September 14th 2025

My wife and I have been together for more than 25 years this past week. Thought I would share a video I came across that spoke on the current state of discourse with relationships, but not in a cynical way. Thanks to Suburbanwill for the pragmatic explanation of things without diving into rhetoric. If you need the waifu version, check out SmugAlana’s video here.

What if I told you there was a video technically under 30 minutes that would make you a better photographer regardless of skill level? Well here it is in all of its glory courtesy of Cody Mitchell. I only came across this video because I was having a discussion with someone on the importance of settings on a camera, and they said “AI can fix anything in post”. I then kindly reminded them the golden rule, “garbage in, garbage out” when it comes to anything creative.

You want to do some retro gaming right now literally for free? Would you be surprised if I told you probably have hardware (aka an old phone lying around) that can do that? Follow the above video instructions from TechDweeb to start the ball rolling. I give more nuance in the audio blog.

Continuing Synthwave September from a very indie artist FrainkWave. He’s so indie in fact that he doesn’t even have an apparent Linktr.ee, so I’m going to send you over to his Slaps page if you want more of his music. Extremely chill synthwave vibe from the track by the way.

September is the official last month of summer, so it’s fitting we try to get as many bikinis in here as possible before the sun starts setting sooner. Artist doesn’t have an English name officially, so I’m going to call them by their Patreon handle Jabarand. Do whatever you need to do in order to show your support for their work!

September 7th 2025

Welcome to the last month of summer officially here in the northern hemisphere. Some life topics this week, starting off with the question of whether or not any of you have considered moving to another country before? It’s lot more nuanced then it seems, but some folks do it quite regularly. Megan and Ben show us how it works in Japan, and a 21 year old me in the past would of MURDERED people for that $300 apartment at 9:51 in the video.

This game came up on my Steam recommendation feed, and it’s apparently a somewhat lewd (?) auto battler gacha style game that’s free to play with microtransactions. Also, it’s hilariously buggy and constantly getting patched daily. It’s called Monmusu and you can see it here. Speaking of patches, the game has a Discord where you can get an “alternative art” patch, but it only makes the characters lewder but no real nudity. Things have been slow, so the game is worth checking out if you’re just morbidly curious about something that can kill a little time. Thanks to Maeka Amaya for looking at it.

Bringing up another game that was recently released on Steam, I think many of you might have forgotten about Horizon Walker. I mentioned this game a while back and played it for a while. It’s fine as a good time killer, although I really wish it had more waifu types. Still the ones they do include are pretty top tier, so if you haven’t checked it out already and want to play in PC - now you can. Keep in mind it’s riddled with a ton of bugs, so patience is strongly recommended.

I’m declaring synthwave September a thing. So I’ll be uploading a recommendation every week for you to check out. We start with a cozy one from Kalax, which will easily be making a return a few times in the future for sure. But for now you don’t think, and just listen with the vibes.

Artist is Piukute062

Make no mistake, artist of the week easily could be artist of the month. But I got to keep my monthly’s a little bit on the reserved side, but of course that means no restrictions on the weekly side. So if you really like what you see above (and I don’t blame you at all), please send Piukute062 a ton of love.

August 31st 2025

At the beginning of this month, I made a comment about how I’m done with nostalgia because everyone wanted to put a price tag on it. I’m glad some folks out there also have a similar line of reasoning when it comes to nerdy stuff. Joey's Retro Handhelds is a kindred spirit for me in regards to the portable gaming market. Nuance as always in the audio blog.

Friendly reminder that Spirit Valley, a game I recommended a while back is now out of early access and in full release! Games can be fun, creative, and lewd (for adults only of course!) contrary to what certain corrupt and or hypocritical organizations out there may tell you otherwise.

I know this is a react video to the original source, but I feel like a lot of you would probably not care too much if there wasn’t an animated waifu talking about it. So hats off to SmugAlana covering it and Luke Stephens LIVE for the original video. In any case, I’m glad there’s an example of censorship I can talk about that isn’t actually related to lewd content, because it’s equally just as important in the absurdity. A lot more nuance in the audio blog.

Artist is Kuma 4Go

Artist of the week is the talented Kuma 4Go. Apparently they’re a very good Vtuber concept / design artist. Although this is outside of my expertise, I do know a good artist when I see one. Feel free to check out their pixiv and X accounts respectively. Please always send a nice word if you like what they do.

August 24th 2025

Very brief update this week due to the upcoming schedule at the end of month. In other words, I’m going to have you all tied up in internet mysteries while I look for more topics to talk about later in the month. So our good friend Connor’s Curiosities will start you off with an appetizer of strange things in the world.

There has been an extremely disturbing amount of video theft on YouTube recently, so I just wanted to make this a short PSA to verify what you’re watching isn’t an AI generated profit farm. Upcoming content creators like Threadbare work hard to do the research and narrate their stuff. I’ve literally seen 1:1 AI bot channels repost a video with AI narration, and they’re quite literally in the hundreds. You’ve been informed I hope.

This video is really for Nikke fans, but I’ll try to make the talking points as universal as possible. For whatever reason, Nikke right now is going through “anti-power creep” from the developers and it’s throwing the community in a weird loop. I’ve always offered a simple solution: pull who you like looking at. Everything else is a bonus! Lots more nuance in the audio blog. Thanks to Skyjiv being the hero every patch doing the math.

More chill music to start or finish out your week. This one is a bit older, but still a goodie. Brennan Wolf is the artist, and if the above video is not loading (or restricted) visit the SoundCloud here.

Artist of the week is the talented しろしす bringing us a lovely version of Barghest from FGO. I have no idea who she is (not a follower of the series) but she get’s my vote for Death by Snu Snu.

August 17th 2025

We’re vibing and chilling out this week. There are a lot of games out there that I don’t distinctly have an interest in playing. But that doesn’t mean I don’t care about their particular story or setting. So if you would rather just watch someone else do all the hard work and enjoy the narrative, Shirrako has you covered for a lot of games.

Legendary shmup god Jaimers put out a playthrough of Salamander III on the recently released Gradius Origins collection. Sit back and relax as he quickly demolishes a shmup in his usual fashion. If you want to feel even more insecure about your abilities, check out the rest of his videos on various shmups.

It’s been a hot minute since I lasted recommended a DancingBacons video. He’s been on TheList for quite some time now, but I’m sure many of you with busy lives and attention elsewhere have probably forgotten about him. So consider this your friendly reminder that he puts out a lot of chill nerdy / foodie content perfect for watching when you want to unwind. No obnoxious vocal commentary, opinions, or drama. Just enjoy the atmosphere.

Chill synthwave song recommendation to conclude the update. With recent YouTube shenanigans, I’m not sure everyone will be able to listen to the above track. If you have a hard time, the artist KXST has many other platforms their music is on. So if you find yourself blocked or “unavailable in your region”, check out SoundCloud or Linktr.ee. Actually, both of those sites are infinitely better than the clown fiesta that is YouTube, but I digress. We chill this week, no need for that energy for now.

It was quite the task finding a waifu picture with headphones on that wasn’t AI generated. Thankfully Rioliogiz has a lovely waifu with headphones on and is their own creation. Please visit their social and send them a nice word for their effort!

August 10th 2025

Not a gacha game we’re looking at this week to start things off, but a PC game that I’ve been playing for a while now. Star Valor is a fun little space game that scratches that itch for those who like these type of cozy base building games. Speaking of which, they recently got a DLC literally focused on base building, and hence why you’re hearing the news here.

I talked about Elin a while ago as being my addiction of choice. I put 500+ hours into that game before I called it quits for a while to move onto other games. I was waiting for someone to review the game in a way that makes sense. SsethTzeentach perfectly encapsulates what Elin is all about. If you’re still confused about what the game really is, you’re not ready for it.

My one gacha game look of the week, brought to us by Scion Storm. As far as I can tell, this is not officially available yet on the big platforms. It looks like a vertical locked semi-idle game mixing a few genres. If you all download it and give it a play, let me know if it’s any good and if I should suit up. Otherwise, I’ll wait and see until it mass releases to the public.

Artist is HuffsLove

I missed a perfect opportunity last week to tie artist of the week with the topic of ID’s. I’m going to correct the error of my ways with a goblin waifu drawn by the talented HuffsLove. They’ve been mentioned many times here on the site, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. Hit up their social to send them a kind word.

August 3rd 2025

Starting off the first weekly update of the month with a lesson in mental awareness. SmugAlana brings us an obvious drama related video, but it’s not my intent to focus on the subject at all but rather the lesson hopefully learned. That lesson is trusting anyone with very identifiable information, especially if it’s a government ID, can be dangerous. I bring this up because a content creator I follow made a big deal about how buying from merchants (local or overseas) who require you upload your government ID to them is “fine”. It is obviously not, for a lot of reasons. This is especially true due to recent events. More nuance in the audio blog.

Nostalgia has introduced a lot of questionable stuff in recent years. Even if we give them the benefit of the doubt, we then have to live by the quote “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity”. LGR is absolutely not the idiot in all of this, to make things clear (he’s awesome!). The thing he is talking about, I leave up to you to decide. Hopefully it’s a quick decision.

Somewhere along the way, I got off the train of reliving my youth. I think that’s because every single opportunist out there sees me as easy prey when it comes to nostalgia. Retro Game Corps does another fantastic review video of a newly released Anbernic handheld which I all recommend you look at. I can’t help but feel these devices at the end of the day are starting to cater to a different crowd however. Lots more commentary in the audio blog.

Artist is Dishwasher1910

This was a spicy weekly update, so I’ll re-link an equally spicy artist Dishwasher1910 for good measure. He’s been around the block for along time, and a previous recommendation in the past as well. Also very vocal about trends in art, so I felt it was thematic for this weekly! Send a nice word on any of his socials as always, and he has a lot of it.

July 27th 2025

It’s that time of year again, and EVO USA is going to be in full swing at the end of this week starting August 1st 2025. If you’re looking at this update in the future, you can check out the various vods of matches that will be created on various platforms of the event. Or you can simply look at the playlists here for archives of the TOP 8 for assorted games.

Probably the most interesting concept I’ve seen in a while, Hunter Roulette is a game based on the Russian roulette game of chance. It is available both on Steam and mobile platforms, with Steam being the much “friendlier” one with considerably less micro transactions. More nuance in the audio blog, but cool game none the less. Linking Forsen for the memes, but if you want a more concise gameplay look, check out this video instead.

Not sure if I recommended this song in the past, but it’s an instrumental love letter to the 80’s, and in particular Blood Sport. It definitely rides hard on nostalgia, so if you’re a young blood it might just sound like some cool chill instrumental only synthwave. Marvel83 has some of the best synthwave in the business by the way, so take a look.

Artist is Hotkeke1

With respect to EVO, we’re going to get a 2-in-1 FGC character in the form of Anila cosplaying as Morrigan. Artist of the week Hotkeke brings us this lovely creation, amongst many others. Feel free to check out their social for more work and links. And of course, always send a nice word to artists appreciating them whenever you can.

July 20th 2025

I mentioned this last week and am doing a follow up about a week later. Lost Sword is in the honeymoon phase and is throwing out everything and the kitchen sink to entice players to try it out and spread the word. This week’s theme is frugality, and considering the game is F2P friendly (at the moment), I’m doing my part.

My pubic service announcement in these trying economic times is that anime figures and collectibles are still affordable. You just have to keep your expectations in check and know certain brand and keyword combinations to look for. Some of my favorite budget waifu options are “Glitter & Glamours” from Banpresto, as well as “BiCute Bunnies” from Furyu.

More freebies this week in the form of podcasts, and that’s where I recommend LORE. On occasion I dabble into the paranormal space and dig up what I can that is interesting. The folks over at LORE however are professionals and have been doing this for quite some time now. An extensive podcast backlog awaits you for non-fiction stories of oddities around the world.

As much as I have issues with YouTube and their various sins, what they still do well is be a platform for music. Granted you may run into multiple ads which I’ve discussed you can find creative ways to bypass, it’s still a good way for artists to get their music known. W O L F C L U B has a deep library of music on YouTube you can check out, and it’s worth it.

Artist is Shchrit

Artist of the week is Shchrit bringing us a cute Ada Wong in Goblin form. Shchrit has a very clean, pastel look to their art which is very nostalgic to me. You can find a lot of their work posted for free on their various socials, and don’t forget to send them a kind word on any of it.

July 13th 2025

For whatever reason this week, I was bombarded in all of my usual feeds with AI news. Whether it be drama, funny stuff, lewd things, and various other topics. So I’ll share some of what I come across that is more interesting, and of course more details in the audio blog for the spicy stuff. ColdFusion starts us off with a story all too familiar.

A game came out this week called Lost Sword. Looks kind of promising for a time waster, and the waifus look mostly on point. My particular worry is that the backing behind this game is from Wemade. Instead of your primary phone, might want to fire up the emulator and watch your network activity. Thanks to Scion Storm for the heads up.

It’s becoming harder to separate the art from the artist. I say this because AI is being used a lot in content generation, but it’s still in the “medium” phase. In other words, AI is not generating the concepts you see in video above, but it generates it once the premise is set. Either way, absolutely mind blowing stuff if you haven’t been keeping up with it. If you want to go down a rabbit hole you’ll never come out of, The AI Daily Brief is your ticket to wonderland.

Artist is SD_Worker

I’ve always had a weird relationship with what now most people consider “conventional” digital artists. It’s strange times we live in since I remember growing up with those using charcoal pens, acrylic and canvas to be the “conventional” ones. If there’s one thing AI has done right, it’s monster girls. More details in the audio blog.

AI generated images are becoming a relic of last week it seems. We’re getting into the early stages of full blown animation by prompt, and it’s becoming increasingly hard to differentiate between hand crafted and not. I bring this to atttention only because I’m starting to see it a lot in gacha games and indie titles on Steam. I’m all for the creative freedom, but some folks may feel otherwise. Nuances in the audio blog as always. Artist is Era1701 above.

Artist is MonsterGirlLite

This is a weird one for me since it will be the first time artist of the week is an AI generative one. But I felt it was proper to do so with a weekly update that focused on the subject. MonsterGirlLite wins my recommendation for the absolute pure fact that they share the same interests as I do. The bias meter is 100% here, and I hope for others out there who enjoy the same to see it.

July 6th 2025

If there’s anything I’ve learned over the years, it’s the ability of people to give hot takes no one asked for. With every new release of a game in particular, there’s certainly a lot of hot air being blown into balloons with holes in them. I won’t go down that metaphor any deeper. Thankfully there are folks that just literally give the game a playthrough and share it with all of us to see how it is. IWinToLoose Gaming is one of those honored ones, and you can check out their experience of a recent Neverness To Everness CBT in the video above.

There’s going to be a $1,000,000 prize pool tournament at the end of the week for Fatal Fury City Of The Wolves. It’s hosted and run by EWC which has a variety of tournaments with huge prize pools. If you’re curious what it looks like to play for a life changing amount of money, feel free to tune in for the weekend long tournament above.

For a non-gaming related topic, my boy EmpLemon released another video on a completely random (but interesting) topic regarding Monoliths. If you’re new here or want a reminder of one of his other great works, I highly suggest this one regarding the perception of rare items.

Artist is Eishun Fujii

Although I really should be saving this for the upcoming Evo tournament weekly update, it was too good not to post the moment I saw it. The artist of the week is Eishun Fujii and you can see a lot of his other beautiful drawings on his various social media accounts. Please leave a nice word for him.

June 29th 2025

Persona 5: The Phantom X was recently released globally on both Android and Steam. I’m not going to even attempt to make commentary on this game whether it’s good or not since the fandom for SMT / Persona in general is pretty divisive to say the least. So if you rather not play the game, you can watch a full playthrough of the story above thanks to Faz. If you do want to play the game, ignore the video and choose your preferred platform to hop on in!

There’s a ton of releases this week, but none of them are necessarily “new” in more ways than one. A recent title called Silver & Blood has had its fair share of controversies, and I’ll leave it at that. My motto on the site is simple; if a game is not a crypto / NFT farm disguised as a game, I tend to be neutral at worse. Cause at the end of the day you can play something with a throw away e-mail or guest account and not spend anything on it while being entertained. I rather leave the user to decide what is best for them, but inform them none the less if things are less than what they appear to be if possible.

Another global release of an older game, Umamusume launched the same week (also on Steam) amongst many others. I’ll be brief and to the point as always; games that allow you to re-roll tend to not make my “shit list” right away. Bonus points if they make the process rather quick and offer a “delete account” button to keep things civil amongst all parties. Although I was never a huge fan of the game’s design choices, I am a fan of their willingness to allow rerolling quickly. Credit goes where it is due, thank you developers!

I was short on time this week since I have a monthly dropping shortly after this update. So I dug back into the Essenger well of music and found this track for all of you to listen to. If you never heard of Reggaeton, it’s probably something you’ll come across sometime in your life if you travel to anywhere in South America. Add an anime waifu thumbnail and my beloved synth sound to the mix, and you get a short but horizon broadening song!

Artist is SuaviCream

Artist of the week is a newcomer to the site by the way of SuaviCream. I welcome anyone who likes the goblin waifus of course, so feel free to check them out on their Patreon or X / Twitter.

June 22nd 2025

Stellar Blade has been out for at least a week now on PC, and that means that the mods are starting to stabilize. I wanted to share a few sources for all of you in case you weren’t aware of them. Credit to Lemi21 for the pictured mod.

Nexus Mods (Most populous, prone to censorship)

Ayaka Mods (Newer site, least censorship)

Mod Discord (Least amount, new and obscure mods)

Not so spooky stuff in June, but rather fun stuff instead. It’s important to see how things are made in life just as much as what is created. In an ever growing world of “clout chasing”, I think it’s good to take a step back and look at how trending videos can possibly be made. This particular topic is paranormal related, but you could easily replace the subject or context with anything else to get eyes on the content. Corridor Crew needs no introduction, but if you never heard of them they do have quite a bit of stuff to watch.

Got another track for you this week, it’s an oldie but a goodie. Lost in my playlist, it was released in a rather “busy” year, hence why it almost got lost in the shuffle. In any case, talented artist credits are Cyazon & Essenger respectively. Feel free to check them out via the linktrees I provided.

Sometimes you want some classic pin-up style artwork. Clean, pretty, not complicated and bright. Jabara Tornado / 蛇腹トルネード is the talented artist of the week and I hope you enjoy their stuff! Hit up their social links and send some words of appreciation as always.

June 15th 2025

I felt on doing some public service announcements this week in the form of “actual bad” games you should avoid. The reason I objectively label these games as bad has nothing to do with the theme or gameplay mechanics. It’s the fact that these games are nothing more than fronts for NFT / Crypto farming. I have nothing against crypto in general; it’s not my cup of tea. But video games should be entertainment, and not a weird investment opportunity (or worse yet - a scam). More observations in the audio blog.

It’s ok to like AI slop, as long as the AI slop is honest slop. We live in strange times, where people are becoming acutely aware of what they’re getting into, and that’s fine because it’s all mutual. Run Goddess was a game I recently tried “for the fuck of it”, and was pleasantly surprised it actually was completely honest in it’s advertising! I uninstalled it after a day of course (no gameplay hook), but I did so with silent appreciation of the developers having some form of backbone.

Music recommendation of the week is very upbeat and classic “80’s” vibe. If you find yourself listening to the soundtrack of “yesteryear” in particular to cheesy action flicks; this song might strike a nerve. Magic Dance is the artist and you can visit their linktree for more information and other songs.

Artist is JINGB_DX

Artist of the week is extremely unapologetic in their style with the waifus and I’m all for it. JINGB_DX has an extensive pixiv gallery for you to partake in as well as a social you can contact them on for appreciation. And appreciation is something I wholly endorse you send their way!

June 8th 2025

We’re not just about waifu gacha games here. We also like the ones made with love, attention to detail, and to some degree a sense of humor with the way the AAA industry is currently at. SsethTzeentach has always looked at some of the most obscure of games. Some of them outright hilarious while others being worth every moment of your time. If you need to freshen up your reaction skills from years of auto-play games, maybe Intravenous II might be right up your alley.

In an ever escalating war of stupidity with YouTube and their arbitrary rules of the month, more and more alternatives are being shot down by the day with adblockers. Workarounds use to be numerous, but slowly they are being targeted and obsoleted. Thankfully some methods still work, and CNVMP3 is one of those workarounds. The trick of using certain browsers and searching for the title of your video while playing the imbed also works. More details in the audio blog.

If you live under a rock, Stella Blade launches on PC this week. There has been a ton of buzz in “certain communities” revolving around mods, and to be frank this is really just to beginning of the avalanche. If you like fan-service dialed up to 11 by a very dedicated community, you might want to jump into the game day 1. I’ll see you all there of course. Thanks to Wak4863 for the insight.

Some music to chill out your week. Artist is the talented MODERNS and they have quite a catalog of other tracks to check out if you dig the vibe of the song.

Artist is HanamiArtX

I like my waifus green and ridiculously short stacked. HanamiArtX also agrees and has the talent to draw them into existence. I suggest if you are of the same persuasion, head on over to their social media and give an encouraging word. Or maybe even look into doing a commission!

June 1st 2025

This video by Pseychie is going to be old news at this point, but there’s a reason why I didn’t want to include in it in last week’s update where it would of been more appropriate. Whenever a game closes, emotions tend to run hotter than usual and logic (potentially) can take a back seat. I’m curious if anyone out there would like to chime in on why they think this game (or similar games) fail so quickly? Comment section bellow if you care to share. I share my rather simplistic reasons why I think games like these fail in the audio blog.

No matter how much older I get, I’m always in the process of learning lessons. Some of them are hard, while others are reminders of previous knowledge gained. But admitting your stupidity and showing your scars is part of the process, and I’ve definitely been burned by stuff. In terms of gacha games, my three recent painful lessons come in the form of Refantasia (2023), Otherworld Mercenary Corps (2024) and recently Star Force (2025). More details about my “L” in audio blog. Feel free to share yours in the comments.

A final word of warning this week comes from Sefhi in the form of the recently released game Mirren: Star Legends. The TLDR is that this game closed before a while back and is being rebranded and relaunched with a new publisher. Considering the history of the game and the history of the new publisher, it’s best to be very guarded with expectations on the longevity of the title. If you treat it F2P and a side game, you can probably enjoy it for what it is.

Slow news week means a song recommendation. This is a pretty old school dubstep track that I had in the playlist for a while and thought I would share it. It won’t be anything overly exciting for regular EDM listeners, but it’s pretty cozy considering the dubstep trend from 2008 to 2014 and might trigger some nostalgia. Artist is Areeb Mahmood.

Artist is 23

The only real “W” this week is the artist 23 and their love of tanned muscular waifus. They’ve been around for a long time doing fantastic work, and have published a number of material over the years. Show them some love on their socials and support them however you can.

May 25th 2025

The only “real” bit of news this week, Combo Breaker 2025 is going on live now if you’re seeing this day one. As a matter of fact, I’m going to probably be launching this week’s update a bit early just to get the news out about the tournament so you can all watch it fresh. Even if you miss it, vods will be available on the appropriate twitch channels.

Fun little story this week to start things off, so please bare with me. Have you ever been so slightly above mediocre that you’re accused of cheating? That’s pretty much what happened to me in a recent interaction with a guild I was (am still) in. Now the story has a happy ending (I cleared my name, apologies were given) but it’s quite the back handed compliment to get from decades of playing video games. Lots of extra details in the audio blog, but I guess this old cat still has claws! Now excuse while I eat some pudding, take my medications and start my afternoon nap. (Names redacted above, but I’m the fish avatar)

Out of pure cosmic coincidence, I recently restarted an incremental game on an old tablet I found in storage. The game is called Clickpocalypse 2, and it’s both on PC and Android for free. I remember thinking to myself “there’s no way anyone can beat this game in a reasonable amount of time”, and a decade later Emily (u/CoinForWares) shows how it’s done. I was able to beat the game (1 run) in less than 72 hours (horrendously un-optimized by the way) but all because of the advice given in the reddit thread above. This is why I didn’t loose my cool when I was accused of cheating in the other game, because I easily could have been on the other end of it in another context entirely with a different game.

Since we’re on the topic of speedruns / jaw dropping times in games, I thought I would upload a run by Daravae of the recently released Doom The Dark Ages. It goes without saying MASSIVE SPOILERS if you decide to watch the above video and have not yet played the game. The fact that runs like this exist when leaderboards for the game haven’t even launched yet just shows how dedicated and skilled some folks are. And why I want to remind everyone I’m some dusty middle aged man with marginal skills on my best days.

Artist is bluefield

Artist of the week is the talented bluefield with their image of some Hololive members. There’s something about this composition that I really like, because all the waifus seem to have their own space but not crowding one another or hogging the spotlight. Hard to put into words, but I just think it’s “striking” for all the right reasons, and it straddles that line of being borderline inappropriate. Well done!

May 18th 2025

The only bit of gaming news this week, the much anticipated PC launch of Stellar Blade will be hitting stores on June 11th 2025. I literally have been waiting for this game for about a year now since I never played the original PlayStation exclusive due to not owning a PS5. It goes without saying that all the content that has been generated for the game in the past year will be included in the PC version, as well as new content for both platforms at launch.

I promise you this isn’t drama, but more of an update on what’s going on with Discord as of late. I was introduced to Discord in 2017 and thought it was one of the best things out there for simple communication between folks online. Fast forward to 2019 and I (all the way back then) started to distance myself from using it because it was showing signs of bloat. I still use it today in the most limited of fashions (literally checking for 5 minutes then logging off) for news, but let’s just say the good times ended quite a while back. For those who need the anime waifu vtuber commentary, you can check out SmugAlana’s video reaction.

Doing my best to go back to the roots of the website, talking about weird and paranormal stuff now and then. I’ve mentioned in the past how western paranormal content can get a bit formulaic at times. It’s best to broaden your horizons by looking at other cultures and what they consider spooky; especially if they bring their own form of “evidence” to the table. Farrell McGuire brings us some content from the Arabic side of the world, and I loved every (over the top) moment of it. You should also check out the Russian version too. As with all things paranormal on the internet, bring as much “grains of salt as you would popcorn”.

Artist is Ultra1311

It’s starting to get hot where I’m at signaling the beginning of summer. So I thought I would kick off the swimsuit season with Ultra1311 and one of his original characters. Hope you’re all doing well as always and I’ll see you in the next week!

May 11th 2025

Starting off this month with a previous recommendation for all of you to check out. It’s a gacha game that recently got a TW server release, and more importantly there is an English patch possible for its native PC client as well. I still haven’t tried it out (remember my new year’s resolution) but let me know if all the trouble was worth it. It looks really pretty, and TW based server means minimal (if at all) censorship. It’s also possible to link account via Google Play, so that’s a plus for global players. Scion Storm is the second video just in case you’re locked out of the first video.

Handheld gaming has been in the news a lot lately due to the impending release of the Nintendo Switch 2. But I would argue there’s a lot of good stuff out there already for handheld gaming. Especially in terms of android emulation in the past couple of years. I have recommended everyone check out dedicated emulation devices in the past, but I know there are some folks who just want to use their cell phone for everything. So this video from Retro Game Corps goes over one of the latest dedicated controllers for cell phones. Personally I think it’s ridiculously priced, but I do have a much cheaper similar variant for my old tablet for $50. If you’re serious about these type of controllers for your phone, maybe look into Gamesir.

Long time visitor NoidsEdstrom has recommended this game for a bit now. It finally has reached “global” release on the Steam platform and you can download it for free and try it out. It’s obvious AI artwork, but it’s also free to play. I’ll let you judge with your own time (and potentially money) if you think it will be something long term to play.

EVO Japan 2025 happened this weekend past. By the time you’re reading this, it’s either going to be at finals day or the entire event has already passed. You can watch the vods using the YouTube channel above for the various on-stage events (use the “live” section, not video). There’s also this Google Doc that archives all the independent streams that were hosted while it was live, so there’s all that content too to dig through if you’re into fighting games of all sorts.

Got another song recommendation for this week since news is a bit dry. Funnily enough, this song has two variants that I both like. I am recommending this one specifically because I’m assuming my audience would like it more. If you want the other (original) version, you can do so here. Just for fun, let me know in the comments which one you like more!

Artist is Kokonattsu

Artist of the week was mentioned here AGES ago, so I think it’s been long enough for me to reintroduce them once more in case people forgot. It’s Kokonattsu and those keen eyed observers would remember that they draw a lot of very good Last Origin fan-art! Extremely talented, so give their pixiv a once over for a lot of good stuff.

May 4th 2025

This week is a friendly reminder to go through your list of games you already own. I know it’s exciting to talk about and anticipate games that are on the horizon, but we live in an era of DLCs and patches greater than 100GB. Once a year I go through my list of stuff on Steam and check up on EA (early access) titles that I have bought to see if they’ve reached the 1.0 full feature release. Other games I see if modding has matured or become a thing yet and jump back into it. Whatever the case may be, you may have something you already own waiting for you in your library that’s overlooked to be played.

Quick shoutout to Baldur’s Gate 3, a game I played upon release once and put on a shelf. Recently the game announced its “final patch”, meaning no more content updates and is now “complete” outside of hotfix bug patches. One of the reasons I waited to replay the game is the modding scene. I knew that if I gave them some time to cook, they would come up with content like you see above. That is a picture of my latest character, and I’m doing a run of the game as we speak.

I know I’ve been simping for mini pcs lately, but it’s my website and I’m really interested in the technology. I want to make it very clear; these pcs are cool but not worth the price at launch. What makes them very interesting is two to three years down the line when newer technology comes out and these drop in price drastically. Then we start getting into real value proposition, while being inside an energy efficient design. For a very long time now I felt iGPU’s have gotten the short end of the stick in terms of development. I’m glad they’re starting to be worked on again, as I feel they’re the wave of the future.

Artist is FoxHound220

Artist of the week is FoxHound220 for bringing us some Pulchra Fellini. Although we all owe her a new top, you all owe me a few comments! Don’t forget to leave anything interesting down below for me and others who visit to look at.