The Queue

The Year of the Snake is upon us, and while I do feel bad for people who aren’t all about the reptiles, I tend to enjoy them. It’s funny though, because I’d joined a few snake ID groups on Reddit just for my own backyard. I find most North American venomous snakes are extremely threatening looking — all spikes and glares and triangular heads and rattles. But the thing is, Reddit is international, so I’ve been learning about snakes from all around the world, and while the Russel’s viper and puff adders and cobras are much the same in terms of being clearly somebody to not screw with, I would absolutely be that idiot trying to handle the cute little Australian venomous guys. They call one of them — a cute little smooth stripey guy — the bandy bandy! But he’s crazy venomous!

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I’ve been visiting a whole bunch of breweries this weekend trying the weirdest beers they’ve had. Not just regular weird, but wyrd weird. The local craft beer people throw a little wyrd festival thing in January to stretch their creative muscles, and oh boy have they been weird(wyrd)!

Thanks to my favorite person ever noticing this was going on, we’ve made a whole weekend of it and we’re only halfway through the list! She’s really the bee’s knees, and it’s not just all the beer making me say that.

So far the standouts have been a ham and pineapple beer and an out-of-this-world hypnotic purple one called Unicorn Blood that tastes like taro and bubble tea. Have all of the beers worked? Mostly! Would I get another pint of the salted mushroom porter? Unlikely! There’s still way more to taste though, and I can’t wait to find out what else is out there!

While I sober up a bit, it’s time for — The Queue!

I don’t know why this week feels so weird, like it is simultaneously Thursday and Saturday, but definitely not Friday. I assume that it’s because I haven’t been correctly turning pages on my dog-a-day calendar, because how can I know what the day is unless an adorable dog provides this information from my desk? Really, it’s impossible to know, and thus I have entered a state in which time has no meaning.

But I think it may actually be Friday… so here we go, let’s Queue.

I am not kidding or exaggerating when I tell you I am functioning on less than an hour a day of sleep.

So this is going to be a Queue where I’m even less coherent than I usually am. So get ready for that.

Oh, and go play Tyranny because it’s one of the best written CRPG’s in history. I’d put it up with Planescape Torment or Fallout 2 for best CRPG story.

Fairies are cool. They’re smol, helpful, and often sassy. They’re full of vigor and usually have a good moral sense. They like to have fun and play tricks, but not to the point where the jokes become harmful or dangerous (usually).

This is The Queue, where we talk about fairies, but also about Blizzard games, other games, and all the outlandish things that make our wings flutter and whisk us wherever the trail of pixie dust will lead.

If I had a nickel for every time it snowed in the southeast this year I’d have two nickels, which is a worrying amount of nickels? I mean, not ten cents worth, but the number is a lot? I feel like I might be stretching this metaphor a bit too far, but the kids are home from school as a precaution so the half a brain cell I have left is hanging on for dear life.

This is The Queue, our daily column where you ask us the questions and we’ll answer from under a pile of blankets, just as soon as we remember where– ah, there’s my coffee. Let’s go.

Seriously, it’s like everywhere I look… Pirate!

Is there a convention in town? Are the Muppets hanging around? Should I guard my booty?

While I try to get to the bottom of this, it’s time for — The Queue!

I’m not overly interested in Plunderstorm, but I can’t lie: Pepe makes a really cute pirate. Will that get me to play more Plunderstorm? Eeeehhhhhh….

I like ninjas, I’ve written about that before. Ninjas that set fans on fire before tossing them on fools (and look great while doing it)? Sign me the heck up!

This is The Queue, your daily column for good boys and girls to ask questions, and have other boys and girls of compatible morality answer them. Let’s rock!

January is the cruelest month, at least for those of us who follow gaming. Relatively few titles get released as many studios made sure to get them out before Christmas or are waiting until February and there also tends not to be many events where news could happen.

This year may be a huge exception though. Microsoft announced there will be an Xbox Direct next Thursday showcasing South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and DOOM: The Dark Ages — and a secret fourth title rumored to be from a “legendary” Japanese IP with decades of history. The rumor mill is in full swing over what this title might be with guesses ranging from Persona 6 to a new Final Fantasy title to even a new entry in the Ecco the Dolphin series.

The even bigger rumor that’s resounding throughout gamingdom is that we’ll finally be getting the Switch 2 announcement tomorrow. As of this moment there is no confirmation, but the report is credible and major outlets are treating it as highly likely. By this time on Friday we may be have all the details on Nintendo’s next generation console.

While we patiently look forward to jubilation or disappointment, let’s answer some questions!