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Stable Diffusion and the Democratization of AI Art
It was a lovely early August night back in 2015 when I took my first Computer Information Systems class in university and heard for the first time about the imminent threat of AI-assi...
In Opinions, Artificial Intelligence, Computing, Sep 09, 2022
Championship Manager 01/02: The game that refuses to die
It has been a good decade since I first heard about Championship Manager 01/02. Unlike most people, I didn’t grow up with Championship Manager or Football Manager being my first manag...
In Reviews, Football, Manager, Classic, Feb 03, 2022
Ready or Not Review
Just when everyone thought 2021 was over in terms of relevant releases, Ready or Not appeared out of thin air. Well, not exactly out of thin air. People knew it was coming, and it has...
In Reviews, Tactical, FPS, Simulation, Dec 22, 2021
Forza Horizon 5 Review
Playground Studios’ Forza Horizon 5 is their biggest launch to date. With over one million players even before the official release (premium edition owners had early access), its succ...
In Reviews, Racing, Open World, Nov 13, 2021
xCloud, the perfect Xbox replacement
I have been a cloud enthusiast for over a decade, since the early days of alwaysonpc, which was a Linux virtual machine that you could access and control via web browser and do office...
In Opinion, Gaming, Cloud, Oct 29, 2021
DayZ: from mainstream to ostracism
When DayZ Mod came out back in 2012, it didn’t take long until it was among the most popular game mods on PC, boosting ArmA 2 sales massively and dominating the multimedia scene on Yo...
In Opinion, Gaming, Survival, Oct 24, 2021
The Last of the Soviets and why you should read it
Svetlana Alexievich is a Nobel Prize winner and it shows. “Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets”, is nothing short of brilliant, and most definitely a must-read if you are into hi...
In books, literature, reviews, Oct 21, 2021
The Conundrum of Perceived Value
Have you ever wondered why people care so much about designer brands, iPhones, and all things premium? It’s because of the perceived value. Not so much on how much it’s worth, but the...
In opinion, games, Oct 21, 2021
God of War on PC and what it means to the industry as a whole
The flagship of console exclusivity is soon to be available for everyone, and it’s a huge deal. Sony had already mentioned their intention to bring some of their titles to PC, but peo...
In Gaming, Thoughts, Oct 20, 2021
New Blog, who dis?
I didn’t think I would ever start a blog again, after two failed attempts. More so, a traumatic and bitter stop to my rising career as a pre-teen blogger, and a simulator-oriented web...
In announcements, Oct 19, 2021
eFootball Review
I’m not one to write negative reviews, generally. I usually try to focus on the positive aspects of every game, which might be many, or not really, although, rule of thumb, every game...
In Reviews, Football, Sep 30, 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 Review
Cyberpunk 2077 is not the game that people thought it would be. Which, generally, is a bad thing. I don’t like when I’m misled. But was I really? Did CD Projekt Red ever lie about Cyb...
In Reviews, Open World, Dec 13, 2020
Red Dead Redemption 2 Review
Rockstar Games is known for setting benchmarks when it comes to their open world titles. Red Dead Redemption 2 is their best work to date, without a doubt. Unquestionably beautiful, v...
In Reviews, Open World, Nov 28, 2020
Automobilista 2 Review
“Reiza made a mistake”. That was the general consensus when they let us know that Automobilista 2 would be sporting the Madness Engine, from the Project C.A.R.S franchise. It was expe...
In Reviews, Racing, Simulators, Jul 04, 2020
F1 2017 Review
It was a long – but rewarding – wait. F1 2017 is finally out and it definitely matched my expectations. From classic cars to an unbelievably good career mode, the game got everything ...
In Reviews, Racing, Aug 26, 2017