Blizzard is getting ready to launch the newest chapter in the Diablo franchise, lots of people are talking about whether the game will be ready and stable for launch, and all I can think about is whether the authentication servers will be DDOSd again like seemingly every major gaming release in the last decade.

Wrath Classic Phase 3 is arriving June 20!

I’m still mad at James Gunn for the whole Henry Cavill fiasco but my word he knows how to break your heart with a talking raccoon.

Overwatch 2 has been keeping the game fresh by offering lots of limited-time game modes, and the latest is an epic two-week space opera.

With Diablo 4 on the horizon, I find myself gripped by the certainty that if I read a negative review, or even a hundred negative reviews, my own experience playing the game in the Early Access, Open Beta, and Server Slam periods means that I know that those reviews would not convince me.

Finally, the quiet week I've been waiting for!

Despite its hardcore reputation for both gameplay and gore, playing Diablo 4 as a beginner is less complicated than it seems.

Remember to write the Queue this week! Really this time!

Join us as we discuss what announcements we expect to see at BlizzCon this year, our disappointment with Overwatch 2 killing off its big PvE mode, and the surprising quickness in which Liquid claimed the latest World First title with Mythic Scalecommander Sarkareth.

For me, the games I play -- be they video games or tabletop games or even the extremely rare incidents of me going out to throw a ball with my dog -- are chosen through a lens of escapism.