» Kunark News!
09/18/26 03:50 (4 hours ago) from Chasing Dings!
It looks like we're going to be getting Kunark in bits and pieces. Also -- a new race for Halloween? Related posts: EverQuest Legends: An...
» My First Valheim 1.0 Achievement was… Death!
09/17/26 15:15 (17 hours ago) from The Ancient Gaming Noob
It is Thursday and I am still catching up on what happened last week. That includes checking out Valheim, which left early access on Sep...
» Another Log on the Fire
09/17/26 14:28 (17 hours ago) from Scopique
Another project obsession enters the arena! But this one include MATH...so how long will I beat myself up trying to learn before I decide...
» Forever Games?
09/17/26 14:26 (17 hours ago) from Inventory Full
There are three potentially major additions coming soon (Or soonish...) to the established MMORPG ecosystem and I don't feel like I've sa...
» Diablo III: Culling the undead with my own undead
09/17/26 13:00 (19 hours ago) from Bio Break
It’s the middle of September at this point, and I now know enough about upcoming releases to know that I’m in a holding patte...
» More than Nothing: Total Party Wipe
09/17/26 01:28 (1 day ago) from JVT Workshop
» You never forget your first Viking
09/17/26 01:26 (1 day ago) from Chasing Dings!
I was resisting Valheim's "1.0" pull, but when Calrain made a new server to try it out, how could I stay away? Related posts: Restarting ...
» Beryl On The Bill
09/16/26 21:44 (1 day ago) from Inventory Full
I just got back from a couple of days by the sea. Well, a few miles from the sea to be more accurate. On a farm, in fact. Lots of geese, ...
» Sam & Ade Go Birding
09/16/26 15:15 (1 day ago) from Blog - Contains Moderate Peril
It has become a popular TV formula to find two celebrities or television personalities and put them into an informal documentary style sh...
» Planet Crafter – Arrival on Skeo
09/16/26 15:15 (1 day ago) from The Ancient Gaming Noob
We left off last time with Aqualis being well on its way to being terraformed. Potshot and I, having arrived with just some food and wat...
» WoW Forever: Making plans for an amazing Azeroth entrance
09/16/26 13:00 (1 day ago) from Bio Break
After a few days of gorging on BlizzCon information — mainly about World of Warcraft Forever — I feel that I’m finally ...
» I Was Wrong About Levelling Difficulty
09/15/26 22:00 (2 days ago) from Going Commando | A SWTOR Fan Blog
» LOTRO: Game Difficulty and Market Forces
09/15/26 20:41 (2 days ago) from Blog - Contains Moderate Peril
Are video games becoming easier? It’s a perennial subject that is frequently discussed by those who play them. Often the question of whet...
» Disappearing Daylight
09/15/26 17:47 (2 days ago) from Endgame Viable
I don’t have much to talk about. Just not in the mood for writing. Daylight is rapidly disappearing, which always puts me in a foul...
» No Man’s Sky and the Cosmos Update
09/15/26 15:15 (2 days ago) from The Ancient Gaming Noob
While I was away last week Hello Games popped up and finally launched the long expected 10 year anniversary update for No Man’s Sky...
» Impressions: Starfinder Afterlight (Demo)
09/15/26 14:52 (2 days ago) from Scopique
I was excited to see that there is a demo available for this title, but I hope that the final product is more expansive than what the dem...
» LOTRO’s Old Forest won’t let me go, ever, until I am dead!
09/15/26 13:00 (2 days ago) from Bio Break
My LOTRO Minstrel moved into Buckland last week, a strange little Shire offshoot that is quite its own thing. I really do love the big &#...
» RetroWorld Expo 2026
09/14/26 23:43 (3 days ago) from Chasing Dings!
Not a big haul at Hartford's Retro World Expo yesterday, but it was a great debut for my Polaroid Go 3 instant camera. Related posts: Qui...
» Thinking Out Loud: Tech Edition
09/14/26 20:57 (3 days ago) from Blog - Contains Moderate Peril
Thinking Out Loud is a recurring post where I write about thoughts and ideas that have recently occurred to me. As ever the intention is ...
» BlizzCon 2026 – Monday Morning Reactions Featuring Actual WoW Classic Plus
09/14/26 15:15 (3 days ago) from The Ancient Gaming Noob
BlizzCon 2026 is now in the books. All that was said has been recorded. Now it is time to get in some reactions around what went on. T...
» No Man’s Sky and Living Worlds
09/14/26 13:26 (3 days ago) from Scopique
Despite having a few new games in my library, I'm back at it with No Man's Sky.
» Over the moon about World of Warcraft Forever
09/14/26 13:00 (3 days ago) from Bio Break
Tired of WoW retail and aimless in WoW Classic, you better believe your sweet bippy I was beyond thrilled at the announcement of World of...
» What Are The Chances?
09/14/26 08:43 (3 days ago) from Inventory Full
It's going to be slim pickings here for the next few days because we have a lot going on, one way or another, but I'll try and get someth...
» Forever Is A Long Time, But For Whom?
09/14/26 03:43 (4 days ago) from Kaylriene
The big WoW news out of Blizzcon 2026 is the unveiling of the vaunted and long-rumored Classic Plus, which now has a proper name – ...
» EVE Online and the Road to CSM 21
09/13/26 18:15 (4 days ago) from The Ancient Gaming Noob
The calendar sweeps forward relentlessly and we find ourselves once again facing elections. No, not those election. We’ll get to t...
» TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Thirty-Seven with Some Updates
09/13/26 14:15 (4 days ago) from The Ancient Gaming Noob
Vacation is over and the whole 20 year thing is now in the rear view mirror. Time to get back to it. The words won’t just vomit th...
» Blazing Magnum (1976)
09/13/26 13:00 (4 days ago) from Blog - Contains Moderate Peril
Mainstream films are easy to recommend to people. They’re usually formulaic, work within clear parameters and they’re not controversial. ...
» More than Nothing: At the Edge of the City
09/13/26 07:03 (5 days ago) from JVT Workshop
» The Official TAGN 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Post!
09/12/26 17:15 (5 days ago) from The Ancient Gaming Noob
Today is the day I hit the mark. WordPress.com has confirmed. I have been blogging here for 20 years. It is time once again to recap. Th...
» Plane of Hate Dungeon Crawl -- Two Tales of Woe
09/12/26 15:40 (5 days ago) from The Friendly Necromancer
I'm still playing Everquest Legends, which is strangely weird, but it also feels strangely like home? I love when MMOs feel that way, and...
» Unintuitive Software, Incessant Updates and Bloat
09/12/26 12:52 (5 days ago) from Blog - Contains Moderate Peril
I turned on my laptop this morning for the first time in 4 months. I knew it was that long because I hadn’t connected the laptop to the n...
» Have You Heard...?
09/12/26 12:32 (5 days ago) from Inventory Full
A day late, a dollar short. Isn't that the saying? Only I guess it can't be a dollar because, as J.J. Barrie said, there's no charge.&nbs...
» Last Minute Blizzcon 2026 Predictions
09/12/26 07:54 (6 days ago) from Kaylriene
I meant to post a bunch for Blaugust and then…well, life got in the way. We’ll talk more about that another time! Today, I wa...
» More than Nothing: Highthrone
09/12/26 03:07 (6 days ago) from JVT Workshop
» The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
09/11/26 17:01 (6 days ago) from Blog - Contains Moderate Peril
In the year 1860, Baron Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) faces execution by guillotine for the murders perpetrated by the creature he ...
» Murder In The Palace, Riders At The Gate
09/11/26 15:54 (6 days ago) from Inventory Full
Just a quick grab-bag today. Bits and pieces. Nothing that merits a post of its own. Yet. And for once it's all about the games. New...
» Blogging and Paths Chosen and Missed over the Last Two Decades
09/11/26 15:15 (6 days ago) from The Ancient Gaming Noob
I do regard people who loudly declare that they have no regrets in life to be a bit tedious. I certainly don’t believe them. Also...
» Fallout follies and Palia daliances and LOTRO oho!
09/11/26 13:00 (6 days ago) from Bio Break
Killing a bit of time this week, I logged into Fallout 76 to say hello to a new character I created a little while back and then did noth...
» Server Populations Based on Conquest Points
09/10/26 22:56 (7 days ago) from Going Commando | A SWTOR Fan Blog
» The Movie Questionnaire
09/10/26 21:08 (7 days ago) from Blog - Contains Moderate Peril
This movie questionnaire was originally created by Alexander from Cinemaniac Reviews. Sadly, I believe that website is now defunct. Howev...
» A new tech toy for reading: XTEINK’s X3
09/10/26 13:00 (7 days ago) from Bio Break
[Ignore the screen bubbles, I never get those screen protectors on without bubbles. I hate that.] Several weeks ago, I stumbled across a ...
» 1966 Was All That...
09/10/26 09:30 (7 days ago) from Inventory Full
Bonus Post! I started out yesterday intending to do no more than mention Star Trek in the introduction. You've seen how that went....
» EverQuest Legends: The New Dungeon Crawl
09/10/26 03:11 (8 days ago) from Chasing Dings!
EQLegends just released the new Dungeon Crawl mode, and I tried it out the most dangerous way outside the planes. Related posts: EverQues...
» More than Nothing: The Dead Lands
09/10/26 01:28 (8 days ago) from JVT Workshop
» The Continuing Mission of Star Trek
09/09/26 23:09 (8 days ago) from Scopique
My thoughts on this 60th anniversary of Star Trek.
» 60 Years of Star Trek
09/09/26 20:19 (8 days ago) from Blog - Contains Moderate Peril
Star Trek is slightly older than me by 14 months. I was born on December 18th 1967. Star Trek was first broadcast in the US on 8th Septem...
» Out Of The Past, Into The Future: Sixty Years Of Star Trek
09/09/26 19:59 (8 days ago) from Inventory Full
As you may have spotted from the odd blog post, this week marks the 60th anniversary of the first broadcast episode of Star Trek . ...
» Investing in music
09/09/26 13:00 (8 days ago) from Bio Break
The other day I came down with a rare bout of flu and spent a long while curled up in bed not being productive. But I had in my wired ear...
» More than Nothing: In Search of Magic
09/09/26 04:19 (9 days ago) from JVT Workshop
» Time and Distance in Gameplay
09/08/26 14:27 (9 days ago) from Scopique
While I like games with space ships, having an opportunity to fully flesh out planet-side gameplay should be an option...one that I'd pre...