Matthew Rossi

Matthew Rossi @MatthewWRossi — Matthew Rossi is a synapsid, perhaps descended from Cynognathus. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and grew up there before leaving to see the world and be mistaken for a sasquatch and/or minor singing celebrity in various locales. He currently lives and writes in Edmonton alongside his amazing and beautiful wife and their cats. He’s written three collections of speculative fiction, Things That Never Were, Bottled Demon and At Last, Atlantis. He loves playing warriors in World of Warcraft, barbarians in Diablo III, and he’s beginning to notice a pattern here.

Discussion

How do you deal with a game that takes over your life?

by Matthew Rossi on September 13, 2023 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I play a lot of video games.

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WoW

WoW patch 10.2 introduces a new Legendary axe for Death Knights, Paladins, and Warriors: Fyr’alath, the Dream Render

by Matthew Rossi on September 8, 2023 at 2:30pm @MatthewWRossi

Legendary weapons are a staple of World of Warcraft going all the way back to the original game and the duo of Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker and Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros.

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The Queue

The Queue: Don’t have -UCK in your canned soda’s name.

by Matthew Rossi on September 7, 2023 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

In the future of Starfield, the legacy of Canada is a series of really weird canned sodas and other canned foods.

Consider me nonplussed. The original meaning.

I mean, CAN-uck? That is not an appetizing name. They actually have canned Poutine, y’all. That’s not right. That’s not right at all.

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Discussion

When does a game turn from something you play for fun to something that’s basically a job?

by Matthew Rossi on September 7, 2023 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

There's a constantly shifting line in my head between games being something fun I engage in for stress relief or a dopamine hit and games being a checklist of tasks I have to complete.

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The Queue

The Queue: Godzilla vs The Marvel Universe

by Matthew Rossi on August 31, 2023 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Yesterday, Eno asked the following question:

What’s your most memorable comic book that involved dinosaurs of any kind?

And so now I must tell you all a story.

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The Queue

The Queue: 30 years later and I still love Ministry

by Matthew Rossi on August 30, 2023 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

When it’s butt o’clock and you’ve just volunteered to fill in the Queue, what can get you pumped enough to actually do it? Ministry. That’s right.

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Blizzard

What are the worst missed opportunities you can think of in gaming?

by Matthew Rossi on August 30, 2023 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I think a lot about games and gaming moments.

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WoW

What we know about the Secrets of Azeroth event, starting August 31

by Matthew Rossi on August 29, 2023 at 2:30pm @MatthewWRossi

The upcoming event Secrets of Azeroth event starting August 31 has so many tones of globe hopping and clues for players to decipher as we unravel the mystery of who is committing a series of thefts, it feels like they missed a step by not calling it "Where in the World of Warcraft is Carmen Sandiego." All they really need to add is a kicking a capella theme song.

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The Queue

The Queue: When you start cackling like a madman you’re overtired

by Matthew Rossi on August 24, 2023 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

You know when you say something innocuous and then you start laughing your head off, and you just can’t stop, and the laughing gets louder and more shrill with every passing second until you sound like Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson having a laugh off? Cause that’s me. The best part is that I’m wearing an eye patch (my right eye blew up this week) so I really am starting to look like a supervillain.

Anyway you puny mortals seriously how do these guys talk like that it’s so embarrassing but yeah this is the Queue. I was going to name it Taking Phantom Liberties or something but I’m way too tired for wordplay right now.

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Diablo