Gaming – Scopique’s

Grab Bag for the Week Ending January 23rd, 2026

Scopique January 23, 2026

Relatively boring week, so you get a relatively boring post. I don't make the rules.

First Look: StarRupture

Scopique January 21, 2026

New planet, same mass-automation gameplay.

Star Citizen: Big Moves and Small Course Corrections

Scopique January 20, 2026

CIG _seems_ to be making real, solid progress with Star Citizen, but things have looked that way before.

Grab Bag for January 14, 2026

Scopique January 14, 2026

Fan-Trek, Hytale, and the usual Star Citizen heavy-sighs in this week's Grab Bag.

Tea Leaves or Wishful Thinking: Mining in Star Citizen

Scopique January 12, 2026

Using conjecture and complete B.S. I lay out my hopes that mining in Star Citizen might be approaching it's 1.0 state.

How ARC Raiders Helps Me Embrace Sucking At ARC Raiders

Scopique January 9, 2026

I don't love PvPvEX games. I'm not even sure I like this one. But I love the feeling when expectations are upended in the most glorious of ways.

Voting on Star Citizen Politics

Scopique January 6, 2026

Space flight and ground combat aren't the only options for simulations in Star Citizen. Maybe add some politics to the mix as well.

Reflections on a Steam Sale (Winter 2025)

Scopique December 30, 2025

Just a few items I picked up during this Winter Sale. Sadly, there's no real stand-outs, but as the games industry caters to a different demographic these days, what can I do?

Star Citizen: What the Hell is Going on With Engineering?

Scopique December 17, 2025

CIG is patching engineering on the PTU at a furious rate, but the sum total seems to neuter the entire system. What will engineering look like when it finally releases to the public servers?