As some of you may know, we have a Alternate Image Gaming youtube channel that covers a variety of games. We’ve tackled World of Warcraft, Elyon, Escape from Tarkov and more. Currently we’re running a series called “Tarkov Talks” which is a sort of podcast over an EFT backdrop covering a variety of mostly gaming topics. While we’d prefer to keep the channel covering a complete variety, the youtube algorithm gets rather grumpy with too much of that and the channel isn’t big enough yet to support it. As such, for some new AI Gaming content, we’re creating a new channel to cover exclusively Raid ..read more

About Tarkov Talks: This is a video series where we discuss, mostly, gaming while I play Escape from Tarkov in the background. Think of it like a podcast with a chance of murder. Ever notice when there’s an upcoming game coming out, particularly a major online title, that so many people seem to really want that game to fail? A lot of people look at those negative comments and assume it’s jealousy or maliciousness… but maybe, maybe sometimes it’s something else. In this episode of Tarkov Talks, I discuss some reasons that some people might want the game you’re hyped about to fail that aren’t th ..read more

Something a little different, we’ve opened a box of Magic the Gathering’s Innistrad Midnight Hunt draft boosters (feels like an unnecessarily long title). As this is a first for us in this format, feedback is very welcome. The video includes a little intro, the full opening of box sped up a little, and a summary at the end of all the rares, mythics, foils, and alternate art cards with a total box value of what was opened. Check it out the first of our MTG content. Check out the whole youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/alternateimagegaming. The post Midnight Hunt Box Opening (With Tota ..read more

Our show Tarkov Talks has 4 more episodes. The 2nd is a silly debate about food preferences; the 3rd a highlight of the “birds aren’t real” conspiracy, the 4th a revealing of Elon Musks super villain plans, and finally a video discussing the new World of Warcraft Dragonflight expansion. Click through for links/embeds of each video (or go to the Alternate Image Gaming youtube). For a brief summary of the show, it’s like a podcast (usually gaming related topics) with some Escape from Tarkov gameplay in the background. Watch me discuss things and try not to get dead. The post Tarkov Talks #2 ..read more

So, I’m not going to give them a proper link here, because they are sleaze bag IP-thiefs, but I thought I’d drop warning in case anyone happens across their site. MMORPGnetwork(dot)com rips content from other MMO focused sites, uses a really bad ai to paraphrase the content and then posts it as if it is there own. They are stealing from us, wowhead, and more. While legal action is being considered (because what they are doing is absolutely criminal), I wanted our viewers to be informed so that they may choose to not support such a terrible organization with their views. Again, I don’t recommen ..read more

Tarkov talks will (should) be a weekly series that sits somewhere between a podcast and an interview, often featuring TheSix, that happens while we play scavenger runs in Escape from Tarkov. Tarkov isn’t necessarily the subject, just the backdrop. Episode #1 discusses the decline of gaming quality in recent years, along with some speculations as to why, and in the end how it might not be big evil CEOs causing it all… maybe. Our article Is Pay to Win Bad? ends up a relatively strong focus, as the decline in gaming and company expenses + monetization are likely highly related. Comment your thou ..read more

Raid: Shadow Legends is a gacha game for mobile and PC. It has champion collection; dungeon grinding for gear and stats; a campaign with a “story”; daily quests; long term missions; clans with bosses, quests, and clan vs clan; and player versus player in two forms of arena. And if you’re reading this article, then you’ve probably just downloaded the game and maybe you want to to know how to navigate the games many systems as effectively as possible. This article will give you a variety of starting do’s and don’ts regarding resources such as champions, energy, and shards as well as general acco ..read more

(for TheSix and Sharden) Are they talented CoD Pros? No. Are they particularly funny? Well… I mean no to that also. But did they make a couple of good tiktok videos for Warzone that went… like slightly viral? Yes! Follow after the break for the top videos from both of these creators. Featuring mainly Call of Duty: Warzone clips, here’s TheSix’s best tiktok videos of 2021. @thesixtv when you have to guard the zipline… #gaming #warzone #boredom #spraypaint #camping ♬ original sound – thesixtv @thesixtv when you were just trying to pick up loot. #warzone #gaming #fy #warzoneclips #supernatura ..read more

So, those who follow this site may have noticed that there hasn’t been many updates in the last couple of months. This has been partially due to person obligations with the creators, but, and mostly, there’s been something feeling missing with games recently. We don’t want this to just be a beacon of negativity, but so many of the recent release that some or all of us were hopeful for (New World, Shadowlands and patches, Warzone, Battlefield 2042, Elyon) that would have yielded content would have ended up with posts like “Why This Game Sucks, Too”. With this demotivation, the website redesign ..read more

Welcome to ‘Is it Pay to Win’ – a column where we examine a game and decide if that game is has aspects of pay to win and to what extent. Check out Is it Pay to Win?: Defined to see how we break down the components of pay to win (p2w), such as pay for advantage, pay for convenience, and pay for cosmetics. Raid: Shadow Legends describes itself as a “mythical RPG with hundreds of champions and 14 factions”. While it’s originally a mobile game, it is also available on PC. It features champion collection (with level and gearing of those champions), dungeon bosses, a campaign (with a sto ..read more