Author: Blair Loveday

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan has dropped and it’s super dinosaury and super Jurassic Parky. You want your cards to go Raaar? Well now they do! They even have some Jurassic Park cards! I know what you’re thinking. What’s the point of a Jurassic Park card without a Jeff Goldblum card. Well good news, THERE IS ONE! Fandom complete. I can’t wait to play with this set! https://youtu.be/Zh3ajY595-0 It’s time to get your nerd on. Jurassic Park, Dinosaurs, and Magic The Gathering. Raaaar!

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Since I have been playing with the Ring cam range, I have been consistently impressed. From the doorbells, to their indoor camera, the quality and ease of use have made these easy recommendations. So, naturally, when given the chance to try out the Ring Stick Up Cam Pro to try some outdoor security, I was keen. Setting this beauty up https://youtu.be/FjYiqdCIKaM I have been consistently impressed with the Ring suite for its easy setup. Yet again, it was easy as hell with the Ring Stick Up Cam Pro. Pull it out, plug it in and then scan the QR code…

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Culture

My MTG newbie series has taken me from knowing absolutely nothing about Magic: The Gathering, to knowing some stuff, but still being terrible. Yet along the way, I have been loving it. This has been in no small part due to the awesomeness that is Bea DND in Petone. The warm atmosphere, amazing staff, and the community they have fostered, makes being a newbie fun. So I decided to go along to my first actual pre-release event! What is a pre-release event? I had done a championship event using pre-release boxes, so I wasn’t totally new to this. But for…

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Little Goody Two Shoes is out now. This mysterious new fairytale anime adventure with a dark twist has been released by Square Enix Collective. This new narrative-focused fairytale horror adventure is developed by AstralShift, an independent game development team based in Portugal. They have been known for creating stunning cinematic games with immersive storylines and evocative soundtracks. Check out the launch trailer here: https://youtu.be/LH7hPTcZqak Little Goody Two Shoes is set in the hand-painted fairy tale environment of the devout Kieferberg Village. Beware, there’s more than meets the eye here. While the village may appear normal on the surface, you must…

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When I checked out the Dyson Gen5 Outsize, I had lots of positive things to say about this glorious vacuum. The one thing I wasn’t saying was that I wish it was also a mop. Well, after checking out the Dyson V15s Detect Submarine, maybe I should have been. The mop you didn’t know you needed What makes the Submarine the Submarine, is the water bit. I mean, it doesn’t go underwater, so it’s still an odd name, but the Dyson Mop doesn’t have a ring to it. So I don’t blame them. Essentially, you pop this separate head onto…

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Gaming

Baldur’s Gate is one of the most iconic CRPG games. With the first game releasing in ’98 and the second in ’00, it’s fair to say that fans have been waiting for the third game for a while. Personally, I tried Baldur’s Gate 2 many years ago, and it didn’t click with me. My younger brain just didn’t click with it, and for the life of me, I don’t remember why. So with Baldur’s Gate 3 releasing after such a gap in time, I wanted to see how it would be for someone who isn’t familiar with the series. It…

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I have had plenty of feeling about the PS5 design, but plenty of them were the annoying size. It was just too darn wide when sitting on its side. Well now that problem has been solved with the snazy new look PlayStation 5’s releasing this summer. https://youtu.be/1BU4VXofbQk PlayStation 5 specifications External dimensions (excluding projecting parts)Approx. 358 × 96 × 216 mm (width × height × depth)MassApprox. 3.2 kgCPUx86-64-AMD Ryzen™ “Zen 2”8 Cores / 16 ThreadsVariable frequency, up to 3.5 GHzGPU AMD Radeon™ RDNA 2-based graphics engineRay Tracing AccelerationVariable frequency, up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS)System Memory GDDR6 16GB448GB/s BandwidthSSD 1TB5.5GB/s Read Bandwidth (Raw)PS5 Game DiscUltra HD…

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With a game like Magic: The Gathering, after 30 years of releases and a passionate fanbase, it’s hard to know if you can jump in as a newbie. I mean, seriously, thousands of potential cards with some long descriptions — how the hell do you learn this complex game? Well, after a friend wanted someone to come to an event with him, I figured I would give it a crack. After so many hours of Googling, I figured I would jump in. So for the answer to the question, how hard is it? Well, the answer is kind of easy…

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If you have been checking out the site recently, then you will have likely seen that I am currently getting knee deep into MTG. The MTG Newbie series of articles is basically a way for other newbies, or potential newbies, to watch and learn from my journey. With that in mind, an awesome new set called Wilds of Eldraine recently dropped, which naturally means that is where I have spent most of my time. So this review will cover my thoughts on the set, but keep in mind as a newbie to the game, it will have that perspective. So…

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If you’re interested in Magic: The Gathering and want to get into it, one of the biggest hurdles is which packs should you buy? There are Draft Boosters, Set Boosters, Collector Boosters, Jumpstart boosters, Bundles, Gift Editions of Bundles, Prerelease packs, Commander decks, and so much more. So where the hell should you start? Well after Googling for too long, then buying some stuff, then being sent some stuff, I finally got my head around it. Well, around it enough to tell you a great place to start. Magic: The Gathering Starter Kit If you and someone you know want…

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