Outside Lands
Jon is off at Outside Lands today.
Category: Today In
“Prime Day” is frustrating
In case you live under a rock and haven’t already heard, today is Amazon’s first (and possibly annual) “Prime Day” where they, like all great retailers, celebrate by selling things. Supposedly it’s going to be bigger and better and more awesome than Black Friday. Of course a bunch of other retailers (like Walmart and Newegg) had to come out of the woodwork to fight Amazon. Mostly everyone just wants an...
Myke Cole’s Breach Zone is out now!
The final book in Myke Cole‘s Shadow Ops trilogy, Breach Zone is out as of today. If you liked Control Point or Fortress Frontier, this book will be right up your alley. If you haven’t read the other 2, then go get all three right now and start reading Control Point. They’re wonderful reads. Plus, if you buy now, then he’ll be even more influenced to write more stories in...
Digital Holiday Sales
Just in time for winter breaks, holiday travels, and last minute gifts, it’s Steam and GOG.com sales! The Steam holiday sale started today, but I’ve been much more enamored with GOG.com lately. They are on Day 8 of their sale, offering “Turn-based 4X Classics”: Alpha Centauri (with Alien Crossfire), Master of Orion 1-2, Colonization, Fragile Allegiance, Galactic Civilizations, and Space Empires IV for $10.99. Plus, unlike some other etailers, if...
Countdown to Black Friday
It is the day after Halloween, so that means it is countdown to Black Friday, or so I’ve been informed by advertisers. Amazon (as usual) will be doing Black Friday Deals Week. They will also, as usual, be doing a Countdown to Black Friday Week, starting today. As the month progresses, I’m sure will see the major retailers and e-tailers provide information on their “doorbusters” and big ticket items.