materwelonz

Which one first?

Hi,

Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake 2 are releasing a week apart from each other, starting with the former on the 20th.  I expect to pick one of these up after I am done with Phantom Liberty....

September 2023 Channel Update – Chaos Begins

Hey everyone,

Hope you’ve been well!!

We’re starting to get into the crazy busy times, so tbh I’m very much sitting here thinking UGHHH let’s hurry up and write this out so I ca...

August 2023 Channel Update – Everybody Did, In Fact, Expect the Inquisition

Hi all,

Apologies for the late-ish post! It’s been A Month and I am just. Wow. Okay. And the big gaming block in September/October hasn’t even rolled around yet. 💀 Let’s get started!...

July 2023 Channel Update – Small Roadblock

Hi all!

Hope you’re doing well in these summery months. I’m hanging in there although there are some days where it’s Really. Hot. and I literally record with sweat rolling off my forehe...

June 2023 Channel Update – Getting My Bearings Back

Hi everyoneeee,

I’m back from vacation! I hope you’ve been well!!

I had a nice 2 weeks away from the PC and whew did I need that “detox” lol. In doing the whole channel thing, i...

April & May 2023 Channel Update – This Is Fine

Hi everyone,

I hope you’re doing good! This is going to be an abnormal update: I am Trying My Best to figure everything out but it very much feels like the "this is fine" meme except the ch...

March 2023 Channel Update – Why Can’t I Hold All These First Looks?

Hey hey,

Hope you are well!

It’s ramping up to be one of Those Months (when is it ever not lol)!! I took the last bit a little easier, did a bunch of first looks cause I didn’t want...

February 2023 Channel Update – Going Though The List

Hi!

Bit of a later update again, apologies!! I forgot February is a short month 🗿…

Hope you’ve been well! January over here felt like there was So Much happening, but it’s calm...

January 2023 Channel Update – Good Title Not Found

Hi all,

Sorry for the late-ish update! Everything has been A Lot this few days: my day job has been at DEFCON 1, my bathtub faucet has been leaking, and it's getting into busy game release pe...

An impromptu poll

Jan 21 edit after poll end: Thanks everyone for your help & the food for thought in the comments! I'm actually a little surprised by the poll results, but I absolutely do feel ...

December 2022 Channel Update – Last One For The Year

Hi all,

It’s the last update of the year!! Hope you are already in relaxation mode, spending time with friends & family. It’s gotten massively chilly + snowy in Western Canada the pas...

November 2022 Channel Update – Barrage of First Looks

Hi, hope you are well!

Where does the time fly? It’s almost the end of the year already, yet I feel like I got nothing done 🥲 I’ve got a bit of a long one today so let’s goo!

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October 2022 Channel Update – Good Title Not Found

Hi all,

Hope you are well!

It felt like we were in a bit of a drought but with October rolling around the release schedule is getting packed again! It’s weird but I think I actually f...

September 2022 Channel Update - A Crisis in My Core

Hi all,

It’s been a rough few weeks with my IRL work being nuts – I hope you’re all doing better than me over here!! 

Today’s is not the most groundbreaking of updates but ...

And the poll winner is...

... Dragon Age: Origins! 🐉

I say this every time already but with the polls you really can't guess...

(corrected!) August 2022 Game Vote - Looking for a Giant

Sorry for the double post - I forgot to set the poll to allow multiple votes 💀

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Feel free to pick up to 14 (total # of options - 1) games in the poll tha...

August 2022 Channel Update – Summer Blues, Q&A and Upcoming Poll

Hi all,

Hope you’re staying out of the summer heat! (Or if you’re down south, the cold!)

Here in Western Canada it’s been REALLY hot… that and the lull in release schedule I thi...

June & July 2022 Channel Update - A Delayed Post is Eventually Good, But A Rushed One Is Forever Bad

Hi all,

First off, apologies for the late update post! Towards the end of June I had been feeling really overloaded. Something had to give, and I decided a delayed update post is better than ...

May 2022 Channel Update - Absence of a Clever Title

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It’s been a whirlwind!! Hope you are well as always. My work has been extremely, extremely busy up until this week, but my boss is on vacation for a bit now so I finally have a littl...

April 2022 Channel Update – Thank You Easter Break

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April’s come and gone! Games aside, I feel like it’s generally a busy month with Annoying Life Things like taxes, fiscal years ending/starting, school exams, etc. Hopefully yours...

March 2022 Channel Update – No Easts Allowed

Hi all,

Hope your March has been going great!

This month has been more a breather compared February, but still full of toooons of really interesting games coming out. I only wish there ...

February 2022 Channel Update – The Forbidden West

Hey all,

Hope you are well!

Things are quite hectic over here both IRL and on the channel so I will try to make this quick! I thought this month was gonna be manageable until Horizon ca...

January 2022 Channel Update – A Slower Start

Hi all,

Blink and it’s a new year already! Hope you’re having a great start to yours 🎊

Over here, I’ve been having a bit of a “break” (mostly focusing on just 1 video serie...

December 2021 Channel Update – Capping the Year Off + The Poll Winner

Hey hey,

The poll finished and the winning game is…

Hollow Knight!

I’m a little surprised by this result! I remember having HK as a poll choice maybe even mul...

December 2021 Game Vote

Feel free to pick up to 21 (total # of options - 1) games in the poll that you'd like to see on the channel!

I tried to include a mix of AAA/indie options and mainly consider...

November 2021 Channel Update – Tying Up Loose Ends

Hey hey,

Blink and it’s the end of the year already! Hope you are doing well with the holiday season kicking in. On the channel we’re gearing down with the big releases and lengthy playth...

October 2021 Channel Update – The Wave is Over?

Hi!!

The September-spilling-over-to-October wave is over… mostly!!! Whew, I feel like more great games have come out in last month alone than the rest of some slower years. It’s been amaz...

September 2021 Channel Update – Everything All At Once

Hey!

It’s been (and still is) a very, very busy month...... apologies that this one is on the later end. There’s a lot to cover so let’s jump right in!!

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August 2021 Channel Update – The Flood Gates Open

Hi,

Hope you’ve been well! 😊

Summer’s ending, school'll be back in session soon, etc etc, and the release schedule looks to be kicking into gear again. It's gonn...

July 2021 Channel Update – Every Game is Space Aliens

Hey hey,

How have you been!!! I hope you’re well!! 🙂

Over in west coast NA, we’ve recently had a historic heat wave, and big changes are happening at my IRL workplace too – the...