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People Are Literally Afraid Of Corona Beer

Beer… one of the cornerstones of human civilization, created to help make possibly contaminated water drinkable before turning into a well-enjoyed party starter throughout history. Unfortunately, there’s another cornerstone of human civilization that found its way throughout history as well… ignorance. How do the two collide? Well, in my last article I talked about Coronavirus should offer a hint if you already haven’t guessed… according to a survey conducted by 5W Public Relations, 38% of American beer drinkers won’t buy Corona Beer because of the Coronavirus. YouGov’s recent survey has uncovered sales in Corona beer dropping since the virus’s story hit worldwide news outlets in November. As the title suggests and I’ll mention again here, there are people out there afraid of a beer because of its name! Corona is the Spanish word for crown and derives from the Latin word Corona that’s borrowed from the Ancient Greek word korṓnē that means garland or crown (among other things), and the

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Capt McNeely

Feb 28, 2020

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Understanding Coronavirus

You’re seeing it all over the news, may it be on TV, your phone, newspapers, websites, you name it; everyone is talking about Coronavirus. The disease was formally known as the “Wuhan Virus” as the outbreak originated in the capital city of Wuhan in the province of Hubei in China. The name was changed to Coronavirus since that’s the actual name of the family the virus is part of. Either way, the increasing number of cases and the rising death toll being shown in media is causing mass panic overseas and potentially here at home soon enough. The biggest problem right now is the media acting like this is something new, as never before seen virus hell-bent on killing all humans and bringing forth a modern medieval age. The fact is this…We’ve seen this virus before but at the time we saw it in 2003 it was being called by its true name, SARS, or SARS-CoV. The name means Severe

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Capt McNeely

Feb 25, 2020

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New Black Death Mass Grave Discovered

During the outbreak of the bubonic plague in England, it was common to see mass graves in and around cities due to dense population, but the recent discovery uncovered in a rural part of the country might change the picture of how the plague affected communities. In Lincolnshire, a mass grave of 48 people (21 of them children) was discovered. The site of the grave is located at Thornton Abby where a hospital was attached to the Abby at the time of the plague. The bodies were buried days apart from each other and were carefully placed in the graves after the bodies were wrapped. The ages of the victims range from a year old to 45 years, researchers also believe that it’s possible that plague victims younger than 12 months were buried at the site as well but being so young there are rarely any skeletal remains. DNA extracted from the teeth of some of the remains contained DNA

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Capt McNeely

Feb 20, 2020

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‘Gothic’ Remake Will Head Into Production Says THQ Nordic!

Previously I wrote about THQ Nordic announcing the possibility of remaking the legendary action RPG game Gothic. Along with the news they released a playable teaser on STEAM in which afterward 180,000 players answered survey questions and the results were as THQ Nordic put it, “unambiguous”, 94.8% of fans loved what they saw and support the idea of a remake. Today THQ Nordic announced that the Gothic remake will be going into production! THQ Nordic will be establishing a new studio in Barcelona, Spain that will take on the task of creating the remake using player feedback. One big demand by players is a grittier and less colorful world in the final game than what was seen in the playable teaser. The Gothic remake will not be coming anytime soon but will be developed for PC and next-gen consoles.

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Capt McNeely

Feb 19, 2020

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‘Pumpkin Jack’ Is Coming To Save Halloween!

Headup Games has announced their upcoming game set to be released around Q4 of this year in time for Halloween with their 3D platformer Pumpkin Jack where players take on the role of Jack the pumpkin lord. Pumpkin Jack will take players to a vibrantly colorful world that is peaceful, too peaceful in fact that it made the devil plunge the world in eternal night! The once happy kingdom calls upon a powerful wizard to end this curse but the devil has an ace up his sleeve… Jack, the pumpkin lord! Players will experience gameplay reminiscent of legendary games like Medievil and Jak & Daxter as they must master combo attacks against the forces of good and defeat a variety of foes and unlock new weapons and choose them wisely for battles. Players might lose their heads solving puzzles but Jack will gladly lose his for them to solve physics-based puzzles. Pumpkin Jack will be coming out around the Halloween

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Capt McNeely

Feb 18, 2020

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Movie Review: ‘Eat, Brains, Love’

Rodman Flender (Idle Hands, ‘Scream: The TV Series’) brought Gunpowder & Sky, ALTER, DIGA Studios, and Full Fathom Five’s zombie rom-com Eat, Brains, Love to viewers digitally on Valentine’s day. The flick, based on the novel of the same name by Jeff Hart, follows stoner loser Jake, and cheerleader captain Amanda after they become zombies and are on the run from a government organization that uses Psychics to find and kill Zombies. The problem is, one of the best psychics in the organization is falling in love with Jake. There are spoilers ahead but if you just want my final thought you can scroll down to the end. SPOILERS AHEAD! The film is told through narration by Jake (Jake Cannavale) and the psychic teenage government worker Cass (Sarah Yarkin) which at times also doubles as an inner monologue. Jake contracts a zombie virus, which in the film is sexually transmitted, and changes into a zombie in a crowded cafeteria; he’s

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Capt McNeely

Feb 16, 2020

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Two New Maps And Masterminds Coming To ‘Resident Evil Resistance’

CAPCOM announced more information about the upcoming 4v1 multiplayer game that will accompany Resident Evil 3 on its release this April 3rd. Resident Evil Resistance is a cat and mouse multiplayer game where 4 players have to survive whatever the Mastermind (controlled by another player) throws at them as they manipulate the environment they are in. The previous two Masterminds that were announced were Annette Birkin (RE2) and Daniel Fabron who is an original character to this game of the franchise. The two newly announced Masterminds surely make fans of “Resident Evil” excited. Alex Wesker, daughter of the franchises more infamous villain, Albert Wesker, and main antagonist of Resident Evil Revelations 2, and the mysterious Ozwell E. Spencer whose been the shadowy antagonist of the entire series as his mansion was the backdrop of the very first game and his name constantly pops up in UMBRELLA documents since he’s one of the founders of the company. Players will be taken

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Capt McNeely

Feb 12, 2020

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Psychological Horror Game ‘Someday You’ll Return’ Gets Release Date

Today CBE Software has announced an update about their upcoming story-driven psychological horror game Someday You’ll Return, its release date for PC! Console players don’t have to worry; the game will be coming later in 2020. Along with the release date comes a new trailer showing more of what players will be expecting as they play as Daniel, a father looking for his missing daughter Stela who ran away from home. Daniel’s search soon brings him to the Moravian forests, a place from his past where he swore he would never return to. In Someday You’ll Return, players will experience all sorts of game mechanics such as crafting, herbalism, stealth, tracking, climbing, interacting with an in-game Smartphone, and a karmic system that will affect the game’s ending. The game’s setting is unique as it takes place in the Czech Republic and features references to 9th-century tales and locations. Someday You’ll Return will be coming to PC April 14th, 2020 and

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Capt McNeely

Feb 4, 2020

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Game Review: ‘Zombie Army 4: Dead War’ Is Way Too Much Fun!

There is no way I can stay calm and professional about this game… Rebellion just took the whole Nazi-Zombie killing genre of gaming to a whole new level of blood splattering Nazi-killing goodness in their latest game Zombie Army 4: Dead War, the latest in their “Zombie Army” franchise. To put it bluntly, this game is what happens when Sniper Elite (another game by Rebellion), Left 4 Dead, and Call of Duty Zombies all had a wild night together in a closet at an awesome party which resulted in the birth of this game! This game continues the story of the previous games; I’ll admit I never played them but the introduction at the start of the game breaks it down perfectly so you don’t feel like to miss anything. You’re part of a global resistance movement that’s fighting back against the hoard of undead Nazis that were unleashed by Hitler as he was losing the war, at the time

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Capt McNeely

Feb 3, 2020

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Game Review: ‘Pillars Of Eternity II: Deadfire Ultimate Edition’

When it comes to traditional RPG games, I’m a noob…still. Does not mean I’m not afraid to throw myself into one and see where it leads to, thanks to Obsidian Entertainment and Versus Evil I was able to try out the upcoming console release of their award-winning game Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, or in this case it’s known as Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Ultimate Edition. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Ultimate Edition picks up where the first game left off; thankfully at the start of this game you are given a breakdown of the previous plot. In this story, you the player are what’s called a “Watcher” someone with the ability to see spirits and help them pass on to what’s known as “The Wheel” (an afterlife) in which you were allowed to leave after being given a mission that will determine if you will be granted a second lease on life, or go to oblivion. You must

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Capt McNeely

Jan 28, 2020

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