I just finished playing the game Cloudpunk. I had high hopes for it. It’s a great looking game. Released in 2020, Cloudpunk is “A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.”
From the SteamOS page — "Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to the breaking point? Who will you become in the process?"
As November nears, the calendar finds us amid the heart of political season with Election Day just a few short days away. Going to the polls should be a day to celebrate. An opportunity for the members of our community to come forward and vote.
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension popped up in Steam on sale this week, so despite the fact I have 80 games in my Steam library, including several I haven't yet installed, I went for it. It's the game’s third anniversary on Steam.
The game starts on a ferry in Oregon. It's in first-person perspective, and we see an arm in a cast and a bouquet of lilies, so we know there's been a tragic death. In the person's lap is a diary with 'Edith Finch' written on the front. We open the diary, and Edith, the narrator, starts talking.
Cool Mornings, Warm Afternoons It’s that time of the year when you need to be prepared for both cool weather and sunny hot weather. Launching in the a.m. and running down the lake can be …
Living in Texas is a privilege. It is exactly where I want to spend the rest of my life.
Recently I was told a tale by a good friend regarding his elementary school days in Abilene. It would seem my friend was a typical west Texas boy of the late ‘50s. He rode stick horses, …
My Front PorchSam Houston is a syndicated columnist and newspaper executive. He is also an author, playwright, actor, and entertainment producer/promoter.Penthouse to outhouse? Really?For any NFL …
Path of Exile If you like Diablo, you'll love Path of Exile The whole reason I joined the Steam platform back in 2014 was because I wanted to play Path of Exile. I really missed playing …
Drawing a Circle Around Yourself By David ShafferDr. David Shaffer and his wife, Daniele, are Azle-area residents. David is the director of Son Shine Ministries (equipfamilies.org) and serves on the …
The telephone plays an important part in life. As a very young boy in the early ‘60s, I was instructed by my parents that the “telephone” was not a toy. It was a serious device …
Dear Mrs. Ware:I would like to take this opportunity to formally write a letter of recognition and appreciation to one of the fantastic and astute employees who works for your award-winning and …
I have more than 80 games in my Steam library. This is a ridiculous amount of games. Some of them I‘ve played through, completed, and uninstalled. Some of them I keep installed, because I’m not done playing it (like Cities: Skylines.) And there are seven games in my library right now I haven’t installed yet.
Dear Editor- I'm going down memory lane. I was thinking about the ones I went to Haltom City Beauty School with in Fort Worth during 1969-1970s. I lived in Bedford then. My name was Jarvis …
If you're a fan of resource games and city builder games, you'll love Timberborn. Sentient beavers are trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. It's a mostly peaceful existence, but there are droughts that can last several days, so it's important for the beavers to have plenty of water to drink and food to eat while the drought continues.
I spend a considerable amount of thought and time trying to determine the subject matter for a column. Irrespective of the topic, in today’s volatile political climate there is an …
My Front PorchSam Houston is a syndicated columnist and newspaper executive. He is also an author, playwright, actor, and entertainment producer/promoter.It has to be five o’clock somewhere!Over …
I’ve been a big fan of the Sims franchise since I encountered the first game by Will Wright, 1989’s “Sim City.” If you think micro-managing a city is a bunch of fun, then “Sim City” is for you. The game is built on an isometric grid. Zone your city for residential, commercial, and industrial, put down your roads, place a power plant and run your electrical grid to your city to power it. And don’t forget the water supply!
I was first introduced to this game by a friend back in 2009, and immediately loved it. It features an adorable little robot named Josef who’s trying to save his girlfriend Berta from the Black Cap Brotherhood gang, a bunch of bad robots who seem to have taken over his city.