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Generative AI is ruining gaming but I think there's hope

This last Steam Next Fest pointedly showed the ruinous potential generative AI is having on gaming. I hate it but I also think there's hope.

Parallax Abstraction Oct 29, 2026 16 min read

Video Games

Review: Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve - I finally get the hook

I've played every Ace Combat game and could never figure out why I was so into them. Ace Combat 8 finally made me realize it.

Parallax Abstraction Oct 15, 2026 15 min read

Video Game Industry

The Xbox "reset" is starting to look like something else

Xbox is going through a reckoning right now because of AI but I think their end goal is something else, and worse.

Parallax Abstraction Sep 30, 2026 11 min read

Technology

The AI grift has reached a new (maybe peak?) level of stupid

The AI industry has become almost a dark parody at this point and is more clearly a grift than ever. I get angry about it. Come at me boosters.

Parallax Abstraction Sep 16, 2026 10 min read

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Personal

Realizing that you can be "too nice"

My story about how I found out I was a "people pleaser" and how being too nice can negatively impact your life.

Parallax Abstraction Aug 10, 2026 10 min read

Technology

AI is a grift and this experience confirmed it for me

Forget whether we're in an AI bubble (we are), it's just not reliable and not ready. A recent experience proved that to me.

Parallax Abstraction Jun 4, 2026 11 min read

Video Games

Limited Run Games sucks. Here’s my reason why.

Limited Run Games is a terrible company that far too many developers and publishers continue to work with. I detail my experiences with them.

Parallax Abstraction Jan 24, 2024 7 min read

Generative AI is ruining gaming but I think there's hope

This last Steam Next Fest pointedly showed the ruinous potential generative AI is having on gaming. I hate it but I also think there's hope.

Parallax Abstraction Oct 29, 2026 16 min read

Video Games

Review: Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve - I finally get the hook

I've played every Ace Combat game and could never figure out why I was so into them. Ace Combat 8 finally made me realize it.

Parallax Abstraction Oct 15, 2026 15 min read

Video Game Industry

The Xbox "reset" is starting to look like something else

Xbox is going through a reckoning right now because of AI but I think their end goal is something else, and worse.

Parallax Abstraction Sep 30, 2026 11 min read

Technology

The AI grift has reached a new (maybe peak?) level of stupid

The AI industry has become almost a dark parody at this point and is more clearly a grift than ever. I get angry about it. Come at me boosters.

Parallax Abstraction Sep 16, 2026 10 min read

Personal

Realizing that you can be "too nice"

My story about how I found out I was a "people pleaser" and how being too nice can negatively impact your life.

Parallax Abstraction Aug 10, 2026 10 min read

Video Game Industry

Tariffs are not free money for corporations

Many companies had Trump's tariffs refunded when they were ruled illegal. Most aren't giving them back to their customers. That's wrong.

Parallax Abstraction Jul 28, 2026 5 min read

Video Games

PlayStation killing physical discs sucks, but...

Sony is killing physical media for PlayStation and many are upset. I get it, but it also doesn't matter as much as they think.

Parallax Abstraction Jul 7, 2026 6 min read

Video Games

The Steam Machine is DOA and it's Valve's fault

The Steam Machine is out and it's DOA at its price. I explain how it didn't have to be this way and rip apart some stupid Valve fanboy copes.

Parallax Abstraction Jun 27, 2026 11 min read

Video Games

My demo highlights from the June 2026 Steam Next Fest

The second Steam Next Fest of 2026 I thought wouldn't have as many demos that grabbed me, but I was very wrong. I detail the ones that stood out for me.

Parallax Abstraction Jun 23, 2026 20 min read

Technology

AI is a grift and this experience confirmed it for me

Forget whether we're in an AI bubble (we are), it's just not reliable and not ready. A recent experience proved that to me.

Parallax Abstraction Jun 4, 2026 11 min read

Video Game Review

Review: MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire is a "Boomer Shooter" with an old-timey art style that fans and critics love. I think it's just OK.

Parallax Abstraction Jun 1, 2026 6 min read

Video Games

Mixtape, Megan Ellison and the latest faux gaming outrage

Mixtape is the latest video game to stir up faux online outrage. I'm sick of this and tear into the idiots propagating it.

Parallax Abstraction May 18, 2026 6 min read

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