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I know, this still isn't my Sekiro review, I'm still working my way through the game. But an opportunity came along that I couldn't pass up for this week. Sony was holding a promotional event for their upcoming game Days Gone in Long Beach. So, I trekked on down to get an early look at Sony's upcoming exclusive. This was not a press invite or exclusive event, it was completely open to the public and I had to stand in line like everyone else. The promotional event, "Deacon's Red Ale Sampling" was held Ballast Point Brewing Company, was exactly that, an Ale sampling. Sony teamed with Ballast Point Brewing Company to make an exclusive event only beer inspired by the game. The beer was fine, I'm

Hey Folks. I know last week I said that my next post would be my review of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and that will still be coming once I've played the game. But the trailer for Stranger Things 3 dropped this morning, and I got so excited I decided to do a trailer breakdown. Because if I don't, I'm not going to be able to concentrate on anything else. Tallyho We open with Dustin turning on a boombox, Motley Crue's "Home Sweet Home" begins to play. Dustin looks at his turtle and says, "At least someone's happy I'm home." He's wearing a shirt that says Camp Know Where, so he's probably just returned from Summer camp. Suddenly, his electronic toys, robots, a tank, etc. begin to walk out of his

Captain Marvel is the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, acting as a sort-of prequel to Avengers: Endgame, which opens next month. I say sort-of because it mostly exists to introduce viewers to Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), a heretofore unmentioned hero in the MCU who will be joining the Avengers for Endgame, and apparently playing a major role going forward. In the comics, Carol is actually the third person to go by the name Captain Marvel; originally she went by the name Ms. Marvel. That's the short history, onto the review. Captain Marvel opens on the Kree home planet of Hala. We first met the Kree back in Guardians of the Galaxy, where they are presented as one of the major pow

Last week we discussed the Science Fiction sub-genre Cyberpunk, what it is, its origins, and why it's important. This week, as promised, is a list of important and worthwhile Cyberpunk works across all mediums. Let's jack in. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K. Dick (1968) - Not technically a cyberpunk novel, but it's so influential on the genre that I'm including it here. It's adapted as… Blade Runner (1982) - Harrison Ford plays Deckard, a "blade runner" whose job is to hunt down synthetic humans called replicants. A sequel, Blade Runner 2049 was released in 2017, 35 years later. Software by Rudy Rucker (1982) - Cobb Anderson is a disgraced computer scientist accused of treas

I know what you're thinking, another post about Cyberpunk 2077? Well not exactly. This post is about Cyberpunk the genre, not the game with the same name (although that will show up here). There's been a bit of a resurgence of Cyberpunk media in the last couple of years, and I think it's about to come back in a big way. A large part of that is the way society is speeding towards the future in terms of technology, combined with the various political situations that have currently arisen. Now I've tried to keep this blog explicitly apolitical, and I'd like to keep it that way. However, the nature of cyberpunk as a genre is inherently political, often tackling issues such as income inequality,