Category Archives: Science Fiction

WOLFENSTEIN II: The new addition to my top ten list

Posted on November 17, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

My family gave me WOLFENSTEIN II: THE NEW COLOSSUS in 2018 but due to some serious health crises and major life events, I didn’t get a chance to play until 2020. I knew you shot Nazis. That’s all I knew. I’d played the original Castle Wolfenstein … Continue reading →

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Gamer geek moms discuss Halloween

Posted on November 4, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

For Halloween, IceStella and I discussed customs in the UK and US, horror movies, books, video games, recipes, Frankenstein, Stephen King, 90s goth, Doctor Who, Gary Oldman, and more. Just a couple of geeky gamer moms hanging out. Several of my regular … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: THE SECRET ORDER Shadow Breach

Posted on July 7, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

This game is called THE SECRET ORDER: SHADOW BREACH on PlayStation, but it’s called The Secret Order 7 on Steam. It definitely felt like part of a series, with references to characters, story and events from, I assume, the past six games I … Continue reading →

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It’s not the best choice, it’s … THE OUTER WORLDS

Posted on March 31, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

SPOILER ALERT * * * The second half of this article contains major story details * * * THE OUTER WORLDS felt like Firefly fanfiction, complete with twangy guitar riffs, a ragtag crew, old-timey frontier style speech, and an occasional cargo bay full of … Continue reading →

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Fallout New Vegas fanfiction: “Special Delivery in Jacobstown”

Posted on July 23, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

Artwork by of-devils-and-drawings.tumblr.com ADULTS ONLY. This is a steamy story about Lacy the Mojave courier and Marcus the mutant mayor of Jacobstown. Based on my playthrough of Fallout: New Vegas. Contains explicit sexual content, language and romance. May also be … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: TITANFALL 2

Posted on June 20, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

This week I played TITANFALL 2, a first-person shooter developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. It’s a 2016 sequel to the game Titanfall (2014), available for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. I spent most of my time in the tutorial, learning the … Continue reading →

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Like Hammer & Steel: An Oseram Love Story

Posted on March 21, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

The video game Horizon Zero Dawn inspired me to write a love story and a drinking song. “Like Hammer & Steel” is about Masara, an Oseram craftswoman who impresses the Sun-King with her clever contraptions. She would prefer to have Erend’s attention but he’s … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: SPIDER-MAN

Posted on February 6, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

Marvel’s SPIDER-MAN is a Playstation exclusive, released in September 2018, that became one of the fastest-selling games of the year and one of the best-selling PlayStation 4 games of all time. My husband bought the game so I figured I’d try it … Continue reading →

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Illogicon 2019

Posted on January 11, 2019 by J.L. Hilton

This weekend I’ll be at ILLOGICON VIII, a convention for science fiction and fantasy in books, live action TV and movies, animation, comics, the visual arts, pod casts, video games and more. I’ll be on a panel about live streaming … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: FALLOUT 76

Posted on December 12, 2018 by J.L. Hilton

This week I tried FALLOUT 76, the infamous online multiplayer RPG developed by Bethesda Game Studios and released last month amidst tremendous hype and player backlash. Viewers of my YouTube channel are split between those who think FALLOUT 76 is garbage and those who enjoy it. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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