New game: Foundation

2 Feb 2019

I just couldn't resist... another city-builder, Foundation, has joined my Steam library. Somehow, there is always space for one more of that genre.

First Impressions: Parkasaurus (Early Access!)

25 Sep 2018

Parkasaurus is a tycoon game where you get to build a dinosaur park. The game comes with cute comic graphics, but it has the depth that one would expect from…

Ooh! Dinosaurs! (Blaugust Post 3)

14 Aug 201816 Aug 2018

Some time ago, I caught a stream about Jurassic World Evolution. I hadn't even known this game existed until that point! I still remember the first Jurassic Park film and…

Summer sales – uh oh…

25 Jun 2018

What did I say about too many games, but not enough time? I completely forgot about summer sales. But so far, I've been a good little geek. I bought SimAirport…

Games/Expansions in 2018 that I’m anticipating

28 Jan 2018

New year, new games! For me, 2018 begins with a hopefully great expansion coming: Civilization VI's "Rise and Fall". It will be released on February 8, which coincides with me…

Folk Tale: Where is it now? (March 2017)

25 Mar 20173 Aug 2019

Update (June 27, 2017): The developer seems to have gone MIA. The last post in the game's Steam Communiy Hub was posted on April 30, 2017. Before that, there were…

Bookahneer’s Geekwatch (September 2016)

15 Sep 201615 Sep 2016

First of all, we have Rift and some tiny news about its upcoming expansion "Starfall Prophecy". We still do not have a date for the expansion's launch, unfortunately. I speculated…

Bookahneer’s Geekwatch (Mai 2016)

14 May 201614 May 2016

When reading through the Steam community hub of Funatics's game "Valhalla Hills", I saw a post by a player saying that Funatics was recently acquired by InnoGames. The post is…

Atlas Reactor: Purchase into the beta or not?

10 Apr 20166 May 2016

Update May 7, 2016: Trion Worlds has just announced a change in their business model. Atlas Reactor will not be free to play anymore, but buy to play! We’re going…

Atlas Reactor Alpha returns on March 31

28 Mar 2016

Yes, that's right! We will finally be able to play Atlas Reactor again come March 31. According to Trion, this is the last alpha test and the game will go…

Atlas Reactor: First Impressions Review

20 Feb 201623 Aug 2019

Atlas Reactor is currently in alpha and they are currently holding their "alpha sneak peek" event until February 24. Since there is no NDA for this event, I can write…

Devilian Beta Key

16 Oct 2015

Trion is hosting a live stream right now about Devilian, their upcoming game (imported from South Korea). Devilian is a persistent-world action RPG. I have only been able to get…

Wildstar “open” beta started

24 Sep 2015

Wildstar will go free to play in 5 days! And maybe you're sitting there, in front of your PC, wondering: Is Wildstar for me? Will it suit my gaming needs?…

Valhalla Hills: First impressions

12 Sep 201523 Aug 2019

I've previously written about Valhalla Hills and my impressions from the outside, but now you can get an impression piece from me from the inside! I was the lucky winner…

Valhalla Hills: Impressions from the outside (Blaugust Day 30)

28 Aug 201526 Sep 2015

Just a quick warning: I will start with Valhalla Hills and detour to Cultures in the end. :p But there is a very good reason for this: The developers of…

GW2: Dyes and staff… (Blaugust Day 29)

27 Aug 201528 Aug 2015

What an exciting week for Guild Wars 2! This week, Guild Wars 2 turned 3 years old and to celebrate this, from this point on, all characters will get a…

GW2: Experiences with my Reaper – Blaugust Day 13

12 Aug 201511 Aug 2015

With going to the Guild Wars 2 community event at gamescom, then Blaugust in general and writing about gamescom, not much time was left to actually play in the Guild…

Wildstar Free-to-play beta (Blaugust Day 12)

11 Aug 201511 Aug 2015

This is exciting! Wildstar's Free-to-play closed beta has officially started and since I am currently subscribed to the game, I get to participate. Now, excuse me while I'm still wearing…

GW2: Which specialization to play? – Blaugust Day 6

6 Aug 20159 Aug 2015

The first beta weekend event is fast approaching and I can't seem to make up my mind. I know I want to try the new specializations, but I don't know…

Trove Open Beta has started!

5 Nov 20146 Nov 2014

I've been rather busy today with meetings, heated discussions - you know, the usual. So, I am not in the mood to do the blog post I had thought about…

Trove: Open Beta and Unlimited Use Access Key

1 Nov 20143 Nov 2014

First things first, if you want to get into Trove, you can do so right now! Avarem just posted an unlimited access key on the forum: 9YR7-HRM7-LYXE-NZQM-QT7R Other than that,…

Two beta keys for Trove – Giveaway!

21 Oct 201423 Oct 2014

UPDATE: The Giveaway is now closed. Winners will be chosen and contacted in a bit! Congratulations, The Mystical Mesmer and Donald McLeod Jr! I don't even remember how many alpha…

Trove: Second Impressions Review

17 Oct 201412 Jul 2015

Update (July 12, 2015): This post is outdated! Go here to read the latest impressions piece about Trove! Back in alpha, I already wrote about my first impressions. Now that…

Lotro’s class changes

5 Nov 2013

The NDA for the beta of Helm's Deep has dropped, so I can now write about my impressions. I had "quit" the game months ago, although "quit" is probably too…

GW2: More screenshots

5 Jul 20128 Apr 2015

I'm late, I know. Real life and all that. You probably know how it is. ;) We had planned to write an in-depth posting about our Beta Weekend Event and…

Guild Wars 2: Hoelbrak Screenshot Gallery

20 Jun 201226 Sep 2015

With Hoelbrak, the series of screenshot galleries is finished... for now. As soon as they let us into Rata Sum or The Grove, me and my print-hitting finger will be…

GW2: 84 miniatures and their idle animations

18 Jun 20128 Apr 2015

Bookahnerk spent the second BWE trying to get as many miniatures as possible. Having a global* trading post helped a lot here. He was able to get almost all of…

Guild Wars 2: Divinity’s Reach Screenshot Gallery

16 Jun 201226 Sep 2015

Today, I'm picture-guiding you through Divinity's Reach. After going through Lion's Arch during the first BWE, I realized that I had forgotten to look at the human capital. Still, when…

Day and Night Cycle in Guild Wars 2

14 Jun 20128 Apr 2015

It takes 2 hours for one day and night cycle to complete in Guild Wars 2. Very nice! I've always disliked the idea of having it in "real time" (I…

Guild Wars 2: Black Citadel in all its glory

10 Jun 201226 Sep 2015

The last time, I went sight-seeing in Lion's Arch. For this BWE, I chose Black Citadel because I haven't seen or heard that much about this place so far. For…