My favourite games in 2020

30 Dec 2020

When I started thinking about this list earlier this year, I was certain that Old World would be at the top. With the amount of time I had spent playing…

My MMOs in 2020

25 Dec 202025 Dec 2020

No new MMO has made it on my list this year. I did give New World a try, but ultimately ended up not liking it. It's okay and I am…

Involuntary gaming break

13 Dec 202013 Dec 2020

I've been feeling rather unwell lately and it comes with me being unable to play games most of the time. So much fun! Thankfully, it's the holiday season and I…

The first days with Atlas Rogues

21 Nov 2020

Atlas Rogues came into Early Access on November 18. Since then, I have played several matches with the four starting freelancers and my current conclusion is that I would not…

First glimpse on Atlas Rogues’ gameplay

14 Nov 2020

On Friday, Gamigo had their first livestream showing the new Atlas Rogues game. If you remember the Trion Friday livestreams, then this is exactly what it was like! They also…

Favourite game intros

12 Nov 2020

A German streamer has a little series where he watches game intros with the viewers and they rate them together. While watching, I was wondering which game intros I personally…

Necromancer or Revenant for rediscovering Guild Wars 2…

8 Nov 20208 Nov 2020

After writing here that I want to replay through the old zones of Guild Wars 2 with my new necromancer, I decided to take a look at the revenant. A…

Screenshot Saturday: Haunted Burrow

7 Nov 2020

I finally found the time to take a stroll through the Haunted Burrow in LotRO. I forgot that there are a few - harmless - jump scares. And the cobwebbed…

Replaying vanilla Guild Wars 2

4 Nov 2020

I previously tried to get into the necromancer, the thief and the ranger again. For some reason, when I don't play a class for some time, I forget about the…

[Civ VI] Long Live the Queen! – Turns (341-350)

3 Nov 2020

It's been quite some time since I last played our succession game - and Rakuno handed the reign over to me quite some time ago as well. I really don't…

Guild Wars 2: Roadmap for the next 7 months

1 Nov 20201 Nov 2020

I was so happy to see ArenaNet post a roadmap for the game. Even though I fully expect the possibility of delays (as it says: "subject to change"), it is…

Atlas Rogue: Early Access on November 18

29 Oct 2020

Early Access for Atlas Rogue will start on November 18. After looking at all my previous screenshots I realized that I did actually play a lot of PvP... during the…

Early Access games I’m invested in (October 2020)

25 Oct 2020

I feel it's time to take a look at my early access games again. I tend to not play them too much and wait for the release because I don't…

Atlas Reactor Revival… of sorts?

18 Oct 202018 Oct 2020

I just saw the news on Massively and squealed when I read the article: "The so-called Alliance project uses the same gameplay of Atlas Reactor but in a narrative-focused four-player…

WoW Classic or Retail?

15 Oct 202015 Oct 2020

It is a bit ironic that I returned to WoW because of its classic version, but I am staying in WoW now because of the retail version. If we had…

Which MMO does Halloween best?

13 Oct 202013 Oct 2020

I really like the autumn and halloween events in MMOs! When I saw ArenaNet announce the date for their Halloween event (it starts today, by the way) for Guild Wars…

Steam Game Festival: Simulation Games

12 Oct 2020

As I mentioned in my previous post, some of the demos I tried there were already simulation games, but they were also listed as strategy games. There is sometimes a…

Steam Game Festival: Strategy Games

11 Oct 202011 Oct 2020

As I said, I went and looked at the strategy and simulation demos of Steam's Game Festival. This post now is about the strategy games I found interesting at first…

Steam Game Festival: Gladiator Guild Manager

10 Oct 202010 Oct 2020

I tried out one game on the first day of the current Steam Game Festival and then almost forgot about it again. Thankfully, Magi's post was a good reminder. And…

First Impressions Review: Not For Broadcast

4 Oct 20204 Oct 2020

Not For Broadcast is currently in Early Access. The first few episodes are available to play through already, but there is more to come. The developers offer a free prologue,…

Why I stopped loving Rift

3 Oct 20203 Oct 2020

Justin from Massively came up with a really good question about why Rift didn't do better. Quite obviously, I cannot answer this question in general or even for the majority…

Trove: Get the Marooned Hammerhead Ally

3 Oct 20203 Oct 2020

It's gamigo's 20th anniversary and at least for Trove, they've currently got a code that will get you a nice ally, the Marooned Hammerhead. The ally itself gives you 2…

Return to Guild Wars now!

1 Oct 2020

As Massively notes, Guild Wars (1) doesn't require a character name to log in anymore. Well, in my case, the recent change doesn't make a difference. I always kept screenshots…

Favourite Game Theme Songs

20 Sep 2020

I usually turn off the music in games nowadays, but there are a few where I need the music no matter what! And for other games, the main theme is…

A friendly competition

19 Sep 202019 Sep 2020

I found this post in my drafts. It was originally written back in 2014 and should have been the teaser post for a roleplaying event in our Guild Wars 2…

Paeroka’s Ponderings: Gamescom 2020 – What’s the verdict? What did you discover?

12 Sep 2020

Altogether, I was very happy with the online version of gamescom. Having moved away, we aren't able to go to gamescom anymore and we probably wouldn't even go if we…

New games I’m playing this September

11 Sep 202012 Sep 2020

I kind of went a little overboard with new games, I guess. It must have been the post-gamescom-excitement! Or the fact that it was my birthday and felt like pampering…

GW2: Ascended Armor 2/3

9 Sep 20209 Sep 2020

How late exactly am I? I finally finished my second ascended armor set. That is, my mesmer got her cloth version... years ago, I guess. For a long time, I…

Promptapalooza No. 20: Tell us about some of your hobbies outside of the realm of your specific niche

29 Aug 2020

This is part of the Promptapalooza. Today's prompt comes from Ace Asunder: "Tell us about some of your hobbies outside of the realm of your specific niche." One of my…

Gamescom Indie Arena Booth – More demos

28 Aug 202028 Aug 2020

Gamescom started! And since we can't go there physically, gamescom is coming to us instead, virtually. I don't mind at all, though, since Cologne is too far away from us…