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- Summer Games Fest 2025 Showcase – A Bit Disappointed But Hopefulby MontyI just finished watching the SGF 2025 showcase and while I really enjoyed the production value (and Lucy James as cohost, she is great). I was a bit disappointed with the games selected (or who paid…) for the showcase. Furthermore, I consider myself a pretty traditional single player story driven…
- Summer 2025 State of Play – What I’m Excited Aboutby MontyI just watched the Summer 2025 Sony State of play and there were some really great games coming up I’m excited about and wanted to share. Very Excited Want to Know More About
- Attributes of Good and Bad Managersby MontyBeing in the corporate world for about 20 years, I’ve been blessed to largely have excellent bosses. I have, unfortunately, also experienced the inverse and managers I felt I had to get away from. Below is a quick list of what I believe makes a good boss and attributes of…
- Phones throughout my life, where is the tech going?by MontyOver the last nearly 30 years, I’ve had a lot of different kinds of personal cell phones. Phones have gone through a lot of different trends since I started using them, and I wanted to give an overview of my experience. Nokia The first phone I ever owned, somewhere around…
- 3 Best and 3 Most Frustrating Aspects of Being Americanby MontyI’ve been thinking about the US’ role internationally and some things that the US does and doesn’t quite do as well as other countries in my very limited exposure internationally. Even considering the limited exposure I’ve had internationally, there are a few things I had never considered before traveling that…
- Thoughts for My Daughter, With Love – pt. 3by MontyThis is part 3 of 3 of my rambling advice for my daughter. Part 1 is here if you’d like to go! Self
- Thoughts for My Daughter, With Love – pt. 2by MontyThis is part 2 of 3 of my rambling advice for my daughter. Part 1 is here if you’d like to go! Relationships
- Thoughts for My Daughter, With Love – pt. 1by MontyOver the last few years, I’ve been jotting down ideas, concepts and general ethics I want to make sure she understands. Each of these items I learned the hard way and never learned in school. I think every parent goes through this, in that we want our children to struggle…
- Death Stranding in 2025 – Ahead of Death Stranding 2by MontyHideo Kojima is a visionary director, producer and designer of video games. What he was able to accomplish with Death Stranding is beautiful, hideous, confusing, horrifying, stunning, intense, campy, endearing, lonely and hopeful. That’s a lot, and so is this game! A lot is not a bad thing, it’s almost…
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Best Game I’ve Played in Nearly 2 Yearsby MontyGreat art invokes feeling from the audience. I enjoy most entertainment options between Television, Books, Movies and Video Games. It’s honestly rare at this stage in my life as a man of 43 years to feel much when enjoying any of those mediums. Expedition 33 drew sadness, laughter, warmth for…