Michael Pritsos

Photo Courtesy of Netflix Due to the success of the Netflix show Drive to Survive, Formula 1 has become something of a household topic in recent years. But growing up in my household... it was always there. For as long as I can remember, motorsports have been a big part of my family. Instead of watching football together on Sundays, we would watch races. School projects involved studying aerodynamics as they relate to Formula 1 cars and making huge posters so that I could break down components like how front and rear spoilers and downforce contribute to the car's overall handling. As a family, we would discuss the logistics of getting a go-kart and hitting professional tracks, going on ...

Image courtesy of me, artwork courtesy of Josh Rottkamp (81s) I think there's a certain art to writing short stories that can make them something of an enigma. I've always struggled with them. I seem to feel like I have much more to put down and flesh out than what just a few pages has to offer. They can be difficult, but at the same time... they can be quite beautiful. Anyone who has read any works by Philip K. Dick, or Ray Bradbury, you know what I'm talking about.    Sometimes a story can be told in just a few pages (or in the event of a short film, a few minutes) and being able to get something across in so short of time is pretty cool in and of itself. Below I've inc...

Image courtesy of Neocore GamesJust to clarify, that final component of the title is of my own making. While it would have been an appropriate subtitle given the direction the game takes, Mordred's Time to Shine would probably take away from the overall atmosphere that Neocore was going for.   Every once in a while I come across a little gem in my gaming life that gives me some pause. They can really hit home as an incredible piece of art like Indivisible, or fully let me know why it is that they are found at the bottom of the bargain barrel like Mordheim. If you're into that game... my apologies. But there was no way of knowing that my readers would find such a thrill in some...

I promised my woman I would never take up the sword again, so now I must do what I can with the tools I’m allotted. One of those tools is the quill, so if I can put this story down while I still remember it then perhaps that old saying that “the pen is mightier than the sword” might be true.I should probably begin with the first time I ever met William. William, Duke of Normandy, as most knew him back then, or William the Bastard to some. It was before he was ever “The Conqueror.”It was summer, in the year of our Lord 1064, and I was housecarl to Harold Godwinson. In short, I was a warrior enlisted in Harold’s Wessex household. My captain at the time, a burly man named Charles, h...

Image courtesy of Harper CollinsThis year I had told myself I was going to read 13 books over the course of the 12 months. I'm happy to say that I did reach that 13, even though some of them might not have been books that I would really care to read again. I read a wide range of genres from philosophy to fantasy, from science-fiction to historical non-fiction. I like to be able to delve into virtually anything. Some of these may not appeal to you at all, and if that's the case you can certainly jump to those that sound the most intriguing. There's no quiz at the end. I'm going to start in chronological order from what I read in the beginning of the year and complete the series with The Song ...

Image courtesy of Airship SyndicateI wasn't originally going to post another game review so soon, but this one had been on my radar for a long time and I have a special place in my heart for the company. Wayfinder is created and helmed by Airship Syndicate, an independent video game studio punching well above its weight class in every release they do. Airship is led by Joe Madureira, Joe Mad, who got his start in comics and eventually directed AAA titles like Darksiders and Darksiders II for Vigil Games. Mad took his expertise and love for gaming with him when he founded Airship in 2014. Wayfinder is Airship's latest title, combining steampunk and fantasy to create a looter-shooter RPG that ...

Image courtesy of BioWare & EA's Custom Art Creator    Every so often a game comes along that challenges the perceived notions people have regarding whether or not it could be considered art. Is it a good story? Or is it just a good game? The question doesn't sound too crazy nowadays because we live in an age of the revamped God of War or The Last of Us where there are no questions on whether or not they're good stories. One has been adapted to HBO and showed incredible success in doing so and the other is in development at Amazon Prime. That being said, when the original Mass Effect came out in 2007 there wasn't really any question in people's minds over whether or not it...