Cory Taylor

It’s officially fall as of today! The best season, for any number of reasons, but mainly because I can wear lots of nice, thick sweaters.

It has nothing to do with my birthday sneaking up on me in less than a month. Nope, not one thing.

Halloween is pretty great too!

While I go and frown at the unseasonably warm temperatures we’re having, it’s time for — The Queue!

World of Warcraft Midnight is on the horizon, and the beta test is now live!

Claptrap is one of my top favorite video-game characters of all time. There’s something so endearing about a tiny robot that is so annoying that everybody in the game hates him. He gets just the right amount of annoying traits to earnest desires for friends to rage-filled tirades against the jerks who steal his stuff that it shouldn’t work — but it does! It’s a tough line to walk for any character, and someone this poorly designed, one-wheeled, one-eyed little guy makes it work.

Borderlands 4 has been good fun so far! The team has put together a really solid, fun, looter-shooter that takes the best parts of the previous five games and adds some new stuff to speed up the movement a bit. Summoning your vehicle anywhere with basically no cooldown is a game-changer and really takes the slog out of the early zone once you get it. I also really like how the game’s humor has gotten a bit more focused than the last game. It’s still got jokes galore and funny moments, but I haven’t seen as much pop-culture referencing that popped up in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. There’s nothing specifically wrong with reference humor; it’s just not going to last as long as a well-written joke.

While I go and open like five more giant glowing chests full of weapons, it’s time for — The Queue!

I went to a local art vendor thing this weekend, and this was the standout piece of the whole thing. Look at this cat, it’s so close to being Bacardi, it’s uncanny! This is a large piece too, roughly the size of a 75″ television. A true statement piece to really tie any room together.

I’d love to have a picture of me holding Bacardi up beside it to show that it was hanging in my home now. Unfortunately, it was also 2,750 Canadian dollars. As I don’t have 2,750 Canadian dollars currently set aside for cat paintings, I didn’t buy it. Liz also seemed hesitant to gift me the money as an advance on my next several years of Queues… So alas, I am left without a giant cat to hang upon my wall.

While I go and put together a team of renowned art thieves for a totally unrelated job, it’s time for — The Queue!

Happy Labor Day to you all!

I hope that you’re being treated well and have a minimum amount of bootarangs being thrown at you today, and all days.

While I go invest in some fresh bootarang insurance, it’s time for — The Queue!

As a Druid, I've become a single-issue Midnight player -- all I want to know is if I'll be able to make my bear form look as cool and ferocious as the bear loa Nalorakk.

Pizza is so great, I love pizza.

Is it the perfect food? Possibly. As long as you’re not gluten or lactose-intolerant, that is. I would put it up against any other food in a March Madness-style bracket any day and expect a top-four finish at least. The other things at the top are likely burritos, bread, and French fries. I’m willing to hear arguments about what you think is more deserving of a top slot, but they’d have to be Atticus Finch levels of convincing for me to change anything there in the final brackets.

While I eat another slice, it’s time for — The Queue!

Oops, I accidentally started playing Control again.

I just love this game full of Weirdness™. Like I said the first time I played Control, it feels like the game was made for me. All of the Weird™ stuff in it is my favorite flavor of Weird™ — mundane objects and places getting that supernatural flair. I’m not so far in yet, but I’ve gotten my telekinesis and started whipping fire extinguishers at my enemies with great glee. Such a simple yet evocative power to build a game around.

While I delve further into the mysteries of the Astral Plane, it’s time for — The Queue!

The Race to World First is back, and it's all going down now!

I’m home now and everything is back to normal. I’m typing this on a proper keyboard, in front of a proper monitor, at my proper desk. It’s glorious!

While I try to remember where I left that thing, y’know that thing? It’s time for — The Queue!