Posts by Tag

Today I want to talk to you about identity — well, that’s a pretty broad topic, so maybe just your identity when when you create.

#LetsTalk 2016 - My depression, and how it hurts me

4 minute read

So today’s Bell’s annual #LetsTalk day, which is a promotion to get people talking about depression and mental health. Every time people tweet with the hasht...

This hurts to write

2 minute read

Like many people my age, I got hooked on computers early on in my life. I remember playing games like Dangerous Dave, Monster Bash and Commander Keen, which ...

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esports

I did my first esports lecture!

2 minute read

I’ve done my fair share of speaking about esports, but never in a class setting before. When I found out that my alma matter had an esports class (not just l...

Moving Day

2 minute read

Today is moving day. I’m taking a little bit of a break from frantically packing in order to write this blog.

Ebook #4: Event Content Planning in Esports

1 minute read

A couple years ago, I was frustrated at people making mistakes. I turned this frustration into three ebooks about Twitter. Now, four years later, I’ve writte...

The pro wrestling entrance, and what esports can learn from it

8 minute read

Over the past year I’ve gotten more comfortable with my fandom for pro wrestling because of a couple reasons; the most prominent is that it introduced a love...

Tales from the BTS TI Hub

3 minute read

The last time I did a blog like this I was heading to Los Angeles to do social media for the Manila Major Qualifier Hub; I found it only fitting that I’d do ...

Tales from the BTS Manila Hub

8 minute read

Two weeks ago I got some pretty good news; I would be travelling to Los Angeles to do social media for an esports company called Beyond the Summit. BTS does ...

Nerfing the Golden State Warriors

5 minute read

Apparently the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors have had a pretty good NBA regular season. To list some of their accolades:

The Esports RSS Bundle Project

3 minute read

A little while ago I had a discussion about how we consume content, and how aggregates like Reddit cause problems for discovery.

Rocket League: Unifying esports through shared context

7 minute read

When I found out that Rocket League was going to be allowing cross-play between Xbox One, the Playstation 4 and PC, I initially just chalked it up to the gam...

Who benefits? ESPN, TSM, and the great eSports gold rush

4 minute read

Disclosure: I worked at theScore eSports from Jan 2015 to Nov 2015. I worked with Rod Breslau and Tyler Erzberger during my time there, and edited their work...

Who benefits? Ember and public player salaries

6 minute read

This is going to be the start of a new series called “Who Benefits.” At its core, the series looks at marketing and PR decisions in eSports in a critical way...

The real winners of The Summit 4: Team OG

7 minute read

Like many Dota fans, I had the chance to watch The Summit 4 this past week. The Summit, produced by studio Beyond the Summit, tends to be a bit of a gift to ...

On the (possibly grim) future of Overwatch

7 minute read

Blizzard’s FPS title Overwatch is probably one of the most hyped titles this year due to a couple different factors:

50 women in esports: a brief list

10 minute read

Sparked by a debate that happened yesterday about female representation and role models in esports/gaming, I decided to compile a list of women in the indust...

Thanks, Marcus: a Dyrus obituary

3 minute read

Some of you know that eSports is something I came into by accident; it was never supposed to be a career, but more a hobby.

Dota Reborn is out! Here’s things I like so far

3 minute read

I recently had the chance to play around with the Dota 2 Reborn beta after it launched earlier this week. Obviously, being a beta, there’s a bunch of stuff t...

Dota Reborn: Three things I’m excited about

3 minute read

A couple days ago Dota 2 fans were treated to the launch of Reborn, a web page devoted to the updating of… a lot of things.

Games in Motion: Dignitas vs Cloud 9 HyperX

8 minute read

Up until this week, I was noting a very worrying trend for LCS matches; I was getting bored. Games lacked a certain competition that usually glues me to the ...

Chasing Champions - An eSports Travelogue

16 minute read

Hell is being trapped in a window seat on a fifteen hour flight to Korea with a full bladder and the Canadian need to be polite. My legs crumple into the sea...

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review

Closing the book on Kazuma Kiryu

5 minute read

Spoiler alert

Thoughts on Apex Legends

5 minute read

Battle Royale games make me feel old.

Stargazing, Part 4 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes

4 minute read

After a nice jaunt back to the FPA in the last episode, Legend of the Galactic Heroes pulls the opposite and brings us into the Empire’s neo-classical clutch...

Stargazing, Part 3 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes

7 minute read

Hey hey, we’re back again with more Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and we’re continuing to spend a lot of time with Yang. If you were returning to the series...

Stargazing, Part 2 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes

6 minute read

I really liked how my last Legend of the Galactic Heroes blog came out, so I feel I should do more of them. I don’t have much experience with reviewing anime...

Stargazing, Part 1 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes

8 minute read

After seeing endless screencaptures on Twitter, I decided to dive into Legend of the Galactic Heroes out of curiosity for something people seemed to universa...

A look at Monster Hunter: World’s progression and gameplay loop

5 minute read

RPGs are my favorite genre, and I wanted to write about them from a more zoomed-out perspective than just dealing with their stories. Also, I wanted an excus...

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and waifus as marketing

7 minute read

One of the first posts that I published when I launched this blog was my impressions of Xenoblade Chronicles X, a WiiU title from Monolith Soft. Despite real...

Diving into Doom: the apology of a fraud

3 minute read

I feel like I need to write an apology to someone.

Running in the 90’s: delving into Absolute Drift

3 minute read

Sometimes you can’t help but commit a cardinal sin in gaming: you let your first impression be your only one.

Getting around to The Witcher 3

4 minute read

About a week and a half ago I finally splurged a little bit to buy a new GPU, a Nvidia GTX 1080; this is one of the most powerful cards on the market at the ...

Review: Daigo Umehara’s “The Willpower to Keep Winning”

6 minute read

I’ve been trying to get a hold of Daigo Umehara’s The Willpower to Keep Winning (◄ affiliate link) for a couple of years now; no unofficial fan translations ...

On Miitomo - Nintendo’s quirky social network

3 minute read

Over the last couple days I’ve started to get into Miitomo, which is Nintendo’s first attempt at a mobile app. In wanting to get into that market, Nintendo b...

Visiting Stardew Valley

6 minute read

How often do you play a number of games in the same genre, and wish that there was a way to combine the best features of them into one title?

First impressions: Xenoblade Chronicles X

4 minute read

Note: the gfys in this post are bugged due to something on the end of Gfycat. They should display at the proper crop after a loop or two.

Thoughts on Kero Blaster

3 minute read

One of the most beloved video games of all time is Cave Story, a labor of love by one Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya. Developed over the course of years, it was initi...

3 minute read

I recently had the chance to play around with the Dota 2 Reborn beta after it launched earlier this week. Obviously, being a beta, there’s a bunch of stuff t...

Dota Reborn: Three things I’m excited about

3 minute read

A couple days ago Dota 2 fans were treated to the launch of Reborn, a web page devoted to the updating of… a lot of things.

6 minute read

While Twitch has made huge strides in terms of user engagements, the past two years have seen the rise of a form of entertainment that deserves special menti...

Fishing for pre-feedback, and how it hurts your product

4 minute read

Today I’d like to start a series of posts where I examine some of my pet peeves when it comes to content creation. These posts will attempt to deconstruct ba...

Tutorial: Free telestrator for Open Broadcaster Software

4 minute read

One system I’ve definitely wanted to use in analysis is the telestrator, or video marker. For those not familiar with the term, it’s what sportscasters will ...

Dota Reborn: Three things I’m excited about

3 minute read

A couple days ago Dota 2 fans were treated to the launch of Reborn, a web page devoted to the updating of… a lot of things.

3 minute read

One of the most beloved video games of all time is Cave Story, a labor of love by one Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya. Developed over the course of years, it was initi...

Chasing Champions - An eSports Travelogue

16 minute read

Hell is being trapped in a window seat on a fifteen hour flight to Korea with a full bladder and the Canadian need to be polite. My legs crumple into the sea...

1 minute read

So the last little bit has been relatively quiet from me after I felt I needed to take a bit of a break. Coming back wasn’t exactly difficult: not picking up...

An RPG Project Draft

3 minute read

I’ve been craving getting into a new project lately since my break. Mostly, I’ve wanted to come up with something that I would ideally enjoy doing even if no...

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year-end-blogs

2025: The Reflection Post

5 minute read

Last year, I included this in my year-end reflection:

2024: The Reflection Post

3 minute read

It’s 2025, and my biggest goal for the next year is to not think as much.

2023: The Reflection Post

4 minute read

”[L]eave the thought that you are ‘behind’ in 2023.”[link]

2022: The Reflection Post

8 minute read

I haven’t published anything in two months.

2021: The Reflection Post

6 minute read

Hey there. I hope you’re having a good last day of 2021.

2020: The Reflection Post

4 minute read

Starting this piece feels a bit weird because I’m sure that many of you are going to read plenty of “wow, 2020 sucked” takes.

2019: The Reflection Post

3 minute read

It’s hard to start this kind of post without the usual cliches; 2019 was a bit of a year of growth and getting to know myself, and I’ll say that I probably e...

2018: The Reflection Post

6 minute read

I figured it was time to do my 2018 wrap-up post, mostly because I like writing about this kind of thing. I tend to be big on reflecting over time, and the e...

2017: The Reflection Post

5 minute read

I think every writer has a voice in their head that tells them to write a New Year’s resolution/reflection blog. It allows them to be a bit reflective and nu...

2016: The Reflection Post

7 minute read

I like New Year’s resolutions post mostly because I’m big on reflecting. A friend noted that I’m big on anniversaries; my birthday (July 1) and New Year’s Da...

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manga

Blue Period is a manga about learning about art (and you)

6 minute read

I think my favourite manga genre is “hard work makes good”, which is hard to describe. Usually it has a couple similar tropes/beats and qualities:

Golden Kamuy, culture, and authenticity

11 minute read

Spoiler warning and housekeeping

Aoashi, sports manga, and the balance of tropes

12 minute read

Housekeeping and spoilers

Game, Set, Match: Goodbye, Haikyuu!!

10 minute read

Spoiler alert

All-time faves: Harold Sakuichi’s BECK

7 minute read

One of my favorite manga, Haikyuu!!, is ending soon. The chapter that was published this week let us know that the next would be the “final chapter”, which g...

Reading: Giant Killing

7 minute read

I’ve been trying to make more of a habit of reading before I go to bed, both to get myself away from the PC itself and the social media that I find myself sc...

Atelier Ryza and comfort fiction

9 minute read

2020 has been off to a slow start for me, mostly because I’m waiting on some (good) job news, and also from personal choice. After taking November and Decemb...

Reading: Delicious in Dungeon

13 minute read

I’ve been trying to sleep better lately, and part of that is improving my sleep hygiene. This mainly means changing a longtime habit I have, which is being o...

Match end: concluding Haikyuu!!

10 minute read

This article contains heavy spoilers for people who aren’t current to the Haikyuu!! manga. Specifically, it’s written after reading Haikyuu!! 374.

Haikyuu!!, and killing The Small Giant

4 minute read

Haruichi Furudate writes good shōnen sports manga — I say this, because I’ve been really enjoying Haikyu!! lately, and I felt like I should explain why. To n...

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birthday-blogs

Me at 37

3 minute read

It’s strange when change actually happens.

Me at 36

5 minute read

How long are you allowed to take to get better?

Me at 35: Letting the love in

11 minute read

Living off borrowed time, the clock tick faster. That’d be the hour they knock the slick blaster.

Me at 34: Owning my dream

2 minute read

I turned 34 this weekend. The morning after, I woke up with a hangover and wondered where my dream went.

Me at 33

4 minute read

The other day, I turned 33. I usually do a blog post around my birthday as a way of acknowledging where I am currently in my life, and while it’s a couple da...

Me at 32

2 minute read

Today’s my birthday, and I decided to write something for it.

Me at 31: more reflections

4 minute read

Last year I wrote something on my birthday for turning 30, and today I turn 31. Looking back at that post, I’m happy that I haven’t made any huge changes, bu...

Me at 30: some advice

6 minute read

I wanted to some writing to expand on a tweet that I made yesterday that had some advice for people that might want it. My own qualifications aren’t that imp...

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physical-health

Me at 31: more reflections

4 minute read

Last year I wrote something on my birthday for turning 30, and today I turn 31. Looking back at that post, I’m happy that I haven’t made any huge changes, bu...

Playing: Ring Fit Adventure

9 minute read

I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve fallen prey to my share of fitness gimmicks and failed gym habits. I’m always a sucker for trying again, however, and somethin...

Taking up space: my trip to Japan

5 minute read

I’ve been putting off writing something about my Japan trip, mostly because it’s hard to know exactly where to start. This probably won’t be the only thing I...

There is never a good time to start

4 minute read

At the beginning of November, I moved to a new apartment. Unfortunately, a lot has gone wrong with that.

#WorldMentalHealthDay - My journey with medication

3 minute read

I’ve been on medication for anxiety and depression for two years. It’s a day too late to talk about it on World Mental Health Day, but I figured, hey, why not.

Building blisters: six weeks of personal training

4 minute read

After years of failing at fitness, I decided in August that I was going to get a personal trainer. I had a couple months to kill of just doing nothing while ...

This hurts to write

2 minute read

Like many people my age, I got hooked on computers early on in my life. I remember playing games like Dangerous Dave, Monster Bash and Commander Keen, which ...

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streaming

Explaining USB Host Controller issues (to troubleshoot El Gato Cam Links)

2 minute read

Today I had to talk to someone about streaming and Open Broadcaster Software. In the process I kind of came up with a metaphor on the spot about USB bandwidt...

The KonMari method and absolving backlog guilt

5 minute read

Over the last week I’ve been reading Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing [affiliate link], a...

Lost in the plot : streaming story-based games

7 minute read

The last few months of my stream have mainly moved away from anything competitive; I’ve been playing games that I’ve been meaning to cross off my list for on...

To 3220 and back - an update to my Dota 2 journey

6 minute read

Despite not making it “a project” for the last little while, I’ve still been playing Ranked Dota 2. My mindset is starting to shift in that I haven’t been en...

My next steps to dealing with the panic of choice in Dota

4 minute read

Panic is a common problem in multiplayer games — you’re faced with an innumerable amount of choices with limited information and only have a small window of ...

Weekly stream review: realigning with goals

4 minute read

This week I had the idea of planning out and sticking to a content schedule; mostly, I wanted to start becoming more organized with my time, and also wanted ...

Twitch and the art of running marathons

6 minute read

While Twitch has made huge strides in terms of user engagements, the past two years have seen the rise of a form of entertainment that deserves special menti...

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pc-games

Making a case for Death Stranding

10 minute read

Spoiler alert

Thoughts on Apex Legends

5 minute read

Battle Royale games make me feel old.

Diving into Doom: the apology of a fraud

3 minute read

I feel like I need to write an apology to someone.

Artour, a stream, and a journey into madness

5 minute read

So, I want you to picture something for a second.

The Warcraft cycle: playing an MMO as an adult

3 minute read

I have this problem, and it began with World of Warcraft. Burning out on it killed my ability to be immersed in a game full time, or at least long sessions.

Running in the 90’s: delving into Absolute Drift

3 minute read

Sometimes you can’t help but commit a cardinal sin in gaming: you let your first impression be your only one.

Getting around to The Witcher 3

4 minute read

About a week and a half ago I finally splurged a little bit to buy a new GPU, a Nvidia GTX 1080; this is one of the most powerful cards on the market at the ...

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street-fighter-v

Training, execution, and mindfulness

5 minute read

I have a hard time being present.

Weekly stream review: realigning with goals

4 minute read

This week I had the idea of planning out and sticking to a content schedule; mostly, I wanted to start becoming more organized with my time, and also wanted ...

Mentality during the hill climb

2 minute read

The last two weeks have been kind of a roller coaster from positive to negative. I’ve been grinding out games of both Dota and Street Fighter on stream, and ...

Dealing with moments of panic in gaming: the first wall

2 minute read

I think the thing that frustrates me most about learning video games are the panic moments where you know what you should have done, but lack the mental clar...

Dodging the matchup: playing against characters I hate

3 minute read

I’ve come to realize I have a little bit of a phobia when it comes to facing certain characters. This usually comes from when they’ve beat me pretty hard in ...

Ladder anxiety: wanting to play, but not

2 minute read

Like a lot of people starting out with competitive gaming, I’m having some problems with ladder anxiety.

Starting the journey: being new at Street Fighter and Dota 2

2 minute read

The last couple days have been an exercise in patience.

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league-of-legends

Who Benefits: Riot Games acquires Radiant Entertainment

4 minute read

Last week, Radiant Entertainment announced that they would be acquired by Riot Games, the developer of League of Legends.

Who benefits? ESPN, TSM, and the great eSports gold rush

4 minute read

Disclosure: I worked at theScore eSports from Jan 2015 to Nov 2015. I worked with Rod Breslau and Tyler Erzberger during my time there, and edited their work...

Who benefits? Ember and public player salaries

6 minute read

This is going to be the start of a new series called “Who Benefits.” At its core, the series looks at marketing and PR decisions in eSports in a critical way...

Thanks, Marcus: a Dyrus obituary

3 minute read

Some of you know that eSports is something I came into by accident; it was never supposed to be a career, but more a hobby.

Games in Motion: Dignitas vs Cloud 9 HyperX

8 minute read

Up until this week, I was noting a very worrying trend for LCS matches; I was getting bored. Games lacked a certain competition that usually glues me to the ...

Chasing Champions - An eSports Travelogue

16 minute read

Hell is being trapped in a window seat on a fifteen hour flight to Korea with a full bladder and the Canadian need to be polite. My legs crumple into the sea...

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competing

Slay the Spire vs Artifact: What is my brain is doing differently?

4 minute read

I’ve been playing a lot of Slay the Spire lately. I’ve found that it’s really scratched the itch for card games in a way that I never really appreciated befo...

Training, execution, and mindfulness

5 minute read

I have a hard time being present.

Dealing with moments of panic in gaming: the first wall

2 minute read

I think the thing that frustrates me most about learning video games are the panic moments where you know what you should have done, but lack the mental clar...

Dodging the matchup: playing against characters I hate

3 minute read

I’ve come to realize I have a little bit of a phobia when it comes to facing certain characters. This usually comes from when they’ve beat me pretty hard in ...

Ladder anxiety: wanting to play, but not

2 minute read

Like a lot of people starting out with competitive gaming, I’m having some problems with ladder anxiety.

Starting the journey: being new at Street Fighter and Dota 2

2 minute read

The last couple days have been an exercise in patience.

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valve-software

My Gaming in May

7 minute read

I’ve been finding that I’ve been oddly focused with my gaming time lately, and have knocked a few things off my backlog. This is pretty uncharacteristic for ...

Dealing with Artifact: the first week

5 minute read

It feels like forever since I wrote about Artifact, the Valve-produced card game set in the world of Dota 2. Since then, the game was kind of this specter th...

Valve’s Artifact, and what it needs to get right

4 minute read

Yesterday when I was watching The International’s broadcast, something perked my ears up. Valve announced that they were revealing a new game, right then and...

Square-off: Riot Games and Valve Software’s community management

15 minute read

Riot Games’ League of Legends and Valve Software’s Dota 2 are two of the foremost titles in the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) market, and are fundam...

Experiences with the Valve/HTC Vive VR

4 minute read

This past week at The International I managed to get some time with the Valve/HTC virtual reality project, the Vive. I’ve never tried VR before, but tales of...

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depression

Hey.

3 minute read

So I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about what I want to do with things.

2016: The Reflection Post

7 minute read

I like New Year’s resolutions post mostly because I’m big on reflecting. A friend noted that I’m big on anniversaries; my birthday (July 1) and New Year’s Da...

Doing what’s “objectively correct” for you

3 minute read

So today I had a pretty good day of therapy, and it contextualized a couple things for me.

On self-worth and identity while creating

4 minute read

Today I want to talk to you about identity — well, that’s a pretty broad topic, so maybe just your identity when when you create.

#LetsTalk 2016 - My depression, and how it hurts me

4 minute read

So today’s Bell’s annual #LetsTalk day, which is a promotion to get people talking about depression and mental health. Every time people tweet with the hasht...

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nintendo

Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Quarantine QoL

7 minute read

I always find it fascinating when the release of something coincides with a general cultural need. With the COVID-19 quarantine still going on, it was pretty...

Playing: Ring Fit Adventure

9 minute read

I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve fallen prey to my share of fitness gimmicks and failed gym habits. I’m always a sucker for trying again, however, and somethin...

Voiding warranties and modding a Wii U

4 minute read

This week, I decided to undertake a project and hack my Wii U. I didn’t really need to; there isn’t really any reason beyond a few tweaks and piracy. To the ...

The Nintendo Switch and the fallacy of sunk costs

4 minute read

I was worried when I bought my Switch.

On Miitomo - Nintendo’s quirky social network

3 minute read

Over the last couple days I’ve started to get into Miitomo, which is Nintendo’s first attempt at a mobile app. In wanting to get into that market, Nintendo b...

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jrpgs

“Yakuza: Like a Dragon” - The RPG Review

21 minute read

Spoiler warning and housekeeping

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and waifus as marketing

7 minute read

One of the first posts that I published when I launched this blog was my impressions of Xenoblade Chronicles X, a WiiU title from Monolith Soft. Despite real...

Finding inspiration in games: Adieu, Persona 5

9 minute read

Warning: there’s some heavy spoilers of the mid-to-end game of Persona 5 here. If you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t read.

The Ongoing History of RPGs #1: Dragon Quest

1 minute read

This is the first episode of The Ongoing History of RPGs, and I figured I’d start it off with a series I really enjoy, but ironically haven’t played too much...

The Ongoing History of RPGs: a new series!

1 minute read

So the last little bit has been relatively quiet from me after I felt I needed to take a bit of a break. Coming back wasn’t exactly difficult: not picking up...

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anime

Watching Mobile Suit Gundam 0079: The First 10 Episodes

13 minute read

Spoiler warning

Stargazing, Part 4 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes

4 minute read

After a nice jaunt back to the FPA in the last episode, Legend of the Galactic Heroes pulls the opposite and brings us into the Empire’s neo-classical clutch...

Stargazing, Part 3 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes

7 minute read

Hey hey, we’re back again with more Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and we’re continuing to spend a lot of time with Yang. If you were returning to the series...

Stargazing, Part 2 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes

6 minute read

I really liked how my last Legend of the Galactic Heroes blog came out, so I feel I should do more of them. I don’t have much experience with reviewing anime...

Stargazing, Part 1 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes

8 minute read

After seeing endless screencaptures on Twitter, I decided to dive into Legend of the Galactic Heroes out of curiosity for something people seemed to universa...

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japan

Golden Kamuy, culture, and authenticity

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xenoblade

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and waifus as marketing

7 minute read

One of the first posts that I published when I launched this blog was my impressions of Xenoblade Chronicles X, a WiiU title from Monolith Soft. Despite real...

First impressions: Xenoblade Chronicles X

4 minute read

Note: the gfys in this post are bugged due to something on the end of Gfycat. They should display at the proper crop after a loop or two.

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blogging

Bring back the watermark, save your content

4 minute read

Friends, I think it’s time we had a serious talk. This might be a bit of a controversial topic, but I think we’re at the point where revisiting something mig...

Writers, here’s why you should learn Markdown

4 minute read

As a writer, I’ve become painfully aware that we don’t get many “toys.” Artists have stores devoted to different tools of their trade, while we have… keyboar...

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riot-games

Square-off: Riot Games and Valve Software’s community management

15 minute read

Riot Games’ League of Legends and Valve Software’s Dota 2 are two of the foremost titles in the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) market, and are fundam...

Who Benefits: Riot Games acquires Radiant Entertainment

4 minute read

Last week, Radiant Entertainment announced that they would be acquired by Riot Games, the developer of League of Legends.

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marketing

Creating value and shareable content on social media

5 minute read

My go-to advice when it comes to growing your following and creating shareable content has always been “create value.” It’s simple, easy to convey, and in mo...

Square-off: Riot Games and Valve Software’s community management

15 minute read

Riot Games’ League of Legends and Valve Software’s Dota 2 are two of the foremost titles in the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) market, and are fundam...

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work

Tales from the BTS TI Hub

3 minute read

The last time I did a blog like this I was heading to Los Angeles to do social media for the Manila Major Qualifier Hub; I found it only fitting that I’d do ...

Tales from the BTS Manila Hub

8 minute read

Two weeks ago I got some pretty good news; I would be travelling to Los Angeles to do social media for an esports company called Beyond the Summit. BTS does ...

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evo

Review: Daigo Umehara’s “The Willpower to Keep Winning”

6 minute read

I’ve been trying to get a hold of Daigo Umehara’s The Willpower to Keep Winning (◄ affiliate link) for a couple of years now; no unofficial fan translations ...

Thoughts on Twitch Cheering post-Evo 2016

11 minute read

With Evo finished, I wanted to get down a few thoughts about the implementation of Twitch Cheering, and how some questions I had about its future use in comp...

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world-of-warcraft

Nightstalking: a look at Suramar as a functioning city

6 minute read

When I first picked up World of Warcraft in 2005, I had a grandiose idea of how it would be; the concept of an MMORPG was always appealing to me because of e...

The Warcraft cycle: playing an MMO as an adult

3 minute read

I have this problem, and it began with World of Warcraft. Burning out on it killed my ability to be immersed in a game full time, or at least long sessions.

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doom

My Gaming in May

7 minute read

I’ve been finding that I’ve been oddly focused with my gaming time lately, and have knocked a few things off my backlog. This is pretty uncharacteristic for ...

Diving into Doom: the apology of a fraud

3 minute read

I feel like I need to write an apology to someone.

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ifttt

Tutorial: Using Twitch automation with IFTTT

2 minute read

I’ve written about automation earlier with social media, but I got some great news today when IFTTT (“If This, Then That”) added Twitch integration to its li...

Tutorial: Automate Discord to post your new content

4 minute read

Discord has become a great hub for a lot of creators to center their communities. However, it adds one more place that people need to publish content when it...

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Freebie content plan: Turning your journey into a narrative

7 minute read

A couple years ago I had a project called BetterDota; basically, it was an idea I concocted to make my journey to get better at Dota 2 into a narrative more ...

“Let’s GiantBomb it”: Problems with personality-based content

4 minute read

Personality-based content seems almost too good to be true: the idea is that your users will love the people producing the content so much that what you make...

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Finding inspiration in games: Adieu, Persona 5

9 minute read

Warning: there’s some heavy spoilers of the mid-to-end game of Persona 5 here. If you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t read.

Lost in the plot : streaming story-based games

7 minute read

The last few months of my stream have mainly moved away from anything competitive; I’ve been playing games that I’ve been meaning to cross off my list for on...

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Playing: Ring Fit Adventure

9 minute read

I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve fallen prey to my share of fitness gimmicks and failed gym habits. I’m always a sucker for trying again, however, and somethin...

The Nintendo Switch and the fallacy of sunk costs

4 minute read

I was worried when I bought my Switch.

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Using Apollo to Stream Multiple Monitors

8 minute read

This is a tutorial for using Apollo to stream different monitors to different Moonlight windows. My usecase for this is streaming my multi-monitor desktop t...

The KonMari method and absolving backlog guilt

5 minute read

Over the last week I’ve been reading Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing [affiliate link], a...

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science-fiction

Stargazing, Part 2 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes

6 minute read

I really liked how my last Legend of the Galactic Heroes blog came out, so I feel I should do more of them. I don’t have much experience with reviewing anime...

Stargazing, Part 1 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes

8 minute read

After seeing endless screencaptures on Twitter, I decided to dive into Legend of the Galactic Heroes out of curiosity for something people seemed to universa...

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Building an entertaining Twitch stream: Iateyourpie’s IronMon ruleset

8 minute read

I’ve fallen down a hole in watching a particular streamer, and most of why is what he’s running. Iateyourpie is a variety streamer that seems to have figured...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Quarantine QoL

7 minute read

I always find it fascinating when the release of something coincides with a general cultural need. With the COVID-19 quarantine still going on, it was pretty...

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Pondering the Strand genre with MGSV and Death Stranding

9 minute read

Last week I uninstalled Hideo Kojima’s last entry into the Metal Gear franchise, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. In it, you play as mercenary Venom Sna...

Making a case for Death Stranding

10 minute read

Spoiler alert

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Pondering the Strand genre with MGSV and Death Stranding

9 minute read

Last week I uninstalled Hideo Kojima’s last entry into the Metal Gear franchise, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. In it, you play as mercenary Venom Sna...

Making a case for Death Stranding

10 minute read

Spoiler alert

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homeassistant

HomeAssistant: Laundry Alarm Automation with Vibration Sensor

6 minute read

Hey all. I wanted to write a couple more basic HomeAssistant tutorials, mostly because they’re a low-commitment way of making the community better; even if i...

Sun-specific light automations with HomeAssistant

5 minute read

Hey all; this one’s going to be a little bit of a departure from a lot of my content, but I couldn’t exactly find a resource for this problem online and I fi...

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Using Apollo to Stream Multiple Monitors

8 minute read

This is a tutorial for using Apollo to stream different monitors to different Moonlight windows. My usecase for this is streaming my multi-monitor desktop t...

Using Apollo to Stream Multiple Monitors

8 minute read

This is a tutorial for using Apollo to stream different monitors to different Moonlight windows. My usecase for this is streaming my multi-monitor desktop t...

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