The Ancient Gaming Noob

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Valheim 1.0 Set to Launch on September 9 with the Deep North Update

The time has come at last.  Valheim, which has been hanging around in early access for the last five years… my first post about playing the game was in February 2021… as the small dev team built out their vision for the game… will finally hit 1.0 this coming September. Valheim 1.0 – Deep North The announcement out this past weekend in the rash of updates that were part of the PC Gaming Show, so…

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TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Twenty-Three With Gothic Remake and Summer Game Fest Updates

I expected week twenty-three to be fairly quiet.  After a couple weeks with multiple titles launching, there was only one game queued up to launch. Fantasy Critic League – Like Fantasy Football, but for Video Games And then I found out it was Summer Games Fest this past week as well, and with that came a bunch of launch dates.  So the end of the post will have a lot going on.  But we’ll start as…

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Guild Wars 3 Announced with a Beta Target of Q4 2027

The hype and speculation was real.  Guild Wars 3, teased back in early 2024 at an NCsoft shareholders meeting, was announced yesterday at the Summer Game Fest. Guild Wars 3 Now people will just have to wait for it to show up.  With a beta target in late 2027 it feels like we are probably a good two years away from launch.  Still, ArenaNet played the long game pretty well when they did this with…

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Forza Horizon 6 - Open World, Open Road

Starting off in Forza can run you through a bit of a change up.  When you first start the game everything is pretty much on rails.  You have to follow a set path, run through a bit of intro, do a couple of specific event.  For about 20-30 minutes there is one path forward. Forza Horizon 6 It is fun, of course.  If you like wild ride driving games Forza Horizon aims to deliver. Born to run right…

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Ready or Not, Here Come's Stars Reach Early Access

SOON! -Stars Reach Early Access Announcement Yesterday I got notified over a variety of channels that Stars Reach was going to land in early access on Steam “SOON!” Stars Reach – Early Access “Soon!” My gut reaction… and the general vibe from responses I have seen… has been some concern as to whether or not it is ready for this level of real world exposure based on how early access tends to go…

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The Capsuleer Day XXIII: Warpath Event Wrap Up

Capsuleer Day XXIII: Warpath has concluded. Quartermaster Traders will remain in space for an additional week, until June 9. -June 2 patch notes update The event is over.  Another Capsuleer Day has passed. Capsuleer Day XXIII We have a few more days to turn in our Warpath Operational Intel tokens for the rewards available.  I picked up one of the marauder bastion modules.  I went to the Amarr…

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Windrose - I'm on a Boat!

Windrose has been on our list of potential future destinations since it landed in early access back in April.  I’ve also watched Tipa and Team Spode work their way through it.  They’re already done. Windrose – in Early Access I was expecting we would get to it at some point after our return to retail WoW started to get stale… but then Potshot bought a copy and started up a server, so maybe we’re…

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A Subscription Price Increase for LOTRO

We got a bit of a surprise announcement from SSG last week about LOTRO getting an increase in some of the available subscription options.  The base monthly price will still be $15 a month, but there will be less of a discount for multi month plans. Lord of the Rings Online Here is the price increase in US dollars. Old per Month New Per Month Old Total New Total % increase 3 Month…

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May 2026 in Review

The Site We’ve reached the time of year when I turn off ads on the site because the revenue potential falls off a cliff sometime in March or April usually.  So no ads on the site until we approach the holiday season. That said, I do recommend any active viewer of the site to use a strong ad blocker.  I am partial to uBlock Origin on Firefox, but use whatever works for you.  My goal is not to…

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TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Twenty-Two with Mina the Hollower and Most Wanted Reviews

We arrived at week twenty-two expecting two possibly big titles to launch, in addition to watching for one of last week’s titles to finally get enough reviews for a score. Fantasy Critic League – Like Fantasy Football, but for Video Games Also, this post is going out on Saturday night rather than Sunday morning because Sunday is the last day of the month, so there is a month in review post…

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The EverQuest Time Locked Progression Server Frostreaver is Live

The first of the TWO special servers slated for EverQuest this year launched this week.  Named Frostreaver after… something I am sure… there is too much Norrath lore for me to keep track of… it is the server idea that they pulled together after polling the user base earlier this year.  (Many related links at the end of the post including my analysis of the results.) Frostreaver… either him or the…

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The Swarm Update Arrives in No Man's Sky

We continue our roll on towards to the No Man’s Sky 10th anniversary this coming August with a new update; The Swarm. No Man’s Sky – The Swarm The Swarm introduces a new set of foes for players to grapple with. Confront a new threat to the universe in update 6.4, The Swarm. The Traveller soul is fragmented, and something terrible hangs in the sky. Battle swarms of elite agile ships, face off…

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The Capsuleer Day XXIII: Warpath Event Adds New Rewards for the Final Week Including the "Unmissable Surprise" Reward!

In the final week, starting 26 May, the reward track will extend, with some unmissable surprises. -CCP/Fenris, Capsuleer Day XXIII: Warpath is Here post The last week of the Capsuleer Day XXIII event has arrived and, as you can see from the quote above, CCP promised us some “unmissable surprises” for this, the final stretch of the event. Capsuleer Day: Warpath… what is that ship?  Is that the…

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Forza Horizon 6 with Jimmy

I got in some more time with Forza Horizon 6 over the weekend, some of it involving me seeking out the best car for me Forza Horizon 6 For a car racing game that is a key.  I need something that matches my skills… or, more accurately, my lack of skills. In FH6 there are a lot of cars to choose from, and a bunch for which I have an strong affinity… like the entire Nissan Skyline GT-R series.  I…

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Memorial Day 2026

Calmly sleeps the youthful soldier, Life's rough march with him is o-er. He has crossed the deep, dark river, Crossed it to return no more. He has fought the last great battle, With that unrelenting foe, From whose grasp there's no receding, To whose bidding all must go. That though in that fierce encounter, No beloved friend might cheer the way, No kind hand might smooth his pillow, Check the…

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TAGN Fantasy Critic League 2026 – Week Twenty-One and Forza Horizon 6

A big week again for the TAGN FCL league as we had two highly anticipated titles launch. Fantasy Critic League – Like Fantasy Football, but for Video Games But first we need to see where we left off in order to evaluate where we ended up, so the scores from last time. Week 20 scores – early edition Those scores were cut off a bit early last week, before I had to travel.  However, not much…

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Forza Horizon 6 Arrives

Forza Horizon 6 landed this week, though if you purchased the super deluxe premium version you could have spent last weekend playing as you got a couple days of head start. Forza Horizon 6 But since I was gone last weekend there was no need for me to start early, so I bought in with the base edition and started playing on Wednesday night. If you have played past editions, it is everything you…

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