Author Archives: Baron Fang
Point Streak Podcast: Gaming Pet Peeves
While Point Streak certainly is pro-gaming, even the Enthusiacs can sometimes be given to bouts of negativity. Best to get it out of our system in an entire episode devoted to Gaming Pet Peeves. From dodgy controls to bad checkpoints to
Point Streak Podcast: Mass Effect Andromeda
Point Streak could not resist the pull of a new Mass Effect release – better late than never! In this episode the subject is ME: Andromeda…how did it turn out? Beyond all the bugs, the memes and the controversies, is there
Point Streak Podcast: Character Customization
This edition of Point Streak talks about the presence of Character Customization in modern gaming. Not isolated to just fashion, gender and racial choices, some games allow the player to completely design the nature of its hero from the ground up. What is the appeal
A Look at the British Sitcom ‘ Black Books ‘
I decided that if I was going to go back to the British comedy well for another review, I might pick a series that was slightly less of a cult offering than Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace. With that in mind, lets
Point Streak Podcast: Mass Effect Andromeda Preview
On this installment of Point Streak, we delve into a new entry of a series special to all of us here, Mass Effect. With emotions still running high from the last trilogy, what are our expectations, hopes and concerns for ME: Andromeda: an adventure
A Look at the HBO Drama ‘ In Treatment ‘
Excellent, award winning and memorable HBO drama series are almost too numerous to count. The network has a knack for putting out well-written programs with novel concepts – the only formula seems to be quality. Among the lesser known and
A Look at ‘ Jones in the Fast Lane ’
As my previous article discussed, Sierra On-Line was, during the mid 80’s through mid-90’s, best known for its lines of graphical adventure games. While adventure titles were certainly their bread and butter, they nonetheless published and developed a variety of games
Point Streak Podcast: Early Access
Point Streak, we tackle the subject of Early Access games. Once a novel option for games development, it is arguably now over-used and prone to abuses. Is there a way to rein in Early Access or make it feel like
Sierra and the Golden Age of Adventure Games
There is probably no more important name responsible for shaping my history as a PC gamer than that of “Sierra”. Decades before it was a mere division of Activision, “Sierra On-Line” was founded as On-Line Systems, the company responsible for
A Look at Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace
If there was ever a television series that is the very definition of “not for everybody”, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace would be it. I had the pleasure of seeing the show rebroadcast about a year after its original 2004 release and
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