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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Blaugust 2026 Begins! Do I Remember How to Blaugust?
#Blaugust
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/blaugust-2026-beings-do-i-remember-how-to-blaugust/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Blaugust 2026 Begins! Do I Remember How to Blaugust?

Here it is, Blaugust. And of course I remember how to Blaugust! I have been living the Blaugust lifestyle year round since 2020. “What does the ‘Blaugust lifestyle’ even mean?&#…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

The Passing of Belghast and Reflections on This Online Existence https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/07/05/the-passing-of-belghast-and-reflections-on-this-online-existence/

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Celebrating 10 Years of No Man's Sky
#NoMansSky, #NMS10, #Blaugust
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/celebrating-10-years-of-no-mans-sky/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Celebrating 10 Years of No Man’s Sky

No Man’s Sky turns ten years old tomorrow. I will not review the cycle of hype, disappointment, then eventual revival around the game. I’ve been there a few times before. It is enoug…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Friday Bullet Points about the Ongoing Disaster that is XBox Games
#Microsoft, #XBox, #Blaugust
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/07/friday-bullet-points-about-the-ongoing-disaster-that-is-xbox-games/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Friday Bullet Points about the Ongoing Disaster that is XBox Games

It is Friday and, as foretold by prophecy, it is time for another look at how things are going over at Microsoft’s XBox Games division. After the announcement of the great layoff, have Asha a…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

The End of Electronic Arts is at Hand
#ElectronicArts, #Blaugust
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/the-end-of-electronic-arts-is-at-hand/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

The End of Electronic Arts is at Hand

The deal is done. Capital management, unfettered capitalism, and political corruption has won again. Electronic Arts has been acquired by the Saudis in a completely economically non-viable deal t…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

NMS10 - I Came, I Saw, I Danced
#NoMansSky, #NMS10, #Blaugust
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/nms10-i-came-i-saw-i-danced/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

NMS10 – I Came, I Saw, I Danced

I don’t think we set a record. Just looking at Steam Charts, No Man’s Sky checked in pretty far behind even the recent peak of the Voyagers expansion. That said, I didn’t think w…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Waiting on the Bus Again

#EVEOnline #Gallente #Minmatar #Planet #UpwellStructures #Erebus #Keepstar #Svipul
https://evepics.wordpress.com/2026/08/07/waiting-on-the-bus-again/

EVE Online Pictures

Waiting on the Bus Again

Svipuls waiting for a bridge to the action

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

LOTRO Announces Features of the Wolves of Mordor Expansion #LOTRO, #Blaugust https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/lotro-announces-features-of-the-wolves-of-mordor-expansion/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

LOTRO Announces Features of the Wolves of Mordor Expansion

But they didn’t actually announce the expansion itself, which seems odd. They have two posts up covering features of the upcoming Wolves of Mordor expansion, as well as having given MMORPG.c…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Thirty-One and the Halo Effect
#FantasyCriticLeague, #HaloCampaignEvolved, #Blaugust
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/tagn-fantasy-critic-league-2026-week-thirty-one-and-the-halo-effect/

tagn.wordpress.com

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Blaugust - Embrace the Hater Within You?
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/blaugust-embrace-the-hater-within-you/ #Aftermath, #Blaugust

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Blaugust – Embrace the Hater Within You?

The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference -Elie Wiesel Last week the site Aftermath, had what they called Hater Week, where the staff opened up on things they did not like. There w…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Stardew Valley - On the Bus to the Desert... and Death
#StardewValley, #Blaugust
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/stardew-valley-on-the-bus-to-the-desert-and-death/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Stardew Valley – On the Bus to the Desert… and Death

I guess you do not technically die in Stardew Valley… but the fact that combat and loss are part of the game remains an aspect I did not expect. But more on that in a bit. Having passed thro…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

More Venture Mining

#EVEOnline #ORE #Asteroids #Venture
https://evepics.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/more-venture-mining/

evepics.wordpress.com

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

Gnosis at the Roden Campaign HQ

#EVEOnline #SpaceStation #Gnosis #SocietyofConciousThrought
https://evepics.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/gnosis-at-the-roden-campaign-hq/

evepics.wordpress.com

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

EVE Online, Departure Planning, and the Big Sell Off
#EVEOnline, #Blaugust
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/11/eve-online-and-departure-planning/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

EVE Online, Departure Planning, and the Big Sell Off

I like to have a plan. One might suggest that I NEED to have a plan. A plan, a goal, a destination. Screw the journey, I want to know where we are going and how we’re getting there. I am l…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

White Crane in Warp

#Caldari #EVEOnline #Crane
https://evepics.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/white-crane-in-warp/

EVE Online Pictures

White Crane in Warp

More stuff to deliver

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Thirty-Two and the Big Walk
#FantasyCriticLeague, #Blaugust, #BigWalk
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/tagn-fantasy-critic-league-2026-week-thirty-two-and-the-big-walk/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Thirty-Two and the Big Walk

We are looking at the last big week of releases until September in week thirty-two. We had four titles slated to launch. Before we dig into that however, we need to check the scoreboard and where e…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Planet Crafter - Rovers, Rockets, and Jet Packs, Plus More on Save Sync
#PlanteCrafter, #SaveSync, #Blaugust
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/05/planet-crafter-rovers-rockets-and-jet-packs-and-more-on-save-sync/

tagn.wordpress.com

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

AIR Astero from the Tutorial

#EVEOnline #SistersofEVE #Astero
https://evepics.wordpress.com/2026/08/05/air-astero-from-the-tutorial/

evepics.wordpress.com

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Reflections on Monopoly #Monopoly, #Blaugust https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/08/04/reflections-on-monopoly/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Reflections on Monopoly

In one of those Repo Man lattice of coincidence moments, I was suddenly hit with a couple of unrelated posts about Monopoly the other day, which is the sort of thing that makes you think… at …

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Flaming AIR Fleet

#EVEOnline #Gallente #ORE #SistersofEVE #Astero #Bowhead #Brutix #Nestor #Orca
https://evepics.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/flaming-air-fleet/

evepics.wordpress.com

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

Rorquals on Ice

#EVEOnline #ORE #Rorqual
https://evepics.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/rorquals-on-ice/

EVE Online Pictures

Rorquals on Ice

The nearby Rorqual is moving out of siege mode while the further one is still in siege

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

Titans Ready to Deliver Subcap Fleets

#EVEOnline #Gallente #Minmatar #UpwellStructures #Erebus #Fortizar #Maelstrom #Ragnarok
https://evepics.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/titans-ready-to-deliver-subcap-fleets/

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

It's a Clean Machine, This Steam Machine
#Steam, #SteamMachine, #Valve, #GabeCube
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/06/23/its-a-clean-machine-this-steam-machine/

tagn.wordpress.com

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@stargrace@gamepad.club I am interested, but probably won't look into it until the weekend.

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Planning My Path to 50 Platinum Medals for Level 80 in Pokemon Go #PokemonGo https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/planning-my-path-to-50-platinum-medals-in-pokemon-go/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Planning My Path to 50 Platinum Medals for Level 80 in Pokemon Go

One of the hard facts that came with the big level cap increase that hit Pokemon Go back in October is that, in order to get to level 80, you will need 50 platinum medals. I don’t need all of…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

The Herald of Blaugust 2026 - Blaugust Must Go On! #Blaugust, #Blaugust2026 https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/the-herald-of-blaugust-2026-blaugust-must-go-on/

tagn.wordpress.com

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Twenty-Nine and The Incident at Galley House #FantasyCriticLeague https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/07/19/tagn-fantasy-critic-league-2026-week-twenty-nine/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Twenty-Nine and The Incident at Galley House

We are past the halfway mark of July and August is looming, but we did have a couple of releases here in the summer doldrums of the league. In addition, Fantasy Critic League opened up a new featur…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

No Man’s Sky and The Swarm Expedition: The Quick End to the Hive of Glass and Cashing Out #NoMansSky https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/07/08/no-mans-sky-and-the-swarm-expedition-the-quick-end-to-the-hive-of-glass-and-cashing-out/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

No Man’s Sky and The Swarm Expedition: The Quick End to the Hive of Glass and Cashing Out

As my post on Monday suggested, it has been something of a slog to get through Expedition 22: The Swarm. In an attempt to… I don’t know… make us spend more time playing I guess&#…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

No Man’s Sky and The Swarm Expedition: Countdown to the end of the Countermeasures Milestone #NoMansSky https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/no-mans-sky-and-the-swarm-expedition-countdown-to-the-end-of-the-countermeasures-milestone/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

No Man’s Sky and The Swarm Expedition: Countdown to the end of the Countermeasures Milestone

I will be interested to see, at the end of The Swarm expedition, if Hello Games decides to use this time delay gimmick again… because The Swarm is still going and the Countermeasures mileston…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

Stardew Valley - Through the Fair, Spirit's Eve, and into Winter
#StardewValley
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/stardew-valley-through-the-fair-spirits-eve-and-into-winter/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Stardew Valley – Through the Fair, Spirit’s Eve, and into Winter

I left off last time with the end of summer with reference to the Moonlight Jellies event and my daughter and I moved on the autumn and the change of crops. Because we are playing co-op and I hold…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

Windrose - Upgrade All the Things!
#Windrose
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/windrose-upgrade-all-the-things/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Windrose – Upgrade All the Things!

Potshot and I were out exploring, seeking out the place where the next of our quest update points was marked on the map and… I kept dying. A lot. Like an embarrassing number of times. I wa…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

Bubbles Tracking the Length of the Battle

#EVEOnline #Minmatar #UpwellStructures #Keepstar #Maelstrom #Sotiyo #WarpBubble
https://evepics.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/bubbles-tracking-the-length-of-the-battle/

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

Friday Bullet Points on Saturday about Video Game Business, Money, and Consequences
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/06/27/friday-bullet-points-on-saturday-about-video-game-business-money-and-consequences/

tagn.wordpress.com

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hilmar Rebrands CCP as Fenris Creations, Says Everything is Great, Demands You Call Him "FC" Now #EVEOnline, #CCP, #FenrisCreations https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/05/07/hilmar-rebrands-ccp-as-fenris-creations-says-everything-is-great-demands-you-call-him-fc-now/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Hilmar Rebrands CCP as Fenris Creations, Says Everything is Great, Demands You Call Him “FC” Now

The company remains profitable, with strong reserves and the ability to keep investing in the long-term health of New Eden. -Hilmar Veigar Petursson, CEO of Fenris Creations, A New Era post Last we…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 5mo ago

CONCORD Steps in and Finally Installs Cloning Services in Jita 4-4
#EVEOnline
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/concord-steps-in-and-finally-installs-cloning-services-in-jita-4-4/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

CONCORD Steps in and Finally Installs Cloning Services in Jita 4-4

One of the updates that came with the Capsuleer Day XXIII: Warpath event has been an empire conflict around Jita, with there being trouble at the jump gates leading into New Eden’s trading hu…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@stargrace@gamepad.club I kind of let the crazy train roll into rambling station on that one

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Friday Bullet Points about EverQuest Related Servers and Launches #EverQuest, #EverQuestLegends https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/friday-bullet-points-about-everquest-related-servers-and-launches/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Friday Bullet Points about EverQuest Related Servers and Launches

Recently Daybreak dropped a bunch of information, including a few of producer’s letters and, were I looking for things to expand upon I probably could have turned all of that into at least th…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Windrose: Welcome to the Swamp #Windrose https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/windrose-welcome-to-the-swamp/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Windrose: Welcome to the Swamp

Having defeated the second main boss Hands down, we had opened up the next set of gated content. Windrose follows what I think of as the Valheim model in that you defeat a boss and you get a new b…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@Tipa@gamepad.club @stargrace@gamepad.club No "Nostalgia: The Guild Part II?"

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@nimgimli@gamepad.club @Tipa@gamepad.club That wasn't a comment on goblins, it was a comment on the reported obsession with them exhibited by certain AIs which bring them up in responses unrelated to them as a topic.

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

Stardew Valley - The Luau, The Train, and the Green Rain
#StardewValley
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/06/25/stardew-valley-the-luau-the-train-and-the-green-rain/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Stardew Valley – The Luau, The Train, and the Green Rain

One aspect of playing Stardew Valley with our daughter is that it is not just me seeing things for the first time in the game. We were trying to figure out when I bought her a copy of the game, be…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Twenty-Six with Eyes on Deltarune Chapter 5 #FantasyCriticLeague, #Deltarune, #StarFox https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/tagn-fantasy-critic-league-2026-week-twenty-six-with-eyes-on-deltarune-chapter-5/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Twenty-Six with Eyes on Deltarune Chapter 5

We are at the half way point for the 2026 season. It is all down hill from here… though some say it has been down hill since the 90s. But what can you do about it? Having reached the turn-o…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

June 2026 in Review https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/june-2026-in-review/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

June 2026 in Review

The Site I have been looking through my WordPress achievements again. That I earned these two is probably no surprise. These two likely go together because while I usually press the publish/schedu…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@stargrace@gamepad.club @belghast@gamepad.club Same, times out with a 404

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

July 2026 in Review
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/july-2026-in-review/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

July 2026 in Review

The Site This month I am going to bring up Warp Point, a site that is attempting to bring back web site inter-connectivity of yore. The About section sums the project up as: Warp Point is both a d…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 2mo ago

Planet Crafter and Save Sync #PlanetCrafter, #SaveSync https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/07/29/planet-crafter-and-save-sync/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Planet Crafter and Save Sync

When did I even buy Planet Crafter? Why did I buy it? Steam says I bought it back in November of 2025, purchasing it when I grabbed Forza Horizon 5, which had been marked way down to tempt the la…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

Steam Kicks off its Summer Sale for 2026
#Steam
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/steam-kicks-off-its-summer-sale-for-2026/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

Steam Kicks off its Summer Sale for 2026

The Steam Summer Sale started yesterday and will run through until the morning of July 9th. This post is a bit late compared to previous years. There was a time when I was in a rush to post about …

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@Tipa@gamepad.club Did you prompt the goblin thing or is this the AI goblin fetish I’ve read about recently?

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Twenty-Eight and the Allure of Doom #FantasyCriticLeague https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/07/12/tagn-fantasy-critic-league-2026-week-twenty-eight-the-allure-of-doom/

The Ancient Gaming Noob

TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Twenty-Eight and the Allure of Doom

After a fairly quiet time in week twenty-seven, week twenty-eight was set to at least shake up the roster a bit. We had three titles set to launch, including one that was counter picked. With that…

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Wilhelm Arcturus @wilhelm_arcturus@mas.to

· 3mo ago

Forza Horizon 6 - Every Day is Race Day
#ForzaHorizon6, #FasterTogether
https://tagn.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/forza-horizon-6-every-day-is-race-day/

tagn.wordpress.com

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