Another year, another WRUP. How's 2025 treating you thus far, Twinstiquers? I'm going to go ahead and refrain from touching on any recent political stuff, even though there is more than enough to write about for days, because frankly, that's not what we come here for. But please feel free to share any thoughts and/or feelings in the comments. We won't judge. So what's the latest in the gaming world?

Well, let's see. There were three words in that last sentence, and this WRUP post is purporting to contain some sort of gaming intel, so...Half-Life 3 confirmed? Well, maybe not quite, but rumors are starting to swirl once again. Who knows? We may actually be closer than ever before to an honest to goodness Half-Life sequel with the number 3 in it! Here's an article from Ars Technica with more speculation and/or details about that.

Also, the Switch 2 has finally been officially revealed by Nintendo after years of being incredibly tight-lipped about it. But, true to form, Nintendo has even somehow managed to keep pretty tight-lipped with the reveal itself, forcing fans to wait yet another several months for additional information. Maybe they just like torturing us?

What's everybody planning on playing this weekend?

AJ: I somewhat recently acquired the physical collector's edition rerelease of Sol-Deace for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, so I may play some of that. ...Or just play Cyberpunk 2077. We'll see.

Greywolfe: I beat Lowlander. Lowlander is very ok. It needed some work to trim it down and the map needed a second pass for readability. But if you want an Ultima 2/3 derived game, I can heartily recommend it. I am no playing Jack Move. It is a very by the numbers JRPG with a coating of cyberpunk paint. The writing is ABYSMAL. But if you don't mind that, I think it's a fun time-waster. [Just don't go in expecting anything mind blowing.]