Andromeda Strain
The first real sci-fi virus movie Andromeda Strain is a 1971 classic and the forebear of all other sci-fi virus movies. And, as a pioneer, it did things a little differently. Modern versions tend to focus on population-level problems. Panics, quarantines, travel...
Darkside Detective
A throwback to an earlier era The Darkside Detective is a point-and-click mystery game very much in the vein of the old Police Quest series (right down to the EGA pixel graphics). You play as Detective Francis McQueen, a gumshoe of the “trench coat and fedora”...
Withings BeamO
It’s got a few key functions covered In the Star Trek universe, a tricorder is a handheld miracle capable of scanning and analyzing just about anything (that the writers need it to). It can detect leaks in the plasma plumbing one minute, analyze a cave for...
Legend of Vox Machina – D&D Campaign > Stream > Anime?
Roundabout way of getting a D&D story on-screen... During the mysterious early 2020s, a YouTube channel known as Critical Role hit critical mass. With a cast of voice acting talent and professional production values, they brought the reality of tabletop RPG...
Dispatch
Dispatch burst onto the scene with a novel premise in an oversaturated superhero market. You play as Robert, a.k.a. Mecha Man, a superhero who relied on a suit for his powers but lost that suit in an explosion he barely survived. Now, a new recruit of the...
Electric Cars – Do Androids Dream of Electric Vehicles?
The roads are quietly evolving Year by year, electric vehicle adoption inches higher. Gasoline isn’t going to be around forever, and even while it lasts, increasingly, it’s less viable. Electric vehicle technology is improving much faster than the much better...
House of the Dragon – Before The Mad King, a Bunch of Miffed Targaryens
A Game of Thrones prequel that remembers the formula When Game of Thrones debuted in April 2011, viewers were blown away. It promised a grim fairy tale of undead, wolves, politics, violence, and sex. And most people seemed to come back week after week for those very...
Flamecraft – Cute Little Dragons Invade Your Tabletop
These dragons aren’t just adorable, they’re industrious In Flamecraft, you oversee a village where dragonish artisans pry their trades. It’s a competitive—but cozy—worker-placement and resource management game balancing the production of resources with spending...
Future tech sample platter (CES 2026)
Some of the future is on sale, but it’s expensive Every year, the future gets a little bit closer. Some of it arrives. A few bits and pieces fade from new and exciting to standard fare. But one yearly tradition in January has us looking just over the horizon at...
Year 13 of My 5-10 Year Overnight Success Plan
Guess what time of year it is? It’s time for your favorite(?) tormentor of the English language to harass the number system for a while. Yeah, we’re a few years past the end of the runway, but I somewhat explicitly mentioned that overnight success was going to take a...