Sea of Thieves will launch without microtransactions, but will add them in its first major content update, planned for around three months after release – but they’ll be for cosmetic rewards only,…
Sea of Thieves: How It Starts, What You’re Aiming For, and Kraken Attacks
The more we’ve seen of Sea of Thieves, the clearer it’s become that the simple act of playing it will be fun. Its mix of gentle action and almost hardcore seafaring (seriously,…
Kingdom Come: Deliverance Review in Progress – Our Thoughts After 25 Hours
I’ve put around 25 hours into Kingdom Come: Deliverance so far, and I’m finding plenty to be impressed by. The large chunk of wooded, medieval Bohemia across which the bloody and dramatic…
YNAB review: This budgeting app also instills better money habits
As you can tell by its name, YNAB (You Need a Budget) makes no bones about the fact you need to manage your money rather than the other way around. The popular program,…
Quicken Deluxe review: The dominant budgeting software still has plenty to offer
For years, Quicken was the leading personal finance program by far. And though its supremacy has been challenged by a growing list of competitors, it remains one of the most full-featured. It…
Personal Capital review: It’s more about managing money than teaching financial skills
The brainchild of former PayPal and Intuit CEO Bill Harris, Personal Capital will help you budget and track monthly expenses, savings, and debt, but its real focus is investments. Still, there’s plenty…
Mvelopes review: A solid system for basic budgeting
Mvelopes mines the same tried-and-true envelopes budgeting system as You Need a Budget and Dave Ramsey’s Every Dollar, explicitly telegraphing the fact in its malapropic name. The app doesn’t look as polished…
Mint review: Popular app focuses on the big financial picture
When it comes to personal budgeting, we often get too wrapped up in the in- and outflows of our spending account and forget about all the other parts of our financial lives….
Shadow of War: Blade of Galadriel DLC Review – Does it Work Without The Nemesis System?
If you’re looking to put a new spin on a winning formula, you probably don’t want to leave out your secret ingredient. Monolith does deserve credit for trying to make the Blade…
Monster Hunter World Shines a Light on Our Guilt
As a newcomer to this series, the first time I saw an injured monster in Monster Hunter World lying down, like a dog crawling under the deck to die, I thought its…