Video Games What I'm Playing and The Backlog (May 2025) My friend Z often says that this is the best time for gaming. Usually, I'd nod in quiet agreement, but after the last few weeks, I'd have to agree, especially if you like RPGs. Here's what's in rotation and waiting in the
Video Games The Art of Fighting I love watching fighting games. In the same way people get hyped about the NBA playoffs, I get hyped about fighting game tournaments. I enjoy watching people compete at the highest skill level. And while it's great to watch people punch each other, it gets better when you
Music Heavy Rotation - Life Is Beautiful There used to be a time when the elders would tell you about "grown folk music." The label was used for songs that couldn't be appreciated until you reached a certain age/stage in life. Life is Beautiful is the album for those of us whose
generative AI Black Faces - Midjourney Black people don't always get the same treatment as others when it comes to software and how said software treats us. With generative AI, I've been curious to see how platforms like Midjourney would treat us. I decided to test the platform with portrait photos and
You Should Watch - Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man I had a chance to finish Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man over the weekend, and it's worth your time. Throwback Season The show is designed to bring a 1960s comic book to life. Those who remember the old character designs and comic book style will get a dose of
Gamer Diary - Final Fantasy XVI (Final Entry) There's beauty in seeing something to completion. More importantly, there is an appreciation that comes from spending time with a game. While I initially disliked Final Fantasy XVI, I grew to pity it. It's another cautionary tale of what happens when developers forsake what worked for
Gamer Diary - Final Fantasy XVI (Entry Two) If you spend enough time playing a video game, you can see a developer's intentions. Final Fantasy 16 should be an epic adventure of political intrigue with heavy action sequences. Having played Final Fantasy 7, Rebirth - 16 should be the game that ties in all the experimentations
Gamer Diary - Final Fantasy XVI (Entry One) One of my favorite games of all time is Final Fantasy VI. It is the perfect video game. I followed When the franchise transitioned from 2D sprites to 3D. I enjoyed Final Fantasy VII-IX. But around X, I started to fall off the series. With various systems and stories that
A Return to Skyrim Skyrim stands alongside DOOM as a defining game that transcends generations. Though I primarily play vanilla Skyrim on console with limited mods, I'm amazed watching the modding community transform this game I've invested thousands of hours into. When this video appeared in my YouTube feed, it
Is It Still My Work if AI Helped? "How much of you is in the content you consume? I've been thinking about this question a lot lately. When you watch your favorite YouTuber or read a compelling article, do you ever wonder how much AI shaped what you're experiencing? We've all
Making Fake Products with AI Spend enough time on social media and you'll begin to wonder if majority of products in ads are fake. I mean how easy could it be to make a fake product and photoshoot? I decided to see if Midjourney could help. I used a simple prompt, "A
Am I Too Old For Online Shooters? Like the Star Wars meme, I've found a peaceful life playing RPGs and adventure games. But it wasn't always this way. In the early 2000s, I spent my summers playing WCW vs. NWO and Goldeneye with my friends for hours, cutting my teeth on early shooters
Old Gaming Clips - Destiny 2 Some days, I like to dig through the archives of old videos I used to make. Just proof that the old man could pull off a few highlights back in my heyday. Man, when Destiny was good, it was really good.
Midjourney - Pixel Art Porsche Now that Midjourney has a web interface I've started playing with the platform to learn how to "create" the images that live in my head. I started with something simple, a Porsche in New York City. I've always been a fan of pixel art,
Heavy Rotation - The Tonite Show The Sequel I’m a Curren$y fan. Tell me he dropped a new album and I’m there. For this latest release, Spitta linked up with DJ.Fresh for the sequel to The Tonite Show. It’s more of what you love from Curren$y, lifestyle raps over chill beats. DJ.
Heavy Rotation - The Force Hip-hop has always had an age problem. After 30, the label often puts you on an iceberg and sends you off to sea. Acts we've grown up with have historically struggled to make music that feels both true to the artist and fits today's sound. That&