In October 2017, the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update went out to various machines – three of mine were updated, including my Home Theater PC (HTPC) which houses my Kodi, Plex DVR and Firefly functionality. One of my boxes never booted again (my main workstation), my son’s was fixable with some recovery tools – and…
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I’ve had a very nice working relationship with Xgaming for well over a decade. These guys make high quality arcade controllers and arcade cabinets for arcade emulators like MAME. They’ve been around a long time and I have praised them over and over through the years on my popular RetroGaming Radio podcast. Recently they sent me a…
Read MoreBlizzard Entertainment threw the gaming community for a loop when they announced that their first new IP in 20 years was a team-based first person shooter. Blizzard is best known for their insanely popular MMO World of Warcraft. So a first person shooter was not what anyone expected when Overwatch was announced. So what is…
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It is 2016 and almost every digital appliance in our arsenal is battery powered. While great strides are being made every year in battery economy and longevity, most of us are still chained to some form of external battery pack to supplement our power needs – whether it be a cell phone, tablet, Bluetooth speaker, controller,…
Read MoreIt might be a little confusing who this product is for, so let’s start there. If you have an older monitor laying around (and who doesn’t??) that doesn’t have HDMI in, chances are you’ll end up with a device (laptop, tablet, phone, even video players and game consoles) that are “HDMI OUT” only. This little…
Read MoreAlright, as my holiday vacation ends I decided to weigh in on my personal picks for the best games I played in 2015. This was a damn hard list to put together and I used no other source other than my Steam list. These are PC games only (some may cross over to consoles) –…
Read MoreI’ve reviewed a couple of these now and the real benefit to these sorts of lamps is the ability to be adjustable – both in brightness and in position. They run very cool, use very little power and usually have extra features. The manufacturer read some of my Amazon reviews and thought I might like…
Read MoreI’m compelled to write this article. If you Google “witcher 3” you will find that the game is overwhelming praised by critics and game players alike. Phrases like “sets the bar for the future” and “DLC done right” and many other clickbait chants will fill your search results. I don’t tend to trust modern gaming…
Read MoreWindows 10 is here and whether you’re an early adopter or a “wait for SP1” kinda user – eventually you’ll be exposed to and possibly forced to use Windows 10 in some capacity or another. Some people are going to want to “neuter” Windows 10 to get it as close to what they are used…
Read MoreFour years ago, I wrote a four part article here on Review Lagoon called Exploring Digital Distribution explaining how digital distribution is an unsustainable model and that Digital Rights Management would never be the glory child that Content Owners want it to be. Despite all my anti-DRM tirades I have adopted the game delivery system Steam as my…
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