been shown another new trailer for Strange New Worlds’ fourth season…”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode Re-Watch – Season 2, Episode 12: The Royale
“This is the very first episode of Star Trek that I can ever remember watching…”
1666: Amsterdam – My Thoughts on the Prologue
“I feel compelled to return to this world and uncover the next chapters of the story…”
Sorry, Microsoft… I’m Not Coming Back To Game Pass (Yet)
“By pushing me away from Game Pass, Microsoft has pretty much lost me as a customer for the foreseeable future…”
Outposts Unknown: My Thoughts on the Demo
“Think ‘Star Trek does Banished,’ and you’re not a million light-years away from Outposts Unknown…”
Shadow Frontier: A New Star Trek Horror Game!
“I’m genuinely looking forward to Shadow Frontier, and I think the game has a ton of potential…”
Star Trek: The Original Series Episode Re-Watch – Season 1, Episode 3: Where No Man Has Gone Before
“Where No Man Has Gone Before is, in many ways, an odd little curiosity…”
Iron Lung: Film Review
“I like to think I gave the film a fair shake…”
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