Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault — Early Access Review
Released in early access on 14 November 2025 on PC, Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault arrives as a confident, ambitious sequel that keeps the charm…
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Writing as Archaeology: Unearthing the Story Buried in Notes
Writers are often told to keep every scrap of writing, every half-finished idea, every abandoned paragraph, no matter how insignificant or directionless it seems at…
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The Ghost of the First Draft: How the Earliest Version of Your Story Haunts All Revisions That Follow
I’ve just finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress, a biography-horror hybrid that’s consumed more of my thoughts than I’d like to admit and…
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A Welcome Return to Japan – Ghost of Yotei (Review)
Ghost of Yōtei launched on 2 October 2025, exclusively for the PlayStation 5. It’s one of those “built for next-gen only” titles — no PS4,…
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Crane, Chaos, and Comfortably Familiar Carnage – Dying Light: The Beast (Review)
Dying Light: The Beast launched in mid-September 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, and it immediately feels like a homecoming. Stepping back into…
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The Operator: A Conspiracy Thriller with a Few Loose Ends (Review)
The Operator launched in July 2024, first on PC and later making its way to other platforms like the Switch. It’s the debut game from…
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The First Story You Finish Will Change You – Celebrating the Importance of Finishing, Not Perfection
Every writer has scraps of stories lying around. Half-started drafts, notebooks full of beginnings, that one chapter you wrote years ago that you still kind…
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Digging Deeper: Research Beyond the University Walls
Research at University: The Foundations When I think about research at university, I picture myself surrounded by open books and tabs of academic databases, scribbling…
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Barnsworth Bliss: A Daft, Brilliant Slice of Northern Comedy Gaming (Review)
Thank Goodness You’re Here! is an adventure video game released on August 1, 2024, for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. I’ll tell…
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