If you're wondering how the site curse is going, this is a photo I took in the moment as my phone started blowing up with notifications from discords that BlizzCon is back in 2026.  I don't announce my vacations publicly -- that's kind of internet safety 101 -- but somehow, Blizzard always knows.

Wasn't it just Christmas? How is it already spring break?

Spring is usually a season for new things -- flowers blooming, trees waking up from winter -- but a new season end delay was not on the Diablo 4 bingo card.

No, I didn’t die this pull. I don’t know why you would think that. I just really needed a nap.

Probably we all really need a nap.

This is the Queue. Let’s chat.

Joe started off the podcast this week eating crow as he reflected on his prior assertion that BlizzCon would never happen again.

The Nebula Awards are one of the most prestigious for the genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy, and in 2019 they added a new award for Best Game Writing.

I'll be 100% honest: I thought BlizzCon was dead.

After you've successfully completed the Liberation of Undermine raid in any difficulty (including Story Mode) a series of epilogue quests become available dealing with the aftermath of your victory.

Yup, I’m riding around Night City in all black and riding an all black bike thanks to the feature where you can change the color on some vehicles, which just so happens to include this bike.

This particular V is significantly more aggressive than earlier incarnations — my current loadout includes the x-MOD 2 variants of the Umbra assault rifle, the MA70 HB light machine gun, and the Pozhar combat shotgun which is crazy strong thanks to the Kneel! mod. I’m also switching in some non x-Mod weapons like Ol’Reliable and scouring the airdrops for the Techtronical special weapons. This time, I’m definitely a solo — haven’t touched a cyberdeck and primarily use a Sandevistan for ease of targeting as well as keeping enemies at a distance.

It’s a lot of fun so far. Might try a chrome compressor build sometime.

Mortal Shell makes for a interesting twist on the Soulslike genre, and I know I'm interested in literally any game I can get for free ninety-nine.