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E3 2019 -Microsoft and Bethesda

Scopique June 10, 2019

I wasn’t keeping up with the E3 schedule this year and was blindsided by the Microsoft and Bethesda presentations this Sunday. In my defense, we were outside celebrating my daughter’s graduation, so I took the time to watch both presentations on Sunday…

Shots Fired – Stadia and the Future of Digital Delivery

Scopique June 7, 2019

Yesterday I pumped out a quick post recapping the sales points of Google’s Stadia streaming service, with a few postscripts on concerns that I had about the service. I haven’t significantly altered my views on things between then and now, but I…

Stadia

Scopique June 6, 2019

Hot on the heels of Google’s Stadia presentation, here’s the breakdown. Stadia Pro – $9.99/month If you want 4K, HDR, and 5.1 surround sound, you’ll need to pay for their monthly subscription. This price also includes a vague promise of “free games”,…

World of Warcraft as a Comfort?

Scopique May 22, 2019

Over this past weekend as I was doing something, I forget what, when I was overcome with a sudden wave of…well… …because I have an insane urge to play WoW. Illness is the only reason that can explain this. — Scopique (@Scopique)…

Surviving Mars

Scopique May 20, 2019

I don’t know if it’s worth the time but I’m thinking of sitting down and analyzing what it is about the genres of games I prefer that attracts me and keeps me far beyond the period when other games in other genres…

Streaming Audio

Scopique January 3, 2019

For us novice-to-intermediate-level streamers, nothing is worse than being told during the stream that our audio sucks. Sometimes we end up talking for 15 minutes and no one can hear us over the game audio, or maybe we can’t find that happy…

A Fleet of my Own

Scopique November 29, 2018

By the time this post sees the light of day, the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo will be winding down, and it’ll be back to business as usual in the Star Citizen universe. Seeing as how this was the first “usable” expo that I…

Size and Effectiveness in Space Combat

Scopique October 18, 2018

Seeing as how we have yet to actually experience combat in space, the best analog that humanity has come up with for how spaceships would duke it out is naval combat. Like sailing the seas, flying around in space doesn’t give us…